Education
Missouri’s Park Hill School District refuses to answer questions about teacher who was investigated for solicitation and may have quietly resignedA large Missouri public school district refuses to answer questions about its investigation of a teacher accused of soliciting a minor, and a quiet resignation may put other kids… Read More
Education
Angry white men class at University of Kansas groups white males, links them to violence and fascismAn “Angry White Male Studies” course that appears to still be taught at the University of Kansas pigeonholes such men as a “recognizable” anthropological figure that often combines “palpable… Read More
Education
Heritage Foundation ranks Missouri schools dead last in academic transparency, Top-10 in all other categoriesMissouri schools’ “education freedom” rating sits in the Top 10 in several categories, but one aspect is holding back the Show-Me State’s overall rank. According to the Heritage… Read More
Education
Virginia Governor blasts ‘progressives’ and vows to keep up the fight for parents’ rights at Back-to-School rallyVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin criticized progressive school administrators in Fairfax County Public Schools for what he said were violations of parental rights. Youngkin made the comments as he… Read More
Education
Kent school teachers union declines six-figure average salary proposal(The Center Square) – The Kent Education Association (KEA) has declined the latest contract proposal from the Kent School District (KSD) that would have seen average salaries surpass… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Book exposes how the Kansas education bureaucracy works against students(The Sentinel) – One in three students in Kansas is below grade level in reading and math, but instead of addressing the problem, the bureaucracy tries to deny the… Read More
Education
How Missouri’s new school choice program helped a disabled child’s parent avoid returning to a public school nightmareSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri’s expanded school choice program began rolling out only in July. But at least one parent already says she’ll never forget what the program has done… Read More
Education
Mother asking for just a list of textbooks by grade is billed nearly $1,300 by Texas school districtA Texas mother trying to choose between schools asked her local school district for a list of required textbooks by grade. They billed her $1,267 for the information. Jennifer… Read More
Local News
OTC receives significant national grant to help veteransSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Education has renewed Ozarks Technical Community College’s federal TRIO grant for an additional five years to expand the nationwide Veterans Upward Bound… Read More
Education
Omaha Archbishop retreats – for now – on new gender dysphoria policy in Catholic schoolsAn archbishop has delayed for one year the implementation of a gender identity/gender dysphoria policy for Catholic schools in Omaha that was released just days ago. Archbishop George… Read More
Education
Pandemic-era school shutdowns caused decades of student learning loss, federal report shows(The Center Square) – A new federal report shows that the nationwide shutdown of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic led to historic learning losses for students. The… Read More
Education
Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha has no interest in ‘preferred pronouns’, issues guidance document on gender dysphoria in Catholic schoolsThe “pronoun battle” presently waged in schoolrooms across the nation will find no engagement in Catholic schools in the Omaha area. This, thanks to the Catholic Archdiocese of… Read More
Education
Washington D.C. delays enforcement of student vaccine mandate after mass noncompliance(The Center Square) – Washington, D.C.’s vaccine mandate for students over 12 years old has been the subject of major controversy, and is now being put to the test… Read More
Education
Teachers and school districts push for four-day school weeks, despite proven negative effects on studentsSchools across the country are increasingly considering moving to four-day school weeks (FDSWs) to save money, but numerous studies question whether the money saved is worth the damage done. Read More
Education
Burgum calls for legislation to allow Pledge of Allegiance in all North Dakota schools(The Center Square) – Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said he wants legislation to allow the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited in every public school and during… Read More
Education
Gender identity and sexual orientation instruction as early as kindergarten being considered in Wisconsin schoolsGender lessons for kindergarteners and gender identity, sexual orientation and pronouns for third graders are all part of a new curriculum being considered in one Wisconsin school district. … Read More
Education
The ‘Book of Exodus’: Teachers leaving public schools in drovesTeachers are abandoning their profession in Nebraska at an unprecedented rate. Nearly 600 have already resigned from Omaha Public Schools (OPS), the state’s largest district, as of July… Read More
Education
Kansas legislators: State board must get honest about education failures, like Gov. Youngkin in Virginia(The Sentinel) – Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s bleak but refreshingly honest end-of-the-school-year report on K-12 education in the commonwealth focused on many of the issues facing public schools in Kansas… Read More
Economy, Education
Survey shows college students impacted by inflation(The Center Square) – A new survey shows that 1 in 4 college students have to drop classes due to high tuition rates and rising inflation. The … Read More
Education
Public school districts accused of using intimidation to conceal controversial curriculaParents in Arizona have reportedly been harassed after their names were made public following requests for information on curriculum. According to a report by Fox News, the Scottsdale Unified… Read More