Public Education
Parents, teachers differ widely in view of parental engagement, curriculum accessibility, study showsThere’s a substantial rift between public school teachers and the parents they serve, a new survey reveals. K-12 parents and teachers differ greatly in their views on… Read More
Public Education
Tim Walz’s K-12 ed appointee: U.S. ‘irreversibly racist,’ ‘must be overthrown’Democratic vice-presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz may have acknowledged during Tuesday night’s debate that he’s just a “knucklehead,” but his “radical overhaul” of K-12 education in Minnesota suggests he’s… Read More
Public Education
Principal arrested at Oklahoma school dance(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Police arrested the principal of Bixby High School in Oklahoma at the Fall Dance on Sept. 28 and the school district announced his termination… Read More
Opinion
Biden-Harris education department’s financial aid form failures leave students, families in lurch(The Daily Signal) – The U.S. Department of Education had millions of phone calls from families to its call center go unanswered and had technical glitches plague its student-aid… Read More
Public Education
Kansas Districts still won’t allow school boards to conduct school needs assessments(The Sentinel) – For four straight years, school districts across the state have refused to allow school board members to “conduct” needs assessments in each… Read More
Government
Gov. Mills’ admin accused of paying Maine news outlet $120K for positive coverageThe nonprofit news group that owns the Portland Press Herald received nearly $120,000 to publish what critics call flattering state-sponsored articles about the Democratic administration’s use of federal education… Read More
Public Education
NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks announces retirement after feds raid his home(Daily Caller News Foundation) – New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks announced Wednesday that he will be retiring Dec. 31. Federal agents raided the home of the… Read More
Public Education
Texas university to reportedly axe LGBTQ minor following criticismTexas A&M University will reportedly be ending its LGBTQ minor following pushback from lawmakers. State lawmakers began to call out the Lone Star state’s… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschooling is booming in Texas. Here’s whyThe exodus from Texas’ public schools continues as more families are choosing to homeschool. The Texas Home School Coalition (THSC) released new data that… Read More
Public Education
Are kids missionaries? A key question in the public school debateIt’s a frequent question in the Christian community: should parents send their children to public school or private school (or homeschool)? Many factors may influence their decision, including… Read More
Public Education
Family wants answers, OSHA letter inconsistent in death of nurse at Missouri school for troubled youthA family has been left grieving and without answers after the death of a school nurse from an incident fatuously described by authorities as an “accidental collision” between two… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school board fined over open meeting act violations(The Sentinel) – The Chautauqua County Board of Education has been found liable for multiple violations of the Kansas Open Meetings Act. According to a… Read More
Homeschools
North Carolina’s public schools changing policies to embrace homeschoolers, analysts sayAs homeschooling has grown in North Carolina over the years, schools have been changing their policies to accommodate them, a recent study suggests. “The last time EdNC did… Read More
Opinion
Kansas districts approved pay hikes for school administrators amid tragically low outcomes(The Sentinel) – The 2024 school year was déjà vu all over again – nice pay increases for administrators and low proficiency levels. Reading… Read More
Courts
Parents ask Supreme Court to take up case challenging school policy pushing ‘gender,’ ‘sexuality’ books on kids(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish parents in Maryland petitioned the Supreme Court Thursday to ask it to take up a case regarding… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school board members share ideas on improving student outcomes at 2nd annual conference(The Sentinel) – With the goal of reversing the downward trend in K-12 proficiency levels, school board members and superintendents from across Kansas gathered in Wichita for the Second… Read More
Public Education
Adult sexual predator who enrolled in high school to find victims receives whopping prison term26-year-old had at least 43 victims, some as young as 13 A man who lied about his age and infiltrated high school classes to prey on… Read More
Public Education
Penn State removes job posting for federally funded ‘anti-racism’ voter registration(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) removed a job posting for voter registration advocates that mentions “anti-racism” in the description, according to the now-deleted webpage. Read More
Public Education
‘Safety over victory’: Massachusetts girls’ hockey team forfeits game against biological maleA girls’ field hockey team in Massachusetts has forfeited a game against a team with a biological male, citing safety concerns for female athletes. The Dighton-Rehoboth (D-R)… Read More
Public Education
Influx of migrant students a ‘godsend’ to NYC public schools, chancellor claimsAs New York City officials warn of the migrant crisis overwhelming public services, NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks welcomes the increased student enrollment. “For some of the… Read More