Education
Poll: Americans say schools should focus on math, reading and writing(The Center Square) – A large majority of voters say that public schools should focus on the basics – math, reading, writing, science and social studies – to improve… Read More
Culture
Rise of adolescent fentanyl overdoses forces schools to stock up on NarcanChildren under 14 are dying from fentanyl overdoses at the highest rate of any age group in the nation, leading schools to keep plenty of… Read More
Public Education
Virginia judge says lawsuit of teacher shot by student will go forward as school district argues worker’s comp shieldA $40 million lawsuit in the notorious case where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher in Virginia is going forward, a local judge in the… Read More
Public Education
‘Condom hunt’ activity reportedly part of curriculum used in many school districtsParents may be surprised to learn that a “condom hunt” is part of a commonly used health curriculum in schools around the country, according to a whistle-blowing teacher. Read More
Culture
Female field hockey player hospitalized after teeth knocked out by male opponent, leading to calls for policy changeA biological male playing on a girl’s varsity field hockey team severely injured a female opponent during a high school tournament Thursday in Massachusetts. Read More
Public Education
Denver students protest district leadership after more school violenceDroves of Denver students skipped class to protest what they say has been the district’s inadequate response to school violence. Students of Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College,… Read More
Public Education
Montana receives first round of charter school applicationsThe Montana Board of Public Education has officially received its first-ever charter school applications. Montana is one of the few states with no public… Read More
Public Education
Nearly 50,000 students forced to stay home while Portland teachers strike for 20% pay hikePortland teachers walked the picket lines forcing school closures Wednesday, leaving thousands of families of students scrambling for arrangements. Portland Public Schools closed the doors of 81 schools… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school district is under fire after 9 high school students overdosed on fentanyl and parents weren’t notifiedLoudoun County Public Schools is in hot water again, this time for withholding information from parents about multiple students overdosing on fentanyl. Nine students overdosed in the past… Read More
Public Education
‘I will not stand for it’: Oklahoma’s top ed official condemns school district suspected of dodging parental notice policyOklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters voiced strong criticism of a school district he suspects is trying to bypass a state policy requiring parental notification for kids’ gender… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County students walk out of school over policy allowing boys in girls locker rooms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – High school students in Loudoun County, Virginia, protested a school policy Wednesday that allows biological males into girl’s locker rooms and restrooms. The… Read More
Public Education
Arizona teacher under investigation for allegedly dressing in devil costume and greeting students with ‘hail Satan’A high school teacher in Arizona wore a devil costume, waived a pitchfork over his students’ heads and greeted them with “hail Satan” as they entered his classroom last… Read More
Public Education
New analysis considers impact of Tennessee rejecting federal K-12 education funding(The Center Square) – No state has ever rejected federal funding for K-12 education, so when Tennessee looks at potentially doing that in a committee over the next few… Read More
Public Education
School busts 2nd teacher in less than a month for selling porn on OnlyFans(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A second teacher at a Missouri school has been placed on leave after administrators learned she was selling adult content on OnlyFans, the Post… Read More
Public Education
Antisemitism on college campuses is so bad, even the Biden admin is stepping in(The Daily Signal) – President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled a new plan Monday to combat the “alarming” rise in antisemitic rhetoric and violence on college… Read More
Public Education
Oakland teachers union calls Israel ‘apartheid’ and ‘genocidal’(The Center Square) – Leaders of the Oakland Education Association in Oakland, California, called on school leaders to stand in solidarity with Palestinians and called for a ceasefire as… Read More
Culture
Scholastic reneges on pledge to separate inappropriate content after woke mob attacksChildren’s book publisher Scholastic backtracked on a recent policy decision to separate age-inappropriate sexual and race-related materials at bookfairs after protests from LGBT and CRT-minded lobbyists. The abandoned… Read More
Public Education
‘You don’t care about disadvantaged children’: the Biden administration is bullying school districts into complying with radical policies, says parent advocateThe Biden administration is being accused of bullying school districts into submission – even if it requires taking meals from disadvantaged students. In Missouri, the state’s largest school… Read More
Public Education
California college savings program flops in first yearWith a budget of almost $2 billion, California’s new college savings program is getting few takers. The California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program, or CalKIDS, is a… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin school district holds t-shirt contest for BLM group some consider antisemiticA school district in Wisconsin is holding a t-shirt design contest for students to promote a controversial organization critics accuse of having antisemitic and socialist ties. The group,… Read More