Public Education
Wisconsin’s increase in emergency teacher licenses raises concerns about educator qualityAs school choice gains traction, Wisconsin public schools are struggling to keep students and recruit enough teachers. A brand new report from the… Read More
Public Education
California’s lack of accountability for public schools leads to ‘world of hurt,’ columnist warnsFor all California’s talk about equity and liberalism, it has condemned nearly 6 million students in its public schools to “a world of hurt” that fails to hold administrators accountable, a recent commentary concluded. Read More
Public Education
K-12 public enrollment falls across Iowa while ‘nonpublic’ numbers continue to riseIowa’s certified K-12 enrollment has fallen this year, the state’s education department confirmed recently – downplaying the decline as “a long-standing national trend driven by… Read More
Public Education
The biggest parental rights fights of 2025 – and what parents face next(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parents faced dozens of challenges in 2025, from school policies hiding details about their own kids from them to technology taking over the classroom. Read More
Public Education
Illinois school district’s teachers decry lavish superintendent salary while pressing for pay raisesAn Illinois school district has stalled on salary negotiations with the local teachers’ union while approving $285,000 annually for its incoming superintendent – almost $50,000 more than the governor’s $237,900. “It’s like we… Read More
Homeschools
Maine marks jump in homeschool population since pandemic, law removing exemptions for school-mandated vaccinesThe Pine Tree State is seeing a new kind of growth since the COVID-19 pandemic – almost double the number of homeschoolers in the 2024-25 academic year (6.4%) compared… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts audit chastises district leadership for ‘unconscionable, highly disturbing’ $18M deficitA Massachusetts district has drawn withering criticism from the state Office of the Inspector General (OIG) after its overspending during the 2023 fiscal year created an “unprecedented” $18 million… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia public-school enrollment tumbles in ‘biggest decrease’ year over year, report findsThe West Virginia Department of Education has released its 2025 certified enrollment numbers, which will help determine future staffing and funding – and the findings represent “a major shift,”… Read More
Public Education
Why aren’t teacher salaries rising? Rising benefits costs partly to blameDespite large increases in K-12 school spending across the board since 2002, teacher salaries have actually fallen 6.1%, a new study finds. Analysis by the Reason Foundation… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Public education failed our children and our nation(Broad+Liberty) – If the Russians or the Chinese Communist Party wanted to take over or weaken America without firing a shot, they could focus on our children to slowly… Read More
Public Education
Minnesota school district tightens credit card policies after audit finds disturbing lack of documentationA Minnesota school district is re-evaluating its financial policies after a recent audit noted a failure “to meet state requirements for credit card purchases,” according to news reports. Read More
Public Education
Study: K-12 public spending nears $1 trillion in USDespite a decline in enrollment, California is among eight states that spend the most per student Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Valid criticisms on gifted preschool programs fail to recognize homeschooling as ultimate ‘individualized instruction’A recent Hechinger Report commentary skillfully highlighted the challenges of implementing gifted education programs for preschoolers, but it fell short of identifying a proven solution: homeschooling. “In an… Read More
Culture
Public schools’ ‘mission creep’ diminishes family’s role while academic quality declines, commentary arguesIf schools fail to educate your children, should you trust them to deliver health care as well? Absolutely not, concludes one mom serving on… Read More
Public Education
New Orleans’ only ‘traditional’ public school wrestling with $500,000 deficit, low enrollmentA ballooning budget deficit, coupled with lower-than-projected enrollment, is forcing New Orleans’ sole “traditional” public school to reconsider its operational model. “Despite loud public support last year for… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Americans strongly support school choice, especially in states with new programsEnthusiasm for school choice continues to spread like wildfire as American parents seek more flexibility. New polling from yes. every kid., an education… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania schools scramble to cut costs as legislative impasse withholds $4 billion in state fundingPublic-school districts across Pennsylvania are dipping into financial reserves to meet expenses after the state failed to pass a budget July 1 for the coming fiscal year. Read More
Courts
Former CA teacher convicted of multiple sex crimes, admitted affairs with studentsA California jury convicted a former high school teacher of multiple sex crimes against students Friday, including sending a sexually explicit video of himself to a 15-year-old girl. Read More
Public Education
Nebraska school district switches to manual systems after suffering cybersecurity attackA Nebraska school district switched to taking attendance manually after its technology network experienced a cybersecurity attack. “The announcement regarding our cyber attack has understandably raised concerns among… Read More
Politics
‘Equity through mediocrity’: NYC mayoral frontrunner Mamdani wants to cut gifted and talented programs for public-school studentsDemocrat New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s proposal to remove gifted and talented programs for public-school students has drawn ire from analysts who accuse him of increasing “equity… Read More