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
Public Education
House Education Committee accuses union of exploiting teachers through retirement schemeA Congressional committee is investigating the retirement system of the nation’s largest teachers’ union, which is allegedly exploiting member benefits for financial gain. The U.S. House Education and… Read More
Homeschools
Analysts: Stop ‘myths, scaremongering tactics’ against burgeoning homeschool movementImagine a movement “so fringe” it can’t reflect mainstream society, yet so “fast ballooning and politically forceful” it may overrun an entire educational system – how homeschooling is described… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin manipulating school data, deceiving parents, policy expert saysWisconsin’s education department is skewing test scores to deceive parents, a public policy expert argues. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is distorting its own data to make its… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Teacher survey shows they need help, but they’re looking in all the wrong placesAs a homeschool mom, I’m constantly discovering former public-school teachers turned homeschoolers – and I admire them as some of America’s greatest yet often-unrecognized heroes. Take Sallie Schaaf Borrink, a former schoolteacher who now… Read More
Public Education
Superintendent turnover surges due to public education crisisSuperintendent turnover in public schools has climbed to unprecedented levels, underscoring the broader crisis in public education apparent since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new reports. Data from… Read More
Culture
Louisiana middle school teacher charged with cocaine possession at schoolBaton Rouge police reportedly found a middle school teacher with cocaine in her wallet during a random search with a drug dog Tuesday. Virginia Somers,… Read More
Public Education
New Jersey parents urge state to end district takeover, citing ‘weakened trust, reduced family involvement’Parents in a New Jersey school district are calling for the State Board of Education to end a government takeover, expressing frustrations with academic and other outcomes. “State… Read More
Public Education
Teachers’ union, administrator at odds on handling teaching shortage, ‘excessing’The Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA) has filed grievances against the city’s school district, arguing a recent move to address classroom vacancies harmed both staffers and students. “Administration… Read More
Culture
‘Jesus means everything to me,’ 12-year-old tells Trump at religious liberty hearingA 12-year-old boy who fought back against his school for pushing a book about changing genders addressed a Religious Liberty Commission hearing hosted at the Museum of the… Read More