Public Education
Lawsuit challenges Minneapolis Public Schools’ teachers union contract structuring layoffs by race(The Center Square) – Minneapolis Public Schools is being sued after its teacher's union contract made national news by prioritizing layoffs by race and not seniority.The nonprofit… Read More
Public Education
Report questions Tennessee public school’s spending of $3.5B in COVID-19 relief funds(The Center Square) – Anew report from Beacon Center of Tennessee shows that school districts throughout Tennessee received a total of nearly $3.5 billion sent directly to… Read More
Public Education
The school bus won’t stop for some Seattle public school students this year(The Center Square) – Some students of Seattle Public Schools will need to find a different way to get to school, which starts on Sept. 7. Read More
Public Education
Kansas education official insists schools are safe, experts disagreeKansas State Board of Education Member Jim McNiece, whose district includes Wichita, took issue with a school safety report by Kansas Department of Education officials at a recent KSDE… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Parents and schools are fighting for control of the nation’s children. Who gets custody of the kids?Relations between parents and schools look increasingly like a divorcing couple preparing for a custody battle. In the best of times, parents and schools have viewed each other… Read More
Public Education
‘Pedophilia took a win’ in Wisconsin school board approval Monday of gender-bending sex ed lessons as young as kindergarten, activist saysA Wisconsin school board Monday approved a sex education curriculum that expects kindergartners to begin exploring gender issues and to know such terms as penis, vulva and anus. Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools facing lower enrollment but more teachers(The Center Square) – A new report shows a decade-long problem of low test scores and enrollment decline for Chicago Public Schools.The report was done by the… Read More
Public Education
How will Oklahoma spend its $17M in unused pandemic education funds?(The Center Square) – More than $17 million of unused pandemic relief funds for education administered through the Oklahoma governor’s office sits unused, while the Oklahoma State Department… Read More
Public Education
Summer reading program for middle schoolers pushes book advocating gender transition, pronouns and moreMiddle schoolers in Maryland were assigned a summer-reading book glorifying its characters for gender transition, asexuality and crossdressing. Westland Middle School, part of the Montgomery County Public School District,… Read More
Public Education
Public school enrollment projected to decline significantly over next eight years(reimaginED) – In the fall of 2019, American public-school enrollment stood at 50,796,445 students – as it turned out, a peak likely not to be revisited in our lifetimes. Read More
Public Education
Columbus, Ohio teachers start school year on picket lines(The Center Square) – Students in Ohio’s largest school district will begin classes Wednesday remotely after teachers rejected a final contract offer and voted to strike late Sunday night.Columbus… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Civics and CRT: Should the law have a say in curricula?Public education has long drifted from reading, writing and arithmetic, with some experts warning the entire profession is lurching from fad to fad rather than sticking with the basics. … Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma governor questions the legality of payroll deductions for teachers’ union dues(The Center Square) – Gov. Kevin Stitt ordered the State Department of Education to check payroll deductions for union dues to ensure they complied with state and federal… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Poll: Most Christian parents of public school children lack confidence in K-12 public education, and half prefer private educationHow do Christian parents across the country feel about public education? Some 66% “lack confidence” in the quality of their kids’ K-12 education, and nearly half (43%) say their… Read More
Public Education
Columbus schools, teachers at impasse; strike vote scheduled Sunday(The Center Square) – Teachers in Ohio’s largest school district are prepared to continue negotiations over the weekend but have scheduled a Sunday meeting for a vote on a potential… Read More
Public Education
Virginia ed board sets funding guidelines for lab schools(The Center Square) – Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan to establish lab schools throughout the commonwealth took another step forward this week with the Board of Education approving formal… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas lawmakers question claims of teacher shortages(The Center Square) – Members of the Arkansas Legislative Council grilled officials from the Department of Education on Thursday after they asked for a rule change on teacher… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Coalition of lawmakers to D.C. mayor: End ‘unreasonable and destructive’ vaccine mandate for kids(The Center Square) – A coalition of leading Republicans sent a letter to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Thursday calling for an end to end the district’s “unreasonable… Read More
Public Education
As Colorado adds teachers with 99% of positions filled, debate on educator supply continues(The Center Square) – As the number of teachers and students in Colorado climbs, lawmakers continue to address what they see as a shortage of educators in a… Read More
Public Education
Illinois school districts trying to help students catch up after remote learning loss(The Center Square) – Illinois school districts are in catch-up mode after the COVID-19 pandemic set back the development of many students. During Wednesday’s Illinois State Board… Read More