Public Education
This state’s Department of Education says it’s a ‘faulty concept’ to believe in two gendersThe notion that there are only two genders is a “faulty concept,”according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The department website’s “Creating Gender-Inclusive Schools and Classrooms”page starts… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Kristi Noem wants the federal government to stay out of local schoolsAs governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem is doing her best to keep the government – especially the federal government – out of schools.In an address at a… Read More
Public Education
Seventeen Louisiana school districts showed no improvement or decline in academic performance(The Center Square) – Student test scores recently released by the Louisiana Department of Education are revealing which districts and schools flourished in recent years and which held fast… Read More
Public Education
No parents allowed: Rhode Island mom sues school district for holding ‘secret’ meetings to push radical CRT agendaA Rhode Island mom filed a lawsuit after she says she was blocked from attending “secret” meetings where “anti-racist” CRT ideology was being pushed in an effort to change… Read More
Public Education
Virginia Republican Women’s Club book drive aims for 1,000 age-appropriate books for Loudoun County schoolsThe Loudon County, Virginia Republican Women’s Club plans to present more than 1,000 books to their local public school board in September, as part of an initiative to stock… Read More
Public Education
Teachers in Ohio’s largest school district give 10-day strike notice(The Center Square) – A little more than two weeks from the first day of school for students, teachers in Ohio’s largest school district voted late Thursday night to authorize… Read More
Public Education
Two studies raise concerns about public school ‘serious violence incidents’(The Center Square) – At a time when school shootings are a concern for many Americans, serious violence incidents are also up in schools across the nation, reports… Read More
Public Education
Foundations destroying American public education (part 5): Two steps aheadThe following is the fifth of a five part series from Luke Rosiak on the problems plaguing public education (see Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4). Read More
Culture, Public Education
52 books pulled and 32 more under review at Utah’s largest school districtAfter parents’ complaints about inappropriate sexual content, a school district in Utah has removed 52 books from the school library and will conduct an internal audit of the material. … Read More
Public Education
Foundations destroying American public education (part 4): Youth activismThe following is the fourth of a five part series from Luke Rosiak on the problems plaguing public education (see Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3). (Capital… Read More
Public Education
Minnesota elementary school principal promotes transgender book to kindergarteners, later apologizesA Minnesota elementary school principal was forced to issue a public apology after promoting the gender-bending book “Jack (Not Jackie)” to students as young as five. In a video… Read More
Public Education
Report: Texas lags behind other states in public school open enrollment(The Center Square) – Texas lags behind other states in public school open enrollment, a new report by the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Reason Foundation found. It focuses… Read More
Public Education
K-12 education is part of NYC’s overall decline from glory days(reimaginED) – Geography lies at the heart of New York’s success almost as much as it does for the United States as a whole.With the completion of the… Read More
Public Education
Kansas mom delivers scathing indictment of her large school district’s dyslexia services(The Sentinel) – Olathe mom Amanda Thompson, frustrated by what she saw as the Olathe School District’s inability to improve her children’s dyslexia and achievement in the classroom,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Iowa news organizations sue Bettendorf School District, board(The Center Square) – The Iowa Freedom of Information Council, Quad-City Times, KWQC, WQAD and WHBF on Monday sued Bettendorf Community School District and its board of directors in… Read More
Public Education
How Niles Community Schools spent $4 million in COVID funds(The Center Square) – Michigan's more than 800 school districts received about $6 billion of federal taxpayer money to recover from COVID. However, some digging revealed some of the… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas’ Ed department wants to divert classroom dollars to lobbying efforts by the Kansas Association of School Boards(The Sentinel) – The Kansas Department of Education purports to be a “dedicated service agency” that provides leadership, resources, and support.But like its claim to “prepare all… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Public education has made the West less religious, making room for the woke agendaThe most plausible explanation for the increasing secularization of society is the growth of public education. This, according to economists Raphael Franck and Laurence Iannaccone in their seminal 2014 paper“Religious… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school board members back firing of teacher over pronoun dispute(The Center Square) – Eight school board members from five school divisions filed a brief with the Virginia Supreme Court in support of West Point Public Schools after the… Read More
Public Education
Georgia officials unable to determine total amount spent on school supply program for teachers(The Center Square) – Georgia plans to give a $125 supplement to teachers in the state to offset the cost of classroom materials and ostensibly help students rebound from… Read More