Opinion, Public Education
Self-described ‘leftist’ teacher says woke policies in schools have gone too farA devastating critique of the debauched state of public schools in America was just delivered, and it didn’t come from the right. Essayist and critic Wesley Yang published an… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania has more teachers, fewer students, and there’s still a teacher shortage(The Center Square) – Teachers unions, public school officials and the Pennsylvania's Department of Education say the state has a teacher shortage.Data analyzed by The Center Square, however,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Teacher on TikTok claims entire second-grade class ‘switched’ pronounsAn elementary teacher claims her entire class of second graders "switched” pronouns after one child revealed his new pronouns to her in class.The shocking claim came in a video… Read More
Public Education
Foundations destroying American public education (part 3): EducationThe following is the third of a five part series from Luke Rosiak on the problems plaguing public education (see Part 1 | Part 2). (Capital Research Center)… Read More
Public Education
Three challengers take on incumbents in Kansas State Board of Education primaries(The Sentinel) – The August primary will feature three Republican incumbent members of the Kansas State Board of Education squaring off against opponents. There are no Democratic candidates in… Read More
Public Education
Judge overturns public school board’s ban of Maine father it ‘disagreed’ withA father in Maine who'd been barred from events at his daughters’ school for speaking against sexually explicit reading material has won the right to show up. The U.S. Read More
Public Education
Report questions accounting practices of Oklahoma State Department of Education( The Center Square) – Oklahoma’s Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency found $5.8 million of questionable expenditures coded as instruction during an audit of the school’s K-12… Read More
Public Education
New report questions higher education spending in Arizona(The Center Square) – School spending surged in Arizona from 2018 to 2021.While teacher pay increased in that span, it didn’t expand at the rate that the state… Read More
Public Education
Foundations destroying American public education (part 2): Equity initiativesThe following is the second of a five part series from Luke Rosiak on the problems plaguing public education (Part 1). (Capital Research Center) – Much of what… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kentucky’s largest school district brings back mask mandate(The Center Square) – Kentucky’s most populous county is back in the COVID-19 red zone, which means the state’s largest public school district has reinstated a mandatory mask policy,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Bill for face masks for Austin school district’s athletes nears $64,000(The Center Square) – Debate has raged across the country over mask requirements for school students, but new spending records show how much masks have cost taxpayers for a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
San Diego Unified School District doubles down on mask madnessAnother skirmish in the mask mandate wars began this week as the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) reinstituted an indoor mask requirement for all students, staff, and visitors. Read More
Public Education
Foundations Destroying American Public Education: The HydraThe following is the first of a five part series from Luke Rosiak on the problems plaguing public education (read Part 2). (Capital Research Center) – The world… Read More
Public Education
Washington superintendent, think tank tangle over ed testing ‘exit’ remarks(The Center Square) – Is Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal trying to cancel some state assessments of student learning? That's what the Washington Policy Center think tank… Read More
Public Education
Colorado high school teacher subjected to ‘re-education’ for urging caution to student about gender transitionA Colorado high school teacher was disciplined and forced to undergo “re-education” after an email to a student suggesting the student should be fully informed before making a gender… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas publication aids and abets student achievement cover-up(The Sentinel) – It’s bad enough that there are more high school students below grade level in Kansas than are proficient. But media aiding and abetting education officials’ cover-up… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Jill Biden advances leftist political agenda while ignoring the concerns of parents in speech to teachers’ unionWhen first lady Jill Biden spoke to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) 2022 Convention in Boston last week, her remarks were notable more for political signaling than for… Read More
Public Education
Florida 6th-graders taught ‘people can have reproductive parts that don’t match who they are’Sex education lessons at one Florida middle school called boys “people with a penis” and girls “people with a vulva,” while emphasizing progressive views of gender orientation and sexuality. P.K. Read More
Public Education
Georgia’s Cobb County school system allows appointed employees, not teachers, to carry guns at school(The Center Square) – The Cobb County School Board approved a policy that allows some school employees, but not teachers, to carry guns at school.Proponents say the policy… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Mom may sue after school publicly shames her 7-year-old daughter for writing ‘any life’ mattersA California mother says she'll sue her daughter's school district after it punished the girl for writing that "any life” matters. In the latest case of schools punishing… Read More