Culture, Public Education
Vaccine mandates remain for K-12 staff, not higher ed staff and students, as Pritzker looks to ‘resume normal operations’(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has modified his COVID-19 executive orders “to ensure governments are resuming normal operations.” The move relaxes the vaccine or testing mandates in… Read More
Public Education
Florida district claims it cut its budget but that’s not what the numbers say(The Center Square) – The superintendent of a Florida school district and a spokesperson both said the district has cut its operating expenses due to a drop in… Read More
Public Education
$56 million allocated for a school choice program in North Carolina(The Center Square) – Teachers and state employees will get bigger raises, while additional funding for school safety, state retirees, infrastructure and other priorities are also set for a boost… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun schools mulling next option in continuing probe(The Center Square) – Loudoun County Public Schools is considering its legal options after a court ruled the state can continue its investigation into how the school system handled… Read More
Public Education
Indiana grants $5 million to bolster teacher pipeline; opinions differ on extent of need(The Center Square) – The Indiana Department of Education will spend $5 million of the state’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund to attract and retain teachers in… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Angry mom calls NEA proposal to use the term ‘birthing parent’ the ‘radical agenda’ of the ‘K-12 Cartel’An angry activist mom blasted the National Education Association proposal to change the term "mother" to "birthing parents,” saying Americans reject the "radical agenda" of the "K-12 cartel.” "I… Read More
Public Education
40% of Seattle’s teachers make $100,000 plus; still want ‘respectful pay’(The Center Square) – Two out of three Seattle public school teachers see themselves leaving within five years, according to a recent survey of Seattle Education Association members. Read More
Public Education
Stitt requests audit of Tulsa Public Schools(The Center Square) – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt called for an audit of Tulsa Public Schools on Thursday amid allegations an employee misused public funds. Tulsa Board of… Read More
Government, Public Education
U.S. Department of Education tightens restrictions, and deadline, to apply for charter school grants(reimaginED) — States and charter operators have just a month to scramble for grants under a vastly revamped federal program in which, for the first time, they’ll have to… Read More
Public Education
Education spending claims major percentage of Michigan’s 2023 budget(The Center Square) – The fiscal year 2023 budget agreed upon by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Republican-majority Legislature boasts some of the largest increases in education spending in… Read More
Public Education
Minnesota school district adopts ‘radical’ LGBTQ resolution ‘snuck in’ at the last minuteAfter a last-minute change to its board agenda, Minnesota’s fifth-largest school district voted to adopt a “LGBTQIA+ History and Culture Resolution” promising to push unspecified “gender affirming” curricula. Parents… Read More
Public Education
Arizona shortens path for students to become teachers(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation to give public schools more options in recruiting teachers, principals and other educational leaders.In signing Senate Bill 1159… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘Increasingly militant’ public schools threaten U.S. system of self-government, Barr warnsThe public school system’s attack on religion and traditional values threatens the basic foundations of a free society, says former U.S. attorney general William Barr. “Our whole civilization… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Teachers’ union president calls for members to ‘fight’ for abortion and LGBT agenda, against prayer in schools and gun rights for AmericansWith all the sophistication and pep of a high school graduation speech, the president of the nation’s largest teachers’ union called on her gathered members “to build our power”… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana audit finds lack of oversight in state Department of Education that led to a $74k theft(The Center Square) – A lack of oversight allowed a Louisiana Department of Education employee to swindle more than $74,000 from a federal grant program in 2021, one of… Read More
Public Education
County forced to take pay up after Arizona school district found with sourceless spending(The Center Square) – The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors recently discovered that the Maricopa Accommodation School District went more than $2 million over their approved line of credit… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents around the country say school districts are pricing them out of the ‘public information’ they seekSchool districts across the nation are employing a dirty little tactic to keep information about objectional content out of parents’ hands, critics say. Some districts are requiring exorbitant fees… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School official labels parents who disagree with ‘non-negotiable’ equity agenda as ‘resisters’, leaked meeting notes showParents concerned with the racial agenda in one California public school are labeled “resisters” and essentially ignored by the district’s director for Equity and Inclusion – who says her agenda… Read More
Public Education
Audit: Chicago Public Schools received $87 million in overpayments(The Center Square) – An Illinois Auditor General's report shows an error at the Illinois State Board of Education resulted in an overpayment of more than $87 million to… Read More
Public Education
Georgia gubernatorial candidates spar over new teacher pay increases(The Center Square) – Stacey Abrams, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, wants to increase the pay for teachers in Georgia. But Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s campaign called the plan a… Read More