Public Education
Which states still require masking at school?In light of mounting evidence that masks do far more harm than good for school-aged children, it is baffling that some states continue to maintain statewide mask mandates, which… Read More
Government
A primer on education choice options available to Florida families(Patrick R. Gibbons | reimaginED) – You don’t have to go far back in time to see how much educational choice has exploded in popularity. Forty years ago, Florida… Read More
Public Education
Flip-flop: Gov. Lamont will end Connecticut mask mandate(Brent Addleman | The Center Square) – Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he is backing a plan that would eliminate statewide requirements that masks be worn in child care… Read More
Public Education
Hochul lifts mask mandate for New York businesses but keeps it for schools( Steve Bittenbender | The Center Square) — New York’s COVID-19 vaccination or mask mandate is ending for some entities.On Wednesday morning, Gov. Kathy Hochul… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County prepares to arrest maskless children in schoolsCan you imagine young students being arrested for going maskless in school?Unbelievably, some public school officials are doing more than imagining it. A leaked email widely circulated online… Read More
Culture
C.S. Lewis and John Taylor Gatto: Intellectual giants who foretold today’s crises in educationAlthough C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) and John Taylor Gatto (1935-2018) lived at different times and places, both found many of the same flaws in the education systems of their day. Read More
Public Education
Op-Ed: Time for greater accountability in education(John Hendrickson & Heather Curry | The Center Square) – Parents across Iowa are demanding greater accountability from public schools. The COVID-19 pandemic, along with current social and political movements,… Read More
Public Education
Lawmakers press education secretary after suicide attempt by elementary student over gender transitioningTwo Republican lawmakers sent a letter to US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in response to reports that a Florida elementary student attempted suicide after conversations with school officials about… Read More
Public Education
Dozens of students suspended in two VA school districts for not wearing masksFifty-three students in two Virginia school districts were suspended this week for going to school without a mask. The schools’ draconian measures violate Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order making… Read More
Public Education
Study: Coronavirus school closures hurt urban kids most(Benjamin Yount | The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s coronavirus school closures over the past two years hurt all students across the state, but, according to a study released Friday, the… Read More
Public Education
Indiana Senate passes bill that would remove obscene books from school libraries(Margaret Menge | The Center Square) – The Indiana Senate passed a bill Tuesday aimed at removing what the legislation called obscene material from schools, and it would allow the… Read More
Public Education
Parents left unaware of stunning illiteracy in a Baltimore public high schoolA stunning 77% of students at a Baltimore public high school are reading at the elementary school level – many at the kindergarten level, according to that city’s… Read More
Government
Illinois charter school officials push for longer contracts(Kevin Bessler | The Center Square) – Charter school officials are not happy with the current contract renewal process for the public school option.Several Illinois charter schools received… Read More
Public Education
California lawsuit says teachers manipulated pre-teen into a transgender identity and deliberately concealed it from parentsA California mother is taking legal action against a Monterey Bay-area school district, claiming two teachers convinced her daughter that she was transgender, a subject the sixth grader knew… Read More
Government
Parents flood Wisconsin private school choice enrollment, crash state website(Benjamin Yount | The Center Square) – It’s the latest snapshot of just how many parents in Wisconsin want to explore educational options for their kids. Tuesday was… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschooling numbers surge in Virginia during pandemic and public education conflictAfter two years of extraordinary growth, approximately 62,000 homeschool families in Virginia now represent about 5 percent of the state's total public school enrollment – one of the highest… Read More
Government, Public Education
Sen. Darling: Break up Milwaukee schools into districts to allow for choice(Benjamin Yount | The Center Square) – The latest school choice plan in Wisconsin would break up Milwaukee’s public schools. Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, introduced the… Read More
Public Education
Indiana House passes bill requiring schools post curriculum online(Margaret Menge | The Center Square) – The Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill this week requiring teachers post all curricular materials on a website for parents to see, and… Read More
Public Education
Pandemic policies lead to dropping high school graduation rates, reversing decades-long trendHigh school graduation rates for the class of 2021 dropped in 20 out of 26 states examined in a recent education report. The drop was due in part… Read More
Government, Public Education
Future of school choice in Wisconsin: Parents’ choice(The Center Square | Benjamin Yount) – School choice advocates in Wisconsin say the coronavirus has changed the conversation about parents having choices in their kids’ education. Read More