Public Education
2024 in education: Title IX upheaval, continued academic declines, credit recovery flaws(The Center Square) – 2024 was a busy one in the education world, from the Biden administration’s administrative changes to Title IX and the subsequent legal fights challenging their… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma ed chief proposes rule to track number of illegal immigrants in public schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Oklahoma State Department of Education proposed a rule that would require schools to report the number of illegal immigrants enrolled at public K-12… Read More
Public Education
Idaho joins other red states in dealing crippling blow to DEI bureaucrats’ stranglehold on public universities(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Idaho State Board of Education voted to approve a measure banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at all public universities in the… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts public school planned LGBTQ Awareness Day during school hoursA public high school in Massachusetts planned to celebrate LGBTQ+ Awareness Day on Wednesday. Newton South High School near Boston tasked its Gender and Sexual Awareness Club and… Read More
Opinion
Crumbling public-school infrastructure showcases trap of institutionalized bureaucracyIf nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic should have taught us the danger of trying to confine learning only to institutional classrooms. Unfortunately, public-school advocates are ignoring this valuable… Read More
Public Education
State tests show students still struggling with learning loss(The Center Square) – Test results from last year’s PSSA and Keystone tests, two measures of academic performance across Pennsylvania, show modest improvement in most areas, but the schools… Read More
Opinion
Is RFK’s vaccine skepticism an ‘existential threat’ to public education?The left has spent countless hours claiming conservatives are trying to undermine public education through school choice. Now they have a new target. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Read More
Courts
Wisconsin mother lambasts school’s ‘barbaric’ racism against special needs sonA Wisconsin mother is taking legal action against her school district for racially discriminating against her dyslexic son by putting minority students first. Colbey Decker recalled how her… Read More
Public Education
Public schools report widespread, persistent enrollment declines, DOE saysPublic school enrollment has slowed or stalled in all but four states, and most states are showing a decrease. That’s according to data from 2019 to 2023 … Read More
Public Education
Parents outraged Maine school clinic could give students confidential ‘reproductive health care’(The Daily Signal) – A Maine high school may open a new health clinic that would give students confidential “reproductive health care.” At other school-based health centers, that term… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court refuses to hear school admissions ZIP code case(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a case challenging Boston Public Schools using a student’s ZIP code as a factor for admission in an… Read More
Public Education
U.S. students falling behind in math, science, says international examU.S. students are falling behind in key STEM subjects, an international exam revealed. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), which began in 1995, measures math… Read More
Public Education
Technocratic education reform is dead. Long live school choice.(The Daily Signal) – A recent study showing that test-score-driven school turnaround models fail to yield long-term improvements may be the final nail in the coffin for technocratic education… Read More
Public Education
Major textbook publisher caught spreading LGBTQ and DEI ideology in schools(The Daily Signal) – “Pretty disgusting” and “grotesque.” That’s how a Florida parent described an online session for students on “gender” provided by two K-12 virtual public schools in… Read More
Public Education
Teacher allegedly found naked on floor in elementary school classroom(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Police arrested a Florida teacher after he was allegedly found naked in an elementary school classroom on Thanksgiving Day. Port St. Lucie Police… Read More
Public Education
Why did Missouri’s education agency pull report card resources from its website?Missouri’s education agency removed its mandatory report cards from its website in November for an update and has yet to republish the entirety of previous resources with new 2024… Read More
Public Education
UCLA’s blueprint to increase diversity and sidestep SCOTUS ruling could make it ‘prime target’ for Trump DOJ(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has laid the groundwork for schools to skirt the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that banned affirmative action… Read More
Public Education
Oregon school sex abuse scandal widens as more investigations reveal wider cover upNew sex abuse allegations at an Oregon school district near Portland are rocking the community after two teachers were arrested earlier and charged with sexual abuse of students. … Read More
Opinion
Mountain or molehill? Every public high school has an average of 6 boys identifying as femaleDemocrats frequently gaslight conservatives about the seriousness of transgender students in public schools. When Republicans try to pass laws protecting girls’ bathrooms or sports, liberals say such… Read More
Politics
‘Bust up the status quo’: Why education reformers are optimistic about Linda McMahon as Secretary of EducationPresident-elect Donald Trump is filling his cabinet with people ready to disrupt the status quo, and future Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is no exception. Left-of-center media… Read More