Public Education
Minneapolis public school employees vote to authorize strike(The Center Square) – Less than a day after authorizing a strike, hundreds of Minneapolis teachers demonstrated outside the district office. Teachers rallied for higher pay, smaller class… Read More
Public Education
Maryland high school student handcuffed, searched after AI weapons detection system flags bag of chips as possible gunA Maryland high school student triggered an AI weapons detection system by placing a bag of chips in his pocket last week, leading to a response from multiple police… Read More
Courts
Former CA teacher convicted of multiple sex crimes, admitted affairs with studentsA California jury convicted a former high school teacher of multiple sex crimes against students Friday, including sending a sexually explicit video of himself to a 15-year-old girl. Read More
Public Education
‘Mower-flipping’ allegations in Ohio district showcase systemic ‘debilitating’ school fraud, mismanagementSelling public-school lawn mowers as trade-ins, then personally buying them back and reselling on Facebook Marketplace for more than double their trade-in value? These allegations are dogging Akron… Read More
Public Education
Pulling kids out of DEI lessons just got easier(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) unveiled a new resource on Monday for parents wanting to keep their children from being indoctrinated… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts schools to install vape detectors in response to rising student useA Massachusetts district has joined the growing number of schools opting to install vape detectors into bathrooms. “With vaporizer use becoming more widespread, kids have stopped fiddling with… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit claims law requiring Ten Commandments in schools ‘unconstitutionally pressures students’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Several families filed a lawsuit against Arkansas school districts on Wednesday over a new law mandating the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public… Read More
Public Education
Watch: Student tells school board enough indoctrination, he’s going to Christian schoolA Minnesota high school student told his local school board he was fed up with leftist indoctrination and was transferring to a Christian school. One year at Rosemount… Read More
Homeschools
NY district denies graduation ceremony to homeschooler despite extracurricular participationThe Gloversville Enlarged School District in New York has denied a homeschool student’s request to graduate with its class of 2025, the local CBS affiliate… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania school district faces backlash after withholding trans attack investigationA Pennsylvania school district’s refusal to release a report about an attack by a 13-year-old transgender student has sparked community backlash. Citing the Family Educational Rights and… Read More
Public Education
Texas mom arrested after alcoholic Jell-O shots brought to 5th-grade daughter’s Christmas partyA Texas mother has been arrested after she reportedly brought alcohol-infused Jell-O shots to her 5th-grade daughter’s Christmas party. Police charged Teresa Isabel Bernal, 33, with felony injury… Read More
Public Education
A DOGE-like program could help Louisiana parents decide where to send their children to schoolAs Louisiana continues its push to improve education through school choice, it has introduced a new accountability tool granting an inside look at schools and how education dollars are… Read More
Public Education
Texas teen dead after being stabbed at track meet by another studentAn honor student and football team captain is dead after being stabbed by another student at a track meet near Dallas. Austin Metcalf, 17, was stabbed in the… Read More
Public Education
$2 billion ‘won’t be enough’ to cover all Idaho schools’ maintenance costs, districts argueDespite $2 billion passed in state funding last year to maintain Idaho schools over the next decade, recent reports from districts warn they will need an estimated $6 billion… Read More
Government
Massachusetts pushing bill to end religious exemptions for childhood vaccinesMassachusetts could soon end its religious exemption for its vaccination requirement to attend schools in the state. The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health advanced… Read More
Public Education
Georgia reveals lowest-performing schools as school choice program rolls outThe Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) has published a list of schools eligible for the state’s education savings accounts program. For students… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Even public-school advocates admit competition can help raise U.S. educational qualitySome media outlets love to sound the alarm over any competition to public schools from alternative education options, but occasionally you find journalists speaking the quiet part aloud. Read More
Public Education
Connecticut community in uproar after special ed teacher threatens violence against Trump supportersA Connecticut special education teacher who unleashed a video tirade threatening violence against Donald Trump supporters is on paid leave and under police investigation, media outlets reported. Read More
Public Education
California teacher under investigation after blowing up at student in Trump hat, calling Christians ‘losers’A California high school teacher berated a pro-Trump student and called Christians a “bunch of losers.” In footage obtained by education expert Corey DeAngelis, Chino High School teacher… Read More
Courts
Illinois scholarship program illegally excludes applicants based on race, lawsuit claimsIllinois’ scholarship for minority teachers violates the 14th amendment, according to a new lawsuit. The Pacific Legal Foundation and American Alliance for Equal Rights are suing Gov. J.B. Read More