Public Education
It took approximately 20 minutes for kids to revolt when school put tampon dispenser in boys’ bathroom(Daily Caller News Foundation) – It only took roughly 20 minutes for a tampon dispenser in the boy’s restroom at Brookfield High School in Connecticut to be torn down,… Read More
Courts
School district lied to mother, socially transitioned young girl without parental consent, lawsuit claims(The Daily Signal) – A New York school district socially transitioned a girl without her mother’s consent, repeatedly lying to the mother about the child’s… Read More
Public Education
‘Enough is enough’: Outrage erupts at a New Jersey school board meeting over sexual assault allegations against board presidentParents and residents expressed anger and frustration during a New Jersey school board meeting last week, after sexual assault allegations against the school board president were made public. Read More
Public Education
Connecticut school district faces backlash after removing Columbus Day and Veterans Day from calendar(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Connecticut school district is receiving backlash after stripping both Columbus Day and Veterans Day from the school’s calendar following a vote from the… Read More
Public Education
Legal group: Oregon school district is violating mother’s First Amendment rights(The Center Square) – On Monday, the Liberty Justice Center sent a demand letter to a school district on an Oregon mother’s behalf. The mother alleges… Read More
Public Education
Virginia’s public-school enrollment is declining faster than expectedPublic school enrollment in Virginia is decreasing faster than expected, and started going down long before the pandemic, new data reveals. The University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center… Read More
Public Education
Walters proposal would suspend teachers under investigation for sexual assault(The Center Square) – Teachers accused of sexual assault would automatically be suspended, and school districts would be required to report the investigation to the Oklahoma State Department of… Read More
Courts
Loudoun County Public Schools slapped with another lawsuit(The Center Square) — Loudoun County Public Schools is being sued by media outlet The Daily Wire for withholding information about its legal settlements. The Wire’s lawyers at America First… Read More
Public Education
Report: School building closures help Pittsburgh taxpayers(The Center Square) – The Pittsburgh Public School District recently passed a budget that again spends more money than it collects, leaving some analysts sounding the alarm about deferred… Read More
Courts
Parent sues school district for ‘unconstitutional’ policy concealing students’ gender dysphoria from parentsA mother who wants to be informed of her child’s expressed gender dysphoria has filed a lawsuit against a Pennsylvania school district. According to the… Read More
Public Education
New Hampshire public school funding now exceeds $20,000 per studentThe New Hampshire Department of Education has announced that education funding has officially exceeded $20,000 per student. Despite a 20% drop in public… Read More
Government
Spokane lawmaker resurrects $86 million taxpayer-funded school lunch plan(The Center Square) – A Spokane lawmaker is bringing back legislation to put school meals for every student attending public, charter, and state-tribal schools in Washington on the taxpayers’… Read More
Public Education
‘It should not be tolerated’: Antisemitic slurs cause Jewish girls’ high school basketball team to end game earlyA high school girls’ varsity basketball game in New York was abruptly ended after players yelled antisemitic slurs at the opposing Jewish team. Roosevelt High School, a… Read More
Public Education
School boards begin voting on new measure to allow chaplains to volunteer in Texas schools(The Center Square) – Texas school boards have already begun to vote on a new measure to allow or prohibit chaplains from volunteering to provide counseling and other services… Read More
Courts
Taxpayers’ dollars being used to right an Oklahoma school district’s wrongs in hazing caseResidents in an Oklahoma school district are facing a 12% tax hike after a school district “dropped the ball” and settled a doomed hazing lawsuit. “The citizens… Read More
Public Education
Georgia mom slams middle school for not expelling the boy who sexually harassed her daughter and other studentsA Georgia mother blew the whistle a public school after a male student wasn’t disciplined for sexually harassing multiple students, including her daughter. Heidi Price’s daughter attends Youth… Read More
Public Education
40% of Houston schools are failing, with D or F rankings(The Center Square) – Houston Independent School District, the largest public school system in Texas, has a 40% failure rate, with 111 of its schools with D or F… Read More
Government
‘Political agenda.’ Kansas group of superintendents criticized for lobbying legislators independent of their boards(The Sentinel) – A decision to leave local school board members off an invitation list for Leavenworth County superintendents to lobby state legislators was denounced by a pair not… Read More
Public Education
What’s inside the $175 million agreement between Portland schools, teachers?(The Center Square) – Students have returned to school in Portland as the teachers’ union and district have yet to vote on an agreement to end the weekslong strike,… Read More
Public Education
Denver schools adopt ‘language justice’ policy to allow non-English speakers to use native languages(The Center Square) – The Denver school district is among the first in the country to adopt a “language justice” policy as a “long term goal.” The district… Read More