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
Public Education
Students walk out over Ohio school district’s transgender bathroom policyOhio high school students walked out of class last week to protest a school’s new transgender bathroom policy. The policy at Elida High School allows transgender and non-binary… Read More
Courts
Christian student forced to meditate sues Chicago Public Schools(The Center Square) – Mariyah Green was a junior when she transferred during the 2018-19 school year from a charter school to Bogan High School, where she played volleyball… Read More
Culture
Police issue scary warning to parents after students in California receive THC-infused candy at elementary school Halloween eventSafety warnings to parents about Halloween candy aren’t new, but with legalized marijuana across many states, cannabis candies are creating new concerns as they show up at kid’s parties. Read More
Public Education
High school’s ‘oppression and privilege’ slideshow links to teen sex Ed website(The Daily Signal) – Tenth-graders at a Missouri high school last week had to watch a slideshow on “oppression and privilege” that appears to violate state law by using… Read More
Public Education
‘Heartbreaking’: Maine parents resent daughters losing to trans cross-country runner(The Daily Signal) – Parents of high school girls in Maine having to compete against a biological male say they fear the end is near for… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools seek taxpayer funds to renovate nearly empty schools(The Center Square) – A report shows that Chicago Public Schools are seeking about $14 billion to renovate their schools. With one-third of the schools less than half full,… Read More
Public Education
Staff-to-student imbalance could cost Seattle schools $3.6M in state funding(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools is at risk of losing out on $3.6 million in state funding due to a staffing imbalance at a number of elementary… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin public school students struggle with reading, math(The Center Square) – Nearly 60% of students in Wisconsin’s Public Schools continue to be unable to read, write or do math at grade level. The State’s Department… Read More
Public Education
Top California teachers’ union wants homeless people to sleep in its public school parking lots(The Washington Free Beacon) – One of California’s largest teachers’ unions wants to open up its public school parking lots to the homeless, a priority the union is pushing… Read More
Public Education
Audit: Iowa public school administrative costs up 20% in 6 yearsAn audit by the state of Iowa showed administrative costs for public schools went up by 20% over the last six years as some lawmakers seek crack down on… Read More
Courts
In parental rights win, judge strikes down Kettle Moraine School District’s gender policy(The Center Square) – A judge in Waukesha County issued a ruling that sides with parents in the debate over how school districts handle transgenderism in schools. Judge… Read More
Public Education
Principal silent on alleged drag queen discussion in Kansas middle school(The Sentinel) – A Trailridge Middle School parent is outraged, but the school principal is mum about allegations that their child was subjected to a lengthy discussion and… Read More
Public Education
Former teacher says some virtual courses invite cheating(The Center Square) – When government officials and school leaders closed classrooms because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many students switched to virtual learning. Some schools, however, have continued to… Read More