Public Education
San Antonio district ponders closing 16 more schools amid strained enrollment, budget shortfallTo address a budget deficit of more than $20 million, one San Antonio district is taking steps toward closing “at least four campuses” or as many as 16 by… Read More
Public Education
American education satisfaction hits new low as student scores continue to declineOnly 32% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of K-12 education, an 11-percentage-point drop in two years and the lowest level since Gallup began tracking satisfaction in 1999,… Read More
Courts
Former New Mexico Democratic lawmaker pleads guilty in multimillion-dollar public school kickback schemeBribery, money laundering and fraud – these were just a few of the federal charges to which former New Mexico House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton pleaded guilty in… Read More
Public Education
Bell-to-bell cell bans may not show significant changes in the numbers, but clear classroom improvements are evidentStudies of American schools with bell-to-bell cellphone bans – which include schools in Missouri and Kansas – may not reveal an immediate improvement in quantitative areas such as standardized… Read More
Public Education
Seattle Public Schools, educator’s union at impasse as strike looms(The Center Square) – The threat of a strike by Seattle school teachers loomed larger Monday with the school district and the educators’ union remaining far apart on key… Read More
Courts
DC public schools under grand jury probe over attendance, graduation recordsIn the latest scandal to befall D.C. public schools, a special grand jury probe is reviewing the district’s attendance rates, graduation rates and truancy records. “The use of a special grand jury is unusual,” Fox News … Read More
Government
Florida’s Department of Health has proposed removing four vaccines from those required for public school childrenThe proposed rule would allow students to attend K-12 public school without receiving vaccines for chickenpox, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) or pneumococcal disease. Unless… Read More
Public Education
Education Department takes action to protect parental rights in Kansas(The Center Square) – The Trump administration will take action to protect parental rights in Kansas after an investigation revealed that three school districts in the state maintain policies… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina school retrieves handgun, ammunition from students as academic year beginsNorth Carolina’s Durham Public Schools is working to reassure the community after a fight involving several students resulted in the confiscation of a handgun and ammunition on a school campus. Read More
Public Education
Several Kansas City-area teachers accused of child exploitationAs Kansas City-area schools start back up, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri has released information about five school staff who have been charged with child exploitation crimes. … Read More
Public Education
Nashville public school student records discovered at area Goodwill storeA Nashville Goodwill store uncovered more than good deals in one of its items for sale – a treasure trove of public-school records, which would have gone unnoticed except… Read More
Courts
Portland mom sues after school barred her from child’s graduation over opposition to gender lessonsA Christian mother in Portland, Oregon, recently sued her children’s public school district for banning her from campus and making her miss her son’s elementary school graduation. Read More
Public Education
Teacher unions dedicate money to political activism, lobbying(The Center Square) – National teacher unions contribute at least 10% of their annual budget to lobbying and political activism, which includes calling for the impeachment of Republican President… Read More
Public Education
Florida district bracing for more school closures with ‘50,000 open seats’One of the largest districts in Florida and the nation anticipates another wave of closing schools, continuing its “Redefining Our Schools” initiative from last year. “I do foresee more closures,” said Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Read More
Public Education
Arizona district addressing concerns over school culture, teaching, safety as student population declinesArizona’s largest public-school district is “pursuing several responses” to a study of students who left for multiple factors, including “school culture, teaching quality and student safety,” according to the local ABC… Read More
Christian Schools
Creating opportunities to teach biblical truth: SchoolBox Gathering encourages Christian school founders to fight the good fightMore than 100 Christian school leaders left the 2026 SchoolBox Gathering in Kansas City feeling encouraged and empowered to continue their mission. The Herzog Foundation’s SchoolBox program equips those wanting… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools may ‘effectively shut down’ this month without short-term financing, superintendent warnsIn the latest financial fiasco to beset Chicago Public Schools, the district’s CEO warned parents in an email that its school year may not start Aug. 24 as scheduled. Read More
Courts
‘Stop stealing our community’s money’: Texas district sues state over school finance policyA disgruntled Texas school district has sued the state over a property tax measure designed to funnel money to lower-income school districts, known as the “Robin Hood” school finance… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Mandating more recess in public schools should be encouraged, not condemnedA recent news commentary has decried what it calls an “asinine requirement” by Oklahoma lawmakers to double the minimum amount of recess for elementary grades. “You know a law won’t be good when the most thought-provoking question a… Read More
Public Education
Ohio needs to revamp policies for low-performing public schools, commentary contendsWhile federal law guarantees every Ohio student a public education, its quality varies drastically by school, a recent commentary notes. “Every student deserves to attend an excellent school that prepares them for… Read More