Public Education
Report: Tennessee K-12 students recovered from learning loss faster than most(The Center Square) – Tennessee saw some of the largest learning recovery from pandemic conditions, according to a study from the Harvard Center for Education Policy Research. The… Read More
Culture
Republican senators hold listening session with parents fighting indoctrination in schools(The Daily Signal) – Republican senators met Wednesday with a group of parents to discuss the state of education in the U.S. and school systems… Read More
Public Education
As enrollment declines, Michigan has more public school teachers than past 10 years(The Center Square) – A report on Michigan’s teacher shortage found that despite high numbers of teachers leaving their jobs, the state has more total teachers employed at public… Read More
Government
Washington legislation would ban student cell phones in most cases(The Center Square) – Some Washington public school districts have already done it, but a bill being considered in Olympia this week would ban cell phones for students during… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina releases guideline for AI in schools, encourages educators to ‘rethink plagiarism and cheating’The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released artificial intelligence guidelines on Tuesday to “direct responsible implementation” of AI in public schools. The guidebook’s implicit goal is to… Read More
Public Education
Washington official certifies student parent rights initiative, sends to Legislature(The Center Square) – The Washington Secretary of State’s Office has formally certified Initiative 2081, which would give parents of public school students the right to review educational and… Read More
Courts
School board member and his brother arrested on felony child porn chargesThe vice president of a North Dakota school board has been arrested and charged with five felony counts for possessing prohibited content involving minors. Joel Opp, the vice… Read More
Public Education
National group gives Illinois poor rating on policies that support reading instruction(The Center Square) – A national teaching organization is giving Illinois poor marks on policies to improve reading instruction. The National Council on Teacher Quality published a … Read More
Public Education
Ohio teacher required ‘major brain surgery’ after being assaulted by a student, who may have been under the influence of drugsA 16-year-old student was arrested in Ohio after his alleged assault on a teacher left her suffering from a traumatic brain injury. After an… Read More
Public Education
Michigan schools to get 45 e-buses costing $5.9M in Federal taxpayer funds(The Center Square) – School districts in Detroit, Lansing and Pontiac will each receive $5.9 million in federal funding to buy 15 clean-powered school buses apiece. The funding… Read More
Courts
Iowa appeals injunction on law banning sexually explicit books in schools(The Center Square) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said Friday she is appealing an injunction that kept a law banning sexually explicit LGBTQ books in school libraries from… Read More
Culture
‘What’s next?’: Dem assemblywoman rips Biden, Adams over NYC school’s use for illegal aliens(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A New York state assemblywoman from New York City blasted President Joe Biden and Democratic Mayor Eric Adams after a high school was temporarily… Read More
Public Education
New Mexico has the nation’s 2nd worst public schools despite spending increases(The Center Square) – New Mexico ranks among the worst states in the country for public education despite substantial spending increases in recent years. Rankings … Read More
Courts
Coalition of AGs support parents’ rights against school pronoun policies in SCOTUS brief(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A group of Republican attorneys general filed a brief before the Supreme Court Thursday backing parents seeking to sue a Maryland school district over… Read More
Public Education
Some Kansas school districts send board members to training from NSBA, which likened parents to ‘domestic terrorists’(The Sentinel) – At least 25 state school board associations canceled their membership with the National School Boards Association (NSBA) after… Read More
Culture
Watch: Parents speak out after their daughter was told to sleep with a boy who identified as a girl(The Daily Signal) – Parents Joe and Serena Wailes were shocked and horrified to discover that their 11-year-old daughter had been assigned to not only room with, but… Read More
Public Education
Missouri school district offers coloring pages on preferred pronouns, gender expression to kindergartners(The Daily Signal) – A Missouri school district is providing elementary-school teachers with coloring pages, asking children as young as kindergartners to choose their pronouns… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school funding exceeds $20,000 per student adjusted for cost of living(The Sentinel) – New data from the Kansas Department of Education show school funding was $17,650 per student in the 2023 school year, but adjusted for the cost of… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school rankings yields a rural surprise(The Center Square) – U.S. News & World Report recently released its rankings of Virginia K-12 public schools, and the results are primarily unsurprising – except for one school that placed… Read More
Courts
An ‘activist organization,’ not a school: Father files $3 million lawsuit alleging discrimination against heterosexuals, cisgendered in Denver Public SchoolsClaiming his young sons are inundated with “LGBTQIA+” pride flags at school but can’t respond in kind, a father is suing a Colorado school district claiming the practice discriminates… Read More