Public Education
Minnesota’s draft of new academic health standards involves ‘gender identity’ for third gradersMinnesota’s Department of Education has released a controversial second draft of its proposed K-12 health standards – prompting concerns over its emphasis on gender identity, expression and drug use. Read More
Public Education
Majority of Americans see chaplains in public schools as a resource(The Daily Signal) – Most adults in the U.S. would support chaplains in public schools, a recent survey suggests. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts district to ban all unvaccinated students after chickenpox outbreakA Massachusetts district will forbid all students without required vaccinations from attending its schools in the 2025-26 academic year, the local CBS affiliate reports. Read More
Culture
Ten Commandments ruling proves we can’t count on public schools to revive morality in AmericaChristian parents at their wits’ end with schools’ sexual and racial indoctrination of their children should be waking up to a mournful reality: It’s a fool’s errand to… Read More
Government
Texas to hold public schools accountable for sex abuse, end immunity protectionsTexas is cracking down on sex abuse by public school employees and school districts that cover it up. The Legislature passed two bills this year designed to deal… Read More
Public Education
School choice critics ignore inequality ‘baked into’ public schools, expert saysThe common claim that popular school choice programs will exacerbate inequality fails to account for the inequality already “baked into the government school system.” That is according to… Read More
Government
Kansas education funding task force debates validity of graduation rate against plummeting college readiness(The Sentinel) – The celebration of a stunning increase in a one-year graduation rate at Southeast High School in Wichita, Kansas, came crashing down as reports surfaced of … Read More
Public Education
From Washington to Ohio, public schools slashing positions while grappling with millions in budget shortfallsPublic-school districts nationwide are cutting staff positions while admitting layoffs alone won’t suffice in solving multimillion-dollar deficits. In one example, Tacoma Public Schools in Washington has committed to… Read More
Government
Got whole milk? Senate panel moves to end low-fat-only rule in school lunches(The Daily Signal) – The Make America Healthy Again movement claimed another win this week when the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would once… Read More
Public Education
Rising costs, falling enrollment lead Maine towns to consider leaving school districtsAs property values rise and public-school enrollment drops across Maine, several towns are considering steps to leave their current districts. “These withdrawals fit into a longstanding debate over… Read More
Public Education
Miyares refers Loudoun schools to DOJ over locker room probe (The Center Square) – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has referred Loudoun County Public Schools and the Loudoun County School Board to the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice. Read More
Public Education
San Francisco scraps ‘equity’ plan to pass kids who score 21% on tests after backlash(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Shortly after San Francisco’s public school’s chief announced a “Grading for Equity” plan, she changed course after it was lambasted from both sides of… Read More
Public Education
Montana district switches to 4-day school week amid community oppositionA rural school district in Montana will close on Fridays while lengthening the other school days by 45 minutes this fall – despite strong opposition from residents. “There… Read More
Public Education
Virginia officials probe infamous school district over locker room incident involving transgender studentAfter a Virginia school district announced it’s investigating three boys for sexual harassment for objecting to a girl using their locker room, the state’s governor and attorney general launched… Read More
Government
TX Legislature passes nearly $9B school funding bill(The Center Square) – The Texas House and Senate both passed their versions of a major school finance bill, HB 2, and on Thursday reached an agreement on a… Read More
Public Education
3 more Texas school employees arrested for alleged sexual misconductThree public school employees in Texas were arrested last week and charged with sexual crimes involving minors and students, Texas Scorecard reports. Julio Ricardo Trujillo was… Read More
Public Education
School districts nationwide sue PowerSchool amid data breach extortion attemptsPowerSchool, one of the nation’s largest education tech providers, is being sued by school districts across the country after a December 2024 data breach opened the door for ongoing… Read More
Public Education
Texas lawmaker counters teachers’ union on education funding levels(The Center Square) – State Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, who authored the Texas Senate’s education package, including Texas’ first school choice bill, is countering a claim made by Texas… Read More
Public Education
Rigorous instruction, school safety cited as reasons families are leaving NYC’s public schoolsNearly half of families leaving New York City’s public schools are looking for “more rigorous education,” and a quarter of them have safety concerns, a new survey reveals. Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee Schools among 1,200 districts with secret student gender transition plans, prompting federal complaintThree parental rights groups have filed a federal complaint against Milwaukee Public Schools for making secret plans to transition students’ gender without informing parents. The Wisconsin Institute for… Read More