Public Education
Arkansas school board gives preliminary green light to school safety rules(The Center Square) – New school safety rules created as part of the Arkansas LEARNS Act will soon be available for public comment, pending the governor’s approval. Lawmakers included school… Read More
Education, Missouri
New Missouri school board member elected to listen to parents attacked by district for public ‘listening sessions’A newly elected Missouri school board member was reprimanded for holding “listening sessions” with parents in a letter signed by six other members of the board.Ozark, Missouri school board member… Read More
Public Education
‘Failed attempt to undermine an election’: Recall of conservative Kansas school board member fails(The Sentinel) – Supporters of a campaign to oust USD 453 board member Vanessa Reid failed to gather the required number of signatures on a petition to place a… Read More
Public Education
Maine school member denounces ‘pervasive DEI agenda,’ pivots to school choice advocacyA Maine school board member has resigned after she says her district fell prey to a “pervasive DEI agenda” that undermines parents. Jameson Davis, a school board member for Regional… Read More
Public Education
Hillsdale-affiliated charter school fights back against Tennessee school board’s ‘lack of integrity’A struggling public school district in Tennessee has nonetheless rejected the application of a Hillsdale-affiliated charter school – but the education reformers are fighting back. American Classical Education (ACE)… Read More
Culture
Pro-LGBTQ radicals threaten to kill, ‘dismember’ school board chief over parental rights policy(The Daily Signal) – A local school board president in California has been inundated with threats that left-wing activists will dismember her, kill her children, and slaughter her pets. Her… Read More
Culture
School Board that recently flipped conservative revokes ‘anti-racism’ policy(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A school board that recently flipped to a conservative majority rescinded an anti-racism resolution Thursday that was enacted in 2020 following the death of George… Read More
Public Education
School board votes to inform parents about student gender transitions(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A California school district voted Thursday to require that school officials notify parents if their child wants to change their gender. The Chino Valley Unified… Read More
Culture
Principal of 24 years commits suicide after being ‘bullied’ at ‘equity sessions,’ family says(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A former principal for the Toronto District School Board has committed suicide after a diversity training session in 2021 allegedly left him battling bullying accusations… Read More
Public Education
School board defies Gavin Newsom, rejects curriculum despite governor’s threats(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A California school board rejected a history curriculum Tuesday that included a biography on Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to… Read More
Public Education
Local Kansas school board member says shady attempt to alter ethics policy was behind his loss of temper(The Sentinel) – Disagreement over an attempt to remove conflict of interest language from district ethics policy prompted an Olathe, Kansas Board of Education member to storm out of a… Read More
Public Education
School board passes ‘equity policy’ that distributes resources based on students’ ‘marginalization’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Fairfax County Public School Board unanimously passed an equity policy on Monday that will allocate resources to students based on their level of “marginalization.” Under… Read More
Public Education
Parents running against race-based admissions policies sweep local school board races(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Candidates backed by an organization focused on promoting merit-based admissions notched several victories in New York City’s recent school board elections, according to the New… Read More
Public Education
Local news ‘investigative report’ uses Democratic Party head to bash conservative school board, but fails to mention her jobA local station in North Carolina used the head of the local Democratic Party to bash conservative school board members, without disclosing her party or job title. In a… Read More
Public Education
These Kansas school districts continue to ignore state assessment law(The Sentinel) – For the third consecutive year, a review of 25 school districts’ adherence to the school needs assessment law underscores why Kansas has a deepening achievement crisis… Read More
Education
Olathe, Kansas school board member censured over conduct at meetings(The Sentinel) — Olathe USD 233 Board Member Brian Connell was censured and removed from his committee assignments by fellow members over alleged disruptive behavior and outbursts during meetings.Board President… Read More
Courts
SCOTUS to decide if public officials such as school board members can block critics on social media(The Sentinel) – Free speech rights in the era of social media are on the docket in the U.S. Supreme Court as justices consider whether public officials can restrict access… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents are calling for entire Denver school board to resignAfter violent shootings and months of incompetent management, parents and residents are calling for the entire Denver Public School board to resign.“There’s too much dysfunction,”said Dorian Warren, a local… Read More
Culture, Public Education
California school board keeps policy that hides students’ gender transitions from parents despite pending litigation(Daily Caller) – A California school board voted Thursday to keep a school policy which directs teachers to keep a student’s gender transition a secret, despite pending litigation over the… Read More
Culture
Grassroots education organizations pick up key school board wins in battleground states(Daily Caller) – Two grassroots organizations focused on parental rights in education saw several of their endorsed school board candidates pick up wins in key battleground states. Read More