Public Education

St. Louis may shutter more than a third of its schools, report warns 

The beleaguered St. Louis Public Schools district is looking to close up to 22 of its 62 schools and revamp its complex transportation system, a draft report concluded. Read More

Public Education

Nevada districts begin school closures, mergers in response to falling enrollment, rising maintenance costs 

Two Nevada districts – the rural Douglas County School District and urban Clark County School District – have begun closing schools this year to reduce costs as enrollment continues… Read More

Public Education

Philadelphia repeating ‘flawed logic’ from 2013 in closing schools today, analyst warns  

Philadelphia’s schools are committing many of the same mistakes they made 13 years ago when the district implemented a wave of closures, according to a recent report. “Ongoing… Read More

Culture

Study finds COVID lockdowns hurt kids far more than officials were willing to admit

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Children’s mental health unsurprisingly plummeted when they were forced to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent study has discovered. Using medical… Read More

Public Education

C-SPAN caller presses teachers’ union leader on her ‘role’ in pushing for school closures during COVID

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A C-SPAN caller challenged American Federation of Teachers (ATF) President Randi Weingarten on Wednesday about her “role” in pushing for school closures during the… Read More