Public Education
School choice isn’t to blame for public school closures, study findsAs school choice has grown in popularity, its opponents have been quick to blame it for public school closures. In 2025, the Southern Poverty Law Center argued… Read More
Public Education
Portland mulls closing up to 20 schools amid rising costs, falling enrollmentSchool closures and consolidations are key to long-term sustainability, the Portland Public Schools (PPS) board has concluded. “We have fewer students today spread across a system designed to serve significantly more in too… Read More
Public Education
St. Louis may shutter more than a third of its schools, report warnsThe 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 costsTwo 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 warnsPhiladelphia’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