Public Education
Pennsylvania schools scramble to cut costs as legislative impasse withholds $4 billion in state fundingPublic-school districts across Pennsylvania are dipping into financial reserves to meet expenses after the state failed to pass a budget July 1 for the coming fiscal year. Read More
Public Education
Missouri school district grapples with $22 million loss over two years after budget errorsA Missouri school district could face state regulatory action according to new budget documents released by the board prior to an emergency meeting on Monday night to craft a… Read More
Public Education
Report says Arizona school superintendents pad their pay(The Center Square) – Arizona school superintendents are inflating taxpayer costs with salaries, lavish benefits and secretive compensation packages, a new report reveals. A Goldwater Institute report,… Read More
Public Education
Public school prayer guidance from Trump admin could shatter court precedents(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump could be preparing to put the final nail in the coffin of court precedent limiting the right to… Read More
World
Christians, Jews take matters into their own hands amid surge in attacks(Daily Caller News Foundation) – In response to a rising wave of attacks on their schools and houses of worship, Christian and Jewish communities across the country are fortifying… Read More
Courts
100K students to benefit in major settlement between public school and parents over COVID learning loss(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) settled a class action lawsuit Wednesday with parents over learning loss suffered by students during the COVID-19… Read More
Politics
Exclusive: GOP Sens take on schools transitioning kids behind parents’ backs(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Sens. Jim Banks of Indiana and Tom Cotton of Arkansas reintroduced legislation Wednesday to stop K-12 schools from withholding information from parents if… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma schools work on enforcing new ‘bell-to-bell’ cellphone banOklahoma has joined the growing list of states passing “bell-to-bell no cell” phone bans throughout school days – although it has given districts latitude on enforcement, Griffin’s Newson6.com… Read More
Public Education
Thousands of Maryland public-school staff don’t have proper background checks, report revealsA Maryland school district is under fire after a report revealed thousands of public-school staff hadn’t been properly vetted. On Aug. 4, the Montgomery County Inspector General released… Read More
Public Education
New documentary depicts effort to bring Bible back to students(The Daily Signal) – A new documentary explores the effort to bring the Bible back to public school students. Fathom Entertainment, in partnership with LifeWise Academy, has announced the… Read More
Culture
Study links ‘addictive use’ of social media with youth suicidal behavior, mental health issuesAs more U.S. youth grow addicted to electronic devices, they could be at greater risk for “suicidal behaviors, suicidal ideation and worse mental health,” a new study… Read More
Government
Pennsylvania Republicans champion food dye ban, whole milk in schoolsPennsylvania lawmakers are reviving efforts to overhaul school nutrition rules, introducing new legislation that would ban artificial food dyes in public schools and allow districts… Read More
Courts
Obama-appointed judge blocks Trump admin from banning discriminatory practices in schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s memo prohibiting race-based preferences and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in schools. The… Read More
Government
Iowa bill allowing chaplains in public schools moves to SenateThe Iowa Senate will consider a bill giving public- and charter-school students access to chaplains as part of overall “services” provided to their communities. House File 884… Read More
Public Education
‘Where can we sneak things in?’ Kansas City school staff quietly advance DEI, LGBT agenda without parents’ knowledgeStaff and union leaders at a large Kansas school district have been caught on a video call strategizing how to secretly advance LGBT agendas in classrooms under a rebranded… Read More
Public Education
Books banned in prison but allowed in schools? Texas mom wants them out(The Daily Signal) – A Texas mother is looking to pass several bills through the state legislature this session after discovering what she calls “vulgar,” “profane,” and… Read More
Government
Tennessee won’t offer ESAs to illegal immigrants under new programIllegal immigrants won’t be able to benefit from Tennessee’s recently enacted universal education scholarship program. Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law last week that will… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian schools in Kansas outperform similarly-sized public schools once againKansas’ Christian schools are performing better in reading and math than even the best public schools on average. David Dorsey, senior education policy fellow at the Kansas Policy… Read More
Government
‘No exceptions’: Pentagon schools defy Hegseth by renaming DEI efforts(The Daily Signal) – In preparation for Donald Trump’s second presidency, the Pentagon’s school system attempted to conceal its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts under a different… Read More
Government
Wisconsin bills call for transparency, fairness in school referendums(The Center Square) – A pair of Wisconsin legislators are pushing for more transparency in the school referendum process in the state. The proposal comes after… Read More