Public Education
Seattle teachers union approves strike authorization as current contract expires(The Center Square) – With the current contract between Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association expiring Wednesday, the union approved a strike authorization. The union’s board… Read More
Public Education
Teacher suspended over pronouns gets damages and disciplinary action removed(The Sentinel) – A Fort Riley, Kansas, teacher who was suspended for refusing to use a student’s “preferred pronouns” has reached a settlement agreement with Geary County Schools, USD… Read More
Public Education
Amid safety concerns, Omaha Public Schools commits $1.6 million to hire and retain School Resource OfficersOmaha Public Schools has committed $1.6 million to hire and retain School Resource Officers for 2022-23, bucking the national trend of limiting or defunding SROs entirely. “School safety obviously is… Read More
Public Education
Missouri gets $2.5M federal grant to overhaul student assessments following release of poor student proficiency scores(The Center Square) – Missouri is one of 10 states receiving a total of $29 million from the U.S. Department of Education to develop assessments for students while they… Read More
Culture
Michigan library defunded over LGBTQ books hits $245,000 on GoFundMe(The Center Square) – A GoFundMe fundraising site has garnered more than $245,000 in support of a Michigan library for about a year after voters rejected its millage, angry over… Read More
Public Education
Kent school board votes against teachers union lawsuit(The Center Square) – The Kent, Washington, school board split on a vote of 2-2 for a resolution that would have allowed the district to bring a lawsuit against… Read More
Public Education
Texas school district limits discussions of race and gender, pronoun use and certain books(The Center Square) – The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District in Texas on Aug. 22 approved a policy by a 4-3 vote that would limit classroom discussions of race and gender,… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma teacher resigns after encouraging high school students to access banned books containing ‘pornographic’ scenesA high school English teacher in Oklahoma resigned after being accused of instructing her students to access inappropriate books via a QR code. The questionable behavior came to light after one of… Read More
Government
National Microschooling Center launches, proving ‘modern one-room schoolhouse’ is no flash-in-the-pandemic phenomenon(reimaginED) – It’s well documented that millions of parents turned to microschools as a result of campus shutdowns during the long Covid-19 nightmare. These nimble learning centers provided safe gathering… Read More
Public Education
Seattle schools, teachers union negotiating contract with deadline approaching(The Center Square) – With two days left before the current contract expires, Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association have yet to establish a new deal. Read More
Christian Schools
Simply divine: Wisconsin Christian school repurposes former strip club, ‘lets the light in’When Ozaukee Christian School purchased a former strip club for its new home, Head of School Kris Austin knew it was an unorthodox move. “It is a story that only… Read More
Homeschools
North Carolina students leaving for private schools, homeschooling on the rise(The Center Square) – Recent data from the state’s Division of Non-Public Education provides a snapshot of student enrollment in private and home schools, which remains strong amid public school… Read More
Courts
Jewish university appeals to Supreme Court after it is ordered to approve LGBT club(The Center Square) – The oldest Jewish university in the U.S. has now appealed to the Supreme Court as the next step in a lengthy battle over whether the religious… Read More
Government
Expert: Education funding without transparency a disservice to the system(The Center Square) – One Delaware policy analyst says the education system in the state needs to be revamped, even as the state benefited from more than $866 million in… Read More
Government, Public Education
As teachers’ strike forces remote learning, campaign encourages parents to enroll their kids in private school with state scholarshipsWhen teachers in Columbus, Ohio went on strike, a Christian public policy organization launched a billboard campaign urging parents to consider taking their children out of the public school system. … Read More
Public Education
Michigan’s K-12 education enrollment fell 25% between 2002 and 2020(The Center Square) – Michigan’s K-12 education spending, per pupil and adjusted for inflation, increased by 10% between 2002 and 2020 because the state lost 25% of enrolled students, according… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Former Kansas state senator isn’t telling the truth about school funding(The Sentinel) – Sir Winston Churchill once said, “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” That has certainly been… Read More
Public Education
Against the grain, this California school district’s resolution protects student free speech, traditional gender-specific languageThe National Education Association might be considering doing away with such terms as “mother” and “father,” but this California school district is having none of that. The Paso Robles Joint Unified… Read More
Public Education
DeSantis suspends four Broward County School Board members(The Center Square) – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday suspended via executive order four Broward County School Board members “due to their incompetence, neglect of duty, and misuse of authority.”… Read More
Public Education
Kent schools teachers strike for ‘fair contract’; 4 out of 10 make over $100,000 yearly(The Center Square) – The Kent School district in King County is making national headlines over a teachers strike with teachers’ pay being one of the sticking points. They… Read More