Government, Homeschools
New study: Homeschooling improves children’s ‘social competencies’New research suggests socialization may be a bigger issue for children in public schools than those who are homeschooled, contrary to popular stereotypes. A recent study examined the "social competencies"… Read More
Culture
Texans encouraged to use iWatchTexas to report suspicious behavior(The Center Square) – Texans are being encouraged to use a free iWatch reporting system to alert local and state law enforcement about suspicious behaviors and activities that appear to… Read More
Culture
DeSantis: ‘State of Florida is where woke goes to die’(The Center Square) – At a Tuesday news conference announcing new legislative proposals to expand teacher hiring, Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back against the narrative that mask and vaccine mandates… Read More
Public Education
Michigan schools, colleges have only spent 44% of federal COVID aid(The Center Square) – More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Michigan K-12 schools and higher education institutions have only spent 44% of $7.92 billion… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Transgenderism and professional development: A lesson in disguising LGBTQ advocacy in schoolsTeaching on many controversial subjects, such as gender identity and transgenderism, is prohibited by law in many K-12 classrooms. But these subjects nonetheless find their way into schools as part… Read More
Public Education
Lawmaker sues Oklahoma over CARES Act education spending transparency(The Center Square) – A lawmaker filed a lawsuit against the State of Oklahoma Tuesday, claiming mismanagement and lack of transparency over pandemic relief money meant for education. Read More
Government
Arizona leaders celebrate universal school choice law as potential ballot challenge lingers(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey joined families, educators, and community leaders on Tuesday to celebrate Arizona’s recently-enacted universal school choice law at a time when… Read More
Culture
Washington think tank highlights consequences of pandemic-era remote learning(The Center Square) – The free market Washington Policy Center think tank on Tuesday released a study that says the state’s closure of schools… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents’ rights group rallies outside Illinois State Capitol, criticized new sex ed standards(The Center Square) – As schools across the state begin this week, a parents’ rights group rallied outside the Illinois statehouse Tuesday to call attention to issues they say are hurting… Read More
Public Education
$250K STEM education grant benefits Nebraska middle schoolersA program to build collaboration between Nebraska businesses and schools has awarded two grants of $125,000 to promote STEM education. The program, called the The Developing Youth Talent Initiative… Read More
Public Education
Final briefs filed as North Carolina Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in school funding case(The Center Square) – Parties in North Carolina's decades-long Leandro school funding lawsuit have filed final briefs in the case ahead of oral arguments at the state Supreme Court scheduled… Read More
Culture, Public Education
As students return to school, some are facing COVID-19 vaccine mandates doctors say stunt learning and don’t substantially impact public healthMore COVID-19 mandates are in store for students in two major U.S. cities, and some doctors argue the costs outweigh the benefits. Schools in New Orleans and Washington, D.C. are… Read More
Public Education
Virginia Board of Education to hold first meeting with Youngkin appointees(The Center Square) – The Virginia Board of Education plans to meet Wednesday, the first meeting since Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointees took their seats and solidified a 5-4 majority for… Read More
Public Education
Spokane-area school district explores limits on CRT, general identity lessons(The Center Square) – The Mead School District will review proposals on Monday, Aug. 15, to exclude Critical Race Theory and gender identity lessons from classrooms and focus civics education… Read More
Public Education
Report: Minneapolis teachers union contract structures layoffs by race(The Center Square) – A Minneapolis Public Schools' contract with a teachers union says that white teachers will be laid off or reassigned outside of seniority order before “educators of… Read More
Public Education
Virginia schools reporting vacancies despite salary hikes(The Center Square) – Despite Virginia teacher salaries continuing to rise, many school districts are reporting teacher shortages as students return to class for the 2022-2023 school year. During the… Read More
Public Education
Some Illinois school districts facing bus driver shortages(The Center Square) – The school bus driver shortage that was prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic is still affecting some Illinois school districts with higher costs covered by taxpayers. Read More
Christian Schools, Government
A new educational frontier opens wide with coming of Arizona’s universal school choice law. What’s it mean for Christian educators?Arizona may soon be the site of the Oklahoma Land Rush of school choice, as a new law allows all parents in the state to take their kids’ share… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Mother to Texas state Reps: ‘If my daughter is taught CRT at all, I will sue you’A fed-up mother gave Texas lawmakers a tongue-lashing over Critical Race Theory (CRT), social and emotional learning, and gender ideologies she says her kids have been indoctrinated with. “I do… Read More
Public Education
Are charter schools re-establishing racial and ethnic segregation? Not so fast!A research paper in Demography , a journal publication of Duke University Press, raises the specter of renewed racial segregation in K-12 education due to the impact of charter schools. Read More