Culture
Texas teacher placed on leave after video and photos of him dressed in women’s clothing at school go viralA Texas high school teacher has been placed on administrative leave after widely distributed photos and a video revealed his habit of dressing in women’s clothing at school. In one… Read More
Public Education
Group with radical race connections demanding $70B in slavery ‘reparations’ from small Catholic university in MissouriA group claiming to represent 200 current descendants of slaves who helped build St. Louis University (SLU) in Missouri are demanding $70 billion in so-called reparations from the school. The… Read More
Public Education
Indiana AG launches ‘Eyes on Education’ portal to empower parental rights in public educationIndiana has launched an online “education portal” where objectionable content in schools can be reported by parents, students and teachers. The office of Indiana’s Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita announced… Read More
Government
Bill mandating fentanyl education for students passes Washington state HouseA bill requiring public schools to teach 7th and 9th grade students about the dangers of fentanyl has passed the Washington House of Representatives and heads to the Senate. The… Read More
Public Education
Teachers assaulted by students daily in Nashville public schoolsTeachers and staff assaults in Nashville are so egregious that some teachers don’t bother to discipline students. Others are simply quitting. In the previous school year, nearly 350 student-to-staff assaults… Read More
Culture
High school girls’ basketball team forfeits game after injuries mount against opposing team allegedly playing a maleThe girls’ basketball team from the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell in Massachusetts reportedly forfeited a game after only 16 minutes of play, possibly due to… Read More
Government
Bill allowing concealed carry-on school grounds advances in South Dakota SenateA South Dakota Senate committee approved a school safety bill that would permit the concealed carry of firearms on school grounds under certain conditions. Sponsored by Sen. Brent Hoffman,… Read More
Culture
DEI training halted for Washington firefighters, medics, after complaints of racial, gender biasA diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) training for Washington state firefighters and medics was recently suspended after criticism from employees. The training, titled “Stronger Together: An introduction to anti-racism and… Read More
Public Education
Half of parents want to customize their child’s K-12 education, report showsNearly half of America’s parents want to customize their child’s education. The new Choose to Learn 2024 report surveyed “open-minded parents” to find out what sort… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Ron DeSantis calls out ‘bad actors’ on curriculum transparency, promises ‘consequences’ in FloridaFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to debunk the narrative that so-called “book bans” are occurring in Florida, saying that parents have a right to object to graphic sexual material that is… Read More
Public Education
A Florida school board votes to retain sexually explicit book in elementary school libraryIn a contentious decision, the Alachua County School Board voted 4-1 to keep the challenged book “Melissa” on the shelves of an elementary school library. The book, previously published as… Read More
Public Education
School attendance nationwide is suffering from ‘long COVID,’ report findsThe CDC will soon drop the last vestiges of COVID-19 guidelines, but the problems of the pandemic are not so easily undone in public schools. A report from the American… Read More
Culture
American Library Association urges librarians to ‘report’ individuals and groups challenging inappropriate material for childrenLibraries receiving complaints about inappropriate books are being pushed by the American Library Association (ALA) to “report” the book challengers. “Report Censorship: Defend the Public’s Freedoms,”… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Sanders vows to fulfill ‘promise’ for deaf, blind students in Arkansas with push for new facilitiesArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders vowed to deliver a “quality education” for deaf and blind students in the state in an announcement at the state capitol Wednesday. “…[T]wo schools were built as… Read More
Public Education
FAFSA glitches lead US Department of Education to ease rules meant to eliminate fraudDelays by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) in rolling out the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has forced it to relax financial rules for students and… Read More
Culture
‘Huge disservice’: Pennsylvania school district quietly reverses sex-segregated bathroom policy despite community support, student protestJust months after hundreds of students protested for same-sex only bathrooms, a Pennsylvania school board is quietly reversing its decision to avoid potential lawsuits. The Perkiomen Valley school board voted… Read More
Christian Schools
Missouri Christian school 7th grader named county spelling bee champSt. Joseph Christian School seventh-grader Owen Herzog took top honors in the Buchanan County, Missouri spelling bee Feb. 3. Herzog was named spelling bee champion after out-spelling 100 students from… Read More
Public Education
4 largest Kansas school districts continue to ‘cut parents out of the picture’ on student gender issues, despite AG’s warningFour of the largest school districts in Kansas will continue to keep parents in the dark about their student’s “transgender” status despite a warning from the… Read More
Public Education
‘Wrong by $50 or $100 million’: Former Portland teachers’ union bargaining chief condemns November strike in scathing letterThe former bargaining chief of the Portland teachers’ union released a scathing letter chastising the union president and questioning the union’s bargaining tactics after November’s lengthy strike. Steve Lancaster, who… Read More
Public Education
Emerging studies show charter school performance benefits students everywhereNew studies on the efficacy of charter schools and the impact their presence has on local public schools are fueling the fire for school choice advocates. Amid debates within the… Read More