Public Education
West Virginia public-school enrollment tumbles in ‘biggest decrease’ year over year, report findsThe West Virginia Department of Education has released its 2025 certified enrollment numbers, which will help determine future staffing and funding – and the findings represent “a major shift,” warned… Read More
Public Education
New Hampshire marks nation’s steepest enrollment decline amid fourth-highest spending growth per student, analysis showsDespite boosting its per-pupil spending by 60.5% over two decades, New Hampshire has experienced “the nation’s largest decline in enrollment,” a recent analysis concluded. “New Hampshire’s K-12 public school students… Read More
Public Education
Virginia district responds to federal antisemitism investigation alleging failure to uphold Title VI obligationsA Virginia district has promised to assist with a federal inquiry by the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce probing “significant antisemitic incidents” at its schools. U.S. Rep. Tim… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschooling continues to rise nationwide for reasons ‘as varied as homeschoolers themselves,’ Newsweek reportsNYC mom Kymberly Kent founded a homeschool program in 2017 to help other parents provide a customized, quality education much like the one she gave her eldest daughter, Samantha. “None… Read More
Education
Lowering proficiency standards fails students for life after high school, commentary warns(The Heartlander) — Forget reading, writing and arithmetic – the real “R” public schools are teaching these days is “reducing (academic) rigor” by lowering proficiency standards, a commentary in The… Read More