Public Education
North Carolina’s strategic public-education plan draws criticisms over academic goals, accountabilityA newly released strategic plan from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) may sound ambitious, but it doesn’t specifically focus on academics, according to educational critics. “If… Read More
Homeschools
Maryland homeschoolers celebrate ‘intentional, affirming educational choice’ rising above COVID-19 pandemic levelsThe recent growth of homeschooling may have started as a short-term response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has morphed into a “lasting trend,” argues a… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools lacking classroom placements for 200 students with disabilitiesAbout 200 students with disabilities still didn’t have access to a Chicago Public Schools (CPS) classroom by the second week of this school year, Chalkbeat reported. Read More
Christian Schools
Security funds? South Carolina private, charter, public schools revisit security options in wake of Minneapolis shootingSouth Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster had planned an announcement regarding armed School Resource Officers (SROs) in every state school for Aug. 27 – the day a shooter… Read More
Public Education
State report: Minneapolis schools violate laws with biased disability classificationsMinneapolis Public Schools has violated state and federal law by overidentifying black students within the “developmental cognitive disability” category, the state’s education department recently concluded. “The notification is part of… Read More