Education
School choice supporters: Headcount numbers show public schools aren’t meeting kids’ needs(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s latest public school headcount shows fewer kids in traditional public schools and more kids moving into schools of choice. And school choice supporters… Read More
Education
Kansas mom finds joy-of-sex book for kids in her public library, which refuses to move it from children’s sectionAddie Thompson and her 4-year-old son were scanning their local public library’s children’s section for a book on airplanes. What the young mother found on the shelf right… Read More
Education
Schools spending federal relief money on employee bonuses(The Center Square) – School districts across the country are spending federal COVID-19 relief money on bonuses to employees, saying their employees earned it for their work during the pandemic. Read More
Education
More Americans than ever favor school choice amid growing belief public education is headed in the wrong directionMore Americans than ever are in support of school choice, according to an annual education survey. EdChoice’s annual Schooling in America survey has polled Americans for 10 years, asking… Read More
Education
This state’s public education achievement crisis, and needed solutions, are documented in a new call-to-action bookWith one in three students testing below grade level in reading and math, Kansas public education is embroiled in a chronic achievement crisis – one the system only… Read More
Education
Ohio teachers union against new bill that allows veterans to be teachers(The Center Square) – Ohio’s teachers union believes a bill in the General Assembly that would reduce requirements for veterans to become teachers would also reduce the quality of education… Read More
Education
Taxpayer Funded: Feds pay $100K to train grad students in ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion’(The Center Square) — A top federal health research agency awarded more than $100K in taxpayer dollars for diversity and equity training for grad students to make them “agents of… Read More
Education
Smithville becoming epicenter of the national school choice movement by way of the Stanley M. Herzog FoundationSMITHVILLE, Mo. – The Stanley M. Herzog Foundation has quickly become a national leader for school choice, hosting a stellar inaugural event at its new headquarters here Thursday… Read More
Education
Parents say their son’s school tricked him into taking a U.S. history class based on radical CRT theoryParents allege their son was tricked by his school into taking a U.S. History class that is based on radical left-wing Critical Race Theory, according to a report by… Read More
Crime, Education
Third KC teacher in 2 weeks charged with sex crimes involving students and minorsDoes the public school system have a serious child sex abuse problem? Some experts and lawmakers say yes. In Kansas City alone, three area teachers have been charged with serious… Read More
Education
Taxpayer-funded cancel culture? Lawmakers ask Education Secretary to push for tolerant campuses(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers are questioning the Biden administration about cancel culture on college campuses and asking the question: why are federal taxpayer dollars funding it? House Committee… Read More
Education
Christian ed group joins suit against Biden admin’s Title IX expansion some say threatens fairness in girls’ sportsOne of the nation’s largest Christian education associations will be allowed to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration’s attempt to expand Title IX protections. Last week, a federal… Read More
Education
Small Kansas town council rejects state’s legal protections for teachers, librarians who submit obscene materials to minorsShould teachers and librarians have legal immunity for providing obscene materials to minors? The state of Kansas says yes. One small town defiantly says no. The city council of Edwardsville,… Read More
Education
Nixa High School designated as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2022NIXA, Mo. – For the second time in a decade, Nixa High School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School for 2022 based on its academic excellence. Read More
Education
Iowa judge rules against parents’ request to block school district’s new transgender policyA district judge has denied a request to block an Iowa school district from enforcing its new transgender policy. The lawsuit was brought against the Linn-Mar School District by Parents… Read More
Education
Amid teacher shortage, 850 more unvaccinated New York City school workers fired, total nearing 2,000Hundreds of New York City school employees were just fired for failing to comply with an 11-month-old COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The New York City Department of Education recently ordered approximately… Read More
Education
Parents enraged over email instructing 6th-12th grade teachers not to tell them about their children’s pronounsA school board meeting in Ohio became heated over an email telling teachers they were not obligated to tell parents when their children change gender pronouns. An Aug. 31 email… Read More
Education
Ohio bill making it easier for teachers to carry guns in effectNational concern for school safety prompted Ohio to make it easier for teachers to carry guns in the classroom. House Bill 99 went into effect on Monday, reducing the number… Read More
Education
Lawmakers: COVID relief funds paid for ‘equity warriors,’ CRT lessons in public schools(The Center Square) – Top Republicans in the U.S. House are pursuing an investigation into reports that federal tax dollars designated for COVID-related learning loss were spent to promote… Read More
Education
Missouri school district walks back controversial transgender policy after backlashA Missouri school board voted unanimously on Tuesday to rescind its controversial transgender policy after a published letter raised suspicions about how it got passed in the first place. The… Read More