Education
School leaders say 40% of students are behind grade level(The Center Square) – According to a federal survey of school leaders, 40% of students in the nation’s public schools were behind grade level in one or more subjects at… Read More
Education
Public school teacher fired after blocking first graders from using restroom(The Heartlander) — Ashley Barrera, a Houston area public elementary school teacher, has been fired after denying her first grade students permission to use the restroom, causing… Read More
Education, Missouri
Experts criticize Missouri board’s proposal to lower teacher GPA standard(The Heartlander) — The Missouri State Board of Education may lower teacher certification standards to recruit more middle and high school educators, but experts tell The Heartlander the problems run… Read More
Crime, Education
Las Vegas high school football coach arrested for child porn, sex abuse and kidnapping(The Heartlander) — A Las Vegas high school football coach has been arrested on nine felony charges involving the sexual abuse of an underage female student. Antwone Washington, the 45-year-old… Read More
Education
Two mothers sue literacy educators, publishers for undermining the science of reading(The Heartlander) — Two Massachusetts moms are suing a coalition of publishers and educators they say ruined literacy instruction in America’s public schools for decades. Karrie Conley and Michele Hudak… Read More
America, Education
Attacks on free speech, conservatives, even a presidential candidate, show our education system is failing to teach Americans about AmericaIs it just possible the supposed “Land of the Free” has a significant problem with – freedom? Let’s take a quick look. The outgoing presidential administration: censored conservatives online;… Read More
Education
Even public-school advocates admit competition can help raise U.S. educational quality(The Heartlander) — Some media outlets love to sound the alarm over any competition to public schools from alternative education options, but occasionally you find journalists speaking the quiet part… Read More
Education
University of Maryland to offer “Intro to Fat Studies” course(The Center Square) – The University of Maryland is offering a course called “Intro to Fat Studies: Fatness, Blackness and Their Intersections” this spring. The three-credit course will be taught… Read More
Education, Faith
Texas approves Bible-infused curriculum for K-5 schools(The Heartlander) — Texas schools may start using a Bible-infused curriculum as soon as next school year after the state Education Board narrowly approved it Friday. The state-authored Bluebonnet Learning … Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas Ed Dept. and Ed Board promote DEI and Critical Race Theory principles(The Sentinel) – The Kansas State Board of Education told the Legislature the principles of Critical Race Theory (CRT) are not used in schools, but in December 2023, KSBOE … Read More
Education
Michigan Democrats push pro-LGBTQ sex ed standards that de-emphasize family, abstinence(The Heartlander) — Michigan Democrats are trying to overhaul the state’s sex education standards to reflect progressive ideologies. House Bill 6068 , filed Tuesday by Rep. Read More
Education
Survey: Voters dissatisfied with K-12 achievement results, want choice and local decisions(The Sentinel) — A pre-election poll of 1,000 registered voters nationwide by the yes. every kid. foundation found overwhelming discontent with… Read More
Education
Kansas City teacher’s rights violated by forced trans pronoun use, ‘white shaming’ curriculum, lawsuit allegesA Kansas City teacher who says she was punished for refusing to go along with the district’s anti-white racial and pro-trans gender indoctrination is suing her district for… Read More
Education
Wisconsin voters reluctant to approve tax hikes for school funding, poll finds(The Center Square) – With a total of 137 local school referendum questions spread across ballots in Wisconsin, recent data shows voters’ support for increasing property taxes to fund public… Read More
Education, Gender
Olathe School District officials dodge questions on possible state law violation on student restroom usage(The Sentinel) — Questions following multiple reports from parents who say Mission Trail Middle School officials in Olathe are allowing a biological girl to use the boys’ restroom and locker… Read More
Education
Houston ISD scandal: up to 400 unqualified teachers involved in $1M cheating scheme(The Center Square) – Another scandal has unfolded in Texas’ largest public school district: a $1 million teacher certification cheating scheme through which up to 400 individuals paid a proxy… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas superintendent arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, obstruction(The Sentinel) — Lyndon School District Superintendent Brad Marcotte remains free on bond while the investigation continues following his Oct. 18 arrest on suspicion of child endangerment… Read More
Education
What do voters say will fix the country’s schools? ‘Focus on core subject areas’(The Center Square) – A renewed focus on math, science, reading and social studies is the best way to improve education in the U.S., a plurality of voters say, according… Read More
Education
Professor abruptly leaves KU after telling class that men who don’t vote for Kamala Harris could be lined up and shotA professor who told his class men who don’t vote for Kamala Harris could be lined up and shot is no longer an employee of the University of Kansas. Read More
Education
KU professor tells class to ‘line up those guys and shoot them’ if males don’t vote for Kamala Harris(The Heartlander) — In a shocking video released on X Wednesday, a University of Kansas teacher advocates shooting men who refuse to vote for Vice President… Read More