Public Education
California district engaged in ‘illegal fiscal practices’ through China partnership, audit concludesAn audit into California’s Val Verde Unified School District has uncovered “serious concerns” about “fraud, misappropriation of funds, or other illegal fiscal practices” regarding its partnership with the Pegasus California School in China, Politico … Read More
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New Jersey schools may face legal challenge over gender policy(The Center Square) – The Thomas More Society has issued a demand letter to the Westwood Regional School District Board of Education in New Jersey, calling for the repeal of… Read More
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Poverty, fatherlessness contribute to racial achievement gaps – not racism, new report findsFor decades, the learning gaps between African American and white students have been attributed to systemic racism and inequitable funding. But new research has found social issues may play a… Read More
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South Carolina considers mobile panic button system for schools to increase safetyA South Carolina bill – patterned after Alyssa’s Law in honor of Alyssa Alhadeff, who died in a Florida high school shooting in 2018 – may soon mandate mobile panic… Read More
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Vocational high schools are flourishing in Massachusetts, gaining enrollmentA recent report from the Pioneer Institute found vocational-technical (or vo-tech) schools are growing in Massachusetts, despite an overall decrease in public school enrollment. Because of declining birth rates and the… Read More
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GOP rep crashes school board meeting to blast district for silencing tax hike whistleblower(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Michigan Rep. John James called out a local school board for censuring an elected trustee who blew the whistle on a secret plan to… Read More
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North Carolina districts grapple with declining enrollment, discuss school closuresDistricts across North Carolina – even those in affluent areas such as Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools – are facing increased pressure to cut costs amid falling student numbers. “Due to a combination… Read More
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Retirements, state takeovers drive high number of North Texas superintendents leaving postsAt least eight superintendents in North Texas districts have revealed plans to step down this academic year, with four of them making the announcement this month. “This comes as… Read More
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Colorado school district’s transgender policies violated Title IX, federal investigators sayThe U.S. Department of Education has determined a large Colorado school district violated federal civil rights law by letting students access sports teams and facilities based on their… Read More
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Group that sets agenda for 130K school counselors pushes woke program(The Daily Signal) – The organization that sets the agenda for the 130,000 school counselors across the U.S. just promoted a left-wing activist program that advocates for transgender ideology and… Read More
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Pittsburgh schools boost salaries, roster despite talk of consolidationEven as Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) has been discussing school closures and other cost-cutting measures, it ended the 2025 school year with a bigger roster and increased payroll spending, according to reports. Read More
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Wisconsin public-school enrollment drops across 68 of 72 countiesPublic-school enrollment has dropped this academic year across Wisconsin, continuing “a decades-long trend” and threatening district budgets. “According to a Wisconsin Policy Forum Report released in July, by percentages the state’s… Read More
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‘90/10’ gap between high-achieving and low-achieving students continues widening, study concludesForget the haves and have-nots – in today’s world, the greatest divide may be coming between the learned and the unlearned. “Education leaders have warned of the trend toward increasing educational… Read More
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More people acknowledging ‘patent failure’ of public schools to educate, educational analyst concludesThe most important issue of our day may not always make global news but lies closer to home than most people think – as close as their area school district, argues one educational analyst. “There’s now… Read More
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Democrats for years rejected arming school personnel. Armed security just prevented massacre at synagogue(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Several Democrats rejected arming security and school personnel prior to armed security killing an attacker at a Michigan synagogue Thursday. Armed security guards at the Temple… Read More
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Father sues blue state school for son’s right to recite Pledge of Allegiance(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A father sued the Falmouth School Department in Maine on March 3, accusing it of failing to follow state law by not allowing students an… Read More
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North Carolina district supplies all school buses with overdose response kitsDrug overdose response kits will be available in every school bus in a North Carolina district as part of an emergency preparedness initiative, according to a recent report. “We are extremely thankful for Nash County’s support… Read More
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Arizona school choice program’s error rate is reportedly 1%(The Center Square) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne told The Center Square that the Empowerment Scholarship Account’s error rate is lower than that of other Arizona government… Read More
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Wealthy Massachusetts school district to have gender-neutral bathrooms in new schoolOfficials in a well-to-do Massachusetts school district plan to include large numbers of gender-neutral bathrooms in a new high school expected to cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion. An LGBTQIA+… Read More
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Washington teacher accused of sexual relationship with 14-year-old studentA 62-year-old Washington teacher is being held on $750,000 bond after authorities charged him with having an affair with a 14-year-old student. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office… Read More