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‘Lines are getting blurred’ between student AI use and cheating, educators sayPen-and-paper tests may become the latest weapon in anti-cheating technology as artificial intelligence is rendering students’ take-home exams and homework assignments obsolete. “The cheating is off the charts. It’s the… Read More
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Leaked NEA training coaches teachers to fight conservative parents, paint Republicans as racist threat(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The National Education Association (NEA) is training teachers to advance gender and racial ideology in classrooms, and to fight Republicans and parent groups who ‘harm… Read More
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Incoming Seattle Schools superintendent to make $425,000 a year(The Center Square) – Incoming Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner will be compensated $425,000 per year as part of a newly agreed-upon contract with the school board. The contract… Read More
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Connecticut superintendent accused of DUI, loses job after contract violationMiddletown Public Schools in Connecticut has terminated its superintendent, citing a contract violation after learning of his arrest for driving under the influence. “Vázquez Matos failed to maintain certification… Read More
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Trans activist displays complete lack of biology knowledge at school board meeting(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A self-described mother of “two transgender sons” told a Colorado School board on Nov. 11 that banning biological men from women’s sports was discrimination. Conservatives… Read More
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Oregon’s public school enrollment continues decline as administrators scramble to collect data, track studentsMore than 37,000 students have left Oregon’s public schools since the COVID-19 pandemic – reversing a years-long trend and raising questions about enrollment tracking, according to recent reports. “While declining birth rates in… Read More
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California turns to robots to help students who don’t speak English(Daily Caller News Foundation) – California’s State Board of Education (SBE) is rolling out new kindergarten through eighth grade teaching assistants: multilingual math bots. In a… Read More
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Lavish 2024-25 NY school staffer salaries, retirement packages draw ire from taxpayer watchdogsNew York taxpayers paid nearly $19.7 billion in the 2024-25 academic year for the salaries of 263,868 educators, a recent Newsday report found – drawing outrage from analysts who argue such… Read More
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Watch: McMahon says shutdown proves schools don’t need the DOEThe federal government shut down for 43 days – and school systems were largely unaffected, Education Secretary Linda McMahon says in a new video. “Flights were delayed. SNAP benefits ran… Read More
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Michigan adopts sexual orientation, gender identity under new health guidelinesDespite opposition from parents and clergy, the Michigan State Board of Education on Thursday approved new health-education guidelines that mandate discussions of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex acts with children as… Read More
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Maryland education board concludes ‘arbitrary, unreasonable’ electric school bus contract violated district’s own rulesMontgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland has drawn withering criticism from the state’s board of education, which recently declared the district’s $168 million school bus contract “illegal.” “The (board’s) report found… Read More
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A tale of two books: Teachers’ union boss attacks school choice supporters while other work documents choice’s 200-year historyTwo new books present vastly different sides of the public school vs. school choice debate – with one claiming the proverbial sky is falling while the other documents how school choice actually predates the current… Read More
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Tears, protests after officials approve TPUSA chapter at Michigan High School(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A woman broke down in tears during a Thursday school board meeting in Royal Oak, Michigan, where multiple left-wing speakers demanded that a Turning Point… Read More
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Chicago Public Schools watchdog blasts ‘questionable, excessive, exorbitant’ travel expenses totaling $7.7 million in 2024Amid growing budget deficits last year, staffers at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) indulged in “questionable, excessive, and even exorbitant” expeditions including hot air balloon rides, wildlife safaris and camel rides, a recent analysis concluded. … Read More
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Top federally funded university announces free tuition for most students(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Johns Hopkins University (JHU) announced on Thursday it is making tuition free for families earning less than $200,000 and will waive both tuition and living… Read More
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Detroit high school teacher charged after reportedly agreeing to pay minor for sexOhio police have charged a Detroit schoolteacher with a felony after arresting him at a downtown Toledo parking lot for trying to arrange sex with a minor. “Court documents… Read More
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Michigan girls’ volleyball team with transgender player excelling in postseason playSkyline High School in Ann Arbor moved deeper into the Michigan girls volleyball postseason this past week while state officials continued to avoid basic questions about the eligibility of the… Read More
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Florida becomes first state to adopt Phoenix Declaration to renew education(The Daily Signal) – On Thursday, Florida became the first state in the union to adopt the Phoenix Declaration… Read More
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‘That’s what motivates people’: School board winners say gender policies drove big election gains(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Conservatives saw major school board wins this election, proving that parents across the country are still actively working to get gender ideology out of the… Read More
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Colorado teacher arrested after allegedly stalking middle school student who ended yearlong affairA Colorado gym teacher allegedly preyed on a student’s mental health challenges to begin a sexual relationship, then stalked the student after they broke up, according to media reports. Teresa… Read More