Public Education
Committee defers bill that would have made South Dakota school lunches free(The Center Square) – A bill that would provide free school lunches to South Dakota public school students was deferred by lawmakers on the House Education Committee Monday. Read More
Public Education
Where did all the public school students go?More than 1.2 million students left the public system in a COVID-fueled diaspora. A new report examines where they went and why. In Where Kids Went , Thomas S. Read More
Courts, Public Education
School bus driver claims union continues collecting dues despite resignation(The Center Square) – An Ohio public school employee says his union locked him into paying dues for an entire school year against his will. Richard Koch, a bus driver… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina school district votes to require athletes to compete according to birth sexA North Carolina school board reversed a policy which allowed transgender athletes to play on sports teams according to their chosen gender identity. At its Feb. 7 meeting, the New Hanover… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘We want urinals’: Students cut class in protest of school district’s woke urinal ban(Daily Caller) – Over 100 Granite State students banded together to conduct a Friday walk out to protest a school board district-wide policy that bans urinals over ‘gender identity’ concerns. Read More
Public Education
Ohio plans larger approach for school safety(The Center Square) – The state wants Ohio schools to focus on the physical and emotional well-being of students in order to provide a complete safety structure. The Ohio School Safety… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Arizona lawmakers call for superintendent’s resignation after ‘racist’ comments exposedAn Arizona superintendent’s "racist" comments, including the statement that white people are “problematic,” have led state lawmakers to call for his resignation. Sen. John Kavanagh, R-District 23, Rep. Joseph Chaplik,… Read More
Public Education
Not one student was proficient in math in 23 Baltimore schools, report says(Daily Caller) – In 23 Baltimore City Schools, zero students tested proficient in math in 2022, according to a report by Project Baltimore. Through an analysis of 150 Baltimore City… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Hundreds protest teacher who admitted to helping students change gender without parents’ permission(Daily Caller) – More than 200 parents and community officials protested a California high school teacher who admitted to helping students change their gender without their parents’ permission, according to… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Whitmer’s budget ‘unfairly’ targets Michigan’s online charter schools, critics say(The Center Square) – Michigan's online charter public schools have a 20% decrease in spending in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's 2023-24 budget proposal. The second-term Democrat’s fiscal plan unveiled Wednesday includes… Read More
Public Education
‘We are at the tipping point’: Seattle Schools may consolidate due to $131M budget deficit(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools is facing a deficit of $131 million that could cause the district to consolidate some of its schools. Student enrollment at… Read More
Public Education
Racially-targeted Asian mom, engineer, sacked from Virginia’s BOE as ‘not qualified’ by liberal lawmakersVirginia Democrats voted along party lines to oust a parent who was appointed to the Virginia Board of Education (BOE), claiming she wasn’t qualified. “They voted to remove Suparna Dutta,… Read More
Public Education
Illinois Board of Higher Education seeks 7.7% funding hike as enrollment dips(The Center Square) – The Illinois Board of Higher Education wants more funding at a time when enrollment in state public colleges and universities has declined. The board has proposed a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Maine school board member accused of being anti-Christian, advocating for radical gender ideologyA Hermon school board member is under fire for his anti-Christian views and advocacy of radical gender ideology. Chris McLaughlin, a social worker and executive director of National Association of… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents can’t opt their kids out of ‘inclusive’ and ‘anti-racist’ lessons, school district claims(Daily Caller) – A California school district advised teachers that parents cannot choose to opt their children out of anti-bias lessons on race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, according to… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Florida parent sues school district for providing daughter with laptop that led to kidnapping, sexual assault(Daily Caller) – A Florida parent is suing a school district after her daughter was allegedly lured and assaulted through the use of a school laptop issued during the COVID-19… Read More
Public Education
Nevada to audit public schools districts(The Center Square) – Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has ordered all public schools districts in the state to undergo an audit, his administration announced on Monday. The move… Read More
Public Education
Huckabee Sanders says Biden administration ‘doubling down on crazy,’ teases education plan for Arkansas(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said President Joe Biden's administration is hijacked by the "radical left" and called for a new generation of Republican leadership in… Read More
Public Education
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan officially subpoenas Department of Education over school boards issue(Daily Caller) – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan officially subpoenaed the Department of Education on Friday, the Daily Caller has learned exclusively. According to the subpoena, Education Secretary… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska governor proposes reforms to convoluted school funding systemThe arcane, convoluted formula for public school funding in Nebraska is about to receive a significant makeover if Gov. Jim Pillen has his way. In Nebraska, property taxes are the… Read More