Public Education
High School Student Violently Attacks English Teacher Reportedly After Poor Classroom Evaluation(Daily Caller) – A Gwinnett County School District English teacher suffered a violent attack from one of his students, according to reports and video footage. A student at … Read More
Courts, Public Education
Michigan school district settles with family after reporting parents for child abuse rather than investigate daughter’s sexual assault claimA Michigan school district has settled a lawsuit with a family after reporting the parents for child abuse for pulling their daughter out of school over its handling of her… Read More
Public Education
Students must use bathrooms of their biological sex, Florida school district decides in turnaboutA Florida school district is reversing its policy allowing students to choose bathrooms based on “gender identity” rather than their biological sex. The Nov. 22 decision by the Brevard County… Read More
Public Education
KS Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall resigns KU teaching position over university’s free speech failures(The Sentinel) – Just over a month after an associate dean at the University of Kansas School of Law labeled a speech that had yet to be given “hate… Read More
Government, Public Education
New lawsuit accuses Wisconsin DPI of making school choice more difficult(The Center Square) – A new lawsuit accuses Wisconsin educators of using Byzantine paperwork to make it more difficult for parents and students to leave public schools. The Wisconsin Institute… Read More
Public Education
Post-pandemic testing shows Colorado’s charter schools outperformed district schools(The Center Square) – Post-pandemic test scores of Colorado’s charter schools appear to show creativity and adaptability contributed to outperforming district-managed schools, according to a report from the Keystone Policy… Read More
Government, Public Education
No going back? Americans’ engagement, trust in public schools is irreparably shaken, report showsThree years after the advent of COVID-19, public education has lost what may be permanent amounts of both students and trust, a new report says. The report by the… Read More
Public Education
Speak of the devil: After School Satan Clubs open in California, Ohio, horrifying parentsWhen The Satanic Temple announced new after-school elementary programs in California and Ohio, parents and residents voiced their unequivocal dissent. On Monday, Wilmington, Ohio residents protested the After School… Read More
Government, Public Education
Nevada voters could break up America’s fifth-largest school district in 2024(The Center Square) – An initiative to break up Nevada's Clark County School District (CCSD) submitted over 220,000 signatures for verification, surpassing the 140,777 needed to put it on the… Read More
Public Education
Michigan’s underperforming public schools require state-mandated ‘comprehensive support’(The Center Square) – Fifty-four Michigan school districts and 112 schools will receive required state partnership intervention, according to an announcement Tuesday from the Michigan Department of Education. The… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania education assessment scores regress in COVID-19 pandemic era(The Center Square) – Evidence of learning setbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic era for Pennsylvania students is reflected in Monday’s release of the state assessment scores. In both reading and… Read More
Public Education
School staff sued for failing to follow safety protocol after student sex assault on Hawaii campusThe family of a 9th-grade student is suing school officials for negligence after she was allegedly sexually assaulted at a school in Hawaii. The girl at McKinley High School in… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Michigan Department of Education provided educators with materials on how to create a ‘Gay Straight Alliance’ club(Daily Caller) – The Michigan Department of Education (MDOE) promoted resources for educators on how to start a “Gay Straight Alliance” (GSA) club in their schools, according to training materials. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Democracy, ‘fatphobia’ are symptoms of a white supremacy evident among evangelicals and even Zoom meetings, Biden official saysDemocracy and “fatphobia” are both symptoms of a white supremacy that evangelical Christians embrace, according to a Biden official at the U.S. Department of Education. Kristina Ishmael , the… Read More
Government, Public Education
Democratic majorities in Lansing will target public charter schools(The Center Square) – Michigan Democrats and public school advocacy groups plan to regulate public charter schools among repealing the state's third-grade reading law and other education changes. Michigan Democrats… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School board members to face recall election in Maine for supporting controversial gender identity policyThe fate of two school board members in Maine will be on the ballot after they signaled support for a controversial policy parents say would keep them in the… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Ohio school board settles free speech case after ban on critical comments at board meeting – but new policy will bar any comments about employeesAn Ohio school board has reached a settlement with a resident who sued after being prevented from speaking at a board meeting about a controversy over the district superintendent. The… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Virginia school district seeks feedback on new ‘gender combined’ sex-ed lessons with ‘inclusive’ languageFairfax County Public Schools’ proposed changes for the sexual education curriculum feature gender-combined lessons on human reproduction using “inclusive” words and are currently under community review, according to the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Grand Rapids Public Schools’ COVID spending includes D.C. field trips, equity consulting(The Center Square) – Grand Rapids Public Schools received more than $100 million of COVID relief to help 14,000 kids recover from pandemic learning loss. The recovery spending ranged from… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Mother of autistic student sues Oklahoma district for negligence in wake of physical assault incidentThe mother of an autistic student has filed a lawsuit against her son’s Oklahoma school district after an alleged assault from another student. Adrianne Johnson filed suit on Nov. 9… Read More