Public Education
DC joins growing list of states banning cellphones in schools for 2025-26Washington, D.C., has joined what is perhaps the most bipartisan public-school movement of our time – banning cellphones from classrooms. Starting Aug. 25, it will implement a bell-to-bell ban for… Read More
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Classic Learning Test takes on college admissions duopoly(The Daily Signal) – The Classic Learning Test, an alternative to standardized tests like the SAT and ACT, has scored recent legislative victories in Texas and Oklahoma, with another win expected… Read More
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More parents insist on finding the right environment for their children, report saysSchool choice surged during COVID-19 and shows no signs of slowing down, a newly released study shows. The study, published by education… Read More
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LAUSD orders its police to block federal immigration operations at schools (The Center Square) – Alberto M. Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, ordered the district to deploy its police officers to defend schools and school events, including… Read More
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New York education funding exceeds $33,000 per pupil, highest in nationNew York State is lavishing record amounts of taxpayer dollars on its K-12 public education system – with little to show for it. The Empire Center for Public Policy, a… Read More
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From Washington to Ohio, public schools slashing positions while grappling with millions in budget shortfallsPublic-school districts nationwide are cutting staff positions while admitting layoffs alone won’t suffice in solving multimillion-dollar deficits. In one example, Tacoma Public Schools in Washington has committed to continuing staff… Read More
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School choice benefits families of all races and backgrounds, education expert saysA new article by a University of South Carolina professor attempts to paint school choice as an instrument of segregation and other maladies, but history and evidence suggest otherwise. Dr. Read More
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Open enrollment study highlights value of school choice, erosion of local school controlThe success of open enrollment shows parents value educational choice and signals the weakening of the local school monopoly, data from a new study suggests. In… Read More
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Illinois school district to consider see-through backpacks for students in grades 5-12An Illinois school district will hear a proposal Monday requiring all backpacks for grades 5-12 to be transparent in the next school year. “It’s my hope that the board will… Read More
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California school apologizes after racial slur appears in yearbookAn Oakland, California, elementary school is under fire after a racial slur appeared in its yearbook commemorating the school’s 100th anniversary, ABC7 reported. The Montclair Elementary… Read More
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Missed deadlines spur Wisconsin to withhold aid from Milwaukee Public SchoolsAfter Milwaukee Public Schools missed May 16 and May 30 deadlines to submit financial reports, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is withholding new aid to the district. “Withholding funding… Read More
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Analysis: Media handwringing over homeless students downplays ‘implosion of California public-school education’Lance Christensen of the California Policy Center typically characterizes EdSource as the state’s “foremost publication on educational issues.” However, one of his X posts took issue… Read More
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Former superintendents call for public microschools, following lead of Christian private schoolsThree former public school superintendents are making a bold call for public education to embrace microschools – something the private Christian school world has been doing for years. Writing in… Read More
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Former DC school teacher arrested on child pornography chargesA former Washington, D.C., charter-school teacher is behind bars after being arrested by the FBI and charged in connection with soliciting child pornography. Devonne Keith Brown, 56, is charged with… Read More
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Florida board of governors rejects university president who ran DEI giant(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Florida Board of Governors rejected former University of Michigan (UM) president Dr. Santa Ono on Tuesday as the University of Florida’s (UF’s) next president… Read More
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CA agrees to stop excluding Jewish private schools from receiving funding for students with disabilitiesJewish parents in California have won a major victory after the state’s department of education agreed in federal court to halt its exclusion of Jewish private schools from receiving funding… Read More
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Rising costs, falling enrollment lead Maine towns to consider leaving school districtsAs property values rise and public-school enrollment drops across Maine, several towns are considering steps to leave their current districts. “These withdrawals fit into a longstanding debate over the size… Read More
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Miyares refers Loudoun schools to DOJ over locker room probe (The Center Square) – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has referred Loudoun County Public Schools and the Loudoun County School Board to the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice. Miyares’… Read More
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Harvard commencement speaker worked for org tied to China’s military(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Harvard’s 2025 commencement speaker, “Luanna” Yurong Jiang, worked for a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) entity with extensive ties to Beijing’s military and intelligence networks, a… Read More
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Jewish residents in Massachusetts town condemn increase in public-school antisemitismSwastikas and hearing “I wish Hitler had finished the job with you” are just a few of the antisemitic incidents brought before a recent public-school committee meeting in Bedford, Massachusetts. Read More