Public Education
New York school board flees meeting after parents protest sexually explicit bookA New York school district is being blasted after its school board walked out of a meeting where parents were protesting the use of a sexually explicit book in schools. Read More
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NYC charter school bursting at seams fights uphill battle against ‘anti-charter’ biasA New York City charter school is making headlines as its administrators attempt creative solutions to the school’s spacing issues made worse by a hamstringing city law. In an… Read More
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Voters approve two key costly Seattle Public Schools’ levies(The Center Square) – A pair of Seattle Public Schools’ levies received overwhelming support from voters in Tuesday’s special election, giving the district continued funding for school operations and renovations. Read More
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Kansas college reportedly spent $438K on DEI office(The Sentinel) – While blue-chip companies like Walmart, Meta (owner of Facebook), Ford, McDonald’s, Lowe’s, John Deere, and Harley-Davidson scale back or entirely shut down their recent emphasis… Read More
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Tennessee school district calls for expedited closure of southern borderWhile school boards may not be able to secure the U.S. southern border, they may certainly urge the federal government to do it. The Rutherford County Tennessee school board passed… Read More
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Legal group demands school board end ‘unconstitutional lawfare’ against member who opposed child sex changes(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Frederick County Board of Education opened an allegedly “unconstitutional” investigation into a Republican board member after he voiced opposition to socially transitioning students within… Read More
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Are school counselors being trained as social justice warriors?Higher education programs in school counseling are facing backlash for buying into what critics call woke ideology infecting K-12 education. According to information compiled by Parents… Read More
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Two Seattle school levies to be voted on amid dissatisfaction with educational quality(The Center Square) – The fate of two levies from Seattle Public Schools will be determined on Tuesday by Seattle voters, amid recent survey results showing that parents of former… Read More
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Public-school employee in North Carolina arrested after special-needs student suffered multiple injuriesA former public-school employee has been charged with felony child abuse, aggravated assault and other crimes in North Carolina following multiple injuries to an 8-year-old student with special needs. Lakita… Read More
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Ibram X. Kendi’s antiracism center closing after allegations of mismanagement of millions of dollars and lackluster resultsA project led by one of the most prominent left-wing academics in America is shutting down after producing virtually no academic research. The Center for Antiracist Research (CAR), headed by… Read More
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Out with old, in with new: California educators throw off NEA-affiliated teachers’ unionA bunch of California teachers have dumped their union in favor of an independent, dues-free group. Teachers in the Blochman Union School District have voted… Read More
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New Jersey school district goes broke, says it can’t pay teachers without state loanA New Jersey school district is claiming it won’t be able to pay teachers this month unless the state approves an emergency loan by Feb. 22. Read More
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South Carolina removes 4 more books from school classrooms for content violationsSouth Carolina K-12 classrooms will no longer feature four books after a review committee decided they violated regulations prohibiting sexual content, the state’s education board ruled Tuesday. “We are not… Read More
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Parental rights group reveals America’s 13 worst school districts, anticipates Trump’s reformsAfter public education’s trip down the rabbit hole of wokeness and leftist ideology, parent advocates have hope President Trump will turn things around. Parents Defending Education (PDE) compiled a… Read More
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Education groups say Linda McMahon’s confirmation essential to overhaul ‘years of incompetence’ at Dept.(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parent advocacy groups are urging the Senate to swiftly confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education in order to repair the damages done… Read More
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Two Oklahoma schools undergoing investigations for alleged abuseAllegations of abuse have rocked two school districts in Oklahoma, prompting the state’s Department of Education to open investigations into each case. The latest investigation concerned Hugo Public Schools,… Read More
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New bill targets foreign interference in education, requiring colleges to disclose money from China, Russia, N. Korea(The Daily Signal) – A bill introduced Tuesday would require universities to disclose any contracts they have with foreign adversaries to the federal Department of Education. The… Read More
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Louisiana schools embracing hands-on STEM(The Center Square) − At a Louisiana Nonpublic Schools committee meeting on Monday, state education officials highlighted an innovative effort to enhance STEM learning: The Flying Classroom, a national program… Read More
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Department of Education investigates school for turning girls’ restroom ‘all-gender’The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has announced it will investigate Denver Public Schools in response to reports East High School converted an all-female restroom into… Read More
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Miami elementary school to close, convert into early learning center after dwindling enrollmentDeclining public-school enrollment in Miami, Florida, has spurred the decision to close one elementary school and convert it into an early learning center. The school board voted for the closure… Read More