Public Education
Louisiana becomes first state to require public schools display Ten Commandments(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Louisiana is set to become the first state to mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms under a bill signed into… Read More
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Milwaukee Public School reforms must include choice expansion, says advocate(The Center Square) – The head of Wisconsin’s largest school choice group says the recent troubles at Milwaukee Public Schools both show the need for school choice and is the… Read More
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Teachers’ union boss claims conservatives are against black literacy; data disagreesThe Chicago teachers’ union boss has stumbled into a firestorm for claiming conservatives don’t want black children to learn how to read. Stacey Davis Gates made… Read More
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Political posters and banners from Dem party allegedly displayed in Iowa high schoolPictures posted online appear to show a public school in Iowa has anti-school choice and pro-abortion posters on display, some of which are from the state’s Democratic Party. Mateo Portelli,… Read More
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Track coach says he was fired over his concerns about transgender athletesThe track and field coach at an Oregon high school alleges he was fired after he sent letters expressing concern about biological males competing against girls. John Parks, who was… Read More
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Colorado school board pumps brakes on pro-trans policies after community outcryThe Douglas County School Board in Colorado has opted to postpone action on new pro-transgender policies after pushback from parents and community advocates. Prior to the… Read More
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‘Pass the trash’: California school district faces lawsuit over handling of sexual abuse caseEleven victims have filed a civil lawsuit against a California school district alleging it covered up multiple sexual harassment complaints against a former teacher. The lawsuit, filed… Read More
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Foreign aid, student loan forgiveness behind massive increase in deficit estimate, CBO says(Daily Caller News Foundation) – America’s debt is growing faster than previously expected, largely due to actions taken by the Biden administration and recent legislation, according to the Congressional Budget… Read More
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NC college scholarship program expecting 120,000 applications(The Center Square) – An estimated 120,000 North Carolina students are expected to apply for a state college scholarship program for students in families with incomes of $80,000 or less,… Read More
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School choice is a civil rights issue, says Condoleezza RiceCondoleezza Rice was once the highest-ranking woman in the U.S. government. Now, the issue closest to her heart is one often left out of the national conversation: school choice. Read More
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California school board formally opposes Biden admin’s Title IX gender push with resolutionA California public school board has voted in favor of a resolution opposing the Biden administration’s reinterpretation of Title IX, which redefines biological sex to include gender identity. Chino Valley… Read More
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Clashing goals of teachers, administrators causing exodus, former educator warnsMany teachers are leaving their profession not because of low salaries or barriers to hiring, but due to increasingly diverging missions between administrators and educators, argues a former public-school teacher. Read More
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Milwaukee parents launch ‘long overdue’ recall campaign against school boardAngry Milwaukee Public Schools residents are launching a recall campaign against their school board for mismanaging the district and ignoring community concerns. The group, Recall MPS School Board Collaborative,… Read More
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‘Enough is enough’: Wyoming parents rail against school district over extreme violence, lack of rule enforcementWyoming parents are blaming their school district for inaction for a steep rise in violence after two students were murdered in unrelated incidents off campus. The parent coalition “… Read More
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Video shows wild fight scenes at high school graduation(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Video captured a wild brawl that broke out Thursday evening at a high school graduation ceremony in downtown Los Angeles, FOX11 reported. The chaotic… Read More
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Report shows 1-in-4 Iowa students chronically absent from school(The Center Square) – Twenty-six percent of Iowa students are considered chronically absent, according to a new report that measures the well-being of children. The 2024 Kids Count Data Book… Read More
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New York education officials change grad requirements to include DEI, ‘global citizenship’ and SELThe New York State Education Department (NYSED) announced new high school graduation requirements to include metrics such as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), global citizenship and… Read More
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Teacher guilty of sexually assaulting minor claims he was too drunk to be accountableA North Carolina high school teacher was found guilty Wednesday of taking indecent liberties with a student, while arguing he was just too intoxicated to form the criminal intent. John… Read More
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Wisconsin watchdog blows whistle on school district’s anti-white discriminationA Wisconsin watchdog has blown the whistle on a local school district’s scholarship program for excluding white applicants. Since 2021, the School District of Beloit (SDB) has had a “… Read More
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California offers little oversight for classroom AI, prioritizes ‘social justice and equity’Multiple California school districts have reportedly signed contracts to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to perform tasks such as developing assignments and grading, but critics worry… Read More