Public Education
Teacher absences put strain on schools as student learning loss drags on following pandemic(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Teacher absences around the U.S. are spiking as learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a shortage of substitute teachers continue to plague the… Read More
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Nebraska public school district discriminates against deaf students, DOJ report saysAn investigation into a Nebraska school district by the Department of Justice found it was violating deaf and hard of hearing students’ rights. The investigation came after multiple parental complaints. Read More
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Massachusetts high school asks for National Guard to combat violenceCommittee members at a Massachusetts high school want the National Guard to help combat violence at the school, as a new “equity” law interferes with student discipline. The committee of… Read More
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18-year-old Ohio school board member arrested for drunk drivingAn 18-year-old Ohio school board member elected on a platform prioritizing student safety was arrested and charged with drunk driving Friday. Brady Hall assumed his position… Read More
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Wisconsin school superintendent resigns after radio hot mic catches critical, profane remarksA Wisconsin superintendent resigned after he was caught criticizing the district, making racial statements about Green Bay and using a profanity towards a district employee during a commercial break of… Read More
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Proposed ‘genderful’ charter school wants kids to ‘explore their gender’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Concerned critics are reportedly pushing back against a proposed public charter school in Brooklyn, New York, that would encourage kids as young as the fifth grade… Read More
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Rhode Island teacher says DHS ‘media literacy’ program targets conservatives as dangerous extremistsA teacher in Rhode Island is crying foul about a federal program teaching students to report those who express conservative ideas as potential “extremists.” The “media literacy” program by the… Read More
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Don’t ‘sweep it under the rug’: Students walk out over safety concerns at Michigan high schoolDozens of Michigan students walked out of class Wednesday over safety concerns and frustration following revelations the school reenrolled a student who sexually assaulted another student. The walkout took place… Read More
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Assistant principal says 8-year-olds should access books ‘referencing pornography and dirty magazines’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An assistant principal said Tuesday that 8-year-olds should be able to access books “referencing pornography and dirty magazines” during a hearing before a school board… Read More
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LAUSD adopts policy to restrict charter schools on 350 campuses(The Center Square) – The Los Angeles Unified School District voted to adopt a policy restricting public charter schools from operating on public school campuses with the largest portion… Read More
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Group with radical race connections demanding $70B in slavery ‘reparations’ from small Catholic university in MissouriA group claiming to represent 200 current descendants of slaves who helped build St. Louis University (SLU) in Missouri are demanding $70 billion in so-called reparations from the school. The… Read More
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Indiana AG launches ‘Eyes on Education’ portal to empower parental rights in public educationIndiana has launched an online “education portal” where objectionable content in schools can be reported by parents, students and teachers. The office of Indiana’s Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita announced… Read More
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Teachers assaulted by students daily in Nashville public schoolsTeachers and staff assaults in Nashville are so egregious that some teachers don’t bother to discipline students. Others are simply quitting. In the previous school year, nearly 350 student-to-staff assaults… Read More
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Walkouts causing additional closures in Durham, NC school district(The Center Square) – Students in Durham could be required to make up school days lost to employee walkouts over an ongoing pay dispute if it’s not soon resolved, district… Read More
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Minnesota school district to allow Muslim families to opt out of LGBT reading lessons(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The St. Louis Park public school district in Minnesota will reportedly allow Muslim families to opt out of LGBT reading lessons for students. Two public… Read More
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Half of parents want to customize their child’s K-12 education, report showsNearly half of America’s parents want to customize their child’s education. The new Choose to Learn 2024 report surveyed “open-minded parents” to find out what sort… Read More
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Gov. Ron DeSantis calls out ‘bad actors’ on curriculum transparency, promises ‘consequences’ in FloridaFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to debunk the narrative that so-called “book bans” are occurring in Florida, saying that parents have a right to object to graphic sexual material that is… Read More
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A Florida school board votes to retain sexually explicit book in elementary school libraryIn a contentious decision, the Alachua County School Board voted 4-1 to keep the challenged book “Melissa” on the shelves of an elementary school library. The book, previously published as… Read More
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School attendance nationwide is suffering from ‘long COVID,’ report findsThe CDC will soon drop the last vestiges of COVID-19 guidelines, but the problems of the pandemic are not so easily undone in public schools. A report from the American… Read More
Public Education
Levies passing for most Spokane-area schools, but bond proposals failing(The Center Square) – Property tax levy proposals for 13 Spokane-area school districts are passing – some narrowly – but voters in five districts are rejecting long-term, multi-million-dollar bond proposals,… Read More