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GMU is latest school under feds’ scrutiny for campus antisemitism(Daily Caller News Foundation) – George Mason University, located in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., has been added to a list of dozens of institutions of higher education… Read More
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North Carolina school districts are responding to new Parents’ Bill of RightsThe largest public school district in North Carolina has voted to create new policies to better align with the state’s newly passed Parents’ Bill of Rights. Read More
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Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism scandalHarvard’s president, Claudine Gay, resigned on Tuesday, marking the end of a contentious plagiarism scandal and what was the shortest presidential tenure in school history. “This is not a decision… Read More
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Florida legislators aim to crack down on chronic absenteeism in public schoolsFlorida lawmakers preparing to return to work Jan. 9 are set to address rising rates of chronic absenteeism among public school students. Data from the Florida… Read More
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‘Queering God’ and ‘How to Be a B***h’: Here are just a few shocking courses universities offered in 2023(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Universities offered students in the U.S. the opportunity to enroll in many courses that push gender ideology and left-wing activism during the 2023-2024 school year. Read More
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Audit: Georgia lawmakers should revise state education review standards(The Center Square) – Georgia lawmakers should consider revising the state’s four-year cycle of reviewing education standards, a process that can yield revisions potentially costing taxpayers millions of dollars. That’s… Read More
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Public school enrollment is declining in North Carolina, nationwide, amid alt schooling boomNew data reveals the number of North Carolina children being educated outside traditional public schools has nearly doubled over the last decade. In 2013, just 252,000 students… Read More
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‘Social justice warriors who push their own perversion.’ West Virginia resident calls out school board members for silence on trans bathroom usageParents and residents of a West Virginia school district voiced their discontent with the district attorney’s opinion that the school must allow students to use bathroom according to gender identity. Read More
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Dept. of Ed. investigating George Mason University after allegations of antisemitism(Daily Caller News Foundation) – George Mason University (GMU) has been added to a Department of Education (DOE) investigation that is researching allegations of antisemitism and islamophobia on campus, News4Washington… Read More
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Cellphone restrictions are helping students improve at this Washington school districtA Washington school district is seeing positive change after implementing a policy to limit social media access and restrict cellphone use in class. The Peninsula School District near Tacoma approved… Read More
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8 in 10 voters support school choice in Mississippi, but incoming superintendent calls public school ‘only choice’A new survey of Mississippi registered voters shows that nearly 80% of respondents support allowing parents to pick the best schools for their children. But the incoming superintendent wants to… Read More
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Having low-performing elementary students repeat a grade boosts long-term success, new study showsGrade retention helps students reach higher levels of achievement, new research reveals, defying education establishment claims that repeating grades does more harm than good. Traditionally, public schools have discouraged grade… Read More
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Some Kansas school districts send board members to training from NSBA, which likened parents to ‘domestic terrorists’(The Sentinel) – At least 25 state school board associations canceled their membership with the National School Boards Association (NSBA) after it… Read More
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Free online ‘affirmative therapy’ for ‘sexual and gender minority groups’ offered to Baltimore high schoolersA Maryland school district with over 32,000 students is giving those over 13 digital access to “therapy,” including so-called gender affirming care, and apparently without parental consent. Baltimore County Public… Read More
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Year in Review: Pennsylvania education policy(The Center Square) – From preschool through college, from the family wallet to the state’s coffers, the cost of education stretching budgets beyond their capacity has been a major theme… Read More
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Satanic Temple unveils first high school student-led club near Kansas City(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Satanic Temple (TST) announced Tuesday that it will be opening its first high school club in Kansas. The club is an affiliate of TST’s… Read More
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Teachers and students skip class during Oregon school district’s strike makeup weekChristmas break started late for one Oregon school district last week, the consequence of an almost month-long teachers strike. But many students and teachers skipped class anyway. Portland Public Schools… Read More
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Sons of American Revolution student and educator awards submission deadlines fast approachingThe Sons of the American Revolution is encouraging students and educators to submit applications for its various awards, some with cash prizes worth thousands of dollars. SAR is a congressionally… Read More
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School boards begin voting on new measure to allow chaplains to volunteer in Texas schools(The Center Square) – Texas school boards have already begun to vote on a new measure to allow or prohibit chaplains from volunteering to provide counseling and other services to… Read More
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Poll: Education, economy most important state topics for Tennessee voters(The Center Square) – Tennessee voters say education and the economy should be the top priorities of state government, according to a recent Vanderbilt Poll. The poll surveyed 1,005 registered… Read More