Public Education
With decree to bus drivers, school district puts the ‘Scrooge’ in Christmas spirit(The Daily Signal) – A local school district in Pennsylvania acted to forbid school bus drivers from putting up Christmas decorations. On Friday, just over a week before Christmas, the… Read More
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Cursive comeback: Why states are bringing handwriting back to public educationWhen Common Core standards were released in 2010, most states cut back handwriting and cursive instruction to just kindergarten and 1st grade, focusing instead on typing. Read More
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Missouri school district offers coloring pages on preferred pronouns, gender expression to kindergartners(The Daily Signal) – A Missouri school district is providing elementary-school teachers with coloring pages, asking children as young as kindergartners to choose their pronouns and… Read More
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Oklahoma state superintendent’s proposal would keep drag queens and discriminatory diversity programs out of classrooms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Oklahoma’s top education official will propose rules on Thursday that will eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, prevent drag queen performers from becoming teachers… Read More
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Report: Charter school enrollment increases in Georgia(The Center Square) – Georgia’s public charter school enrollment has grown over the last four years while enrollment at traditional schools has declined. That’s according to state-level data the National… Read More
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Oregon parents try to oust superintendent over school violence in ‘restorative justice’ failParents outraged by a rising tide of violence in an Oregon school district are calling on the superintendent to resign. Over the past several months, the Tigard-Tualatin School District (TTSD)… Read More
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Seattle Public Schools receiving $1.75M in settlement with e-cigarette company JUUL(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools is set to receive $1.75 million through 2027 in settlements after a four year legal battle with the electronic cigarette company JUUL Labs. Read More
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Missouri lawmaker introduces universal education tax credit bill, assures families no strings attachedMissouri state lawmakers are laying the groundwork for major education reform, including a universal education tax credit. State Rep. Doug Richey, R-Excelsior Springs, introduced HB 1911… Read More
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Kansas school funding exceeds $20,000 per student adjusted for cost of living(The Sentinel) – New data from the Kansas Department of Education show school funding was $17,650 per student in the 2023 school year, but adjusted for the cost of living,… Read More
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41 students arrested at Brown University following anti-Israel campus protestOfficers arrested 41 students at Brown University after students broke school policies by refusing to leave the University Hall in an anti-Israel protest. “Brown University issued multiple trespass warning to… Read More
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San Fran school board approves big raises; then projects $610 million deficits(The Center Square) – The San Francisco Unified School District is projecting a combined spending deficit of almost $611 million in the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years after giving out… Read More
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Is Biden’s education department scheming with SPLC to demonize concerned parents? Rep. Comer demands answers(The Daily Signal) – President Joe Biden’s White House has hosted staff and leadership of the Southern Poverty Law Center at least 11 times, and congressional Republicans want answers… Read More
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Pennsylvania Republicans won majority of school board seats during 2023 electionIn November, political pundits bemoaned the lack of a “red wave” in school board elections nationwide, but Republicans performed better in Pennsylvania than initially reported. One article… Read More
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Book banning? Rhode Island school district trained teachers to ‘purge’ music library of ‘discriminatory’ contentA school district in Rhode Island has been caught training its teachers to “decolonize” the music room. The training from 2020 only came to light recently, thanks to parental rights… Read More
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Kansas school board advances parental rights, despite ‘shocking’ oppositionThe Lansing Board of Education in Kansas voted Monday to adopt a new transgender student policy requiring parental notification, despite opposition which the board’s vice president… Read More
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Opt in or opt out? Albuquerque Public Schools survey asked students about gender, sex, alcohol and drugsA New Mexico’s largest school district provided students in grades 6 to 12 surveys asking about their gender, use of alcohol and drugs, and sexual intercourse. The New Mexico Youth… Read More
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House passes bill to restore whole milk to school lunches after Michelle Obama-inspired law banned itThe U.S. House has passed a bill that would give students the choice to select whole milk with their school lunch after it was banned thanks in part to a… Read More
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Is swearing in on age-restricted books taking liberal school board members by storm?Two of the newly sworn members of the Fairfax County School Board (FCSB) were sworn in on Dec. 13 using books that have been age-restricted in the county’s public school… Read More
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University system accepts $800 million deal in exchange for slashing controversial DEI(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of Wisconsin System accepted an $800 million deal with the state legislature on Wednesday that requires them to slash their diversity, equity and… Read More
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Black, Hispanic students lead growth in charter school enrollment(The Center Square) – Black and Hispanic students are driving North Carolina’s charter school enrollment growth, which ranked third in the nation since 2019 in a new report released this… Read More