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Nevada school board defies parents’ wishes, approves ‘sex positive kink friendly’ counselor to sex ed advisory committeeA school board meeting in Nevada got heated Thursday during the approval of members to the school district’s Sex Education Advisory Committee. During its July meeting,… Read More
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Parents outraged over Amazon gift card offer to students by LGBT ‘focus group’ via Rhode Island middle school newsletterParents are furious over an apparent attempt to incentivize students to participate in an LGBT focus group by offering a $15 Amazon gift card. The offer was uncovered after… Read More
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Hybrid and micro school summit: One size doesn’t fit all in education(The Sentinel) – Ten years ago, MIT engineer Kelly Smith began volunteering at his local library teaching computer programming to neighborhood kids along with his 8-year-old son, and asking the question:… Read More
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Oregon Department of Education only allots 15 minutes to virtual public comments in upcoming meeting on liberal sex ed standardsWhen the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) considers new sex education standards, the public will only get 15 minutes total for comments, which must be given virtually. “Oregon’s new draft… Read More
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‘Fox guarding the henhouse.’ State senator criticizes Arizona State University’s report over conservative event backlash(The Center Square) – After Arizona State University released a report suggesting there was “no evidence” of a campaign to smear an event featuring conservative speakers, one Republican state senator… Read More
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Chicago Public Schools gets 53% boost in per-pupil revenues, but academics lag(The Center Square) – Chicago’s mayor has talked about the amount of money invested in his city’s public schools and the Chicago teachers’ union has said the system has been… Read More
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Report: COVID learning loss could cost Arizona 18,000 high school grads by 2032(The Center Square)— Arizona students have been majorly impacted long-term by virtual learning throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report from the Common Sense Institute Arizona… Read More
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School district bucks parental rights, votes against Gov. Youngkin’s policy(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Amherst County School Board (ACSB) voted against adopting Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s parental rights policy regarding transgender issues in schools Thursday, according to… Read More
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Despite plummeting test scores, most public school parents wrongly believe their student is at or above grade levelWhile the academic decline during and since the COVID-19 pandemic is now widely known, most parents don’t realize how much their own children are struggling. The 2022 NAEP scores ranked… Read More
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School board folds on banning porn in schools after threats from teacher’s union(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A school board in New York has reversed course on its decision to ban a number of books containing pornographic content from the school’s library… Read More
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Free speech suffering at many top universities across the country(The Center Square) – Tensions over free speech have been intensifying on college campuses across the United States. From campus speakers to what professors can and cannot say, more speech… Read More
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Mother of Missouri high school student who took his own life sues district over bullyingThe mother of a high school student who committed suicide is suing the school district she alleges failed to act on the violent bullying of her son from a vicious… Read More
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Florida approves Classic Learning Test as alternative to SAT and ACTFlorida’s Board of Governors has officially approved the Classic Learning Test (CLT) for use as a college entrance exam. The 17-member board, which governs Florida’s… Read More
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Teacher ‘sickout strike’ illegal, says judge who ordered it to end; union appeals to Nevada Supreme CourtA Nevada judge issued Clark County School District (CCSD) a court order Wednesday against teachers’ union educators holding a “sickout strike,” where healthy teachers call in sick, which the judge… Read More
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North Carolina State Board of Education vies for control of purse strings after losing charter school approval power, as 77,000 students on charter waitlistThe North Carolina General Assembly recently stripped charter school approval powers away from the State Board of Education (SBE), which has now made a move to keep control of the… Read More
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California school district: No flags except US or state flag(The Center Square) – A California school district banned the flying of any flag other than the United States or state flag, a move critics and supporters say is directed… Read More
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‘Diplomas are more like attendance certificates.’ Kansas K-12 academic achievement is plummeting despite higher graduation ratesDespite a significant decrease in attendance, declining test scores and worsening college readiness, Kansas schools are simultaneously experiencing a rise in graduation rates. How can this be? “Let’s put it… Read More
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Randi Weingarten compares ‘parental rights’ and ‘choice’ to racial segregation(Daily Caller News Foundation) – American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten compared “parental rights” and school “choice” to language used by racial segregationists during an interview on Tuesday. Weingarten… Read More
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‘Equitable curation’: Canadian school library removes all books published before 2008, says report(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A school district in Canada has reportedly removed all books published before 2008 in an effort to ensure that the library books available to students… Read More
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‘School choice for me but not for thee’: New report reveals backroom deals between teachers unions and Louisiana schools(The Daily Signal) – A new report published by the Pelican Institute, a Louisiana think tank, reveals a series of detrimental, hypocritical, and possibly illegal deals brokered between teachers… Read More