Public Education
The geography of school choice part II: the urban effectWhy hasn’t school choice made it out West? Liv Finne, director of the Center for Education at Washington Policy Center, has an intriguing answer. “I think it has… Read More
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‘Do not contact their parents’: Texas school district trained staff to hide gender identity disclosures from parentsA records request in Texas turned up training materials instructing school district staff to keep students’ gender identity secret from their parents. Local resident Michelle Evans, who is a local… Read More
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‘Making themselves judge and jury’: Winsome Sears calls out school districts defying parental rights policies(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears of Virginia said Tuesday that school boards who defied parental rights policies were “making themselves judge and jury.” “These are… Read More
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Florida’s two school choice scholarship programs break participation record(The Center Square) – The state of Florida says a record number of students are either participating or have applied to the state’s two school choice scholarship programs. In a… Read More
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Exclusive: South Carolina dad who gave chicken feed to his school board refutes harassment claims, says teachers are trying to indoctrinate his kidsA South Carolina father is now a villain to his school district and the local media, all for trying to be involved in his children’s education, he says. After several… Read More
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Over 1,000 school districts hide students’ gender identities from parents(The Daily Signal) – A new report sounds the alarm on the growing number of schools embracing transgender ideology and keeping parents in the dark. According to Parents Defending Education,… Read More
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Intel expert backs up California pastor’s claim that school boards are using communist playbook to weaken parents, prop up stateAn education advocacy group warned in a blog posting that today’s school boards are “eerily more similar” to the government in communist Romania in 1985. “Communist ideology is already in… Read More
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Maryland school district backtracks principal’s promotion after outrage over past allegations against himA tenured Maryland educator was promoted in June despite numerous allegations of sexual harassment, threats, retaliation and workplace bullying. After an outcry from parents and others, the employee has been… Read More
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School board fires teacher after parents complain about ‘Satan worship’ social media posts(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An Illinois school board fired an art teacher Sunday after parents complained the educator was posting about “Satan worship” and violence on social media, according… Read More
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A Virginia school district upheld parental rights on trans issues. Why is the Biden DOJ getting involved?(The Daily Signal) – America First Legal is demanding answers after the Justice Department under President Joe Biden intervened in a Virginia school district’s adoption of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s policies… Read More
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Corey DeAngelis wins libertarian support for school choice in live debate, according to audienceArguing libertarians should support school choice, policy expert Corey DeAngelis won a live debate on Monday, according to survey results of the audience before and after the dialogue. In… Read More
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Special education director for Denver Public Schools placed on leave for undisclosed reasons, faced past allegations under different nameThe special education director of Denver Public Schools was placed on administrative leave Wednesday, nine years after being accused of sexual harassment as a principal using a different first name. Read More
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Poll: Voters and parents think schools teach too much sex and not enough citizenshipA new Fox News poll shows that voters think schools teach too little in the basic academic skills of reading, writing and math. Nearly half of those surveyed (48%) also… Read More
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Illinois public school teacher arrested and charged with grooming a studentAn Illinois high school teacher was arrested by the Rockford Police Department on grooming charges Friday. Marshall Pratt, 61, was investigated by the department’s Sensitive Crimes Unit after he was… Read More
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Study: Detroit charters get $6,202 less per-pupil funding than traditional schools(The Center Square) – A new report found the funding disparity between traditional public schools and their public charter school counterparts in Detroit is $6,202 per pupil or 35.3%. Meanwhile,… Read More
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Louisiana graduation requirement rule change will receive a public hearing(The Center Square) – A proposed rule that would allow Louisiana high school students who failed state tests to graduate by other means will receive a public hearing next week. Read More
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Horne says Arizona schools shouldn’t allow transgender girls to use girls’ bathrooms(The Center Square) – The Arizona Department of Education strongly advises schools to not allow transgender females to use the girls’ bathrooms, and to have unisex facilities available for transgender… Read More
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What do this year’s gubernatorial candidates in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi think about education?Three states will elect governors in November. Here’s where the frontrunners stand on education. Kentucky In the Bluegrass State, Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear is running against Republican Daniel Cameron,… Read More
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Major Mississippi school district puts administrators on leave, opens investigation into huge testing gainsThe Jackson Public Schools (JPS) system placed several administrators on leave pending the outcome of an investigation into testing irregularities. The suspensions were revealed just one day after the district… Read More
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‘Expected to follow the law’: Virginia governor calls out school district for vowing not to change its transgender policiesVirginia’s largest school district said Tuesday it doesn’t legally need to change its gender policies, including its practice of hiding information from parents. The governor disagrees. In a… Read More