Schools
‘Disgusting’ Minnesota teachers’ union opposes private school security moneyLess than a year after the Annunciation Church and school shooting in Minneapolis killed two children and wounded 17 others, Minnesota politicians are debating school security… Read More
Arizona, Schools
Report: Arizona’s public universities substitute civics with left-wing indoctrinationArizona’s public universities are sidestepping state civics requirements, substituting ideologically driven coursework for mandatory instruction in American history, government and economics, according to a new report. The report by the… Read More
Schools
Court upholds Iowa law banning sexually explicit school materials(The Heartlander) — In a knockout punch against efforts to sexualize children, a federal court in Iowa denied a request to block a law that bans sexually explicit books in… Read More
Schools
Schools must notify parents of LGBTQ ‘Day of Silence’ Friday or face legal action, Catholic legal group says(The Heartlander) — In the wake of the Supreme Court empowering parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ material, the Thomas More Society is warning school… Read More
Schools
It is the parents’ business: Missouri AG announces lawsuit settlement in Wentzville school district’s secret transgender meetingA lawsuit against a Missouri school district that disregarded parental rights in secretly discussing transgender bathroom policies reached a resolution Monday. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced a settlement with… Read More
Schools
LA teachers threaten strike; policy expert says ‘broke’ district can’t afford raises, accuses union of playing politics(The Heartlander)–The Los Angeles teachers’ union is under fire after authorizing a strike next month if the nation’s second-largest school district won’t meet its demands. United Teachers Los Angeles’ 37,000… Read More
Schools
Voters tackle sales tax and school bond issue questions in Tuesday’s election(The Sentinel) — Voters went to the polls Tuesday looking at a number of tax questions including a 1% sales tax in Wichita and several school bond issues across the… Read More
Schools
Lawmakers push K-5 tech restrictions amid screen time concernsLawmakers in at least five states are taking cues from classical schooling by introducing proposals to restrict education technology in K-5 classrooms. The proposals would limit or ban the use… Read More
Schools
Congresswoman introduces bill to defund explicit content in schools(The Daily Signal) – Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., has introduced a bill to prohibit federal dollars from funding sexually explicit content in schools. The “Stop Sexualization of Children Act” would amend… Read More
AI, Schools
Moms group offering model AI policies for states, schools to protect kids(Daily Caller News Foundation) – As artificial intelligence (AI) and other technology begin to take over classrooms across the nation, a parental rights group is releasing model policies for states… Read More
Kansas, Schools
Kansas schools spend nearly $19,000 per student as enrollment, test scores fall, employment, cash reserves rise(The Sentinel) – Data from the Kansas Department of Education shows school funding for the 2024-25 school year set another record at $8.65 billion, averaging … Read More
Schools
Iowa governor proposes equal funding for charter schools(The Heartlander)–Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is proposing legislation to give public charter schools the same state funding as traditional public school districts. Reynolds announced the proposal in a release last week saying current… Read More
ICE, Schools
St. Joe school district stays silent on teacher’s vulgar anti-ICE postsThe St. Joseph School District refuses to say if a teacher will remain in the classroom or be disciplined in any way after vulgar social media posts and… Read More
Schools
How activists use curriculum and ‘training’ to embed leftist ideology in K-12 schoolsActivist organizations are developing curricula instructing teachers and students to be skeptical toward claims of antisemitism and sympathetic to pro-Palestinian causes, documents show. Two pro-Palestinian organizations, Participatory Action Research Center… Read More
Schools
Record school spending fails to reverse decline in test scores(The Center Square) – As national education spending per pupil rises, student enrollment is dropping and test scores across the United States are falling, which raises concern over how… Read More
Gender, Schools
California school district promotes 29 youth sexual orientations, 9 gender identities(The Center Square) – An education group has uncovered that the second largest school district in California promotes 29 different youth sexual orientations and nine gender identities in its “Equity… Read More
First Amendment, Schools
Pronoun policy in schools violates First Amendment, court finds(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court reversed a lower court’s decision holding that an Ohio school district’s policy on student pronouns did not violate First Amendment rights. Olentangy… Read More
Investigations, Kansas, Schools
Kansas school board member says $20K investigation was a politically-motivated waste of money(The Sentinel) – Superintendent Marty Kobza of Lansing, Kansas (USD 469) allegedly spent more than $20,000 on an investigation of board member Amy Cawvey, but, according to Cawvey, he never… Read More
Schools
Public schools spend more per pupil than private schools in all but one state, study shows, smashing the ‘underfunded’ myth(The Heartlander) — Public school spending has grown so rapidly in recent years that it now exceeds the average cost of private school in every state but Utah, a new… Read More
Schools, Uncategorized
Bipartisan, 33-state coalition sues Meta, alleging harms to youth mental health(The Center Square) – A broad, bipartisan 33-state coalition has filed a federal lawsuit in California against Meta, which operates Instagram and Facebook, alleging harms to youths’ “mental and… Read More
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