Public Education
Analysis: ESSER program made public education’s future more difficult as Biden financial cliff loomsA research center at Georgetown University (GU) is warning that thousands of public school districts face a “bloodletting” as one-time federal COVID-19 relief funds run out. “I know [saying ‘bloodletting’]… Read More
Culture
University to study whether puberty blockers cause ‘lasting’ brain changes for kids(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) approved a $600,000 grant for a study hypothesizing that puberty blockers used on children will lead to “lasting changes” in… Read More
Government
Illinois law cuts funding for public libraries that remove controversial books(The Center Square) – A law involving public libraries in Illinois that created political divides is set to go into effect in January. The law… Read More
Public Education
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
Public Education
Kansas school district leaves school board association, citing political differences(The Sentinel) – Jackson Heights USD 335 is leaving the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) saying KASB no longer reflects the… Read More
Public Education
Unions compel empty schools to remain open amid declining enrollment, financial troublesTeachers’ unions are forcing empty schools to remain open after pushing to keep them closed during the pandemic. Classrooms in many schools are empty or partially-filled,… Read More
Public Education
Report: Maryland teachers’ union lines its own pockets with millions of taxpayer dollarsThe state teachers’ union in Maryland is spending millions on its own employees while neglecting teachers and students, a new report revealed. Project Baltimore, a Maryland watchdog organization, discovered that… Read More
Culture
Dept. of Education threatens to pull funding from colleges over antisemitic activity(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education is investigating several colleges and universities over reports of antisemitic activity. The federal agency said allowing that kind of behavior could… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia declares special education emergencyThe West Virginia Department of Education has declared a state of emergency over failing special education services in Hampshire County. The state’s Board of Education… Read More
Public Education
Audit: Most West Virginia school districts violated federal rules for $1.2B in grants(The Center Square) – Thirty-seven of West Virginia’s 54 county school districts were noncompliant spending more than $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 funds, according to a new report. A… Read More
Public Education
Study: Denver charter schools yield greater return on taxpayer investment(The Center Square) – Denver’s charter schools are more cost effective in teaching reading and math and result in a greater return on taxpayer investment than traditional public schools, according… Read More
Public Education
Legislative committee taking deep look at costs as it considers rejecting federal education funding in Tennessee(The Center Square) – As members of a committee sit down to analyze the impact of federal funding on Tennessee’s K-12 schools, they will be diving in depth into numbers… Read More
Public Education
California reading, math scores continue to worsen post-COVID, despite hundreds of billions in education fundingCalifornia’s 2022-23 reading and math scores were recently released, revealing no improvement despite billions in additional education funds. The statewide average for reading and math is 46.6% and 34.6%, respectively… Read More
Government
Tennessee legislative panel to mull rejection of federal education dollarsTennessee is taking steps to make good on its threat to reject federal education dollars by appointing a 10-member legislative panel to consider the move. The Heartlander… Read More
Courts
PA lawmakers make case for school choice program to solve archaic public system problems(The Center Square) — As Pennsylvania’s divide over education funding continues, House Republicans once again championed their plan to give scholarships to students in low-performing schools to enroll elsewhere. The… Read More
Public Education
Indiana teachers are only paid 23% of their per-classroom funding. Where does the rest of the money go?The average 20-student K-12 classroom in Indiana receives more than $234,000 in local, state and federal funding, local media reported. However, the… Read More
Public Education
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
Public Education
Arizona public school funding per student to hit record level(The Center Square) – New numbers from the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee paint a clearer picture in the ongoing debate on school choice and funding for public education. When… Read More
Public Education
Universities are spending like crazy to grow their bureaucracies, and students are footing the bill, analysis finds(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Public universities across the United States are spending money to increase their workforce and then passing the bill along to students, according to an analysis… Read More
Public Education
Report: Atlanta has the biggest charter funding gap(The Center Square) – Atlanta received a failing grade for its charter school funding gap. A new report from the School Choice Demonstration Project, an educational research project within the… Read More