Public Education
D.C. public schools increased graduation rates despite plummeting test scores, report revealsA new report reveals that Washington D.C.’s public schools have increased their graduation rates despite marked declines in both reading and math. The D.C. Policy Center report , which… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘It’s not appropriate’: Parents call out school board for refusing to let students opt-out of gender identity lessons(Daily Caller) – Maryland parents are pushing back against a school board that is refusing to let them opt their child out of lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation. Read More
Public Education
$80,000 per year public school teacher busted for promoting communism, saying ‘F— capitalism’A profane and angry Marxist middle school teacher, who makes much more than the average educator in America, is in trouble after her pro-communism, anti-capitalist views went viral. The teacher,… Read More
Public Education
In Maryland’s public schools, ‘average’ isn’t very goodMaryland’s education department released its public-school report card , revealing over 25% of schools lost at least one star out of five. The report, from the Maryland State Department… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Non-binary middle school teacher with history of extreme statements under investigation by school districtA middle school teacher in Maryland is under investigation after a history of extreme statements was exposed. Lane Cogdill, a “gender fluid” middle school teacher at Silver Spring International Middle… Read More
Public Education
Not one student was proficient in math in 23 Baltimore schools, report says(Daily Caller) – In 23 Baltimore City Schools, zero students tested proficient in math in 2022, according to a report by Project Baltimore. Through an analysis of 150 Baltimore City… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Baltimore teacher brags about indoctrinating students, mocks concerned taxpayersA Baltimore-area middle school teacher has taken to TikTok to openly celebrate “indoctrinating” children while taunting the taxpayers who pay her salary. Alexa Sciuto, a Spanish teacher at Pine Grove… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Schools cannot and should not keep students’ gender identities from parents, transgender psychologist arguesA transgender psychologist has come forward to support parents who are suing to stop schools from hiding their children’s change in gender identities. In August, a district court judge dismissed… Read More
Christian Schools
Fed-up vet starts classical religious school in Maryland to save his daughters from public school curriculum, secular ideasAli Ghaffari had reached a breaking point with the curriculum and secular notions being pushed in his daughters’ public school. So the Navy veteran took decisive action. He started a… Read More
Christian Schools
Maryland nonpublic schools given funds to reopen(The Center Square) – Maryland doled out $1.6 million in unspent funds to help the state’s nonpublic schools ramp up to come back online and reopen this fall. Leftover funding… Read More
Public Education
Summer reading program for middle schoolers pushes book advocating gender transition, pronouns and moreMiddle schoolers in Maryland were assigned a summer-reading book glorifying its characters for gender transition, asexuality and crossdressing. Westland Middle School, part of the Montgomery County Public School District, assigned… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Maryland teacher shortage worsened ‘because during the pandemic people left’(The Center Square) – The Maryland Board of Education and teachers’ organizations expected the current teacher shortage as much as 10 years ago, the head of the Maryland State Education… Read More
Public Education
Over 12,000 grades changed from failing to passing in Baltimore high schools according to fraud investigationA “culture of fear and a veil of secrecy” kept Baltimore school officials from “speaking freely about misconduct,” including how over 12,000 grades were changed from failing to passing. This… Read More
Public Education
Hogan calls for investigation into ‘grade fixing’ at Baltimore public schools(The Center Square) – Maryland’s governor is calling for an investigation of a school district following the release of a report that indicates grade-changing practices have taken place. Gov. Larry… Read More
National
De Haan: Gas tax holidays are providing relief at the pump(The Center Square) – Gas tax holidays are benefiting the residents of two states, but the long-term outlook on gas prices is they won’t be coming down anytime soon, one… Read More
Government, Homeschools
Some lawmakers in this state want a new government commission to regulate homeschoolingDo homeschooling parents need government minders? Though the homeschool community in Maryland has continued to flourish for decades without the government's help, Maryland Delegate Sheila Ruth recently proposed an “advisory… Read More
Public Education
Hogan calls on state’s Board of Education to rescind school mask policy(Brent Addleman | The Center Square) – As the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the decline in Maryland and across the U.S., Gov. Larry Hogan is asking the… Read More