Public Education
The biggest parental rights fights of 2025 – and what parents face next(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parents faced dozens of challenges in 2025, from school policies hiding details about their own kids from them to technology taking over the classroom. Here… Read More
Public Education
Illinois school district’s teachers decry lavish superintendent salary while pressing for pay raisesAn Illinois school district has stalled on salary negotiations with the local teachers’ union while approving $285,000 annually for its incoming superintendent – almost $50,000 more than the governor’s $237,900. “It’s like we really don’t… Read More
Homeschools
Maine marks jump in homeschool population since pandemic, law removing exemptions for school-mandated vaccinesThe Pine Tree State is seeing a new kind of growth since the COVID-19 pandemic – almost double the number of homeschoolers in the 2024-25 academic year (6.4%) compared to… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts audit chastises district leadership for ‘unconscionable, highly disturbing’ $18M deficitA Massachusetts district has drawn withering criticism from the state Office of the Inspector General (OIG) after its overspending during the 2023 fiscal year created an “unprecedented” $18 million deficit. Read More
Public Education
West Virginia public-school enrollment tumbles in ‘biggest decrease’ year over year, report findsThe West Virginia Department of Education has released its 2025 certified enrollment numbers, which will help determine future staffing and funding – and the findings represent “a major shift,” warned… Read More
Public Education
Why aren’t teacher salaries rising? Rising benefits costs partly to blameDespite large increases in K-12 school spending across the board since 2002, teacher salaries have actually fallen 6.1%, a new study finds. Analysis by the Reason Foundation… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Public education failed our children and our nation(Broad+Liberty) – If the Russians or the Chinese Communist Party wanted to take over or weaken America without firing a shot, they could focus on our children to slowly undermine… Read More
Public Education
Minnesota school district tightens credit card policies after audit finds disturbing lack of documentationA Minnesota school district is re-evaluating its financial policies after a recent audit noted a failure “to meet state requirements for credit card purchases,” according to news reports. “We don’t… Read More
Public Education
Study: K-12 public spending nears $1 trillion in USDespite a decline in enrollment, California is among eight states that spend the most per student Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Valid criticisms on gifted preschool programs fail to recognize homeschooling as ultimate ‘individualized instruction’A recent Hechinger Report commentary skillfully highlighted the challenges of implementing gifted education programs for preschoolers, but it fell short of identifying a proven solution: homeschooling. “In an ideal world,… Read More
Culture
Public schools’ ‘mission creep’ diminishes family’s role while academic quality declines, commentary arguesIf schools fail to educate your children, should you trust them to deliver health care as well? Absolutely not, concludes one mom serving on the board… Read More
Public Education
New Orleans’ only ‘traditional’ public school wrestling with $500,000 deficit, low enrollmentA ballooning budget deficit, coupled with lower-than-projected enrollment, is forcing New Orleans’ sole “traditional” public school to reconsider its operational model. “Despite loud public support last year for the Orleans… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Americans strongly support school choice, especially in states with new programsEnthusiasm for school choice continues to spread like wildfire as American parents seek more flexibility. New polling from yes. every kid., an education advocacy group,… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania schools scramble to cut costs as legislative impasse withholds $4 billion in state fundingPublic-school districts across Pennsylvania are dipping into financial reserves to meet expenses after the state failed to pass a budget July 1 for the coming fiscal year. “Each passing… Read More
Courts
Former CA teacher convicted of multiple sex crimes, admitted affairs with studentsA California jury convicted a former high school teacher of multiple sex crimes against students Friday, including sending a sexually explicit video of himself to a 15-year-old girl. Nicholas Moseby,… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska school district switches to manual systems after suffering cybersecurity attackA Nebraska school district switched to taking attendance manually after its technology network experienced a cybersecurity attack. “The announcement regarding our cyber attack has understandably raised concerns among some of… Read More
Politics
‘Equity through mediocrity’: NYC mayoral frontrunner Mamdani wants to cut gifted and talented programs for public-school studentsDemocrat New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s proposal to remove gifted and talented programs for public-school students has drawn ire from analysts who accuse him of increasing “equity through… Read More
Public Education
House Education Committee accuses union of exploiting teachers through retirement schemeA Congressional committee is investigating the retirement system of the nation’s largest teachers’ union, which is allegedly exploiting member benefits for financial gain. The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee,… Read More
Homeschools
Analysts: Stop ‘myths, scaremongering tactics’ against burgeoning homeschool movementImagine a movement “so fringe” it can’t reflect mainstream society, yet so “fast ballooning and politically forceful” it may overrun an entire educational system – how homeschooling is described by… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin manipulating school data, deceiving parents, policy expert saysWisconsin’s education department is skewing test scores to deceive parents, a public policy expert argues. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is distorting its own data to make its public education… Read More