Public Education
‘Condom hunt’ activity reportedly part of curriculum used in many school districtsParents may be surprised to learn that a “condom hunt” is part of a commonly used health curriculum in schools around the country, according to a whistle-blowing teacher. Ramona Bessinger,… Read More
Culture
Female field hockey player hospitalized after teeth knocked out by male opponent, leading to calls for policy changeA biological male playing on a girl’s varsity field hockey team severely injured a female opponent during a high school tournament Thursday in Massachusetts. The female… Read More
Public Education
Denver students protest district leadership after more school violenceDroves of Denver students skipped class to protest what they say has been the district’s inadequate response to school violence. Students of Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College, a public… Read More
Public Education
Montana receives first round of charter school applicationsThe Montana Board of Public Education has officially received its first-ever charter school applications. Montana is one of the few states with no public charter schools. Read More
Public Education
Nearly 50,000 students forced to stay home while Portland teachers strike for 20% pay hikePortland teachers walked the picket lines forcing school closures Wednesday, leaving thousands of families of students scrambling for arrangements. Portland Public Schools closed the doors of 81 schools this week… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school district is under fire after 9 high school students overdosed on fentanyl and parents weren’t notifiedLoudoun County Public Schools is in hot water again, this time for withholding information from parents about multiple students overdosing on fentanyl. Nine students overdosed in the past month at… Read More
Public Education
‘I will not stand for it’: Oklahoma’s top ed official condemns school district suspected of dodging parental notice policyOklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters voiced strong criticism of a school district he suspects is trying to bypass a state policy requiring parental notification for kids’ gender and… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County students walk out of school over policy allowing boys in girls locker rooms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – High school students in Loudoun County, Virginia, protested a school policy Wednesday that allows biological males into girl’s locker rooms and restrooms. The protest was… Read More
Public Education
Arizona teacher under investigation for allegedly dressing in devil costume and greeting students with ‘hail Satan’A high school teacher in Arizona wore a devil costume, waived a pitchfork over his students’ heads and greeted them with “hail Satan” as they entered his classroom last week,… Read More
Public Education
New analysis considers impact of Tennessee rejecting federal K-12 education funding(The Center Square) – No state has ever rejected federal funding for K-12 education, so when Tennessee looks at potentially doing that in a committee over the next few weeks… Read More
Public Education
School busts 2nd teacher in less than a month for selling porn on OnlyFans(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A second teacher at a Missouri school has been placed on leave after administrators learned she was selling adult content on OnlyFans, the Post Dispatch… Read More
Public Education
Antisemitism on college campuses is so bad, even the Biden admin is stepping in(The Daily Signal) – President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled a new plan Monday to combat the “alarming” rise in antisemitic rhetoric and violence on college campuses… Read More
Public Education
Oakland teachers union calls Israel ‘apartheid’ and ‘genocidal’(The Center Square) – Leaders of the Oakland Education Association in Oakland, California, called on school leaders to stand in solidarity with Palestinians and called for a ceasefire as tensions… Read More
Culture
Scholastic reneges on pledge to separate inappropriate content after woke mob attacksChildren’s book publisher Scholastic backtracked on a recent policy decision to separate age-inappropriate sexual and race-related materials at bookfairs after protests from LGBT and CRT-minded lobbyists. The abandoned policy separated… Read More
Public Education
‘You don’t care about disadvantaged children’: the Biden administration is bullying school districts into complying with radical policies, says parent advocateThe Biden administration is being accused of bullying school districts into submission – even if it requires taking meals from disadvantaged students. In Missouri, the state’s largest school district, Springfield… Read More
Public Education
California college savings program flops in first yearWith a budget of almost $2 billion, California’s new college savings program is getting few takers. The California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program, or CalKIDS, is a state-funded program… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin school district holds t-shirt contest for BLM group some consider antisemiticA school district in Wisconsin is holding a t-shirt design contest for students to promote a controversial organization critics accuse of having antisemitic and socialist ties. The group, called Black… Read More
Courts
High school teacher accused of offering $140 for sex act with minor(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force arrested a California high school science teacher who allegedly offered a 16-year-old student $140 for a sex act,… Read More
Culture
Dennis Prager explains what’s wrong with public educationFamous talk show host Dennis Prager isn’t optimistic about public education – but he does have a few ideas about how to fix it. In a conversation with Making the… Read More
Public Education
Grade inflation leads to resignation, retirement and job hunting at James Madison UniversityPressure to inflate grades at James Madison University has caused one professor to resign, another to retire early and others to be actively job searching. The pressure to give higher… Read More