Culture, Public Education
Illinois reallocates $30 million of COVID-19 testing funds for classroom air purifiers(The Center Square) – Around $30 million has been designated to distribute 60,000 HEPA air purifiers in more than 3,000 Illinois schools across the state. Mike Claffey, of the Illinois… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Maine Mom sues school district that enabled her daughter’s secret gender transitionA mother in Maine is suing her daughter’s school district after school staff secretly helped her daughter “transition” into a boy. After finding a “chest binder” in her daughter’s room in… Read More
Public Education
Idaho school board member to governor: ‘F–k You’(Daily Caller) – A member of an Idaho school board had some vulgar words for Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little for banning medical transgender procedures for minors. Boise School Board… Read More
Public Education
US high school students wrote gushing letters to Xi Jinping, Chinese state-media reports(Daily Caller) – Students at an Illinois high school were directed by their teacher to write gushing letters to China’s dictator, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. In 2019, students studying… Read More
Public Education
Oregon senator criticizes public education for discriminating against disabled studentsAn Oregon lawmaker is accusing school districts of discriminating against disabled students by placing them in abbreviated school day programs that reduce instruction hours. Sen. Sarah Gelser Blouin, D-District 8,… Read More
Public Education
New Hampshire Senate committee hears amendments to charter, public school bills(The Center Square) – A New Hampshire Senate panel on Tuesday heard testimony on amendments to a series of bills cycling through the Legislature, including one pertaining to charters and… Read More
Public Education
Arizona top school official renews district improvement plan Hobbs scrutinized(The Center Square) – The Arizona Department of Education is stepping in to protect funding for a program that might have lost funding under Gov. Katie Hobbs. As… Read More
Public Education
Bill clarifies Oklahoma’s school bathroom gender restrictions(The Center Square) – Last year Oklahoma lawmakers passed a bill that would require students to use the bathroom of their biological sex, and this session they are clarifying… Read More
Public Education
Colorado school district hid student pronouns from parents for over a decadeA Colorado school district has been intentionally hiding student pronouns from parents since 2013 – and its policy was used to determine statewide guidance. An email exchange between a Jeffco… Read More
Public Education
COVID education funds used on ‘woke’ agenda in schools, say lawmakersFunds meant to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 have instead been used to fund woke ideology in schools, according to accusations from House Republicans. Fox News Digital obtained a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Arizona House upholds parental rights with pronoun billThe Arizona House moved forward a bill that would require parental permission before school officials change a child’s preferred gender pronouns. The bill, which was approved by the House Appropriations… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Teachers Union ‘breached its duty’ with political spending, complaint alleges(Daily Caller) – Teachers filed an ethics complaint Thursday against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) over their campaign spending ahead of the mayoral election. Hancock High School teacher… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Minnesota doctor who gets paid for sex changes hosts trans ‘fair’ at elementary schoolA controversial doctor who is paid to perform gender-changing procedures is hosting a "gender resource fair" at a Minnesota elementary school later this month. The event will also feature a… Read More
Public Education
Public school districts from Denver to Loudoun County are failing their special education studentsA Colorado investigation recently found that Denver Public Schools violated federal requirements for special education, failing over 1,000 disabled students in the process. A complaint filed with the Colorado Department… Read More
Public Education
School investigates its policies after young girl straddled by drag queenA community college with high school programs is reviewing its “campus policies” after a sadomasochistic drag queen straddled a young girl at a school event. Forsyth Technical Community College in… Read More
Public Education
Seattle Public Schools overspent $67.5M through February(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools spent $67.5 million more in expenditures than it received in revenue streams through February 2023, as school officials address a steep budget… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Ohio school district bought controversial gender books for its libraries(The Center Square) – The Columbus Public School District purchased many controversial books on gender in 2022, including "Gender Queer," a novel at the center of a national debate on… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska teacher of the year complains about state board VP’s criticismKirk Penner, Nebraska’s vice president of the state board of education, has been criticizing Nebraska’s 2023 Teacher of the Year, Renee Jones, for her pro-drag show and LGBT activism in… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Anti-school choice? What Randi Weingarten and the KKK have in commonWhat does the head of America’s second-largest teachers’ union have in common with the Klu Klux Klan? More than you’d think. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Hundreds of millions of COVID-19 aid never reached K-12 school districts(Daily Caller) – More than $736 million of federal COVID-19 funds did not reach the K-12 schools and students it was meant for, with some states putting the money towards… Read More