Culture, Public Education
Parents can’t opt their kids out of ‘inclusive’ and ‘anti-racist’ lessons, school district claims(Daily Caller) – A California school district advised teachers that parents cannot choose to opt their children out of anti-bias lessons on race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, according to… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Florida parent sues school district for providing daughter with laptop that led to kidnapping, sexual assault(Daily Caller) – A Florida parent is suing a school district after her daughter was allegedly lured and assaulted through the use of a school laptop issued during the COVID-19… Read More
Public Education
Nevada to audit public schools districts(The Center Square) – Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has ordered all public schools districts in the state to undergo an audit, his administration announced on Monday. The move… Read More
Public Education
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan officially subpoenas Department of Education over school boards issue(Daily Caller) – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan officially subpoenaed the Department of Education on Friday, the Daily Caller has learned exclusively. According to the subpoena, Education Secretary… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska governor proposes reforms to convoluted school funding systemThe arcane, convoluted formula for public school funding in Nebraska is about to receive a significant makeover if Gov. Jim Pillen has his way. In Nebraska, property taxes are the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Advocacy group takes aim at ‘rogue’ LGBT sex ed indoctrination in schoolsA educational nonprofit in Michigan is supplying school opt-out forms for parents to remove their kids from ideological sexual education instruction and related activities. The Great Schools Initiative (GSI) has… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Maine mom demands investigation into school for secretly helping 13-year-old daughter with gender transitionAfter finding a “chest binder” in her 13-year-old daughter’s room, a mother in Maine is demanding an investigation into the school officials responsible for enabling and hiding the girl’s gender… Read More
Public Education
Washington school district may close three elementary schools due to declining enrollment(The Center Square) – The Bellevue School District is considering closing three elementary schools for the 2023-24 school year in the wake of declining enrollment. In the last… Read More
Public Education
Michigan bill aims to ease substitute teaching requirements(The Center Square) – A bill introduced in Lansing aims to make it easier for Michigan schools to hire substitute teachers. Rep. Brad Paquette, R-Niles, introduced House Bill 4038, which… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Teacher, high school and teachers’ union accused in drunken party incidentA New Jersey high school teacher disciplined for drunken behavior is blaming the school for the party, but the school blames the teachers’ union. Rancocas Valley Regional High School teacher… Read More
Public Education
Ex-teacher charged with allegedly blindfolding, sexually assaulting kids during vision test(Daily Caller) – A former Michigan teacher was charged on Wednesday for allegedly blindfolding and sexually assaulting students during vision tests, according to county prosecutors. James Adam Baird, a former… Read More
Public Education
Credit for class attendance requires just 10 minutes in this Kansas school district(The Sentinel) – Wichita Public Schools, USD 259, have declined to answer questions about an attendance policy which — theoretically — would allow students to miss the majority of a… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas state school board member Ann Mah chooses systems over students in school choice debate(The Sentinel) – When school officials talk about education in general or school choice in particular, their focus is almost exclusively on what is best for the school system; student… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana public school enrollment has shrunk 5% since 2020(The Center Square) — A recent audit shows Louisiana’s K-12 public school enrollment was 658,118 in the 2021-22 school year, down from a peak of about 712,000 in 2013. Louisiana… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Op-Ed: Drag shows dehumanize womenWarning: Adult content. See, that wasn’t that hard. I never thought I’d have to say this, but drag shows aren’t something we should be celebrating, especially not with children… Read More
Culture
‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ introduced in North Carolina Senate(The Center Square) – North Carolina Senate Republicans introduced a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” on Wednesday, legislation intended as protection for children and parents as it relates to early childhood… Read More
Public Education
Tucson school district facing legal challenge over union dues(The Center Square) – Parker Jackson is hoping his words will be enough to get the Tucson Unified School District to do what he argues the law already establishes as… Read More
Government
Kansas Gov. Kelly: School choice for my kids but not yours(The Sentinel) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is staunchly opposed to school choice , except for her own children. Alumni newsletters show Kelly and her husband, Dr. Ted Daughety,… Read More
Public Education
Illinois State Board of Education names new state superintendent of schools(The Center Square) – The Illinois State Board of Education has named its 31st state superintendent of education, but not everyone is on board with the selection. Tony Sanders was… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School district quietly removes alarming ‘designer baby’ assignment with eugenic overtones after mother raises concernsStudents in a Missouri middle school were given a genetics assignment suggesting traits such as “skinny,” blond hair and gray or blue eyes are the most valuable. If that sounds… Read More