Courts, Culture
Mississippi third grader wins First Amendment battle with school district over ‘Jesus Loves Me’ maskIn a win for religious freedom, a Mississippi school district was forced to change its policy banning religious or political speech, and it was a brave third grader leading the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Minnesota teacher licensing board under fire for woke ‘mafia tactics’Minnesota’s teacher licensing board has adopted new standards that incorporate key tenets of LGBT and critical race ideologies, critics say. Rebecca Friedrichs, a veteran public-school teacher of 28 years who… Read More
Government
Education audit reveals why Louisiana needs school choiceIf there was ever a time to reconsider whether public education does its job, many policy experts and lawmakers say that time is now. Louisiana’s legislative auditor released a… Read More
Public Education
How Pennsylvania schools hide funds to raise taxes without breaking the law(The Center Square) – The auditor general published a 200-page report Monday that provided more insight into how 12 school districts raised taxes while hiding nearly $400 million funds –… Read More
Public Education
Rhode Island school under scrutiny for soliciting funds for cartel human smuggler(The Center Square) – Employees of a Rhode Island high school are under scrutiny for allegedly engaging in a scheme involving a student who was reportedly smuggled into the… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Colorado teachers’ union will say anything to get more moneyA new report from Colorado’s teachers’ union blames underfunding for a litany of issues, including school violence and a lack of LGBT-inclusivity. The Colorado Education Association (CEA) claims the… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Students return to Virginia school after shooting; injured teacher to sueStudents are returning to class Monday at a Virginia elementary school where a teacher was shot by a 6-year-old student. That teacher intends to sue. Abby Zwerner, a teacher at… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Lawsuit alleges Alaska program allowing students to purchase materials for certain courses unconstitutional despite reported benefitsA new lawsuit alleges Alaska’s state-funded correspondence study program is unconstitutional because it allows families to purchase private services and materials, including private school materials. The lawsuit opposes… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma state superintendent unveils incentive-based teacher pay plan, targets literacy, trashes ‘equity’Oklahoma's top education official scrapped an across-the-board pay raise for public school teachers and instead proposed rewarding the state’s best teachers. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters also promised… Read More
Public Education
Study: Low achievement and teacher pay despite school funding increase in Kansas(The Sentinel) – A report on education spending and student achievement covering the last three decades in Kansas shows that many students have been academically left behind despite large, inflation-adjusted… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Lansing parent wins school curriculum challenge(The Sentinel) – Kirsten Workman, the Lansing mom who withdrew her 12th-grade daughter from an English Composition class over content she found objectionable and mounted a curriculum challenge to… Read More
Public Education
Mississippi Senate committee approves bill to cut state superintendent’s salary(The Center Square) — The Mississippi Senate Education Committee approved a bill that would cut the state superintendent’s salary on Wednesday. New state Superintendent Robert Taylor was hired on Nov. Read More
Public Education
South Dakota teachers leaving profession in ‘exasperation,’ says DOE Secretary(The Center Square) – South Dakota is experiencing a teacher shortage as some leave the profession, Department of Education Secretary Joe Graves told the Joint Appropriations Committee on Wednesday. "We've… Read More
Public Education
12 Pennsylvania school districts hid $400 million to pass tax increases, state auditor says(The Center Square) – A dozen school districts in Pennsylvania exploited a legal loophole to raise millions of dollars in new taxes on the public without putting it to… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Wisconsin elementary school putting students through LGBT training created by activists(Daily Caller) – A Wisconsin school district is putting elementary school students through a weeklong gender identity and sexual orientation lesson created by LGBT activists, according to an email obtained… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Op-Ed: Teachers’ unions are ‘political creatures’ feeding on ‘teacher salaries’Teachers’ unions have a stranglehold on American public education. But now, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking the fight to the unions. “Teacher unions no longer resemble the teachers that… Read More
Public Education
Arizona lawmakers to debate school spending cap Thursday(The Center Square) – The Arizona House of Representatives will review a constitutional cap on school spending Thursday. Rep. Matt Gress, chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on… Read More
Public Education
Washington student learning loss prompts bill to add one week to school year(The Center Square) – In response to student learning loss due to the closure of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, two Washington state lawmakers have put forward a bipartisan bill… Read More
Public Education
Audit: $13,700 bonus paid to Dickson County director of schools not approved by board(The Center Square) – An audit of Dickson County schools found Director of Schools Danny Weeks received $13,700 in compensation as part of a federal grant that was not part… Read More
Culture, Public Education
The shocking true story of how school and state officials took a girl from her parents, allowing her to be trafficked twice and relentlessly abused in the name of gender ideologySchool and child welfare officials in Virginia, blinded by radical gender ideology, allowed a 14-year-old girl to be sex trafficked twice and horrifically abused in an unfathomable chain of events. Virginia’s… Read More