Public Education
Florida’s DeSantis announces sweeping reforms that include ‘Teacher Bill of Rights’(The Center Square) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Jacksonville on Monday to propose sweeping changes to education, including a Teacher's Bill of Rights which will… Read More
Public Education
School district claims ‘oversight’ led to delay of National Merit notifications(The Center Square) – Stafford County Public Schools is the latest to join a growing list of Virginia school districts who have acknowledged providing delayed notification of National Merit commendations… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Indiana’s ban of males in female school sports takes full effect after lawsuit dismissalA lawsuit contesting an Indiana law banning transgender biological males from playing on female sports teams has been dismissed, removing a previous injunction. The law, passed last year, applies to… Read More
Culture
Inaugural ‘Stolen Innocence’ panel aims to help parents guard their children against increasing sexualization in schoolsAlexandra Schweitzer had turned the children’s book she was inspecting sideways, like a curious youth trying to better see a Playboy centerfold. Her husband wondered what in the world… Read More
Public Education
New Missouri bill would ensure district voters get say in 4-day school weekA Missouri state representative is pushing back after the Independence School District (ISD) became the largest in the state to adopt a four-day school week, despite opposition from parents. Rep. Read More
Public Education
IT worker in Oklahoma school district faces felony charges for stealing nude photos of students, teachersA former Oklahoma public school employee faces up to 30 years in prison after his elaborate scheme to steal illicit photos was exposed. Zachary Milliren, a 26-year-old IT professional employed… Read More
Public Education
17 northern Virginia schools withheld Merit awards from mostly Asian students as Gov. Youngkin calls for legislation(Daily Caller) – At least 17 northern Virginia schools have admitted to withholding National Merit awards from their students as the governor calls for legislation to require that students and… Read More
Public Education
Ohio school district accused of inappropriate gender, sexuality conversations(The Center Square) – A suburban Columbus school district has 21 days to respond to a federal lawsuit the school’s superintendent said is filled with misstatements and mischaracterizations. The litigation… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Seattle Public Schools’ diversity employees are among highest paid in the district(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools is focused on addressing the "legacies of racism in our education system" and has made its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees among the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Omaha school district spends COVID-relief funds to open $6.6 million health care center in poor performing high schoolA Nebraska high school is using federal COVID-relief dollars on a health care center despite the extreme academic needs of its students. Benson High School (BHS) in Omaha will soon… Read More
Public Education
Teachers unions have collectively bargained woke policies into the classroom, report shows(Daily Caller) – Teachers unions used collective bargaining negotiations to push discrimination and anti-racism efforts, according to a report by the Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI). Across the county, teachers … Read More
Government
‘They are starving us to death,’ says union boss despite $53 billion ed budgetTexas teachers’ unions are outraged that education funding might go to any school but their own. The outrage followed Gov. Greg Abbott’s support for school choice in his inaugural… Read More
Public Education
Mississippi lawmakers consider 9.7% spending hike for K-12 education amid enrollment decline(The Center Square) — Despite shrinking enrollment, Mississippi lawmakers are likely to give public schools a nearly 10% spending increase. New state Superintendent Robert Taylor made his debut before lawmakers… Read More
Courts, Public Education
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Sturgis Schools discrimination suit(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard testimony related to Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools. At issue is whether the immigrant family of a deaf former… Read More
Public Education
Interstate compact could bring out-of-state teachers to fill Kansas vacancies, state board hesitates(The Sentinel) – An interstate compact that would recognize teacher licenses from other states and alleviate the classroom instructor shortage is stalled in the Kansas State Board of Education. Read More
Culture, Public Education
St. Louis Hospital advises school district to hide student’s ‘chest binding’ from parentsA Missouri hospital advised a public school district to hide information about students engaged in “chest-binding” from their parents. The revelations came only after a public records request by… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district’s student achievement deception is all too typical(The Sentinel) – Frustrated with district officials’ refusal to acknowledge a student achievement crisis, a group of Rose Hill parents mailed a postcard to residents showing the tragic truth –… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas school district dodges questions about taxes ahead of huge bond issue(The Sentinel) – School districts routinely ask voters to approve hundreds of millions in new bond issue debt with the promise that it won’t cost them anything. But there is… Read More
Culture, Public Education
North Carolina teacher sues school that fired him for teaching ‘viewpoint diversity’A high school teacher is suing the school that fired him after he opposed radical ideologies such as Critical Race Theory. David Phillips spent eight years teaching at North Carolina’s… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas Department of Education takes ‘another lap on the grade inflation tour’(The Sentinel) – The Kansas Department of Education conducted a fifty-city “ Kansans Can Success Tour ” in 2021 that felt like high school pep rallies, with the announcement… Read More