Culture, Public Education
Judge requires public school board to pay $40K to parent for First Amendment violation after banning him from meetingsA Maine school board was forced to pay $40,000 for violating the First Amendment rights of a father in the district it banned from attending school functions. This is the… Read More
Public Education
Superintendent proposes tax-payers fund meals for all Washington school children(The Center Square) – All children in Washington would receive free school meals under a plan proposed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. He will ask the Legislature… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma sued over transgender bathroom law that restricts access according to birth sex(The Center Square) – Three transgender students are suing Oklahoma over a law that requires them to use bathrooms based on the sex listed on their birth certificates. Read More
Homeschools, Public Education
Email chain exposes teachers’ union ‘cloak and dagger’ operation against parents who wanted schools to reopenA simple clerical error confirmed suspicions that a California teachers’ union was spying on parents who simply wanted their kids to return to school. In the wake of several contentious… Read More
Public Education
Seattle teachers strike; start of school delayed(The Center Square) – Students from Washington’s largest school district will not start classes on time as negotiators from Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and the Seattle Education Association (SEA) could… Read More
Public Education
Kent teacher union reaches tentative agreement with school district(The Center Square) – After 13 days of a strike, the Kent Education Association (KEA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Kent School District (KSD). Read More
Public Education
Seattle teachers OK strike; first day of school delayed(The Center Square) – Seattle teachers went on strike Wednesday, delaying the start of school for the school district’s 50,000 students. The Seattle Education Association (SEA) saw 75%… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Biden administration and special interest groups played politics instead of getting kids back to school(reimaginED) – On Sept. 1, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona claimed that the Biden administration had a plan to “focus on safely getting back to in-person learning” last year. On… Read More
Public Education
Book exposes how the Kansas education bureaucracy works against students(The Sentinel) – One in three students in Kansas is below grade level in reading and math, but instead of addressing the problem, the bureaucracy tries to deny the truth… Read More
Public Education
Washington teachers union declines six-figure average salary proposal(The Center Square) – The Kent Education Association (KEA) has declined the latest contract proposal from the Kent School District (KSD) that would have seen average salaries surpass $100,000… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Mask mandates expose the mulishness of public education bureaucrats while others buck policyAccording to Burbio’s Mask Policy Tracker , only seven of the 500 largest school districts in the United States (1.4%) had a mask mandate in effect for students beginning… Read More
Government, Public Education
Arizona school districts accused of using tax dollars to oppose school choice(The Center Square) – Arizona school districts will violate state law next week by sending representatives to a meeting where they will encourage attendees to overturn the state’s… Read More
Public Education
Georgia teacher supply supplement will cost $20M(The Center Square) – Georgia plans to spend about $20 million on a program to give teachers and school employees a $125 bonus, a state official confirmed on Friday. Georgia … Read More
Public Education
Louisiana superintendent says Biden admin’s Title IX gender and orientation rules are currently ‘unenforceable’(The Center Square) – Louisiana Superintendent Cade Brumley wants the state’s school leaders and athletic associations to know President Joe Biden’s proposed Title IX rules on sexual orientation and gender… Read More
Public Education
Washington school board passes new curriculum guidelines on U.S. history and race topics(The Center Square) – The Kennewick School Board in Washington state unanimously voted to adopt a new set of curriculum guidelines on Aug. 24 that aim to restrict teachings on… Read More
Public Education
Critics livid after Las Vegas-area school district hires controversial company to push liberal agendaA public school district in Nevada paid $800,000 to a company that’s been criticized over student privacy concerns, a liberal agenda and questionable government ties. According to documents obtained by… Read More
Public Education
How Saginaw Public Schools spent $27M of COVID relief money(The Center Square) – As students statewide return to the classroom, Michigan school districts have spent some of nearly $6 billion allocated to help students recover from COVID-19. Michigan schools… Read More
Public Education
Seattle teachers union approves strike authorization as current contract expires(The Center Square) – With the current contract between Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association expiring Wednesday, the union approved a strike authorization. The union’s board… Read More
Public Education
Teacher suspended over pronouns gets damages and disciplinary action removed(The Sentinel) – A Fort Riley, Kansas, teacher who was suspended for refusing to use a student’s “preferred pronouns” has reached a settlement agreement with Geary County Schools, USD… Read More
Public Education
Missouri gets $2.5M federal grant to overhaul student assessments following release of poor student proficiency scores(The Center Square) – Missouri is one of 10 states receiving a total of $29 million from the U.S. Department of Education to develop assessments for students while they… Read More