Public Education
Superintendent turnover surges due to public education crisisSuperintendent turnover in public schools has climbed to unprecedented levels, underscoring the broader crisis in public education apparent since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new reports. Data from the ILO… Read More
Public Education
School consolidation a must for Chicago Public Schools, argues Tribune editorial boardShould Chicago Public Schools (CPS) keep a 900-seat facility open while it’s serving fewer than 30 students? Such “absurdities” only highlight the need for the city… Read More
Public Education
NYC’s public schools ‘least efficient’ yet most expensive nationwide, commentary warnsImmigration alone can’t solve New York City’s public-school enrollment shortfall, a recent commentary concludes. “Since 2020, New York City public schools have lost nearly 70,000 students in grades K–12… Read More
Public Education
California mother says daughter took her own life after being transitioned by school(The Center Square) – Abigail Martinez lost her 19-year old daughter Yaeli to suicide in 2019 and blames the public school system for pushing gender transition on her daughter. Martinez,… Read More
Public Education
NYC mayoral frontrunner criticized for skimpy plan on public-school improvementZohran Mamdani, the Democratic socialist nominee for New York City mayor, is under fire from left-leaning media outlets for failing to offer specifics on improving the city’s beleaguered public-education system. Read More
Public Education
Florida district mulls closing, consolidating 34 schools to ‘rightsize’ under-enrolled spacesTo address a “chronic under-enrollment problem,” the sixth-largest U.S. school system is eyeing 34 of its buildings as targets to repurpose or potentially close during a multi-phase plan. “What we’re… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina’s strategic public-education plan draws criticisms over academic goals, accountabilityA newly released strategic plan from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) may sound ambitious, but it doesn’t specifically focus on academics, according to educational critics. “If… Read More
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Texas AG urges schools to implement voluntary prayer lawTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton wasted no time encouraging schools to test a new law allowing voluntary prayer during the school day in public schools. “In Texas classrooms, we want… Read More
Public Education
Budget shortfall leads Arizona’s largest school district to announce district redesign, job cutsIn response to a projected budget shortfall of at least $9 million, Mesa Public Schools is redesigning its district and cutting jobs “by over 40 positions,”… Read More
Opinion
School choice: One million kids can’t all be wrong(Daily Caller News Foundation) – This is the dawning of the age of school choice. The school bells will start ringing in the days and weeks ahead, but a record… Read More
Public Education
St. Louis Public Schools board failed to stop former superintendent’s flagrant misuse of public funds, audit findsSt. Louis Public Schools is “on a path to bankruptcy” after multiple systemic abuses by former superintendent Keisha Scarlett while the school board failed to provide sufficient oversight, a recent… Read More
Opinion
Public school report cards deserve a failing grade(The Daily Signal) – For decades, American education reformers have promised that technocratic accountability systems would transform our… Read More
Public Education
‘Glaring and alarming’ issues spur closer monitoring of Connecticut district’s special education servicesThe Connecticut State Department of Education will expand oversight into the Hartford Public Schools district after one of its special education students sued, saying she graduated without learning to read… Read More
Public Education
New Jersey district lacks ‘moral leadership’ by failing to denounce antisemitism, commentary warnsA New Jersey district has drawn criticism for not honoring settlement terms over a Jewish family’s lawsuit alleging antisemitic attacks against a high school student. “By refusing to send out… Read More
Public Education
Minnesota’s draft of new academic health standards involves ‘gender identity’ for third gradersMinnesota’s Department of Education has released a controversial second draft of its proposed K-12 health standards – prompting concerns over its emphasis on gender identity, expression and drug use. The… Read More
Public Education
Majority of Americans see chaplains in public schools as a resource(The Daily Signal) – Most adults in the U.S. would support chaplains in public schools, a recent survey suggests. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts district to ban all unvaccinated students after chickenpox outbreakA Massachusetts district will forbid all students without required vaccinations from attending its schools in the 2025-26 academic year, the local CBS affiliate reports. Newton Public… Read More
Culture
Ten Commandments ruling proves we can’t count on public schools to revive morality in AmericaChristian parents at their wits’ end with schools’ sexual and racial indoctrination of their children should be waking up to a mournful reality: It’s a fool’s… Read More
Government
Texas to hold public schools accountable for sex abuse, end immunity protectionsTexas is cracking down on sex abuse by public school employees and school districts that cover it up. The Legislature passed two bills this year designed to deal with abuse… Read More
Public Education
School choice critics ignore inequality ‘baked into’ public schools, expert saysThe common claim that popular school choice programs will exacerbate inequality fails to account for the inequality already “baked into the government school system.” That is according to Dr. Corey… Read More