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
Tulsa Public School Board shuts down parent commentsParents who want to speak before the Tulsa Public School Board (TPS) must first get approval from the school board’s lawyers, reports KTUL TV news. District parent Kathy McDonald… Read More
Public Education
Ohio senators plan another attempt to remove state school board power(The Center Square) – Ohio Senate Republicans took another swing at stripping power from the state board of education and superintendent by introducing a bill Wednesday afternoon that revisits a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Community ousts school board members for backing policy to hide kids’ gender transitions(Daily Caller) – Residents of Paris, Maine, recalled two school board members on Tuesday who pushed a gender identity policy that would hide student gender transitions from parents, according to… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Loudoun County man arrested for protesting school board meeting found not guilty(Daily Caller) – A Virginia resident who was arrested for “trespassing” after protesting at a 2021 school board meeting was found not guilty on Wednesday, he told the Daily Caller… Read More
Public Education
Akron teachers strike for school safety, more disciplineSchool violence has become so bad in Akron, Ohio, teachers are planning to strike when the spring semester commences. Akron Education Association (AEA) announced its plan to strike after… Read More
Public Education
Kennewick school district to finalize policy giving American flag preference(The Center Square) – The Kennewick School Board is expected to finalize a policy in January that limits the size, number and placement of all flags but the American flag. Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘Gaining ground’: Conservatives scored massive victories in the battle over education in 2022(Daily Caller) – In 2022, conservatives flipped dozens of school boards across the country, enacting conservative priorities and amending school policies to increase transparency in the classroom. Read More
Public Education
Community member removed by police for trying to speak out against school board’s speech policy(Daily Caller) – Police removed a community member who tried to utilize the public comment period of a Pennsylvania school board meeting to discuss its speech policy, a free speech… Read More
Public Education
Southern California school board bans Critical Race TheoryA Southern California school board voted to ban Critical Race Theory throughout the district. The Temecula Valley Unified School District board voted 3-2 Tuesday night in favor of the resolution written… Read More
Schools
After her son is allegedly violently bullied, a mother is asked to pay $7,000 for list of similar incidents at the schoolA Texas mother whose 13-year-old son allegedly faced vicious bullying is being asked to pay the school district $7,000 for a list of other such incidents. Terrie Chumchal’s son had… Read More
Education
School board member resigns after saying she won’t vote ‘cis white male’ for board president(Daily Caller) – A Pennsylvania school board member is resigning after saying she will not vote a “cis white male” for board president, according to a Monday statement by the… Read More
Public Education
Candidates for Illinois school boards begin filing nominating petitions(The Center Square) – Those who aspire to help govern their local school district in Illinois may now file nominating petitions. Nearly 6,000 men and women serve on school… Read More
Schools
Loudoun County school superintendent sacked after grand jury condemns handling of transgender sex assaults that sparked parents’ movementFirst it “dropped the ball” in two sexual assaults of girls by a transgender student. Now the Loudoun County school board has dropped the hammer – on the superintendent who presided… Read More
Press Release
PRESS RELEASE: Parent and veteran Dusty Blue to run for Mexico #59 School BoardLocal parent and U.S. Army veteran Dusty Blue has filed to run for the Mexico #59 School Board in Audrain County, Missouri. The election will be on April… Read More
Public Education
Newly elected conservative school board members in South Carolina ‘clean house’ – banning Critical Race Theory, firing superintendentSix newly elected members of a South Carolina school board chose to immediately “clean house,” passing a resolution banning Critical Race Theory in classrooms and firing the liberal superintendent. In… Read More
Public Education
Judge rules in free speech case that school board can’t bar father from school over his criticism of booksAn Oklahoma judge has ruled that a father who challenged his child's school board over pornographic material in the library cannot be barred from the school for his speech. The… Read More
Public Education
Kansas parent addresses school board with content, curriculum concerns(The Sentinel) – Kirsten Workman, who withdrew her daughter from high school English class over her concerns its content focused more on Critical Race Theory, gender issues, and political… Read More
Public Education
Parental rights candidate wins Loudoun School Board race, signals changes on board(The Center Square) – A parental rights candidate who narrowly secured a spot on the Loudoun County School Board could influence how the school system handles transgender issues and parental… Read More
Public Education
Parents’ rights win big in north New Jersey school board racesVoters in North New Jersey elected slates of parents’ rights advocates to two area school boards, according to a report by North Jersey . Voters in Wyckoff, New Jersey,… Read More