Public Education
Student ousted from Zoom for sharing faith, invited back(The Center Square) – A high school student, previously muted and removed from a Zoom session for expressing his faith, has been invited back to share his beliefs. Zion Ramos,… Read More
Courts
California school aide pleads guilty to having sexual relationship with teen studentA contract aide at a San Diego-area high school pleaded guilty on Thursday to having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student, the New York Post… Read More
Public Education
‘Wrap it up’: Dismissive school board president silences emotional student recounting trans traumaA California school board president indifferently interrupted a student as she recounted her unsettling experiences with a trans athlete. The emotionally charged debate over the inclusion… Read More
Courts
Ohio teen sentenced to juvenile detention for violent assault of teacher, who calls sentence ‘unfair’A 15-year-old Ohio student has been sentenced to an indefinite term at the Department of Youth Services following a violent assault on his 60-year-old teacher. The Colerain High School student… Read More
Public Education
Budget conundrum in public education caused by enrollment declines in big citiesPublic school enrollment is decreasing in America’s largest cities, but spending and staffing rates have continued to grow. A new report from the Manhattan Institute compiled… Read More
Education
Former Wisconsin school counselor sues after being fired for opposing ‘gender identity ideology’A former Wisconsin elementary school counselor is suing district employees for firing her in response to a speech she gave opposing “gender identity ideology.” Marissa Darlingh, a counselor at Allen-Field Elementary… Read More
Crime
Parents sue Missouri school and staff members charged with shocking abuse of their autistic childParents of an autistic student are suing their child’s former school and some staff members in response to an alleged assault. The 13-year-old child was allegedly assaulted in March of… Read More
National
Amazing: Joplin grad accepted to all top three military institutions at once. Here’s the one he choseJOPLIN, Mo. – After getting accepted into not one, not two, but all three of the top military academies in the country, a Joplin High School graduate is… Read More
National
Biden expected to push back student loan repayment to September(The Center Square) – The Biden administration is expected to extend the student loan repayment freeze, which was scheduled to end May 1. The new pause on repayment will likely… Read More
State Government
Missouri bill would let students graduate early and use their school funds for college(The Center Square) – Students graduating early from high school and advancing to a postsecondary institution would receive 90% of the funding spent on them by their school district… Read More
National
Teacher shortages nationwide causing public education crisis(The Center Square) – Schools throughout the country are experiencing teacher shortages due to several factors. In some states, legislatures have responded by lowering substitute teaching standards. In others, schools… Read More
National
Taxpayer-funded critical race theory training program draws criticism(The Center Square) – Critics are questioning a taxpayer-funded program that trains students in critical race theory. The backlash comes after The Center Square uncovered federal grant documents from… Read More
National
Federal taxpayers pay millions to fund critical race theory program that trains students to promote CRT‘This directly exposes the claims that CRT is not used in K-12 schools as false,’ Heritage Foundation education expert says (The Center Square) – Federal grant records show the U.S. Read More