Public Education
Demand for Illinois ag teachers is strong(The Center Square) – Illinois needs career-changers to teach ag courses in high school. The Land of Lincoln has always been an agricultural powerhouse. The state is working hard to… Read More
Public Education
DeSantis to reward teachers with $3K bonus for refresher training on civics(The Center Square) – Gov. Ron DeSantis wants Florida teachers to emphasize civic education and reward those who do with a $3,000 bonus. The second-term Republican held a news conference… Read More
Public Education
Public school workers in PA claim ‘dignified’ retirement now out of reach(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania educators say the “dignified” retirement promised to them decades ago no longer exists thanks to record inflation and benefits “frozen” in time for the last… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘I have a Master’s degree’: Teacher mocks parental involvement in curriculum(Daily Caller) – A teacher speaking out against parental rights legislation in Arizona Wednesday cited her master’s degree while mocking parents seeking involvement in school curricula. “I have a master’s… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
South Dakota database reveals the bad apples among teachersA database of teacher’s license application denials, suspensions and revocations in South Dakota reveals surprising details parents and school administrators need to know. The database , run by the… Read More
Public Education
Indiana House passes bill to provide voluntary firearms training to teachers(The Center Square) – Indiana lawmakers approved a bill recently that would allow teachers and school staff to receive firearms training. Under House Bill 1177 ,… Read More
Public Education
Mississippi Senate committee passes bill to allow schools to arm workers(The Center Square) — Against a key deadline in the Mississippi Legislature on Tuesday, the Senate Education Committee advanced several bills that are now headed for a full chamber vote. Read More
Public Education
Former teachers’ union president charged with embezzling $400,000(Daily Caller) – The former president of a Virginia teachers' union was arrested and charged with embezzlement from the organization on Monday, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Ingrid… Read More
Public Education
Study: Low achievement and teacher pay despite school funding increase in Kansas(The Sentinel) – A report on education spending and student achievement covering the last three decades in Kansas shows that many students have been academically left behind despite large, inflation-adjusted… Read More
Education
Teacher admits using classroom time for gay pride meetings so parents don’t find out about itA Delaware teacher admits in a video that she holds her school’s gay pride club meetings during regular class hours, rather than after school, so parents don’t know about it. … 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
Courts, Public Education
‘It’s difficult to teach yourself’: Class action lawsuit says Connecticut school has failed to hireHigh school students in one Connecticut classroom have allegedly been forced to go weeks without a math teacher, leading to a lawsuit against the school. The Zandri family filed suit… Read More
Education
Award-winning Kansas teacher charged with multiple felony sex crimes against studentsA veteran middle school teacher lauded for creativity in the classroom is facing six felony counts of unlawful sexual relations with students. Keil Hileman, a 53-year-old former Kansas teacher of… Read More
Public Education
Educators and bus drivers among 132,000 Illinois public employees with six-figure salaries(The Center Square) – An audit of Illinois public employee salaries and pensions found a staggering number of employees were in the six-figure club. The nonprofit government watchdog organization … Read More
Education
Ohio teacher arrested, charged for alleged involvement in prostitution sting(Daily Caller) – An Ohio high school teacher has been suspended after being caught in a prostitution sting, according to a statement from the county sheriff’s office. Wayne D. Horsley,… Read More
Education
Back in the classroom after the pandemic, children with special needs are struggling(The Center Square) – Illinois schools continue to cope with the effects of the school shutdowns during the pandemic. Recent studies have shown that remote learning and school closures… Read More
Christian Schools
Teacher of the Year Josh Ernst: God is in all things, including scienceMaybe it’s his own considerable struggle in his youth that makes science teacher Josh Ernst such a magnet for students in crisis. While teaching at several universities, after all, he… Read More
Biden administration
Critics blast Biden plan for 250,000 tutors to correct learning losses that he and supporters helped causePresident Biden has promised to fix learning losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, though critics argue his administration created the gap to begin with. Pandemic learning losses prompted the Biden administration last week to … Read More
Public Education
Arizona shortens path for students to become teachers(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation to give public schools more options in recruiting teachers, principals and other educational leaders. In signing Senate Bill 1159 into… Read More
State Government
Eudora girl forced to share a bed with biological male on school-sponsored overseas trip(The Sentinel) – On a school trip to Costa Rica earlier this month, three female high school students in the Eudora school district were assigned to a two-bed hotel room… Read More