Supreme Court Takes Up Religious Parents’ Challenge To Schools That Mandate Books Celebrating Gender Transitions
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a parent's challenge to a school district's request to force children to participate in story time featuring books about gender and sexuality. among them petitionparents asked the Supreme Court to consider whether the Montgomery County Board of Education's decision to ignore religious objections violated the Free Exercise Clause […]
New York State is biggest spender on schools with mediocre results
This is bad calculation. New York state spends more money on schools than any other state in the nation, but results are mediocre, a heartbreaking report released Friday found. Even as enrollment and test scores have both plummeted, education spending has increased, reaching a whopping $89 billion in New York school districts this year, according […]
Show up, get paid: Detroit schools offer big bucks to combat truancy
High school students in Detroit could quickly become up to $1,000 richer just by attending school, and are required by law to do so anyway. This month, Detroit Public Schools launched a new initiative called perfect attendance benefits to reduce chronic absenteeism. detroit free press Reported. High school students who attend all classes during the […]
Schools plan to protect illegal immigrant students from Trump administration
Education leaders at the school district, university and state level across the country are preparing schools for the incoming Trump administration, including efforts to protect undocumented immigrant children. Many school districts are focused on efforts to strengthen protections for immigrant students and their families. These include mandatory training for teachers on what to do if […]
Supreme Court takes up Biden's proposal to expand relief for borrowers defrauded by schools
The Supreme Court decided Friday to accept the Biden administration's appeal defending its proposal to ease applications for the Borrower Defense Student Debt Relief Program. In a short order, the justices agreed to review an appeals court ruling that upheld a challenge by Texas school groups that argued the government lacked the authority to expand […]
Cotton Bowl Schools Take Millions in Foreign Funding, Waste Millions on Left-Wing DEI
As Ohio State University and the University of Texas prepare to battle in this year's Cotton Bowl, both schools are already leading in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) spending, and their We accept funding from organizations. Useless left-wing “research”. Government watchdog group Open the Books investigation An analysis of the spending at these two major […]
Republican New Hampshire Governor Announces Plan To Ban Cell Phones From Schools
Republican New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced Thursday a plan to ban cellphone use in schools. She stated her intentions in her inaugural address, along with a number of other issues. According to Transcript. “Screens are negatively impacting the learning environment, distracting students from class, and disrupting teachers' work. No more,” Ayotte said. She posted […]
Will Labour take on the power of private schools in the UK? – podcast | Private schools
The current Labor government is said to be the most nationally educated in British history. Keir Starmer wasn't the only one to go to grammar school; all four of our great national officeholders were state-educated. As Professor of Sociology at LSE sam friedman It describes this as a notable departure from past governments, which have […]
U.S. Parents Overwhelmingly Reject Gender Ideology in Schools
U.S. parents of all political stripes oppose gender ideology in schools, latest Parents Defending Education (PDE) poll show. According to PDE research: I will explain itself As a grassroots organization “working to take back schools from activists who impose harmful policies,” 75 percent of parents “oppose teachers; A counselor, school nurse, classroom aide, coach, or […]
Schools in England face ‘death by a thousand cuts’, headteachers say | Schools
UK schools face 'death by a thousand cuts' after a leading economic think tank said rising costs are likely to outstrip funding next year despite a recent injection of extra funding Principals said they were doing so. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) says that without further ambitious investment in education by the […]