‘Life and death’: House GOP faces mounting pressure to target DEI in medical schools
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ACLU Suing Louisiana over Ten Commandments in Public Schools
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced Wednesday that it will sue the state of Louisiana over a new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools. As Breitbart News reported, Louisiana became the first state in the nation to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms […]
Louisiana Mandates Public Schools Display Ten Commandments
The bill would require poster-sized versions of the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every Louisiana public school classroom. Signed into law on wednesday. Louisiana is the first state since the Supreme Court’s 5-4 vote to pass a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms in public schools, including state universities. Expel […]
12-year-old whiz kid is LI high school’s youngest graduate — and will attend NYU this fall
Next week, the 12-year-old genius will become the youngest student ever to graduate from his Long Island high school and will attend New York University in the fall. Suborno Bali, of Lynbrook, who has written two books and taught college classes in India, will bring home his diploma from Malvern High School on June 26. […]
Newsom seeks to restrict students’ cellphone use in schools: ‘Harming the mental health of our youth’
California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, announced Tuesday he would pledge to limit students’ smartphone use during school hours, pointing to statements by the Biden administration that social media is harmful to children’s mental health. The decision comes after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to require social media platforms to require warning labels […]
State Lawmakers Push for Ban on Phones in Schools
Minneapolis – Cell phone use in schools has sparked considerable debate among educators and policymakers across the country. Florida and Indiana have passed laws requiring public schools to ban cell phone use during class. OklahomaLawmakers in Washington, D.C., Kansas, Vermont, Connecticut, Virginia and South Carolina have introduced bills this year to restrict cellphone use in […]
Gallup Poll Reveals Americans’ Plummeting Confidence in Public Schools
Americans have soured on public schools, but there are alternatives. Americans have soured on public schools. That’s the takeaway from Gallup polling results released earlier this month showing that Americans’ confidence in public schools is at a low point, with only 26 percent of respondents indicating a “Great deal/Fair amount” of confidence in that institution. […]
Pennsylvania charter schools hit hard in proposed funding formula
A bill that would change the state’s public school funding formula passed the House on Monday, sparking both jubilation and confusion among lawmakers. Supporters call the plan a victory for students whose education has been denied due to economic inequality, but critics point out that 64 of the bill’s 87 pages are focused on cutting […]
GOP lawmakers want legislative auditors to review Milwaukee Public Schools’ finances
Republicans in the Wisconsin General Assembly don’t want Gov. Tony Evers to squander the opportunity to take a closer look at the shortcomings of Milwaukee Public Schools. Evers recently called for an audit of MPS operations and instruction. “Today, I propose to go two steps further with two important goals: first, to audit the entirety […]
Louisiana moves forward with plan to hold schools accountable with new grading system
Louisiana is preparing to hold K-12 schools accountable by overhauling their grading system to raise achievement standards. A state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education committee approved a new grading plan on Tuesday, with a full board vote set for Wednesday, a state Department of Education spokesperson told the Washington Examiner. While a similar measure failed […]