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Aurora schools see marked increase in teacher absences, especially on Fridays(The Center Square) â Colorado’s Aurora Public Schools has seen a 35% increase in teachers’ absences in 2023-24 compared to the pre-pandemic numbers of 2018-19. And teachers, the district reported,… Read More
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Utah school district pushes back against âfurryâ allegations after students stage protest(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A school district in Utah pushed back against allegations that kids are dressing up as âfurriesâ in school after students staged a protest against them… Read More
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21 F-bombs: New audio reveals extent of hostility, profanity, in St. Joseph, Missouri school board memberâs attacks on colleagues(The Heartlander) â New audio for the first time exposes the naked ferocity of a profanity-laced verbal assault by a St. Joseph, Missouri school board member on a colleague, for… Read More
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High School senior infiltrates school âSatanâ club led by middle-aged satanistA high school senior in Olathe, Kansas infiltrated a now-defunct after-school Satan club, only to find it led by a middle-aged devil satanist. Media around the country have reported on… Read More
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Leaked document details Chicago Teachers’ Unionâs radical, left-wing demands costing $50 billionA leaked document from the Chicago Teachers Union details its bargaining demands, including full abortion coverage, carbon neutral schools, and paid leave for victims of verbal assault on social media. … Read More
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‘Funding is not a silver bulletâ: Alaskans want education reforms, not just more spendingAmid a contentious debate about education funding, polling reveals Alaskans care more about reforms than mere dollar increases. A March survey finds broad dissatisfaction with the… Read More
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Michigan state school board wants to suffocate charter schoolsThe Michigan State Board of Education has passed a resolution advocating for anti-charter reforms. The MSBE announced Wednesday it passed a resolution calling on the state… Read More
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Report: Michigan schools spent almost half of COVID funds on employees(The Center Square) â A new report found Michigan school districts spent their COVID-19 funds similarly to their general budget, with nearly half spent on employee compensation and benefits. A… Read More
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Video shows student slap teacher in the face: âYou want me to hit you again?â(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A viral video that circulated Monday shows a student slapping his teacher in the face at a high school in North Carolina. The student, wearing… Read More
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More universities are finding key loophole to skirt state diversity, equity and inclusion bans(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Universities are turning to rebranding to preserve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs despite laws barring them, according to The New York Times. A dozen… Read More
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Legal battle brews over prayer club rejection at Washington state schoolTwo elementary students in Washington state are taking a stand against religious discrimination after their proposal to start an interfaith prayer club was rejected by the school’s principal. The rejection… Read More
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Teachers, American public both pessimistic about future of educationNeither teachers nor the American public are optimistic about the present state of education, new research reveals. Pew Research Center has released two new studies that found general dissatisfaction with… Read More
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Some students are really identifying as ‘therians,’ records requests reveal(The Center Square) â A records request discovered 196 documents at Ann Arbor Public Schools about âtheriansâ â students identifying as âa species of non-human animal on every level except… Read More
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Harvard reverses course, brings back standardized testing(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Harvard announced Thursday that it will bring back standardized testing requirements for the admission process. The Ivy League school first dropped the testing policy in… Read More
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Family files federal lawsuit against school district for alleged abuse, ‘torture’ of autistic daughterThe parents of an elementary student with autism have taken legal action against their daughterâs school, claiming she was physically abused by staff members. Christopher Dohse and Kimberly Pittard filed… Read More
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Report: Chronic absenteeism in public schools a national crisis(The Center Square) â A record number of students are skipping school, propelling chronic absenteeism to a national crisis, according to an analysis of public-school attendance data. The analysis comes… Read More
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Nonprofit set to get another $2M despite low reading, math proficiencies(The Center Square) â A state lawmaker says the use of taxpayer dollars on Teach For America is a waste. The nonprofit teacher development group is seeking more money amid low… Read More
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Majority of colleges tie diversity, equity and inclusion to graduation requirements: Report(Daily Callers News Foundation) â A majority of colleges and universities require students to take courses related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in order to graduate, according to a… Read More
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âDeepfakeâ AI technology being used to cyberbully, sexually harass studentsThe advent of open-source artificial intelligence technology has given rise to a new frontier in cyberbullying: âdeepfakeâ child sexual abuse material from across the states indicate that adolescents are increasingly being… Read More
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Wisconsin directs federal IDEA funds toward racism, equity workshops(The Center Square) â A project housed under the Wisconsin Department of Education is using federal special education funds to pay speakers to provide instruction to teachers on race, equity… Read More