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Education Reform Opinion
TOPLANSKY: American Education System Fails Our Children, and It’s Getting Worse
So how many more articles and books will be written before a sea change is made to stop the dummying…
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National Education News
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Orders Robotics Curriculum in Elementary Schools
North Korea is promoting robotics education at the elementary school level, following directives from leader Kim Jong Un issued at…
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Education Reform Opinion
IZUMI: 5 Warnings for Parents this Back-to-School Season
Here are the top five warning signs for which parents should be on the look out.
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Education Establishment Opinion
WALKER: Has the Personalized Learning Hype Worn Off?
The U.S. public education system has been squeezed by a series of half-baked innovations or “reforms” over the past couple…
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Education Reform Opinion
KOEHLER: The Psychology of School Choice
While humans differ on many psychological characteristics and have varied preferences, there is a sentiment that all students should be…
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Education Reform Opinion
BRADFORD: 2020 Dems Point Their Fingers at Charters While Ignoring the Racist Redlining That’s Actually to Blame for School Segregation
While the presidential contest among Democrats (the hoop-jumping is worthy of a summer community pool), and the battle between traditional…
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Indiana
Indiana Teachers Union: Collective Bargaining Transparency Legislation Is an ‘Anti-Public School, Union-Busting Bill’
A new Indiana law is making some changes with the goal of increasing transparency in teacher contract negotiations, according to…
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Newswire
Oklahoma District Schools Increasingly Enter Virtual Learning Landscape
In a sudden statewide shift, public school districts are aiming to make up for lost time and lost students by…
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Minnesota
MN District Threatens to Sue Teachers Union over Vote to Switch Health Insurance Plan Mid Contract
A $4 million dispute over health insurance is no closer to resolution after St. Paul Public Schools on Friday rejected…
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Must-Reads
Secret Memo Obtained by Politico Outlines Strategy by Democratic Socialists Party to Take Over NYC Teachers Union
A left-leaning political organization that publicly backed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in her insurgent victory last year was also quietly plotting…
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Federal Education News
White House Tried to Find Way to Limit Enrollment of Illegal Immigrants in Schools, According to Bloomberg
Some top aides to President Donald Trump sought for months for a way to give states the power to block…
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Kansas
Kansas Parents Sue over School Vaccine Requirement, Compare It to Military Draft
A Johnson County lawyer and his wife — who have never vaccinated their 4-year-old son — are suing Blue Valley…
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Nevada
Las Vegas Area Teachers Union Steps Up Strike Threat Despite District’s Raise Offer
The offer included a 3% raise in the 2019-2020 school year, step increases for eligible employees over the next two…
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Kentucky
Kentucky Labor Cabinet: More Than 1,000 Teachers Violated Law During ‘Sickouts’
More than 1,000 Kentucky teachers violated law during a "sickout" in the early months of 2019 but there will be…
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New York
NYC Public Schools Caught Tossing Books, Unused Supplies
Upper West Side parents are being asked to pony up nearly $100 for classroom supplies like glue sticks, Crayons and…
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Illinois
Chicago Teachers Union Group’s Trip to Venezuela, Praise of Socialist Leader Slammed as ‘Propaganda Tour’
The recent trip to Venezuela by a group calling itself a Chicago Teachers Union delegation has upset some union members…
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Indiana
USDA Tells Indy District It Misspent $600,000 on Snacks for Students
Last year, IPS spent about $600,000 on produce for more than 10,000 kids at a dozen elementary schools and four…
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Newswire
In Response to Competition from School Choice, NC Districts Divert Time and Money Toward Self-Promotion
In response to competition from educational choice, Jackson County is following districts across Western North Carolina by diverting resources toward…
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Must-Reads
Salaries ‘Gone Wild’: Top NYC Education Officials Get Pay Hikes as High as 35% in Past Year
Raises on top of promotions for Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza’s top educrats have led to massive pay hikes as high…
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Maryland
Maryland Department of Education Drafting Curriculum to Include Content on LGBTQ and Disability Rights
If the changes are approved, Maryland would join at least four other states that have taken steps to require public…
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Louisiana
New Catholic School for Those with Special Needs Opens in New Orleans
The Metairie school, which opened in early August, is part of an Archdiocese of New Orleans plan to increase the…
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Newswire
Questions Swirl as Fate of Houston School Board Remains Uncertain
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath came to and left the Greater Houston area Thursday without addressing one of the biggest…
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New York
NYC Announces Change to High School Admissions: Waitlists
New York City students applying to high school next year will encounter a new system with waitlists instead of a…
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California
Former Superintendent Paid Nearly Half a Million in Departure from California District
The ex-Dublin superintendent of schools, Leslie Boozer, left the school district earlier this year with nearly half a million dollars…
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Portland District Wants to Drastically Boost Black, Latino and Migrant Student Achievement by 2022
Portland Public Schools will try to more than double reading and math proficiency rates for three traditionally underserved student populations…
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