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Arkansas High School Teacher Arrested After Being Accused of Having Sex With Student
Court records show that Stephanie Almand, 28, was arrested on June 11. She pleaded not guilty to first-degree sexual assault.…
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New Jersey
NJ Supreme Court Upholds Expansion of Newark Charter Schools, Rejects Argument That It Would Harm District Students
New Jersey’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the state’s decision to allow the expansion of seven charter schools in Newark,…
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Education Reform Opinion
STEFANO: Banning Ideas in Schools Isn’t Enough — Parents Must Be Active Citizens
Banning critical race theory outright at the state level — as Florida did and others on the right have suggested…
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National Education News
Effect of School Lockdown Drills on Students Under Scrutiny
Lockdown drills are a normal part of school life, like bad cafeteria lunches.
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Washington
State Orders Fixes at Seattle Schools After Finding Special Education Violations During Pandemic
The Washington state education department is ordering Seattle Public Schools to make up for excessive delays to in-person instruction and…
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Minnesota
Child Scolds School Board About BLM Posters in School Despite ‘No Politics’ Rule
A 9-year-old girl’s complaints to her Minnesota school board about Black Lives Matter posters staying up despite there being “no…
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Wisconsin
Backlash to Wisconsin Governor’s Veto of School Choice Expansion Is Swift and Growing
The governor on Friday scuttled a plan (AB 59) that would have expanded eligibility in the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program…
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Education Reform Opinion
McDONALD: 4 Signs Parents Won’t Be Sending Their Kids Back to Public School This Fall
Frustrated by school closures and district “Zoom schooling,” families fled public schools in droves over the past year, and there…
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Tennessee
Report: Black Tennessee Students Twice As Likely to Be Underprepared for College As White Peers
Tennessee’s Black and Hispanic students are far from having access to an equal education when compared to their peers. A…
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Illinois
Illinois Proposal Would Allow Non-Citizens to Vote During School Board Elections
Senate Democrats are making a push to give undocumented immigrants the opportunity to vote in school board elections.
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California
California School Districts Receive Unprecedented Windfall but Lack Teachers to Help Students Catch Up
California schools collectively have billions of state and federal dollars to spend on programs to help students catch up on…
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Federal Education News
A Year After Espinoza, Supreme Court Weighs Whether to Hear Another School Religious Freedom Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will discuss Thursday whether to hear a case that could settle for good whether states can…
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National Education News
Push to Ban Native American Mascots Spreads to More States, Schools
The movement built momentum amid the nationwide reckoning over systemic racism, sparked by the police killings of George Floyd and…
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Texas
Teacher Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student, Throwing Scissors at His Head Because He Was Sitting Next to Girlfriend
A high school English teacher from Texas has been accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting her 16-yeear-old male student, and also…
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National Education News
She Fought to Reopen Schools, Becoming a Hero and a Villain
The economist Emily Oster offers loads of data-driven advice about children and Covid-19. Many parents live by her words. Others…
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Districts Demand Lawmakers Spend Projected Surplus Funds on Schools
School leaders held coordinated news conferences around Wisconsin on Monday asking state lawmakers to restore boosts to education funding that…
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Illinois
Chicago Teachers Union Vows to Fight Layoffs of More Than 440 Teachers and Support Staff
Outraged by the layoffs of more than 440 teachers and support staff, Chicago Teachers Union officials on Monday questioned why…
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New Jersey
New Jersey District Reverses Course, Will Add Holiday Names Back Onto School Calendar Following Tremendous Backlash
The Randolph Board of Education did an about-face Monday evening on its decision to remove holiday names from the school…
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Former Philadelphia Middle School Teacher Sentenced to 15 Years in Child Porn Case
Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced Monday that Christopher O'Sullivan, 32, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 15 years…
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Kentucky Teacher Arrested, Charged With Rape, Sexual Abuse
Jason Sharp, 32, is charged with third-degree rape, third-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse.
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National Education News
New Poll Shows 65% of Voters Support School Choice
According to a new poll from Echelon Insights, polling more than 1,100 registered voters, a majority of voters are supportive…
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Education Reform Opinion
MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS: Our Youth Experiencing Crisis From COVID
A profoundly troubling consequence of the pandemic is emerging with increasing clarity: Our youth are experiencing a mental health crisis.
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Georgia
Lines Drawn Over Atlanta’s Push to Lift Struggling Schools
Atlanta Public Schools officials must step in with major interventions if struggling schools fail to improve for three years, according…
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California
ZOCALO: This Is Why California Needs a 3/13 Commission — On Schools During COVID
The closures came with little notice or planning, and in defiance of California’s constitutional guarantee of education for its children.
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Education Establishment Opinion
ORTEGA: Charter Schools Are Public Schools – They Have to Be Held Accountable to the Taxpayers
Every Pennsylvania student deserves a good education, and every student in Pennsylvania deserves an education that works best for them.
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