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WATCH: California Governor Offers Specifics on $6.6 Billion Education Bill [SATIRE]
California Governor Gavin Newsom holds press conference to offer specifics on $6.6 billion education bill.
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Education Reform Opinion
STANDIFER: I’m a Single Parent. I Know What School Is Best for My Kids
Traditional public schools simply don’t have the infrastructure to accommodate them, which is why I am grateful Florida provides learning…
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Education Establishment Opinion
JOHNSON: I’m a Baptist Minister, and the Educational Scholarship Program Threatens Truth and Education
As an ordained Baptist minister whose wife is a retired Florida public school teacher, I am almost genetically hardwired toward…
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Education Reform Opinion
CARNEY: Bar-Code Children
Fear not. Science, corporate America, and government bureaucrats are teaming up to keep better tabs on your children by digitizing…
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California
CA Legislature Approves $2B Incentive for Schools That Open by Governor’s Deadline, Another $4.6B Regardless
Tackling one of the most contentious issues during the year-long Covid-19 pandemic, California legislators approved a plan Thursday to encourage…
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West Virginia
West Virginia House Passes Education Savings Account Bill Again After Fixing Financial Issues
The West Virginia House of Delegates voted Thursday to approve, for a second time, a bill creating an education savings…
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Education Reform Opinion
KASS: Teachers Union Boss in California Caught Taking Daughter to Private School Becomes Poster Boy for School Choice
What of the children of union electricians and carpenters, union sanitation workers who pick up the garbage, union grocery store…
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Texas
Texas Schools Won’t Lose State Funding This Academic Year for Attendance Declines
Texas will fully fund school districts that have seen student attendance drop during the pandemic, as long as they maintain…
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National Education News
NPR/Ipsos Poll: Nearly One-Third of Parents May Stick With Remote Learning Indefinitely
One year after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered classrooms around the country and the world, U.S. parents are guardedly optimistic about…
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Iowa
Des Moines Superintendent Could Lose License After Failing to Follow State Mandates on Reopening Schools
The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners could strip Des Moines Superintendent Tom Ahart of his administrator's license following several complaints…
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Illinois
Illinois Teachers Shamed for Color of Their Skin in Taxpayer-Sponsored ‘Antiracist’ Training
The Countywide Equity Institute featured 10 speakers alleging 'institutional racism,' as well as 'implicit bias' and 'white privilege.' Illinois has…
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National Education News
As Schools Reopen, Asian American Families Are Reportedly Choosing to Keep Kids Home at Disproportionately High Rates
Asian American families around the country are disproportionately opting to keep their children home to participate in virtual learning as…
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Indiana
Just 1 in 6 Indiana College Students Who Study Education Become Teachers, Report Finds
Only 1 in 6 students who pursued bachelor’s degrees in education at state colleges and universities ended up working as…
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Texas
Texas School District’s ‘Chivalry’ Homework Assignment Goes Viral
The Shallowater Independent School District in Lubbock County, Texas, is under fire after a "chivalry" homework assignment went viral this…
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Ohio
Cleveland Teachers Union Votes to Ignore District’s Plan to Return to Buildings
The Cleveland Teachers Union voted to keep teaching remotely on March 8, despite the district’s plan to return to buildings.
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Education Reform Opinion
BINION: Biden Wants to Give Federal Workers Paid Leave if Their Kids’ Schools Stay Closed — The Rest of Us Are Out of Luck
Over the last year, both major political parties have shown a like-minded affinity for sneaking policy prescriptions into pandemic relief…
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Federal Education News
Senator Ted Cruz Pitches Federal Scholarships for Children Whose Schools Are Closed
Sen. Ted Cruz plans to propose an amendment to President Biden’s $1.9 trillion spending bill that would provide federal scholarship…
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Florida
Black School Resource Officer Fired by Tampa Police for Using N-Word
The Tampa police union is fighting the firing of the officer, who was working as a school resource officer at…
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Pennsylvania
Continuing Its Streak, Philly School Board Rejects Five New Charter Schools
The Philadelphia school board unanimously denied five new charter schools Thursday night, continuing its streak of rejecting proposals that would…
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Federal Education News
Biden Faces Criticism Over Push to Move Teachers Up in the Vaccine Line
The Biden administration is defending the president's decision to prioritize vaccinations for teachers and school staff.
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Washington
Seattle Teachers Union Votes Not to Return to Class on Monday
The teachers’ union in Seattle voted Wednesday night to not return to the classroom. It said it’s not confident in…
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California
California School Board Member Who Linked School Reopening to White Supremacy Faces Recall Effort
La Mesa-Spring Valley School Board Vice President Chardá Bell-Fontenot, who is the only Black member of the five-person board, said…
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Screening Room
WATCH: Chris Rufo: Critical Race Theory’s Impact on Schools
Chris Rufo, director of the Center on Wealth & Poverty at Discovery Institute, writer for City Journal, director of four…
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Texas
All Texas School Employees, Childcare Workers Can Now Get COVID Vaccine
All Texas school employees and child care workers now are eligible to get COVID-19 vaccines, the Department of State Health…
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Illinois
Chicago Taxpayers Spent $2.3 Billion on Teacher Payroll, While More Than 300K Students Logged On From Home
That’s an average annual teacher compensation package of $108,729 ($81,422 in salary, $27,307 in benefits), according to records obtained by…
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