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Biden’s Proposed Budget Would Increase Education Spending by More Than 40%
Overall, the president’s request would raise the budget for the federal education department by $29.8 billion, or just over 40%.
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Las Vegas-Area Parent Coalitions Push for School Choice, Demand District Break Up
A coalition of parent groups advocated for the Clark County School District to break up, saying it’s too big.
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New York Lawmakers Slammed for Blocking Charter Schools Expansion in Budget
The chief state official who authorizes charter schools blasted Albany lawmakers for refusing to lift the cap to open more…
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U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Block Lawsuit Claiming Mississippi Allows Grave Disparities in Education Funding
The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will not get involved, for now, in a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows…
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Cardona’s Decision to Grant DC Testing Waiver Draws Ire of Education Officials in Other States
The education secretary’s decision cites the staggering number of students who are still learning fully remote. But it comes after…
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Arkansas House Advances Bill to Let Schools Teach Creationism
A bill to allow public schools to teach intelligent design as a theory of how the Earth came to be…
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Oregon District Pauses Tradition of Police Greeting Students on First Day Due to ‘Extra Anxiety’ It Creates
Albany public school students will no longer be greeted by police officers on the first day of school after some…
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The Pandemic’s Terrible Toll on Kids
A year of school shutdowns and family trauma leads to social isolation, stress and mental-health issues
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Texas Parents Clash Over LGBTQ Books in School Libraries
Books including transgender, gender identity and other LGBTQ topics were added to the district’s library catalog, sparking heated debate among…
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90% of Louisiana School Districts Want to Pause Letter Grades, ‘Show Grace’ in Pandemic
Amid rising concerns, officials in 90% of public school districts in Louisiana oppose the issuance of school letter grades because…
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Three Alabama Educators Plead Guilty in Scheme to Inflate the Enrollments of Districts Through Virtual School Options
Three men embroiled in a virtual schools fraud scheme now have pleaded guilty to federal charges.
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Kindergarten Applications Are Down 12% in NYC
In another sign of how deeply the coronavirus pandemic has rocked the nation’s largest school system, kindergarten applications in New…
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Anti-Testing Advocates Say Measuring Pandemic Learning Loss Could Stigmatize an Entire Generation
Studies continue to show that amid the school closures and economic and health hardships of the past year, many young…
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Lost Students in Arizona Schools Lead to Teacher Layoffs, Partisan Accusations
News of teacher layoffs at one of Arizona’s largest public school districts has the state’s elected officials pointing fingers over…
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School Choice Proposal Hits Snag in Kansas Senate
A bill that ties public school funding to the proposal failed Thursday night in the GOP-controlled Senate on a 19-19…
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Chicago High School Reopening Agreement Remains Elusive
The teachers union has scheduled a meeting of its House of Delegates for Sunday, the day before thousands of teachers…
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New Jersey Public School Enrollment Drops 3%, Lowest Level in 20 Years
Enrollment in New Jersey public schools has dropped to its lowest level in 20 years, as the pandemic particularly pummeled…
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Kansas Lawmakers Tie School Choice Proposal to Education Funding Bill
Conservative Republican lawmakers on Wednesday tied funding for Kansas’ public schools to a proposal that would allow parents of academically…
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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Takes His Message on the Road: ‘I Think We Need to Put Our Foot on the Gas Pedal’
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona came face to face on Tuesday with the biggest obstacle standing in the way of getting…
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North Carolina Lawmakers File Second Bill This Session to Expand School Choice
A group of Senate Republicans filed Senate Bill 671 on Wednesday. It would increase the income eligibility threshold and award…
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WATCH: Undercover Video Catches Teachers Union Officials Admitting Failures by Traditional Public Schools
West Virginia public schools are failing students. Students are suffering - and union leaders admitted it on hidden camera. An…
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Parent Group Sues Los Angeles District Asking for Full Reopening of Schools
A Los Angeles parent group filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Los Angeles Unified School District and district Superintendent Austin…
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NH High School Track Coach Says He Was Fired for Not Enforcing ‘Senseless, Irrational, Cowardice Bulls***’ Mask Rules
A New Hampshire high school track and field coach said he was fired after refusing to enforce a mask mandate…
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Education Department Allows DC to Skip Federally Mandated Standardized Tests, While Rejecting Requests from States
The U.S. Department of Education granted its first broad waiver from testing requirements— to the District of Columbia for this…
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Washington State Senate Passes Bill to Ban Use of Native American Mascots in Schools
The Washington Senate has approved a measure to ban the use of Native American names, symbols and images as school…
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