(The Center Square) – The Moses Lake School District plans to sell two surplus properties as it…
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Nearly $200 billion in emergency school funding saw slight academic recovery: Studies
The roughly $190 billion the federal government pumped into schools in response to COVID-19 ultimately did…
ACLU files lawsuit against Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms
A group of left-wing civil liberties organizations filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging a new Louisiana…
Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down public funding for religious charter school
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled the approval for what would become the nation’s first publicly funded…
Louisiana enacts universal school choice
Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) signed universal school choice into law on Wednesday, making Louisiana the 11th…
Louisiana becomes first state to require Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms
Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) enacted legislation requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public…
Public school enrollment declining in WA, across the nation as spending increases
(The Center Square) – A new report finds public school enrollment is declining in America’s most populous…
Louisiana moves forward with plan to hold schools accountable with new grading system
Louisiana is preparing to hold K-12 schools accountable by overhauling their grading system to raise achievement…
‘We do not have enough cash’: Moses Lake School Board to vote on interfund loan
(The Center Square) – Moses Lake School District is anticipating a $2 million shortfall at the…
‘Outrageous’ CTU members ‘bully’ lawmakers for more money: GOP lawmakers
(The Center Square) – Starting their Wednesday off with doughnuts and red T-shirts, members of the…
House moves discussion from antisemitism on college campuses to K-12 schools
Leaders from three public school districts will testify before Congress Wednesday as the House shifts its…
Jalen Hurts donates $200K to fund air conditioning at Philadelphia schools
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is donating $200,000 to fund air conditioning at several schools in…
Ron DeSantis paves way for Boy Scouts, among others, to recruit at schools while keeping Satanists out
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed legislation that allows “patriotic organizations” such as the Boy Scouts of…
DC teachers brace for hundreds of job cuts after Bowser budget proposal
Teachers and staff in Washington, D.C.’s public schools fear there may be 200 positions cut due…
Gov. Tony Evers’s veto to extend school funding for 400 years in Wisconsin faces challenge from business lobby
The Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce’s Litigation Center, Wisconsin’s largest business lobby, asked the state Supreme Court…
Seattle schools nixing gifted program in favor of a focus on equity
(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools continues getting rid of its gifted and talented program in…
How Seattle Public School’s use of ‘social identity wheels’ could violate federal law
The Seattle Public School District says activities requiring students to provide information protected by federal and…
Midyear elementary school reading assessments up 22%
(The Center Square) – Midyear elementary school reading assessments in 2023-24 are up 22%, education leaders…