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‘Woke Kindergarten’ Blew Money on Odd Curriculum, High Pensions

Adam Andrzejewski | March 26, 2024 (RealClearWire) — Topline: A California school spent $250,000 in federal funds to hire a teacher training service called Woke Kindergarten, but after two years, student performance got even worse, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. An audit by researchers at OpenTheBooks.com revealed that almost two-thirds of employees at the […]

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School Funding Not Always Linked to Outcomes

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Morgan Sweeney | March 26, 2024 (The Center Square) — Though education spending has been on the rise, the increases don’t always correlate to better student outcomes, a study by libertarian think tank Reason Foundation shows. The study examined education trends and spending from 2002 through 2020. During that time, Virginia was generally among the

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Frustrated Parents, Teachers Demand Schools Bring Back Police

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Virginia Public High Schools Required to Teach Hazing Prevention Under New Law

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12-Year-Old Charged After Bristol School Threat

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Former Student: School Wanted Him to Change His Statement

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Asra Nomani | March 21, 2024 (Fairfax County Times) — You could hear a pin drop in Courtroom 1000 in the last hour of the third day of a trial over an alleged rape coverup by Fairfax County Public Schools officials 12 years ago. In the witness box, a young man, 25, whom the Fairfax

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Former Teacher: Testimony Reveals a ‘Rape Culture’ in Fairfax County Schools

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Loudoun County School Board Members Are Fighting Against Transparency

Analysis and Commentary / admin

Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | March 21, 2024 (Washington Examiner) — Last week, the Loudoun County, Virginia, School Board voted against transparency when members decided to turn off the cameras during public comment. The decision was made along party lines, with the six Democratic-endorsed members voting to turn off the cameras, and the three Republican-endorsed and independent members voting in

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Unions Want Full Control of Schools and Our Kids

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In Tennessee, the Microschooling Movement Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

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