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Parents Suing Chicago Teachers Union Over COVID-19 Strike

Catrina Petersen | March 27, 2024 (The Center Square) — Parents of Chicago school students are suing the Chicago Teachers Union seeking damages over a teachers strike during COVID-19 that kept children out of school longer. The lawsuits, filed by attorneys Patrick Hughes and Daniel Suhr from Hughes and Suhr LLC, stem from a strike that […]

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New Alabama Law Prohibits Teaching DEI at Public Schools

Faith Perkins | March 27, 2024 (The Lion) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill restricting the teaching of “divisive concepts” and limiting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at public schools, universities and state agencies. “My Administration has and will continue to value Alabama’s rich diversity, however, I refuse to allow a few

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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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Maryland School Spent $4 Million to Figure Out How to Use Grant Money

Adam Andrzejewski | March 14, 2024 (RealClearInvestigations) — Topline: Schools in Maryland have been using grant funding to hire consultants to teach them how to use the grant funding, according to a new report from the state Inspector General. Key facts: Maryland has sent $649 million in grants to schools in impoverished communities since 2019. But the state provided

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Report: ‘Grading for Equity’ Harms Students

Brendan Clarey | February 29, 2024 (Chalkboard News) — A new policy brief states that “equitable” grading policies that rely on lowering academic standards ultimately hurt the students they purportedly help. The research released Wednesday morning by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute challenged some of the claims often made about equitable grading practices and said

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