Inside the New Wave of Old-School Education
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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
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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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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