Schools That Teach the Classics Instead of Marxism See Exponential Growth
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New Jersey Court Hears Parents’ Rights Case
EdNews Virginia | August 16, 2023 New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy wants all public schools in the Garden State to withhold information regarding students’ gender transitions from their families. Three school districts — Middletown, Marlboro and Manalapan-Englishtown — are now fighting the state government in court. The embattled school boards voted in June to direct
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PragerU Offers Curricula for Schools — Florida Approves, With More States to Follow
Frances Floresca | August 15, 2023 (The Lion) — The children’s educational initiative of the conservative nonprofit PragerU has created videos and materials for use in public schools, and Florida is the first state to officially approve their use. More states are soon to follow, reports Jill Simonian, the program’s director of outreach. PragerU Kids offers “educational, fun, patriotic
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When Less Is More: Charter Schools Receive Less Funding But Deliver Better Student Outcomes
Jillian Schneider | August 13, 2023 (The Lion) — Charter schools outperform their traditional public-school counterparts despite receiving significantly less funding, recent studies show. The University of Arkansas released a new report analyzing nearly two decades’ worth of education funding from 16 states. It found charter schools have been chronically underfunded by 21% to 34% compared to
‘UNMITIGATED DISASTER’: Lawmakers Call for School Choice After Students Soil Themselves Stuck on Buses for 6 Hours
Tony Kinnett | August 12, 2023 (The Daily Signal) — A dozen Kentucky legislators are calling for a complete overhaul in state education after a transportation nightmare on the first day of school stranded hundreds of Louisville students on buses until almost 10 p.m. Wednesday. Relying on the controversial computer program AlphaRoute to remap already lengthy bus routes for