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School Leaves Families in the Dark After Teacher Allegedly Grooms 12-Year-Old

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Jillian Schneider | May 6, 2024 (The Lion) — Wisconsin parents are outraged after their school district kept families in the dark about a middle school teacher accused of grooming a 12-year-old student. “Their silence is deafening,” said parent Kristy Murphy at Monday’s protest of the Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD). “We’re not going to stop until […]

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‘Grading for Equity’ Bans Zeros, Allows Unlimited Retakes

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Fewer Students ‘Fail’ — But Are They Learning More? Vince Bielski | April 25, 2024 (RealClearInvestigations) — Joe Feldman has faced many tough crowds in the course of successfully selling his “Grading for Equity” program to school districts across the nation. During the consultant’s presentations, teachers concerned that his approach lowers standards have rolled their

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Michigan School District Cancels First-Grade Pronoun Lesson

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Scott McClallen | April 24, 2024 (The Center Square) — DeWitt Public Schools canceled an optional “mini-lesson” for first-graders that would have taught they/them pronouns after parent reactions went viral on social media. DeWitt Public Schools Superintendent Shanna Spickard said the lesson’s purpose was “to promote greater understanding, compassion, and kindness regarding gender identity and

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Private and Parochial Schools Produce Better Citizens Than Public Schools, New Research Finds

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Jillian Schneider | April 24, 2024 (The Lion) — The movement to establish public schools in America was based around a simple idea, namely that a widely educated populus would benefit the nation by being better citizens. Horace Mann, also known as the father of the common school, even said common (public) schools “may become the most

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‘Choice Lifted All Boats’: Catholic School Enrollment Rises in Florida

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John Ransom | April 23, 2024 (The Lion) — While traditional public school enrollment declines nationwide, Florida’s expanding school choice options have Catholic enrollment zooming in the Sunshine State. That’s according to experts at one Florida scholarship program, Step Up for Students. The trend in Florida could be instructive nationally in helping get kids back to

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