Tim Clouser | May 13, 2024 (The Center Square) — Spokane Public Schools is weighing its options as the August election looms. The district’s $200 million bond failed in February, leaving the district wondering where to draw the line with taxes. The SPS School Board convened for a special meeting Wednesday afternoon following Mayor Lisa […]
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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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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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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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Morgan Sweeney | February 14, 2024 (The Center Square) — Virginia’s 2024 General Assembly session is just over halfway finished, with 480 bills passed by the House of Delegates and 393 by the state Senate. Some critical pieces of education legislation have fared well so far; many will likely make it to the governor’s desk.
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Catrina Petersen | January 12, 2024 (The Center Square) – Chicago Public Schools Inspector General William Fletcher’s office’s annual report looks at fraud, waste and misconduct. In the most recent report from the IG, Fletcher’s office found 77,000 laptops to be lost or stolen. Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jackson Potter is calling for more
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Morgan Sweeney | December 21, 2023 (The Center Square) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has released his proposed fiscal year 2024-2026 “Unleashing Opportunity” budget, replete with his characteristic tax relief and a record investment in education. “Unleashing Opportunity means allowing Virginians to keep more of their hard-earned money, being prepared to take good jobs with
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Morgan Sweeney | December 7, 2023 (The Center Square) — A branch of the Virginia Education Association in Loudoun County is pushing for a collective bargaining vote to happen after the new year rather than Monday. The Loudoun Education Association wants it deferred until after recently elected board members have assumed office. “The school board has not made
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Sarah Roderick-Fitch | November 27, 2023 (The Center Square) — A Northern Virginia middle school chose “Palestine” as their country to represent as part of a school district-wide multicultural fair, omitting any recognition of the State of Israel – including maps. The fair was recently presented by the Stafford County Public Schools “to empower multicultural
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Kenneth Schrupp | October 26, 2023 (The Center Square) – A broad, bipartisan 33-state coalition filed a federal lawsuit in California against Meta, which operates Instagram and Facebook, alleging harms to youths’ “mental and physical” health after a nationwide investigation announced in 2021 involving many of the coalition’s member states. The lawsuit alleges that Meta
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