Frances Floresca | August 8, 2023 (The Lion) — As students prepare to return to school, many parents are looking to send them to a new school. Nearly half of parents have decided on or are currently considering a different school for one or more of their children, according to a National School Choice Week […]
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John Ransom | July 27, 2023 (The Lion) — Parents Defending Education (PED) has released a report that shows China’s Communist Party (CCP) spending over $17 million on programs inside American K-12 classrooms, some of them near military bases. In targeting science and technology high schools and high schools near military bases, the CCP is suspected by
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Jillian Schneider | July 23, 2023 (The Lion) — A Nebraska parent schooled a teachers’ union boss for opposing school choice in a video now circulating on Twitter. It happened as public school activists, such as Tim Royers, president of the Millard Education Association, are currently trying to undo a school choice bill that passed the Nebraska Legislature
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Jillian Schneider | July 19, 2023 (The Lion) — Many education officials are concerned with the rise of chronic absenteeism among students. After all, schools can’t teach if students don’t attend. But an equally pressing, though less publicized, issue is that of teacher absenteeism. New data from the National Center for Education Statistics reveals teacher absenteeism
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Jillian Schneider | July 11, 2023 (The Lion) — The president of the National Education Association had a lot to say about social justice at its annual meeting this week, and virtually nothing to say about academics. Becky Pringle, president of the 3-million-member union, accused Florida – the assembly’s location – of being “Ground Zero for shameful,
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Jillian Schneider | June 20, 2023 (The Lion) — Local and state school officials are offering hefty signing bonuses – as much as $50,000 – to combat the nationwide teacher shortage. Despite efforts in places such as New Jersey, South Carolina and Oklahoma, research shows such measures are ineffective. For example, Minnesota allocated $400,000 in
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John Ransom | June 15, 2023 (The Lion) — The Virginia teacher who was shot by a first-grader has been fired in what her attorney says might be retaliation for her lawsuit against the school. In January, Richneck Elementary School Abby Zwerner was shot in the classroom by a six-year-old student, who allegedly brought the gun
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Jillian Schneider | June 13, 2023 (The Lion) — A Virginia school district is revising its grading policies to create “equitable grading processes.” The new policies allow students to redo assignments, turn in late work, and reduce the weight given to homework and quizzes. “[The updates should] motivate [students] to continue by learning to redeem themselves and
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Jillian Schneider | June 11, 2023 (The Lion) — Public education is often touted for providing a universal education. But recent reports reveal public schools often neglect to adequately provide for their special education students. A report from Advocates for Children revealed that thousands of disabled preschoolers in New York City never received the services mandated for
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Jillian Schneider | June 7, 2023 (The Lion) — Oklahoma education officials approved the first-ever religious charter school on Monday, propelling school choice into unprecedented territory. The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted 3-2 in favor of a virtual Catholic charter school after initially rejected its earlier application in April. The new vote was celebrated for supporting religious liberty
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