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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John Ransom | May 27, 2023 (The Lion) — Target Corporation is back in the news for its funding of a group that pushes school districts to keep gender identity information secret from parents. The company has given $2.1 million to GLSEN, the Daily Mail reports. Previously GLSEN was known as the Gay and Lesbian Independent School
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John Ransom | May 11, 2023 (The Lion) — A teacher who was previously assaulted at school was pepper sprayed by a student in Tennessee, part of a growing trend of violence in public schools. The pepper spray assault happened after the Nashville teacher refused to return a cell phone to the student, said Fox News. A
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Juliana Sweeny | April 21, 2023 (The Lion) — Teachers are not the only ones who will receive a pay bump at Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) next fall. Hidden within the nearly $30 million dollar increase to maintain personnel, LCPS plans to pay $3.3 million towards unionization efforts. According to LCPS, 90% of the district’s $1.6
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Jillian Schneider | April 13, 2023 (The Lion) — As many states are nearing the end of their legislative session, lawmakers from six states can rest easy after advancing school choice by leaps and bounds over the past three months. Four states – Arkansas, Florida, Iowa and Utah – passed universal education savings account (ESA)
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Michael J. Dillon | April 12, 2023 (The Lion) — A mother in Maine is suing her daughter’s school district after school staff secretly helped her daughter “transition” into a boy. After finding a “chest binder” in her daughter’s room in December, Amber Lavigne was shocked to find out her daughter’s school counselor, Samuel Roy, had
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