A newly formed state board that promises to be the tip of the spear in education innovation for Oklahoma met for the first time on Monday. The Statewide Charter School Board will oversee seven virtual charter schools and four brick-and-mortar charter schools in Oklahoma.
According to the report, the teacher admitted that they had been conversing with the student for 2.5 weeks regarding the medical appointment and found the facility for the student to have the medical procedure so that they knew it was a safe facility.
Schools in the progressive haven of San Francisco are facing a major budget crunch. Things are so dire that the district may have to actually close some schools.
The boy who went viral last month won't be allowed to attend his school next year.
California has been working on establishing policies related to transgender youth, with lawmakers, school boards, and parents weighing in on issues such as the use of preferred names and pronouns. Californians overall are divided on allowing public schools to accommodate a student' request to use pronouns that differ from their biological sex, according to the April PPIC Statewide Survey.
Public school districts nationwide are closing some schools permanently as they grapple with declining enrollment based on demographic changes and the explosion of interest in alternative education.
The process to recall five East Baton Rouge School Board members is underway. A group calling themselves a community coalition made up of district employees, teachers, and residents is spearheading that effort. The group is calling for Mark Bellue, District 1, Nathan Rust, District 6, Michael Gaudet, District 7, Emily Soul, District 8 and Patrick Martin, District 9 to be recalled.
A southern Indiana school district is slashing its budget to make up for some bad accounting. Scott County School District 2 overspent millions of dollars. While the board fired the person they said is responsible, they're now faced with some tough decisions and lots of cuts.
School districts have the power to decide which books shall be placed in school libraries, and state officials cannot order any of the books removed, according to a June 11 ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
The Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Trenton, N.J. sponsored a book reading for children that discusses "moving beyond the gender binary." The book, My Shadow is Purple portrays a child who doesn't identify as male nor female.
A healthcare organization operating within Seattle Public Schools is providing “gender-affirming” hormones to children. Emails obtained by The Daily Wire revealed Neighborcare Health, which runs clinics in SPS middle and elementary schools, has been offering hormone treatments since January 2023.
The battle between rival teachers’ unions is heating up in Florida, where local educators will have the final say. Florida’s Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) announced on May 14 that the Miami-Dade Education Coalition (MDEC) would officially be challenging United Teachers of Dade (UTD) in an upcoming election.
A teacher in the Tucson Unified School District told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) he’s retiring, frustrated by students who are unmotivated and simply play on their phones in class.
Francis Howell School District board members plan to introduce measures prohibiting classroom discussions on gender identity and require the board to approve every book purchased or donated in the district.
A Ohio school board member has resigned out of frustration with the district’s policies and curriculum – as well as with her colleagues’ apparent unwillingness to stand up to them.