Maryland: With November’s school board elections approaching, the issue of book bans will once again appear on the ballot in the form of some races between conservative candidates and their opponents.
It's telling about the state of Maryland's Democratic leadership that it labels the side backing religious freedom, which includes minorities, as “extremists.”
Food for thought was on the agenda for the La Conner School Board's Monday luncheon meeting. Board members and district administrators met separately with two student groups over pizza to elicit input on campus topics ranging from attendance and preferred teaching styles to areas in need of improvement, class sizes and schedules and the new cell phone free policy.
Goldwater Institute attorneys were in federal appellate court in Boston last week defending a Maine mom’s constitutionally protected parental rights.
A Texas school district is defending an educator who allegedly physically and verbally abused a young student. At Tuesday’s Edgewood Independent School District school board meeting, Carolann Reyes accused a middle school gym teacher of mocking her 11-year-old daughter over her appearance. “There were a couple of times where she [the teacher] said, ‘Oh, your […]
A Xenia school board member wants another look at the curriculum to make sure a controversial topic isn’t being taught anywhere in the district.
The superintendent says the move is an attempt to protect students, parents, and teachers.
The latest development in the ongoing controversy surrounding Williamson County Schools’ library materials comes with a significant legal decision.
A family-defending conservative group is celebrating a rare victory in liberal California, where parents won a battle against a public school district that allowed elementary-age children to discuss changing their gender and same-sex attraction without parental knowledge.
Rhode Island mom and parental rights advocate Nicole Solas was sued by teachers unions in 2021 after she requested public information about her child’s kindergarten curriculum that included lessons about gender ideology.
Public education may be approaching a tipping point as student behavioral issues that disrupt learning and compromise safety are taking a toll on teachers.
As voters prepare for election season, they should not discount the importance of their local school boards.
The Moore County School Board discussed a proposal for purchasing 12 metal detection systems at its Sept. 3 work session.
First grade students at Rhodes Academy in Hempstead had a special guest to wrap up their first week back at school amid a sudden shakeup that ousted the district's superintendent.
The St. Louis mayor has requested an audit of the city’s public schools one week after the furlough of its superintendent, even as school board members blame one another for “illegitimate” leadership.