Alaska Governor’s Staff Deleted State Agency’s Analysis of Teacher Pay
Staff for Gov. Mike Dunleavy quashed the publication of a new Department of Labor and Workforce Development report examining the competitiveness of teacher pay in Alaska,...
Florida Law Prohibiting Diversity Sparks Concern Among UCF Students and Faculty
Students and faculty are concerned a Florida senate bill that passed earlier this year will negatively impact higher education due to cuts in funding...
Florida Lawmakers Back Lifting Voucher Caps for Children With Disabilities
State lawmakers on Monday moved toward temporarily nixing a cap on the number of students who can participate in a school voucher program for children with...
School Policies Hiding Students’ Gender Identities Face Different Legal Fates
In the United States, approximately 1,044 school districts (impacting more than 10 million students) have transgender or “gender nonconforming” policies that require school administrators and district...
California Judge Halts District Policy Requiring Parents Be Told if Kids Change Pronouns
A judge on Wednesday halted a Southern California school district from requiring parents to be notified if their children change their gender identification or...
Critics Alarmed as Sask. Government Scales Back Sexual Health Education
Experts say policy changes misguided as province grapples with high STI, teen pregnancy and abuse rates. Experts and other critics say the Saskatchewan government’s decision...
US Supreme Court Asked to Decide if High School Admissions Policy Discriminates Against Asian Americans
Parents filed a petition on Monday asking the US Supreme Court to decide whether an elite public high school, known as the Thomas Jefferson High School...
School Security Changes Involve New Clear Backpack Rules for 2 North Texas Districts
When Mesquite ISD announced that all students would be required to carry clear backpacks and clear lunch bags to school this year, mom Elizabeth...
School Safety Expert Weighs in on Florida District’s New School Cellphone Policies
As students head back to school over the next couple of weeks, some may be in for a rude awakening. Lots of school districts...
After Clash Over Teaching on Gender, Psychology Class May Be Available to Florida Students
The first time the College Board bumped up against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s efforts to inject conservative ideals into education standards, it ultimately revamped the Advanced...