Education
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Anti-white language tweaked after civil rights complaints against Harvard, WA school district
Scholarship for "students of color" changed to "historically marginalized communities" hours after news report. "Educators of Color" re-upped a year after legal warning, says open to all but allegedly hidden from nonwhites.
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Tennessee county school board opposes immigration checks for public schools
Knox County Board of Education argued public schools exist to educate all children.
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Florida tests drones in schools to stop shootings
The Florida Legislature approved $557,000 to fund the pilot program in Broward, Leon and Volusia school districts.
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West Virginia Board of Education reinstates school vaccine policy excluding religious exemptions
The state's education board said that it "is reinstating its directive to county boards of education not to accept religious exemptions to compulsory vaccination laws"
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In New York, some school secretaries make six-figures and more
Watchdog says high salaries help account for school districts’ high spending
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Northwestern University secures $75 million deal with Trump administration to restore funding
Northwestern is expected to pay the United States $75 million through 2028 in exchange for ending probes by the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice.
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California anti-discrimination law raises concerns among teachers
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bill into law, which prohibits school districts from using textbooks, curricula or materials that promote bias or unlawful discrimination.
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Georgia committee recommends barring chronically absent students from athletics
Recommendation is one of 22 from the Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism.
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Gay roosters with kids? School district's secret LGBTQ-themed lessons test SCOTUS opt-out precedent
Boston suburb created "Catch-22 designed to frustrate religious parents" by demanding they identify specific objectionable lessons, never disclosed, in order to opt out their kids, lawsuit says. District denies depictions promote "gayness."
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OpenAI launches teachers AI tools for classrooms
OpenAI has introduced a new free version of ChatGPT for teachers, as artificial intelligence continues to grow within education. The new platform offers educators a free account through June 2027 to adapt classroom materials, streamline lesson planning, collaborate
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Tennessee's Education Freedom Scholarships challenged
The plaintiffs are five parents and five taxpayers represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, the Education Law Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Public Funds Public Schools campaign and the Southern Education Foundation, according to a release from the ACLU. The Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP law firm is representing the plaintiffs pro bono.
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Study: K-12 public spending nears $1 trillion in U.S.
The report finds American public schools are nearing $1 trillion in annual spending, almost a 35% increase between 2002 and 2023. During that period, the average per-student spending rose from $14,969 to $20,322.
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Secret teacher union training admits gender identity is foreign to 'traditional progressive base'
NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and a membership of 3 million educators and allies.