Josh Shapiro, the first-term governor of Pennsylvania, was considered a rising star in the Democratic Party when he took office this past January. But a recent public misstep could end up costing him a future…
Topic: public education
As students struggle, Chicago Public Schools puts politics over education
Chicago Public Schools (CPS), fresh off of getting a former organizing official Brandon Johnson elected as the Windy City mayor, continues its political push in the state legislature. But it continues to neglect the public…
Iowa gets more school choice applicants than anticipated
In a surprising bit of news, Iowa said that there were more applications for education savings accounts than anticipated. The Des Moines Register reported that the state initially budgeted $107.4 million to fund 14,068 students…
Teachers’ union AFT endorses Biden for president
In news that surprises no one, one of the powerful teachers’ unions officially endorsed President Joe Biden for a second term as president. The president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randi Weingarten, made…
DeSantis blasts blue cities over high crime, poor education results
2024 presidential candidate in the Republican party, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, recently sniped at blue cities for their lackluster record on providing quality education for minority students. DeSantis made the comments during a campaign stop…
Biden’s Department of Education proposes rule on transgender participation in sports
The Department of Education waded into the culture wars when its proposed draft rule on transgender individuals’ participation in sports was announced. The proposed rule title is, “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education…
Congress launches probe into pandemic education funding use
Last week, House Republicans announced they will investigate the alleged misuse of coronavirus pandemic education funds, and as a part of their investigation, the lawmakers requested documents from the Department of Education to verify the…
NBC News criticizes school choice group over funding
The mainstream media, ever in the grip of the left-wing teachers’ unions and education bureaucratic establishment, is going after school choice supporters. NBC News recently published an article that portrayed the school choice movement as…
Strike ends with a new contract in LA school district
The beginning of 2023 was met with many strikes and threatened strikes, and unionized workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) followed suit by conducting a three-day strike in the middle of last…
Virginia teachers’ union promoted Black Lives Matter propaganda
Despite Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order banning Critical Race Theory content in public schools, it appears that the Virginia Education Association (VEA) is circumventing or skirting Youngkin’s directive. The editorial board at the Wall…