Education in Focus
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A podcast that brings you an in-depth analysis of the most compelling education stories of the week from chalkboardnews.com. We explore the latest in education news and policy. Join us as we delve into the latest developments, trends, and issues shaping the world of education.
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Why Do Threats Spike After a School Shooting? Here’s What to Know
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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What Happens if Schools Don’t Spend Federal Funds Before Sept. 30 Deadline?
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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NYC Students to Receive Lessons on Reparations, Abolishing the Police
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Authorities Charge Georgia Shooting Suspect’s Father With Involuntary Manslaughter
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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WA Board of Ed Looks to Expand Controversial Ethnic Studies Graduation Requirement
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Parent Calls Out Seattle High School for ‘Blatant Violation of Students’ Right to Privacy'
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Major Publishers, Authors Sue Over Florida’s Book Removal Law
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Report: School Gives 1 Year Expulsion to 10-Year-Old Under Tennessee’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Law
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Arizona Leaders to Renew Push for School Cell Phone Ban
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Virginia Judge: Transgender Girl Can Play Middle School Tennis
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Why Utah Is Removing These 13 Books From School Libraries Statewide
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Here’s Why the Supreme Court Said Title IX Should Remain Blocked
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Here’s How Oklahoma Republicans Will Investigate Walters, State Dept of Ed
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Over 3 Million Students Are Homeschooled, Here Are Some of the Reasons Parents Cite
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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California Could See Class-Action Lawsuit Over Policies Hiding Gender Changes
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Can Parents Review Student-Created Sex Ed Lessons at California High School?
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Rhode Island Mom Sues Public School Over Records Related to Critical Race Theory
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Detroit Students Finished Online Credit Recovery Courses 20 Times Faster Than Recommended
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Maryland District Bought EV Buses That Had Mechanical Issues That Made Them ‘Inoperable'
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Should School Board Elections Be Partisan? Here’s What’s at Stake
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Biden Admin Title IX Rule Blocked in Four More States, Bringing Total to 26
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Report: 8th-Grade Students Need Whole School Year to Reach Pre-pandemic Performance
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Advocacy Orgs: Texas School Policies Violate Hair Discrimination Law
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Oklahoma School Districts Aren’t Complying With Bible Instruction Mandate
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Poll: Voters, Parents Are Opposed to AI in Schools
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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North Carolina District Adopts Title IX Policy Despite Court Order
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Report: Schools With Police Saw More Student Arrests
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Report: Federal Schools Made Taxpayers Fund DEI Instruction
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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As Teachers Exit Unions, Opposing Organization Wants to Offer Alternative Resources
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Fourteen States Back Arkansas in Lawsuit Over LEARNS Act
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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California Joins 26 States in Requiring Students Take Personal Finance Class
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Chicago Public Schools Solicited $10,000 Donation From HIV Drug Maker for LGBTQ+ Event
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Judge Orders Biden Admin to Halt Title IX Rule in More States, Schools
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Families Sue Governor of Tennessee and School District Over ‘Mass Violence’ Policy
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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California Legislature Bans Schools Notifying Parents of Gender Change Requests
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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New York City Department of Education Workers Lied About Getting Mandated COVID Vaccine
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Kentucky Continuous Improvement Summit: Keynote Speaker's History Raises Questions
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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What Does Research Say About Edmentum Online Course Effectiveness?
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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‘Glued to Their Cell Phones:’ LA Public Schools to Implement Ban Over Concerns
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Biden Admin’s Title IX Rules Were Halted in Another Six States
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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HIV Drug Company, CDC Funded Chicago Public Schools’ LGBTQ+ Event
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Despite TikTok Policy, Users Still Offer Cheating Services to Students
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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One Person Filed 5,590 Sex Discrimination Complaints to Ed Dept in 2023
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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State Superintendent Tells WA School Districts to Ignore Parents Bill of Rights Law
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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These State Groups Are Redefining What It Means to Be a School Board Member
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Judge Strikes Down New Hampshire’s Ban on Critical Race Theory in Classrooms
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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‘Antiracist’ Speaker Calls Schools ‘Dangerous’ and Wants to Drive out Those Who Ban Books
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May 29, 2024 |
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Will Montana Have Charter Schools This Fall? It Depends on Who You Ask
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May 28, 2024 |
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‘Get Them Out of the School’: Tennessee Educators Used Online Courses to Remove Problem Students
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May 21, 2024 |
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Ballooning Costs: Chicago Public Schools Spends $600,593 on Inflatable Displays
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May 20, 2024 |
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Lawmakers Grill K-12 School Leaders on Antisemitic Incidents
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May 15, 2024 |
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Oregon ‘Fat Positivity’ Sex Ed Workshop: Teachers Should ‘Center Fat Bodies'
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May 14, 2024 |
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Taxpayer-Funded Equity Center Resources ‘Directly Undermine’ American Ideals
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May 08, 2024 |
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Chicago Public Schools Invokes Equity in Virtual Learning, but Research Says It Isn’t Fair
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May 07, 2024 |
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Judge Allows Class Action Lawsuit Against Chicago Schools Over Hindu Rituals
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Report: Exclusionary School Maps Perpetuate Educational Redlining
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Biden Admin Finalizes Title IX Rule Changes to Redefine Sex Discrimination
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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What Is Intersectionality and How Is It Related to Critical Race Theory?
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Federally-Funded School Trainers: Parental Rights Takes Back Seat on Sex Ed
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Biden Admin Asks for $22 Million to Bolster Ed Dept’s Enforcement Arm
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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How Seattle Public School’s Use of ‘Social Identity Wheels’ Could Violate Federal Law
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Can a Religious Charter School Exist? Oklahoma High Court Weighs Arguments
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Are Republicans Gaining Ground on Education? Poll Indicates Voters Want Balance
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Nex Benedict’s Family Gave Handwritten ‘Self-Harm’ Notes to Police: Report
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Kentucky Hoax Bomb Threats Part of ‘Nationwide Swatting Situation'
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Evaluation Data Shows Virtually Zero Educators in Michigan Are Ineffective
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Critics: Michigan Homeschool Registration Push Based on ‘False Narrative'
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Does This District’s $800,000 Equitable Discipline Policy Help Students?
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Aurora School District: No Program Allowed That Doesn’t Prioritize DEI
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Indiana Truancy Bill That Would Hold Parents Accountable Advances
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Study: Most States Are Spending More per K-12 Student - Where Does It Go?
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Report: Equitable Grading Reforms Harm the Students They Try to Help
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Survey: Students and Teachers Weigh in on Gender, Race in School
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Chicago Public Schools Is Kicking Police Out of Schools. Here’s Why
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Why Students Are Protesting the Cell Phone Policy at This Houston High School
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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These States Have Lost the Most Students Since the Pandemic
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Conviction of Oxford Shooter’s Mother Is a Legal First for Accountability
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Boston Public Schools Staff Must Hide Student Gender Changes From Parents
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Report: Students Are Learning More Than Before COVID, but Still Lagging
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Seattle Students Can Expect Lessons on Privilege, Gender and Activism
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Districts Are Using Fewer School Resource Officers, but the Number Could Rise
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters Appoints ‘Libs of Tiktok’ Creator to Library Committee
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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NYC Teacher Fired From Charter School After Chalkboard Inquiry
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Report: Here’s Why 40% of Fourth Graders Can’t Read at a Basic Level
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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‘Surprising’: Teachers Weigh In on Carrying Weapons at School
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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This NYC Teacher Was Fired for Improper Texts; Then She Taught at a Charter School
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Chicago Public Schools Says It Is ‘Reviewing’ Use of School Resource Officers
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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What’s Behind the Fight Over A-F School Grading?
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Critics: Proposed Title IX Changes Would Threaten Viability of Women’s Sports
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Where Do Social Media Platforms Land on Cheating Black Market?
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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‘Disgusting’: ADL Chief Condemns School’s Deal to Buy Silence on Antisemitism
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Chicago School Board Says Choice System Perpetuates Racism
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Dept. of Ed’s Controversial Transgender Athlete Rule Expected in March
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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International Test Underscores U.S. Academic Declines
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Are New York City’s Classes Too Full? Teachers Union, School District Clash
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Dept. of Ed Working ‘Overtime’ on Controversial Transgender Athlete Rules
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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What’s Inside the $175 Million Agreement Between Portland Schools, Teachers?
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Poll: Voters Think Schools Should Inform Parents About Gender Changes
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Data: White Students More Likely to Say They Are Bullied Over Sex, Disability
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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What Does a B Grade Mean? Report Says Parents Should Seek More Academic Measures
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Study Questions the Long-Terms Costs of Shutting Down Schools During Pandemic
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Poll: Americans Say Schools Should Focus on Math, Reading and Writing
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Critics: Michigan School Policy Would Bar Parental Opt-Out on Gender Instruction
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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‘I Don’t Kneel’: Student Sues Chicago Schools Over Candlelit Rituals During Class
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Critics Say Online Credit Recovery Courses Hurt Students Because Some Enable Cheating
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Oakland Teachers Union Calls Israel ‘Apartheid’ and ‘Genocidal'
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Why Chicago Public Schools Wants $14.4 Billion for Old, Emptying Buildings
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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‘Moderation’ or ‘Ideological Control’? Congress Hears Perspective on Book Removals
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Michigan Officials Cite Teacher Shortage as Impetus for Change Despite Data
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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ACT: Test Scores Decline for Sixth Year; Students Miss College Benchmarks
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Michigan High School Awards Diplomas to Over Half of Graduates in Error
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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TikTok Removes Some Cheating Videos, Accounts After Chalkboard Inquiry
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Student Hurls Chairs at Teacher Reportedly Knocked Unconscious
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Former Teacher Says Online Credit-Recovery Courses Invite Cheating
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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What Is Hybrid Homeschooling and Can School Choice Programs Pay For It?
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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California School Policies to Hide Gender From Parents ‘Likely Unconstitutional'
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Heading Into Election Season, Access to Controversial Books Gets Spotlight
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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States Battle Over Whether Parents Should Be Informed on Their Children’s Gender Choices
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Report: Chicago Teachers’ Union President Sends Child to Private School
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Education Secretary: ‘Keep Schools Open’ Amid COVID Reemergence
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Swatting Calls Are Terrorizing School Communities, Here’s What to Know
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Labor Day Means School Is Starting Soon in These States
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Do These School Hiring Practices Weed Out Opposing Views?
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Poll: Voters Express Dissatisfaction With Quality of Public School Education
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Why These Missouri Schools Want to Drop Yearly Standardized Tests
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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School Choice in Texas Is Far From Consensus
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Nevada Committee Spikes Governor’s Plan to Bolster School Choice
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Ed Dept, Homeland Security Announce School Cyberattack Counteroffensive
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Lawsuit Against Michigan for Bar on Publicly Funding Private Schools Continues
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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‘COVID Credentials’: High School Graduation Rates Soar While Test Scores Fall
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Retail Industry: Back to School Costs Expected to Be All-Time High
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Is Michelangelo’s ‘David’ Pornographic? Here’s What Tallahassee Parents Said
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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California School Board Backs Down on Curriculum Fight With Gov. Newsom
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Survey: Some Americans Say Schools Can Do Better on Discipline
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Report: Some Students Need Entire School Year to Recover Lost Learning
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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U.S. Dept. of Education ‘Very Eager’ to Yank Federal Funds From Schools That Ban Books
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Do Four-Day School Weeks Have Hidden Downsides?
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Critics: Illinois Graduation Rates Don’t Tell Full Story
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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What Are Restorative Discipline Practices? Should Schools Use Them?
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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School Choice Research Paints Two Pictures as States Consider Expansion
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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The Launch of Chalkboard News
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Secretary of Education: Bright Spots Dot Us Academic Performance Despite Declines
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Illinois Law Now Requires Schools to Report Bullying to Parents Within 24 Hours
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Year-Round School? Districts Around Country Experiment With More Balanced Calendar
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Teachers at San Diego Charter School Vote to Oust Union
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Georgia Teacher Training Commission Targets Words Like ‘Equity,’ ‘Diversity’
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Report: North Carolina Should Tweak A-F School Grading System, Follow Other States
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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21 Attorney Generals: Don’t Let Schools Make Gender Identity Decisions Without Parents
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Ed Dept’s AI Report Focuses on Equity Concerns, Privacy Risks
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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School Choice Bills Have Swept the Nation
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May 31, 2023 |
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Some States Are Rethinking Third-Grade Reading Requirements as Students Struggle Through Learning Loss
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May 24, 2023 |
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Education Department's Proposed Rule for Transgender Athletes Sparks Criticism & Praise
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May 23, 2023 |
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After Paying $608,000 for Equitable Policies, This School District Is Staring Down High Crime Rate & Persistent Discipline Disparities
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May 17, 2023 |
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Poll: Students Are Using ChatGPT for School Without Parents Knowing
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May 16, 2023 |