School board service is one of the most overlooked public offices in America. School boards make decisions ranging from how much our teachers get paid to whether students must wear uniforms. They oversee massive budgets and employ superintendents to oversee their priorities and goals. They even decide what time students start school. Right now, there’s […]
'Decisions are best decided by locally elected school boards who know their community — not by unaccountable union leaders.' — Janet Foord
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Springfield voters will decide on April 2 which of the seven candidates for school board will fill the three open seats. A forum on Wednesday at Missouri State University will give voters a chance to hear from all candidates at the same time. This forum is going to be hosted by Paws []
Under the provocative franchise banner “Crisis in the Classroom,” right-wing local news giant Sinclair Broadcasting in January targeted a decades-old conference dedicated to addressing the needs of LGBTQ+ students and […]
Gov. Kay Ivey signed the "Parents right to know" bill intended to give parents more access to their children's school curriculum on Thursday. Next semester, schools across the state will be required to post their curriculum online.
CEDAR CITY — More than five years after Cedar High School’s longtime “Redmen” name was retired, school board members voted to put the issue on an upcoming election ballot. The unusual move came near the end of Tuesday night’s regular Iron County School District Board of Education meeting, following more than three hours of public […]
The suit comes days after the ACC agreed to take second-tier revenue
The VP visited the site of the Parkland school shooting to announce more support for states with 'red-flag laws' that take guns from the mentally ill. The building where ex-pupil Nikolas Cruz slaughtered 17 has remained as a 'time capsule' since the 2018 killings with laptops and schoolbooks left as they were. Harris looked close to tears after touring the site and speaking to parents
Event took place Thursday, March 22, at the middle school.
“I've been called the N word, monkey, slave," said a Powhatan County 7th grader during the rescheduled meeting on Monday. "I've reported this every day and nothing's changed.”
A middle school student is recovering after school officials say they were injured during an attack following dismissal at a school in Waukegan. John Lewis Middle School Principal Molly Schaefer this week sent a letter to parents informing them of increased safety measures around the school campus during dismissal times. The measures come in response […]
Chesterfield County Public Schools held a showcase of visual art made by middle and high school students Saturday.