The decision to strip chapters from books that had already won the approval of the state’s Republican-controlled board of education represents an escalation in how local school boards run by ideological conservatives influence what children learn.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-cypress-fairbanks-removed-textbook-chapters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
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On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that in reality, his total pay makes him one of the country’s highest-earning superintendents.
https://www.propublica.org/article/valere-public-schools-superintendent-salary-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Idaho Passed $2 Billion in Funding for School Building Repairs. It’s Not Nearly Enough.
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A new cost estimate and early reports from districts receiving state funds show that small districts are still struggling to meet their most dire needs, forcing them to turn to voters to approve additional funds.
The Movement to Redirect Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Private Religious Schools
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Private letters reveal the strategy behind the decadeslong quest — successful in 12 states and counting — by politicians, church officials and activists to make taxpayer-funded school vouchers available not just to the poor but to the wealthy.
Many autistic adults shudder when recalling school memories.
But why do autistic people suffer so much at school?
Historically, it’s been framed that a) school is above reproach, and b) there’s always something wrong with the child who doesn’t manage, and not the environment.
Some are starting to question that.
A thread 🧵
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The Navajo Nation report cited a 2022 New Mexico In Depth and ProPublica investigation that found Native students in New Mexico were disproportionately punished, with the Gallup-McKinley district — which has the nation's largest Indigenous student body — largely responsible.
https://www.propublica.org/article/gallup-mckinley-native-students-discipline-navajo-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Navajo #Native #Indigenous #Students #School #Education #NewMexico
After we documented children crawling through trains to get to school, the mayor of Hammond, Indiana, said train company Norfolk Southern pledged to help fund an overpass. Now the project is dead after the company reneged, he says.
Norfolk Southern denies making a commitment.
https://www.propublica.org/article/norfolk-southern-train-crossing-hammond-indiana-school-pedestrian-overpass?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
NEW: At some private schools across the U.S., every student uses taxpayer money to pay toward tuition, thanks to the growth of school voucher programs.
But these "quasi-public" schools face almost none of the scrutiny given to public schools.
https://www.propublica.org/article/private-schools-vouchers-wisconsin-atlas-preparatory?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Education #School #Wisconsin #Milwaukee #Parenting #Children
Time to support the REAL needs of ALL our struggling kids?
#edchat #HigherEd #teaching #pedagogy #education #school #emancipation
La IA generativa estará prohibida en los colegios de primaria de Noruega a partir del próximo curso 🔥 El ejecutivo laborista ha justificado la decisión en una caída sostenida de los resultados académicos y en el temor a que la IA termine reemplazando el aprendizaje en lugar de apoyarlo.
🔗 Noticia completa: https://www.elmundo.es/tecnologia/2026/06/19/6a3597b8e9cf4a3d118b459b.html
#AI #education #school #Norway #genAI #generativeAI #ban #tech #technology #books #books #learn #learning
#Celebrity news is mostly stupid because, like us, most #celebrities are stupid. But a few, like us, are awesome
#DuaLipa you're fucking awesome
"Dua Lipa Opening Physical #Library for #Banned and #Censored #Books"
“Here you will find one hundred books that ask questions, or have been questioned. Some have been banned by #school districts for themes of #race or #sexuality. Others, written for #LGBTQIA+ readers, have been restricted from display"
In 2023, New Mexico’s AG ordered an investigation into one school district after ProPublica and New Mexico In Depth revealed Native students were expelled more often than any other group.
The investigation confirmed “substantial racial disparities.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-mexico-ag-report-gallup-mckinley-schools?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #NewMexico #Law #School #Education #Indigenous #Children
This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.
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Despite multiple complaints — and videos — of physical abuse and mistreatment of students, Arkansas' Delta Institute continues to receive public funds. It is just one of hundreds of private schools taking state money with little oversight.
https://www.propublica.org/article/arksansas-private-schools-vouchers-delta-institute-developing-brain-autism-harm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Arkansas #Education #School #Children #Parenting #Teaching
A woman who sexually abused a minor. Boxer Mike Tyson, who served time for rape. Both of these people successfully launched private schools that collected public money.
As the voucher system grows more popular, few states have guardrails in place.
https://www.propublica.org/article/private-schools-vouchers-growth-florida-arizona-west-virginia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Education #School #Parenting #Teaching #Children #Florida #Arizona
Following a KQED and ProPublica investigation, California lawmakers unanimously passed a bill that aims to ensure school administrators thoroughly vet past accusations of teacher misconduct as part of their hiring process.
#News #California #CA #School #Education #Teachers #Students
Last year, the Texas education board rejected Alpha School’s pitch to open a charter amid concerns about its AI-driven curriculum.
But now Alpha’s private school campuses are set to benefit from the state’s new voucher program.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alpha-school-texas-vouchers-ai?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Texas #TX #Education #School #Students #Parenting #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
Alaska Ignored Warning Signs of a Budget Crisis. Now It Doesn’t Have Funding to Fix Crumbling Schools.
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Lawmakers only budgeted $40 million of the nearly $800 million that districts say is needed to fix and maintain schools to keep them safe and operating. Gov. Mike Dunleavy then vetoed more than two-thirds of that.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-rural-schools-funding-legislation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
NEW: To give voucher programs a toehold in state legislatures, politicians touted how students with disabilities would gain access to private education.
But those students’ families often have the hardest time finding schools that will accept them.
https://www.propublica.org/article/school-vouchers-disabilities?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #School #Education #Disability #Accessibility #Students #Children #Parenting
How Segregated Are Your Local Private Schools? We Made a Tool to Help You Find Out.
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Our reporters mined a trove of data that revealed detailed demographic information about private schools. That helped us find illuminating stories about how those schools divide communities.
Bells return tomorrow, 277 desks won’t
TEHRAN – The sound of school bells and the cheerful voices of children once again filled classrooms across…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Tehran #Iran #Minab #school
https://www.europesays.com/iran/301597/
https://www.europesays.com/3268386/ Japan finds child’s body on island, possibly missing boy #coast #island #japan #mainland #OutlyingIsland #police #PrefecturalPolice #rocks #Sakata #school #SpiderMan #Tobishima #waterline #YamagataPrefecture #YutoTakahashi
https://www.europesays.com/3269274/ Jonathan Taylor Thomas detained after allegedly resisting police #45YearOldActor #AgouraHills #america #ArrestRecord #DepartmentBookingRecord #Entertainment #health #HomeImprovement #jail #JonathanTaylorThomas #LionKing #LostHillsStation #night #police #PoliceOfficer #school #sports #Thomas #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA #westlake
Jonathan Taylor Thomas detained after allegedly resisting police https://www.byteseu.com/2392906/ #45YearOldActor #AgouraHills #ArrestRecord #DepartmentBookingRecord #Entertainment #HomeImprovement #jail #JonathanTaylorThomas #LionKing #LostHillsStation #night #police #PoliceOfficer #School #thomas #westlake
Two Christian schools reopen in Syria after decades of closure https://www.byteseu.com/2393106/ #Conflicts #InterreligiousDialogue #MiddleEast #School&University #Syria
