Some mornings, it feels like the news is designed to make us lose faith. Another headline about dysfunction in Washington. Another reminder that systems built to serve people…
Read more Start Where You Stand: Why Local Politics Is the Most RadicalKind of HopeWhen Paul Gausman announced his surprise retirement as superintendent of Lincoln Public Schools in December 2024, the district said he would be staying on in an as-needed advising…
Read more Former Lincoln, Nebraska, Schools Superintendent Did No Work While Receiving Emeritus PayDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa‘s largest school district said they filed a lawsuit Friday against the consulting company it hired to identify superintendent candidates, alleging it did…
Read more Iowa School District Sues Search Firm That Vetted Superintendent Arrested by ICE Last WeekDES MOINES, Iowa — Federal immigration agents have detained the head administrator of Iowa’s capital city public schools, the school board said Friday. Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent…
Read more Des Moines, Iowa, public school leader detained by immigration agents, school board saysWhen Florida voters head to the polls next month, they will decide if school board candidates should appear on ballots in future elections as either Republicans or Democrats.…
Read more Florida Republicans Are Trying To Change A 25-Year PrecedentNew Jersey Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., a 14-term incumbent and a fixture in his hometown of Paterson for more than four decades, has died TRENTON, N.J. —…
Read more Bill Pascrell Jr., longtime New Jersey congressman, dies at 87HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to encourage school districts to start a pilot program that effectively bans students’ use of cellphones during the…
Read more State passes bill encouraging school districts to ban students’ phone use during dayThe Associated Press Today is Thursday, May 25, the 146th day of 2024. There are 220 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 25,…
Read more Today in History: May 25, police kill George FloydIt was a passionate student letter in 2020 that caused the Southern York County school board to reconsider its logo: a Native American man, representing the “Warriors.” Though…
Read more The debate over Native American mascots persists as some schools reinstate the logosTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Republican Party of Florida is scheduled to hold a special meeting Monday to vote on removing Chairman Christian Ziegler and select a new leader…
Read more Florida Republicans vote on removing party chairman accused of rape as DeSantis pins hopes on IowaSARASOTA, Fla. — A co-founder of the conservative Moms for Liberty group could move a step closer to getting ousted from a Florida school board on Tuesday, as…
Read more Florida school board may seek ouster of Moms for Liberty co-founder over Republican sex scandalPORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s largest school district said late Sunday it had reached a tentative agreement with its teachers union and roughly 45,000 students would be back in…
Read more Schools in Portland, Oregon, reach tentative deal with teachers union after nearly month-long strikeFREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The “crossroads of the Civil War,” as Virginia’s Spotsylvania County calls itself, is once again a cauldron of hostilities, this time minus the muskets. Within…
Read more Virginia school board elections face a pivotal momentSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s top education official, Tony Thurmond, on Tuesday announced his bid for governor in 2026, a move that comes amid debates about the rights of…
Read more California education chief Tony Thurmond says he’s running for governor in 2026RICHMOND, Va. — The father of a Virginia student sexually assaulted in her high school bathroom has been pardoned after his arrest two years ago protesting a school…
Read more Virginia governor pardons man whose arrest at a school board meeting galvanized conservativesCNN — Republican presidential candidates delivered a smattering of false and misleading claims at the first debate of the 2024 election – though none of the eight candidates…
Read more Fact check: The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election | CNN PoliticsMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Leaders of a forum on Florida’s new standards for teaching Black history encouraged parents to let their discontent be heard by showing up at…
Read more Florida education commissioner skips forum on criticized Black history standardsCNN — A long-simmering feud between the College Board, the non-profit that administers Advanced Placement courses, and Florida’s Department of Education became public this week, as officials argued…
Read more Florida’s feud with the College Board’s AP Psychology course explained | CNNWashington CNN — Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Friday pardoned a Loudoun County father who was arrested at a school board meeting in 2021 while seeking answers…
Read more Youngkin pardons Virginia father who was arrested at 2021 school board meeting | CNN PoliticsGLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Protesters briefly scuffled and punches flew Tuesday as a Southern California school district decided whether to recognize June as Pride month. Several hundred people…
Read more Protesters brawl as Southern California school district decides whether to recognize Pride Month
