Washington School District to Face Jury Trial Over Rape Suit
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that a 14-year-old who was raped by a high school student, who also was a registered sex offender, can sue the school district for More...
School Readiness Gaps Narrowing, Report Says, But Slowly
(Photo: Public Domain, Creative Commons) Income and racial/ethnic gaps to school readiness have declined among kindergarten students over the last 12 years, a new paper on school readiness trends has found. However, More...
Educational Rights Tested in Connecticut School Choice Lawsuit
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) The long running political debate regarding the government’s role in providing education has once again made headlines with contesting views on the constitutionality of the More...
Arizona High School Says No to Black Lives Matter Shirt
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) In Arizona, a student at Buckeye Union High School ignited a demonstration after she was told to remove her t-shirt on school picture day. Her t-shirt was printed with the slogan More...
Groups Oppose Prospects of School Closures in Michigan
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A coalition of public school groups in Michigan recently stated that they were “considering all options” in order to keep failing schools in the state from facing More...
Lawsuit Says Georgia School Segregates Students with Disabilities
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) Georgia’s state-run school for disabled children is being challenged by the U.S. Government in a formal lawsuit that states that the Georgia Network for Educational and More...
New Zealand Advances Online School, Course Access
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) Students in New Zealand will now be able to enroll in accredited online classes instead of attending traditional schools due to new government legislation. Any registered school, More...
Oregon School District Bans Talk Shows, Rap Music on Buses
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A public school district in Oregon has received negative feedback after a memorandum was distributed stating that bus drivers could no longer listen to talk-show programs, religious More...
American Federation for Children Releases School Choice Report Card
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) The American Federation for Children (AFC) and the AFC Growth Fund have published a Report Card for 2016-2017 Private School Choice Ranking in their effort to promote school More...
Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School Founder Guilty of Tax Fraud
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) The former CEO of Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School has pleaded guilty to charges of tax conspiracy after being accused of stealing around $ 8 million in school funds for his More...