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Audit: Illinois State professors skipped required outside work disclosures
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (498+ words) (The Center Square) "An Illinois lawmaker is raising serious concerns about cybersecurity and legal compliance at Illinois State University following a state audit that found long-standing material weaknesses and repeated violations of state law. State Rep. Paul Jacobs, R-Pomona, who…...
Op-Ed: School choice is life-changing for my special-needs family
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (563+ words) I can't help but feel hopeful about the promises of school choice. For families like mine, this isn't about politics " it's a lifeline. It represents something personal: the freedom to choose an education that meets my children where they are…...
TEA reports: Texas schools with the most uncertified teachers and by subject
22+ hour, 36+ min ago (552+ words) (The Center Square) "As the number of uncertified teachers has exponentially increased in Texas, with 52% of new hires now being uncertified, a Texas Education Agency dashboard provides information about how many uncertified teachers are teaching in public schools, where and…...
Majority of newly hired teachers are uncertified, total number increasing
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (386+ words) (The Center Square) " A new law requires public school districts to reduce the number of uncertified public school teachers after data shows the majority of new hires are uncertified." State data also shows the total number of uncertified teachers has…...
Attorneys ask Idaho AG to investigate anti-DEI violations
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (460+ words) (The Center Square) " The Goldwater Institute and the Idaho Freedom Foundation sent a letter this week urging Idaho Attorney General Ra'l Labrador to investigate whether state colleges and universities are complying with a law banning mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion…...
Education dept. launches 18 Title IX probes as Supreme Court hears cases
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (357+ words) (The Center Square) " The Trump administration has launched a series of investigations into various public schools and state departments of education across the country over Title IX allegations related to the participation of transgender athletes in girls' sports. The investigation…...
Ohio lawmakers want cameras in day care centers
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (369+ words) (The Center Square) "Child care centers in Ohio could soon be required to install cameras both inside and outside of buildings give the state immediate access to the footage. Two Ohio legislators have introduced legislation requiring the cameras, and they…...
Experts dispute Arizona governor's claims about state-funded school choice program
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (956+ words) (The Center Square) - Arizona education experts are pushing back on claims Gov. Katie Hobbs made about the Empowerment Scholarship Account program during her State of the State this week. "It seems like every day, we learn about new shopping sprees…...
Sacramento teachers seek to remove union control
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (249+ words) (The Center Square) " Educators for St. Hope Public Schools in Sacramento are requesting a vote to end the Sacramento City Teachers Association's authority over their school." Earlier this month, St. Hope educator Beth Simonton filed a petition, backed by a…...
WATCH: WA lawmakers hold work session on DCYF child care subsidies
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (1007+ words) Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee (The Center Square) "Washington state Department of Children Youth and Families staff downplayed any fraud in the daycare subsidy system Thursday during a work session before the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee. Assistant…...