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Legislation/legal affairs

Biden administration moves on several fronts to protect LGBTQ students

The Biden Administration and federal education officials say they must shield LGBTQI+ students from “unrelenting political attacks” such as Florida’s “Don’t Day Gay” law.

Gun violence proposal would fund K-12 safety and mental health

Measure would support the early identification of students suffering from mental health issues and violence prevention training for staff.

Feds lay out 5-point plan to help districts find more teachers

The stats contributing to teacher shortages are glaring: the average teacher salary is so low in 38 states that even some mid-career educators qualify for government benefits based on income.

Bipartisan boost: How Congress promises to cooperate on K-12 recovery

Leaders of a newly launched Public Schools Caucus in Congress will mount a bipartisan effort to build on the educational innovations of the pandemic era.

Ohio superintendent indicted on allegations of theft and securing work for his son

An Ohio superintendent, Jude Meyers, faces more than a dozen criminal charges from his time leading the Gallia County Local School District, state auditor Keith Faber announced Monday.

Experts counsel urgency, not panic, in hitting ESSER spending deadlines

Because of postponed assessments, some schools are only now recognizing the full scope of the learning loss but they have time to adjust acceleration efforts.

Fri Jun 3rd, 2022

Is there really a chance that schools won’t spend all their ESSER funds?

Districts spent the first two rounds of ESSER funding quickly on immediate safety and technology needs. Now, administrators are now being more deliberate and strategic

Tue May 31st, 2022

Boston Public Schools gets failing grades in 4 key areas as a takeover looms

With the specter of state control looming, Boston Public Schools is being sharply criticized for failing to "carry out basic operational functions," among other problems with equity and educating at-risk students.
Tue May 24th, 2022

Red scare: Florida is not finished making laws about what K-12 students learn

High school students will learn about communist regimes and "how victims suffered at the hands of these regimes" for at least 45 minutes in their required U.S. government class.
Wed May 11th, 2022

How math book rejections will harm students, and who’s going to fix it

Florida's use of critical race theory as a reason to reject math textbooks points straight back to the George Floyd protests of 2020 for some educators.

Fri May 6th, 2022

‘What, me racist?’ Florida posts 4 lessons to explain rejected math textbooks

Lessons flagged by Florida education officials include a formula for self-assessing racial bias and an SEL learning objective in which students empathize with classmates.
Fri Apr 22nd, 2022