Elections took place in Texas as Governor Greg Abbott signed a $1 billion school voucher program, which will use public dollars to fund private school tuition, into law. Conservative-backed candidates suffered losses in the May 3 school board races.
The American Federation of Teachers has sued the Trump administration over its efforts to drive diversity, equity and inclusion programs out of schools.
School conflicts have escalated since the 2020-21 school year, after disputes over pandemic policies such as school closures and mask requirements. During the 2023-24 school year, culturally divisive conflicts cost public K12 schools $3.2 billion nationwide, according to researchers.
Separate from the oft-mentioned Project 2025, Agenda47 on education proposes 10 ideas for "great schools leading to great jobs" that range from curriculum requirements to preferential funding for schools with internship programs.
School choice advocates are intent on expanding the availability of vouchers to fund private education at the expense of public schools, but rural residents of these targeted states are putting up some of the strongest resistance.
Voters recalled a Southern California school board president after his conservative majority approved policies on critical race theory and transgender issues.
At the same time, calls to LGBTQ+ youth crisis hotlines have exploded, with some advocates drawing a connection between the spike in bullying and hate crimes, and the political climate.
The teaching profession got much more attention than school safety did in the "State of the State" addresses delivered by governors so far this year. And early learning was a far more frequent topic than the culture wars.
Some national analysts have claimed the “anti-woke” culture wars movement has overplayed its hand, referring to election losses across the nation last year. Some groups intend to put that theory to the test in the Sunshine State, where Gov. Ron DeSantis has led the charge. One potential bellwether is Pinellas County, where several organizations aim […]
