This “culture war” heated up about a year ago when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that targeted so-called sexually explicit books in Florida’s schools, sparking debate over the issue nationwide.
This week best-selling author James Patterson was pulled into the fray when Martin County, Florida school district officials removed his young adult series "Maximum Ride" from its elementary school library but kept it accessible for older students.
In his first visit to Iowa since announcing a 2024 presidential bid, former President Donald Trump laid out what he wants for American schools should he win: universal school choice, changes in school curriculum, elected school principals and to "break up" the U.S. Department of Education.
Substantial additional compensation for those teachers who prove most effective by the measure of student growth and for those who double as coaches for their colleagues are two methods that have been successfully implemented in one district.
Dozens of Oregon high schoolers submitted support of the bill, saying they care about climate change deeply. Some teachers and parents say teaching climate change could help the next generation better confront it, but others want schools to focus on reading, writing and math after test scores plummeted post-pandemic.
Unsurprisingly, the political makeup of a district directly influences which books are in their schools' libraries. What we're unsure of, according to one expert, is whether such censorship will have a long-lasting impact on students.
When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy introduced in the Republican-controlled chamber his "Parents Bill of Rights Act," he made good on a major GOP campaign pledge to elevate the role of parental control in public schools across the country.
Following the Virginia governor's race in 2021, the prominence of suburban mom groups across the country grew and captured the nation’s attention by heightening the focus on their children’s schools. Those moms were mostly white.
