Are book vendors intentionally selling pornographic content to public schools? Utah is spending $60K to find out.
After state school board member Emily Green explained why Utah needs to spend $60,000 looking into how schools buy books, she got a blunt response: “I hear you saying you think that vendors are intentionally selling pornographic materials to schools,“ board member Carol Lear said.…
“Is that what you’re saying?
” Moments earlier, Green had argued that “pornographic novels” are “ma…
She cited the dozens of titles banned from all public schools after mu…
Alabaster Scales Responsible AI for English Learners
When Alabaster City Schools began piloting Telo AI, the district wanted to explore a question many school leaders are now asking: How can artificial intelligence be introduced responsibly into classrooms in a way that supports teachers and creates meaningful learning opportunities for students?…
After seeing Telo used with English learners, the Alabama district dec…
For Superintendent Dr.
Wayne Vickers, the decision reflects the district’s approach to emergi…
More than a dozen Texas school districts close to triggering state takeover law in 2027
More than a dozen Texas public school districts are at risk of triggering a potential state takeover if they do not improve student academic performance before the next year’s A-F accountability ratings, data shows.…
At least 14 districts had at least one campus with a fourth consecutiv…
That includes the Clarksville, Cleveland, Coldspring-Oakhurst, Elgin, …
The majority of the at-risk districts are concentrated in the Austin, …
With its back-to-school video, Portland Public Schools touches a nerve for both liberals and conservatives
A back-to-school welcome message intended to spark “radical joy” among Portland Public School teachers, staff and students is instead drawing complaints from opposite ends of the political aisle.…
The video message, which was posted to the school district’s Facebook …
Jeff Merkley to Portland Timbers goalkeeper James Pantemis, wishing st…
It begins with an address from legendary Portland drag queen, activist…
A nonprofit offered 5 NH school districts free counseling. Saying yes was ‘a no-brainer.’
This past school year, five New Hampshire school districts were offered three years of online behavioral health counseling for their students, paid for by local nonprofit Safe Schools New Hampshire.…
Their students had to help roll the program out to their peers.
It’s not surprising that 17-year-old Kylee Plummer was put in charge o…
She answers emails immediately, juggled multiple jobs in high school, …
Most Texas voucher recipients were already enrolled in private school
At least 70% of Texas kids awarded school vouchers were previously enrolled in private schools or were homeschooled, per data obtained by Axios through a request under the Texas Public Information Act.…
Why it matters: The data undercuts a major argument for the vouchers—t…
By the numbers: The comptroller’s office is seeking $2.
3 billion in the coming two-year budget to administer the program.