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The D.C. Public Charter Schools Where Masks Are Still Mandatory
Washington, D.C., one of only a few major metro areas to have removed the mandate that students wear masks, made history on March 16th. Mayor […]
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Pandemic Policy Turned Schools Into Surveillance States
The open campus was becoming a distant memory even before the pandemic. Many schools became panopticons because of exaggerated security concerns and the falling cost […]
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No, Schools Aren’t Accommodating Students Who Identify as Animals
The rumor of litter boxes at schools is back.Reporters who are skilled at confirming facts that align with their biases know how to thoroughly verify […]
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High-Quality ‘Public’ Schools Don’t Want Low-Income Students
Public education in America isn’t free and equal as we would love. The majority of K–Twelve schoolchildren are assigned through geographical school districts to their […]
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Who Decides What Is Taught in Government-Run K-12 Schools?
Different states have passed laws restricting the teaching of critical race theory by government institutions. Florida has recently limited “classroom instruction by school personnel or […]
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Schools May Have Violated First Amendment Rights by Retaliating Against Contractor Based on Political Speech
Today’s Judge Sandra Ikuta opinion, joint by Ryan Nelson and Mark Bennett. Riley’s American Heritage Farms v. Elsasser: A school district has ended its relationship […]
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“The First Amendment Does Not Permit Schools to Prohibit Students from Engaging in the Factual, Nonthreatening
Start at Starbuck v. Williamsburg James City County School Bd.Yesterday’s decision was made by Judge Diana Gribbon Motz of the Fourth Circuit, along with Chief […]
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Kids Are Back in Schools. Cops Shouldn’t Be.
It is no secret that unhealthy coverage all too typically breeds extra unhealthy coverage. After two years of pandemic-related disruptions to public education and the […]
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10 Georgia State Senators—All Republicans—Want To Expand Government Control of Private Schools
Ten Republican Georgia state senators signed on to a bill prohibiting the teaching and learning of controversial gender or race subjects in schools. In this […]
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Flexibility Gave Charter Schools an Edge During the Pandemic
Experience has shown that there is a way to do it. LotMany reasons exist to encourage school choice. These include escaping curricula battles, academic excellence […]