Missouri pilots new standardized test model for public schools with faster results

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://missouriindependent.com/2026/03/27/missouri-pilots-new-standardized-test-model-for-public-schools-with-faster-results/

Isolated school students make sacrifices amid fuel crisis
By Hamish Cole, Emily Middleton, and Xanthe Gregory

Ruben Driver has a round trip of 4,000 kilometres to reach his boarding school. The cost of fuel is placing his family under immense pressure to get him to class.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-28/kids-to-miss-school-over-fuel-price-rises/106501070

#PetrolPrices #PublicSchools #HamishCole #EmilyMiddleton # #XantheGregory

Portland Public Schools shortens school year in budget-cutting agreement with teachers union

https://piefed.social/c/portland_oregon/p/1913216/portland-public-schools-shortens-school-year-in-budget-cutting-agreement-with-teachers

"The weakening of public schools and the devaluing of teachers and the dismissal of the Liberal Arts are part of a deliberate effort to reshape America into a place where fewer people can think critically or organize collectively or question the power of those in power."

~ Jess Piper

#Republicans #MAGA #education #heartland #RedStates #PublicSchools

https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/education-is-the-enemy

Teacher strikes to go ahead in Tasmania, despite deal 'getting closer'
By Monty Jacka

The state's public schools will be closed in the north-west on Tuesday, the north on Wednesday and the south on Thursday as a result of the industrial action.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/tasmania-public-school-closures-teacher-strike/106485178

#IndustrialAction #PublicSchools #Teachers #SecondaryEducation #PrimaryEducation #MontyJacka