Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Classroom
“Arkansas lawmakers cannot sidestep the First Amendment,” an ACLU spokesperson said.Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Classroom
“Arkansas lawmakers cannot sidestep the First Amendment,” an ACLU spokesperson said.#PublicEducation in red-state #Idaho:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/idaho-education-republican-rift.html
From Julie Yamamoto, retired teacher and former Republican rep from Idaho, defeated by a more conservative Republican:
“We’ve experienced this huge shift, from believing that the #PublicSchools were a bastion of our democratic republic…to believing we shouldn’t give them any money at all. And it’s happened so quickly."
#Academia #AcademicMastodon #Education #MAGA #Republicans #USPol #USPolitics
Victorian teachers reject pay offer as statewide strike looms
The state government has offered teachers a 17 per cent pay rise over four years in an attempt to avoid next week's 24 hour statewide strike.
Why it matters:
Fewer students means fewer teachers, fewer programs, and more school closures in communities that can least afford them. Decades-long decline reflects policy choices, not inevitability. #Education #Wisconsin #PublicSchools
Why it matters:
Losing a local school is literal civic atrophy: fewer community hubs, fewer teachers, and weakened local democracy as districts consolidate power and choices vanish.
First National Inquiry Into Public School Infrastructure Launched as Funding Crisis Deepens
#SchoolFunding #PublicSchools #Education #AustralianEducation #Infrastructure #AusNews #AIGenerated
Fund Public Schools: The Real Issue #shorts
Are we truly addressing the educational crisis? Pouring funds elsewhere ignores the core issue: underfunded public schools. A quick fix isn't enough; we need real investment. #EducationReform #PublicSchools #FundingCrisis #SchoolSystem from Austin Real Estate & Lifestyle
https://jennifermartinyt.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/fund-public-schools-the-real-issue-shorts/
This Fall, Florida Students Will Be Forced to Take “Anti-Communist” Classes
Florida public schools will force students to take a Heritage Foundation-backed class on the “evils of communism.”