Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Classroom

“Arkansas lawmakers cannot sidestep the First Amendment,” an ACLU spokesperson said.

https://murica.website/2026/03/judge-blocks-arkansas-law-requiring-ten-commandments-in-every-classroom/

Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Classroom – The USA Potato

#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

In Deep-Red Idaho, a Republican Rift Over Schools and ‘Parental Choice’

Does “choice” in Idaho mean vouchers for private-school tuition or publicly funded remote learning that has brought AP classes and advanced math to the state’s rural reaches?

The New York Times

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.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/victorian-teacher-pay-offer-rejected-as-strike-looms/106462594

#IndustrialAction #PublicSchools

Victorian teachers reject pay offer as statewide strike looms

The state government has made its first pay offer to teachers 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.

#Education #Illinois #PublicSchools

Quebec public schools are reeling. This outgoing MNA says it's 'the fight of my life'
With months of his term remaining, the Québec Solidaire MNA, who rose to prominence as a face of the 2012 Quebec student protest movement, says he's determined to make access to education a top issue once again.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/gnd-quebec-public-schools-9.7126755?cmp=rss
First National Inquiry Into Public School Infrastructure Launched as Funding Crisis Deepens

AEU launches Australia's first national inquiry into public school infrastructure, revealing a $38 billion funding gap between public and private schools.

The Daily Perspective
Virginias Hanover County schools investigate possible data incident as internet, systems remain down #DataIncident #Cybersecurity #Virginia #Chromebooks #PublicSchools #cybersecurity https://dysruptionhub.com/hanover-schools-data-incident-virginia/
Virginia’s Hanover County schools investigate “possible data incident” as internet, systems remain down

Hanover Public Schools says a possible data incident knocked out internet and systems. Classes continue offline; no restoration timeline yet.

DysruptionHub

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/

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…

Jennifer Martin - South By West Austin Real Estate

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.”

https://murica.website/2026/03/this-fall-florida-students-will-be-forced-to-take-anti-communist-classes/

This Fall, Florida Students Will Be Forced to Take “Anti-Communist” Classes – The USA Potato