Category: schools

Orange County Schools Take Home Blue Ribbon Awards

Orange County, California, elementary schools account for 25 percent of the state’s Blue-Ribbon awards for demonstrating high academic performance. “Orange County is producing a generation of scholars and setting a new standard for excellence by making a commitment to supporting the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of all students,” Orange County Superintendent Dr. Al Mijares…


Students Meet and Pray at ‘See You at the Pole’ Rallies Across America

Students, parents, and community members across the United States on Wednesday resume the “See You At The Pole” tradition, uniting in prayer around the flag poles at their schools. The event, according to the See You at the Pole (SYATP) organization, is held on the fourth Wednesday of September each year. This year marks the…


A Family-Style US Constitution Course for Kids: ‘Parents Shouldn’t Rely on Schools to Do This’

A U.S. Constitution and government course for children that has been in the making for over two years was released Sept. 13 by homeschool curriculum company The Good and the Beautiful (TGATB). The family-style course, titled “US Constitution and Government,” has been created as an open-and-go resource for 4th–8th graders, is suitable for parents to…


Parents Question Reasons Behind NYC School COVID-19 Rules

With the school having barely started, New York City parents already have issues with the measures the state put in place to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus. For starters, it only takes one positive case for a whole class to get sent home for 10 days. Some parents question the rationale behind the…


NYC Parents Question Reasons Behind School COVID-19 Rules

With the school year having barely started, New York City parents already have issues with the measures the state has put into place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. It only takes one positive case for an entire class to be sent home for 10 days. Some parents question the rationale behind the policy, saying…


Pennsylvania Republicans Try to Block School Mask Order

The debate over requiring Pennsylvania school children to wear masks in schools and childcare centers continued Tuesday in Harrisburg with a letter from the House Health Committee, challenging Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam’s authority to order masks in schools. In late August, Democrat Governor Tom Wolf asked the General Assembly to return to Harrisburg and…


Parent Group Lawsuit Seeks Statewide Mask Mandate in Minnesota Schools

A group of parents sued the state of Minnesota asking a judge to order Gov. Tim Walz (D) to impose a statewide school mask mandate. The group filed the complaint (pdf) in Ramsey County District Court on Friday. The parents want Walz to declare a state of emergency and use the authority to impose a…


Illinois Punishes 39 Public School Districts for Not Imposing Mask Mandates

CHICAGO—The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has punished 39 public school districts with a total enrollment of nearly 30,000 students as of Aug. 23 for not following Governor J.B. Pritzker’s school mask mandate, according to ISBE records. The schools have been placed on probation. If they don’t conform to the mask mandate in two…


Illinois Punishes 37 Public School Districts for Not Imposing Mask Mandates

CHICAGO—The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has punished 37 public school districts with a total enrollment of nearly 30,000 students as of Aug. 23 for not following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask mandate, according to ISBE records. The schools have been placed on probation. If they don’t conform to the mask mandate within two…


First Republican-Leaning County in Florida Imposes School Mask Mandate Defying DeSantis

Sarasota became the first Republican-leaning county in Florida to impose a school mask mandate in violation of a ban on such measures adopted by the administration of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Hours prior to the vote in Sarasota, Florida’s education commissioner moved forward with punitive measures against two Democratic-leaning counties who likewise ran afoul of…