Education News, 2018

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December 31, 2019 - Teacher Strikes Looming for 2019

December 24, 2018 - Bible Classes in West Virginia Public Schools Challenged in Court

December 19, 2018 - Virginia Speaker Releases School Safety Report to General Assembly

December 19, 2018 - Is Obama-Era School Discipline Guidance Counterproductive?

December 18, 2018 - Federal Commission on School Safety Recommends Removal of Flawed 2014 Federal School Safety Guidance

December 17, 2018 - Learning Via Chromebooks on Snow Days

December 17, 2018 - VR to Help Autistic Students with Social Skills

December 1, 2018 - Virginia School Concert Excludes Christmas Songs That Mention Jesus

November 30, 2018 - Facial Surveillance Technology in Schools Causes Controversy

November 30, 2018 - Is Federal Education Research Spending Really Effective?

November 26, 2018 - Will U.S. Public School Enrollment Decline in the Next Decade?

November 17, 2018 - Serious Teacher Shortages in Hawaii

November 15, 2018 - House Democrats Introduce New Seclusion and Restraint Bill for Schools

November 15, 2018 - Alberta, Canada, to Christian Schools:  Adopt LGBT Agenda, or Else

November 2, 2018 - Wyoming School with One Student

October 25, 2018 - Can eLearning Help Schools Avoid Missing School Days for Inclement Weather?

October 18, 2018 - Using Marijuana Sales to Fund Education

October 16, 2018 - Donating to a College... with Bitcoin

October 10, 2018 - Teacher Who Tweeted "Kill Kavanaugh" Has Been Fired

September 26, 2018 - Teacher Fired for Giving a Zero for Work Not Turned In

September 26, 2018 - Maryland to Discontinue PARCC Common-Core Test

September 26, 2018 - Students Aren't Being Taught Good Speaking Skills

September 24, 2018 - Preferring YouTube to Textbooks

September 21, 2018 - American Teachers Tutoring Chinese Students Online

September 13, 2018 - Teacher Shortages in Illinois

September 7, 2018 - Does Behaviorism Cause Students to Be Treated Like Lab Rats?

September 7, 2018 - Chronic Absenteeism

September 3, 2018 - "Infusing Math with Politics"

August 30, 2018 - Virginia Public Schools Now Require Mental Health Education

August 27, 2018 - Taking a "Queering the Bible" Course in College

August 27, 2018 - May Federal Title IV Funds Be Used to Purchase Guns?

August 21, 2018 - Not Enough Resource Staffers in Virginia's Public Schools

August 20, 2018 - Research:  Math Drills Are Beneficial to Students

August 17, 2018 - Not Enough Teachers and Bus Drivers in South Carolina

August 14, 2018 - Teacher Shortage in New York

August 7, 2018 - Public Schools Host "Drag Queen Story Hour"

August 6, 2018 - New Phenomenon:  "Snapchat dysmorphia"

August 3, 2018 - Google Glass Offers High-Tech Help for Students with Autism

August 3, 2018 - Year-Round Schedule in Place in 4% of Public Schools

August 2, 2018 - President Trump Signs Career and Technical Education Bill

August 2, 2018 - Four Steps for Improving School Security

July 27, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  State Department Hosts Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom

July 20, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  AACS Hosts Youth Legislative Training Conference

July 18, 2018 - Facial Recognition Tech in Schools?  ACLU Says No.

July 18, 2018 - Should Children Be Allowed to Take More Risks?

July 13, 2018 - Several Supreme Court Justices Graduated from Private High Schools

July 9, 2018 - Following Janus Decision, California Teachers Are Suing for Return of Union Fees

July 6, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  President Trump Considers Potential Nominees for Supreme Court Vacancy

July 2, 2018 - Are Too Many College Grads Earning Latin Honors?

July 2, 2018 - Canada's Supreme Court Denies Law Licenses to Christian College Grads Because of College's Code of Conduct

June 29, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Trump Administration Proposes Combining Departments of Education and Labor

June 27, 2018 - AACS Legislative Director Addresses Federal School Safety Panel

June 26, 2018 - Denver Students Owe $356,000 for Unpaid School Meals

June 26, 2018 - Colleges Need Social Media Policies

June 22, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  School Board Ignores Parents' Concerns over Changes to Sex Education

June 22, 2018 - Have the Gates Foundation's Teacher Evaluation Reforms Been Successful?

June 21, 2018 - White House Proposes Merging Departments of Education and Labor

June 19, 2018 - Opioid Epidemic Hurts Students and Schools

June 19, 2018 - Governor Northam Advocates Reforming Virginia's SOL's

June 18, 2018 - Students Do Better in School When Fathers Are Involved

June 15, 2018 - Fairfax County School Board Changes "Biological Sex" to "Sex Assigned at Birth" for Sex Ed Classes

June 15, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  AACS Participates in School Safety Meeting

June 14, 2018 - Chromebooks Is Leader in Classroom Tech, Apple and Microsoft Trying to Catch Up

June 14, 2018 - Schools Competing in Esports

June 9, 2018 - Rasmussen Poll:  "Voters Remain Critical of Public Schools and Their Graduates"

June 8, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Victory for Christian Baker in Religious Liberty Case

June 8, 2018 - Voters Say $13,000 Per Student Annually Is Too Little

June 8, 2018 - The "Inequality" of Summer Time for Students

June 6, 2018 - Chronic Teacher Absenteeism

June 1, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  School Safety Commission Conducts Meeting

May 31, 2018 - Personalized Learning Experiment in New Orleans Government Schools

May 25, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Betsy DeVos Explains Education Priorities to Congress

May 23, 2018 - Federal Court in Virginia Sides with "Transgender" Student on Bathroom Issue

May 23, 2018 - School Shooting Myths Dispelled

May 22, 2018 - Prom Theme, "Party Like It's 1776," Deemed Too Offensive

May 21, 2018 - Instruction in 3D Printing Is Spreading in America's Schools

May 21, 2018 - Elementary Book Reading Contest in Oregon Includes Book About "Transgender" Child

May 18, 2018 - More African American Families Are Homeschooling

May 18, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  States Consider School Safety Legislation

May 16, 2018 - Merging Minecraft and Shakespeare in the Classroom

May 16, 2018 - Rising Rates of Students Contemplating Suicide

May 16, 2018 - Teacher Strikes "Use Children as Leverage for the Gains of Others."

May 15, 2018 - High School Students Say Common Core Math Confuses Them

May 11, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  School Choice Highlighted in Washington, DC

May 7, 2018 - Arming and Training Teachers

May 6, 2018 - New Trend:  Vaping at School

May 4, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Debate over Military School Choice Intensifies

May 2, 2018 - Trouble Retaining Special Ed Teachers

May 2, 2018 - Republican-free University Faculties

April 30, 2018 - Arizona Teachers' Strike Called Illegal; Parents May Sue

April 27, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  California Assembly Passes Bill That Stifles First Amendment

April 26, 2018 - Rising Rates of Chronic Absenteeism

April 25, 2018 - Students Can't Read Analog Clocks, So British Schools Switch to Digital

April 20, 2018 - Add Arizona Government School Teachers to the List of Those Who Strike

April 20, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  AACS Hosts National Competition

April 6, 2018 - Robot Teaches Social Skills to Students with Autism

April 6, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Omnibus Bill, Education Funding, and Private Schools

April 5, 2018 - Ontario to Provide "Free" Childcare

March 29, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  States Work on Updating 529 Plans to Expand School Choice Opportunities

March 28, 2018 - The Move to Ban Homework

March 28, 2018 - Training Teachers to Use Guns

March 28, 2018 - Opinion:  The PhD Assembly Line

March 27, 2018 - Return to Cursive Writing in North Carolina

March 26, 2018 - Does the 4-Day School Week Work Well?

March 24, 2018 - President Signs Temporary Spending Bill, Increases Ed Department Funding

March 23, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  AACS Offers Public Comments Supporting Religious Liberty

March 17, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  White House Plan for Strengthening School Security

March 15, 2018 - When May a School Search a Student's Electronic Device?

March 14, 2018 - Oklahoma Teachers May Be Next to Strike

March 13, 2018 - President Makes School Safety Proposals

March 7, 2018 - Senator Alexander Proposes School Safety Legislation

March 7, 2018 - WV Teachers Get Raise, End Strike

February 27, 2018 - Does Increased Tech Use Lead to Poor Handwriting?

February 27, 2018 - Misdiagnosing ADHD

February 23, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Expansion of 529 Plans Can Help Parents Pay for Christian Education

February 23, 2018 - West Virginia Government School Teachers on Strike

February 22, 2018 - "Sexual Stalinism" at Fairfax County's Family Life Curriculum Advisory Committee Meeting

February 21, 2018 - Delaware DOE Considers Regulation to Allow Young Students to Choose Own Gender and Race

February 21, 2018 - College Board Wants Computer Science to Be a Graduation Requirement

February 19, 2018 - "The More Gender Equality, the Fewer Women in STEM"

February 16, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  President's Proposed Budget Cuts Education Spending and Increases School Choice

February 14, 2018 - Gates Foundation May Change Education Investment Strategy

February 12, 2018 - Government Schools "Fudging Graduation Numbers"

February 9, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  New Poll Shows Strong Support for School Choice

February 8, 2018 - Disagreement Regarding Effectiveness of Milwaukee's Voucher Program

February 8, 2018 - Digital Dissections in Biology Class

February 2, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  National School Choice Week Sees Record Participation

February 1, 2018 - Middle School Girl in LA Shoots Four Schoolmates

January 26, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  National Leaders Highlight National School Choice Week

January 25, 2018 - Are School Lockers Becoming Obsolete?

January 23, 2018 - More Screen Time for Teens Equals Less Happiness

January 22, 2018 - Minecraft in School

January 19, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  FEMA Announces Churches Now Eligible for Disaser Relief Aid

January 15, 2018 - Virtual Reality in the Classroom

January 13, 2018 - ACLU Says Kentucky Bible Literacy Classes Violate Constitution

January 12, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Plans in Motion for 529 Expansion

January 12, 2018 - Dealing with Cell Phones in Class

January 5, 2018 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Education Reform in 2018

January 5, 2018 - The Latest on "Transgender" Students and School Restrooms

January 4, 2018 - Four States Require "Media Literacy" Curriculum