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CNN Public schools in Kentucky now have the option to teach Bible courses in public schools.
KY public schools can now offer Bible classes
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Public schools in Kentucky now have the option to teach Bible literacy courses after Gov. Matt Bevin signed a House bill into law this week.
105 months ago
Washington Post If passed, Maryland would be only the second state to require public schools to teach affirmative consent.
Maryland weighs teaching ‘yes means yes’ as part of sex ed
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Proposal by two Montgomery County lawmakers would require public schools to teach affirmative consent in 7th and 10th grade.
109 months ago
Jezebel "[Prince Edward County] said, okay, if we have public schools we’re required to teach kids equally based on the color of their skin. I have an idea: We will close all our public schools.”
109 months ago
CNN The last-minute policy shift could force hundreds of school districts to cut spending at well-financed schools and move nearly $1 billion dollars to schools with large numbers of low-income students.
110 months ago
HuffPost Politics DeVos’ history suggests little familiarity with traditional public schools, which educate the vast majority of U.S. students.
Trump's Pick To Lead U.S. Public Schools Didn't Graduate From Public Schools
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Advocates worry billionaire Betsy DeVos will gut public education.
112 months ago
The New York Times This 5-year-old was rejected by 9 local schools in south Dublin last year because he was not baptized by a Catholic church.
In Ireland, ‘Baptism Barrier’ for Public Schools Draws Protests
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Almost all state-funded primary schools are under church control, and Irish law allows them to consider religion the main factor in admissions.
122 months ago
Washington Post The school system’s superintendent said he intends to have every one of the district’s schools searched.
All Los Angeles public schools closed due to threat to ‘many’ schools
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Officials say all L.A. public schools are closed Tuesday due to an unspecified threat. The closure affects more than 600,000 students.
123 months ago
Los Angeles Times Parents who can afford hefty tuition — which can top $38,000 a year — see private schools as a way of giving their children a leg up.
And the schools feel pressure to provide the latest academic, athletic and technological bells and whistles not Read more ... found at many public schools.
Neighbors push back against private schools' plans to expand
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As some public schools struggle to repair leaky plumbing and cracked concrete, elite private campuses are spending big on fancy upgrades.
128 months ago
David Macht Common Core Education in Public Schools, created by Baby Boomers so the kids in public schools can't compete with the spoil brats in charter schools.
131 months ago
Salon "Those who now sharply criticize the public schools speak fondly of an era when most schools were racially segregated..."
Diane Ravitch: School privatization is a hoax, “reformers” aim to destroy public schools
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Our public schools aren't in decline. And "reformers" with wild promises don't care about education — just profits
132 months ago