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July 14, 2023

Teacher fired after wanting students to sing Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton song 'Rainbowland'

A Waukesha school board on Wednesday fired elementary school teacher Melissa Tempel after she tried to include Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton’s song, "Rainbowland," in a concert.

July 13, 2023

Personalized chatbot tutors will likely revolutionize traditional education and benefit students: AI expert

AI expert and University of California, Berkeley Stuart Russell says personalized AI-powered chatbot tutors could potentially replace traditional teachers.

July 11, 2023

Teachers unions eye 'racist, homophobic' education initiatives while students battle pandemic learning loss

The nation's largest teachers unions are focusing on what they call "racist" and "homophobic" education initiatives as students have fallen behind academically following the pandemic.

July 11, 2023

Maine public school pays drag performer $1,000 to speak to LGBT students

Bangor High School in Maine paid a drag performer $1,000 to speak as part of a "Support, Educate, Empower" series to "empower" its LGBT students.

July 11, 2023

University of South Carolina education courses centered on 'social justice, anti-racism'

The University of South Carolina’s College of Education wants to train teachers to “dismantle" racism with “culturally responsive teaching."

July 11, 2023

Middle school principal lured teen girl with Grimace milkshake, nuggets after meeting on Snapchat: police

New York middle school principal Daniel Erickson, 55, was charged with attempted rape and luring a child after allegedly trying to meet up with a teenaged girl.

July 9, 2023

Proposed California bill would fine school districts who ban books with 'inclusive and diverse perspectives'

After a heated debate over book banning, the AB 1078 bill, authored by Assemblymember Corey Jackson of Riverside, passed the Senate Education Committee 5-2 on Thursday.

July 9, 2023

Chicago Public Schools under fire for removal of Black principals: 'Pattern and practice of discrimination'

Trial attorney Ben Crump held a press conference outside CPS headquarters on Thursday to call out Chicago Public Schools for the removal of three Black principals.

July 8, 2023

Don't like Biden's politically hijacked education? There is another way forward

A self-evident ultimatum in American education presents us all with a critical choice.

July 8, 2023

Reprimand for professor who gave student a zero for using 'biological women' gets reversed: ‘Issued in error’

The University of Cincinnati on Thursday rescinded its reprimand for a professor who gave a student a zero on a project for using the term "biological woman"