Public schools
Missouri 13-year-old suspended for making rifle out of Dr. Pepper cans
A 13-year-old Missouri middle school student was suspended for sharing a photo of his weekend art project on his private Snapchat account. The student, W.G., and his mother Riley Grunden are now suing the school district,…
Court Dismisses Oklahoma Teacher’s Libel Suit Against State Official, Stemming from Debate Over “Gender Queer” in School Libraries
From the April 10 decision by Judge Bernard Jones (W.D. Okla.) in Boismier v. Walters: This action stems from certain public statements made by Defendant Ryan Walters during his tenure as Oklahoma's Secretary of…
Brief from Prof. Justin Driver (Yale) and Me in School Curriculum / Religious Opt-Out Case
We argue, in an amicus brief filed in Mahmoud v. Knight (now pending before the Supreme Court), that the Free Exercise Clause doesn't secure a presumptive right to opt out of K-12 public school curriculum elements to…
These Supreme Court won’t go far enough on school choice
Before the end of April, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear not one, but two important education freedom cases. At stake in both is the ability of families to determine what children will learn. Unfortunately, no matter how the…
Promising federal school choice bill faces uncertain prospects
Education choice is booming in popularity across the United States, and the federal government may be ready to join the rush—that is, if everything goes just right. A growing number of state governments have been getting out…
Seattle schools botched privacy on a mental health survey
A mental health survey administered to Seattle-area middle and high schoolers is putting their sensitive personal information at risk, according to a February investigation from The Seattle Times and the education-focused…
Like Being Back in School
Six U.K. police officers arrested Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine at their home in Hertfordshire after they complained about their disabled daughter's primary school in a WhatsApp group and through emails. The couple,…
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