It took three months, but the Taliban officially banned women from obtaining a college education since retaking power in Afghanistan. On Tuesday, the Taliban made the decision to bar women from going to college, effective…
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Kentucky Supreme Court rules against school choice tax credit program
The Kentucky Supreme Court dealt a blow to the school choice movement in the Commonwealth by ruling against the state’s Education Opportunity Account Program that would provide dollar-for-dollar tax credits to private school tuition. Before…
Maryland school transportation staff used government cards for personal use
There is yet-another example of government waste of taxpayer dollars, this time in the suburbs north of Washington, D.C. Two government employees misused purchase cards to buy items for themselves, to the tune of hundreds…
D.C. teachers approve new contract, await city council vote
The District of Columbia school teachers officially approved their new contract, which is the first contract they have had since 2019. The Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) held a contract vote among their members and it…
DC schools, teachers union reach tentative agreement on pay
District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and the Washington Teachers Union (WTU) reached a tentative agreement last month, which has been months in the making and was a result of constant sniping between DCPS, WTU,…
Missouri education agency proposes teacher salary raise from budget surplus
Missouri’s education department announced it plans on proposing a salary increase for teachers through the state by using the state’s surplus to fund the proposal. Fox 2 News in Missouri reported the Department of Elementary…
Teachers union attacks tenure reform in Florida
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is unafraid of wading into political and partisan issues, and is doing so in Florida. The left-wing union is attacking tenure reform as unfair, while conservative politicians say tenure…
Nevada’s higher education body adopts anti-Semitism definition
The Silver State’s higher education body officially adopted a definition of anti-Semitism, in an attempt to combat rising anti-Semitism on college campuses. Local news outlet News 4 reported that the Nevada System of Higher Education…
Graduate student strike ‘brings stress’ to students at University of California
The University of California’s ten campuses are frozen, in a way, as graduate student workers continue their strike into the fifth week. Even the Associated Press (AP) reported that students are stressed because of the…
About 100 colleges plan to cut tuition due to low enrollment
Small, private colleges and universities have turned to slashing tuition prices in order to convince potential applicants to apply and eventually attend. The Washington Post reported that several private colleges and universities cut their tuition…