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10 LA schools could stop standardized tests after board president calls testing industry 'repugnant’

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted 4-3 Tuesday on a resolution that would allow 10 schools to opt out of standardized tests and test preparation beginning in the 2025-26 school year. LAUSD President Jackie Goldberg read during the Tuesday morning board meeting that the resolution stipulates that once the schools “develop and pilot...

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Ohio bill would require Pledge of Allegiance policies to be 'openly' disclosed by school boards

A new bill has been proposed in Ohio that would — under the Transparency in Pledge of Allegiance Act (T.I.P.A.) — require school districts to publicly disclose their Pledge of Allegiance policies. The bill was introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives on Aug. 19, 2024. Rep. Gail Pavliga, R-Atwater, and Rep. Tracy Richardson, R-Marysville,...

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Chicago schools' sex ed curriculum teaches elementary school kids about gender identity, puberty blockers

Chicago Public Schools’ sexual education curriculum begins as soon as kindergarten, teaching kids first about human anatomy, followed by first-grade lessons on how to define “gender identity” and an introduction to puberty blockers by fifth grade. The Chicago public school system’s “Personal Health and Safety Education & Sexual Health Education Scope and Sequence” was uncovered...