Shanxi Omoniyi

3 weeks ago | readlion.com | Shanxi Omoniyi |Jillian Schneider |Reagan Reese

Nearly half of families leaving New York City’s public schools are looking for “more rigorous education,” and a quarter of them have safety concerns, a new survey reveals. “Education Department officials framed the survey results as a way to better understand parents’ choices…” explained Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization. “Public school enrollment, which was already on the decline before COVID hit, is now 11% below pre-pandemic levels, with 815,000 students in grades K-12.

4 weeks ago | readlion.com | Shanxi Omoniyi |Victor Skinner |John Ransom |Jillian Schneider

A public school district in Massachusetts is grappling with soaring transportation expenses for its 11,000 students, a recent news report concluded. “I am horrified at the burgeoning cost of transportation,” said Thomas Khoury, committee member for Fall River Public Schools, at an April 8 meeting. The Herald News, which is part of the Gannett USA TODAY network, traced the exponential hike in busing expenses from $8 million in 2021 to its present-day projections of more than $15.8 million.

4 weeks ago | readlion.com | Suraj Shah |Jonathan Butcher |Shanxi Omoniyi |Leonard Robinson

(The Daily Signal) – In the name of “equity,” many competitive colleges had stopped using entrance exams in their application process. Now, the pendulum has swung: Realizing that standardized tests actually do help school officials evaluate applications, administrators at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Brown, MIT, and more have reinstated use of the SAT and ACT. This is a good course correction and a welcome return to a time when student merit and effort mattered.

4 weeks ago | readlion.com | Shanxi Omoniyi |Kevin Bessler |John Ransom

A bill targeting homeschoolers in Illinois threatens the right of parents to choose the education they believe is best for their children, a recent commentator warned. “The sponsors of (House Bill 2827) hold a firm belief that the state has the primary role in supervising the education of our children and parents are viewed as potentially dangerous and incompetent,” writes Dr. Ryan Enke, a physician and father in Rockford.

1 month ago | readlion.com | Shanxi Omoniyi |Reagan Reese |Mary Rooke |John Ransom

Even as enrollment plunges in the Los Angeles school district, current policies are denying access to a quality public education for thousands of students, a new report concludes. “Without serious reforms, LA’s best elementary schools will remain out of reach for middle- and low-income families,” researchers write at Available to All, a watchdog organization working to defend access to public schools.