Ryan Walters, Oklahoma's superintendent of public instruction, wants to put the Bible in all the state's classrooms — both literally (last September he proposed spending $3 million on Trump's Bibles), and figuratively (his department has developed standards that would use the Bible as a tool for teaching social studies). Here, Hechinger Report breaks down how even devout Christian parents say his mandates have gone too far, and what might happen next. “I think Oklahoma is the test case for the nation,” said Dawn Brockman, a school board member in the town of Norman.

https://flip.it/wqAEoi

#Microsoft #éducation
« Le ministère de l’Éducation nationale et de la jeunesse vient d'attribuer le marché public qui vise à équiper ses services centraux et les établissements supérieurs en solutions Microsoft, des postes client aux datacenters. L'enveloppe prévisionnelle se monte à un minimum de 74 millions d'euros, en nette hausse par rapport au précédent contrat »

https://next.ink/175788/leducation-nationale-signe-pour-100-millions-deuros-de-solutions-et-services-microsoft/

Lawmakers want to turn the tide on the growing number of unprepared and uncertified teachers by restricting who can lead Texas classrooms. But school leaders worry those limits will leave them with fewer options to refill their teacher ranks.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/03/18/516206/texas-schools-have-leaned-on-uncertified-teachers-to-fill-vacancies-lawmakers-want-that-to-stop/

If you are involved in any way in helping to organize a conference in the US at this time, it is imperative that you offer online attendance and speaker options.

And not just because it's the right thing to do for environmental and accessibility reasons (but you should do it for those reasons, anyway).

Help the FSF in its campaign to end DRM in education, whether that be DRM-free music, textbooks, or elsewhere. Invest in a free future by donating to the FSF today and help us reach our goal of collecting $400,000. https://u.fsf.org/1jc #LearnLibre #DRMFree #EndDRM #Education

Gov. Greg Abbott is resurfacing claims that public schools across the country are allowing students to act as “furries” in classrooms in his latest push to funnel taxpayer funds to private schools.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/03/17/516109/gov-greg-abbott-backs-bill-banning-non-human-behavior-in-schools/

Join me in this continuing series of posts that explores the development of the material for my public lecture on Thursday, March 14, entitled “Catch a Dying Star: Astronomy Deep Underground”. Today, I explore the development of the storyline.

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https://steve.cooleysekula.net/blog/2025/03/16/to-share-a-dying-star/

#bfn #breakingfakenews #humour #brèves #actualité #étatsunis #licenciements #éducation

Impertinemment vôtre !

It’s terrible that our country is at a place where children won’t eat and disabled children won’t have the resources they need to learn. This isn’t the America I remember growing up.

#chicagopublicschools #education #school #chicago

https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-possible-impacts-cuts-dept-education-illinois/16029466/

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Teacher in Idaho told she must remove sign saying "Everyone is welcome here" because it had images of hands with a variety of "skin tones."

School officials said "that it was not the message that was at issue, but rather the hands of different skin tones on the poster."

Sadly, we need to know about things like this so that we can oppose them & keep them from growing & reenforcing each other.

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article301972094.html

The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into Houston's Rice University and 44 other U.S. institutions surrounding claims they discriminate against students by using racial preferences and stereotypes.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/03/14/516034/rice-university-under-federal-investigation-for-alleged-race-exclusionary-practices/

Inside the Schools Alaska Ignored
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Two inches of raw sewage. Black mold. A bat infestation. Reporter Emily Schwing shares what she uncovered as she investigated dangerous conditions inside Alaska’s deteriorating public schools.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-deterioriating-public-schools-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.
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The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed that Salvador Cavazos, who oversees fewer than 1,000 students, is among the most well-paid superintendents in the country.
https://www.propublica.org/article/salvador-cavazos-valere-pay-pushback?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
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The class-action lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of discrimination at school — violating the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.
https://www.propublica.org/article/department-of-education-civil-rights-lawsuit-trump-parents?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post