Texas school district being sued to stop renaming of schools

Taxpayers filed a lawsuit against the Houston ISD to stop the politically correct renaming of schools and the unnecessary spending of millions in tax dollars. The lawsuit is seeking state court action to block the school district from using public funds to rename schools. Read more>>

The Lakewood school district is eliminating courtesy busing, a move that affects local private school students and nearly 3,000 public school children. The state Senate approved a bill that only addresses the private school component by creating a three-year pilot program under which a lump sum payment from the district would cover their students' busing. Read more>>

State lawmakers will vote on a bill that would answer the Kansas Supreme Court’s concerns about tax equity and prevent the court from shutting down public schools on July 1. Read more>>

Angela Pascopella

Beth Schiavino-Narvaez has led Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut for two years. But it’s been two decades since a landmark state court case ruled the district had violated the U.S. Constitution by isolating children based on race and socioeconomics. And despite new budget woes, Schiavino-Narvaez continues to fight for better schools. Read more>>

Detroiters will get a chance to name the city's new public school system and could see a schools millage on the ballot this fall. Those announcements were part of a public meeting about the future of Michigan's largest school district in light of recently passed education reform legislation. Read more>>

An Indiana representative's bill would expand what is allowed to be served as part of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The proposal—which has already been approved by the House education committee—would allow schools to substitute canned, frozen and dried food for fresh produce. Read more>>

A federal district court in Virginia ordered the Gloucester County School Board to allow Gavin Grimm to use the same restrooms as other boys at his school. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Virginia filed a lawsuit on behalf of Grimm, arguing that the school board’s policy violates the Constitution and Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination by school. Read more>>

A state assemblyman believes New Jersey high schools should expand their criteria for varsity letter recognition to include competitive activities beyond traditional sports. Let students, parents and advisors lobby their own school officials to expand the varsity criteria. Forcing reluctant schools to comply would be counterproductive at best. Read more>>

We support current digital content filters in place that block online violence, pornography, hate sites and gambling. But extending that block to social media sites such as Twitter or Instagram or Facebook creates a false protection of children and stimulates children to hunt out the worst content on those applications because we will have made it off limits. Read more>>

CEV Multimedia unveiled a new law enforcement curriculum for students interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement, security, public safety and corrections. The content will focus on career exploration, court systems and structures, criminal law history and development, ethical practices and more. Read more>>

Mackin signed with ClassLink, a new single sign-on connection platform. The platform will provide users with secure, OneClick access to MackinVIA, a free and complete digital content management system that provides access to e-books, audiobooks, educational databases and video. Read more>>

Designed to engage early learners, the phonics playset uses connected letter toys and multi-sensory apps to explore early reading skills. The adaptive technology combines multi-sensory learning, humor and exploratory play. Read more>>

Josh Hoener, New Haven High School's principal for the past three years, has been named to lead New Haven School District. He replaces Superintendent Kyle Kruse, who will lead the St. Clair’s school district. Read more>>

Former state education secretary and former Brockton Public Schools Superintendent Matthew Malone has been chosen by Fall River's school committee to succeed Superintendent Meg Mayo-Brown as the Massachusetts district’s new leader. Read more>>

The Hattiesburg Public Schools Board of Trustees announced Janice Johnson will be the district's new leader. She has worked as the assistant superintendent for Biloxi Public Schools since 2012 and has worked in education for 22 years. Read more>>