‘Age-appropriate’ book proposal likely on hold until 2025
A proposal to create uniform definitions for age-appropriate content when it comes to books in South Carolina schools is seemingly...
CALN To Host Most Comprehensive School Board Trainings of the Year
*Calling all school board members, candidates, and concerned Carolinians!* Do you care about the state of education in your school...
South Carolina revamps landmark Read to Succeed law
In a move to bolster students’ reading ability and better identify those who might be falling behind, S.C. Gov. Henry...
Did the SAT just get easier?
The SAT is ditching pencil and paper. That’s right, in a move that took effect Saturday, March 9, the nation’s...
Students Nationwide Discontent With Their Education
There is, and has been for some time, a clear decline in zeal for education. All while university enrollment steadily...
Elite 1% Out of Touch With Voters Who Want To Choose Their Child’s Education
A study published by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, titled Them vs. U.S.: The Two Americas and How the Nation’s...
NC Opportunity Scholarship Expansion Threatens Wake County School District Growth
Since the North Carolina State Budget’s expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), interested families have been applying for private...
Nearly one in four S.C. students chronically absent last year
Last month, CALN shed light on one state’s battle with chronic absenteeism—defined by a student missing 10% or more days...
Huge News for California Students: ‘Woke Kindergarten’ Update!
HUGE News on the public education front! Last week, CALN reported that a California School District contracted a group called...
SBAE, Other Academic Achievement Groups Emerge Nationwide As NSBA Influence Wanes
Since the National School Board Associations’ (NSBA) historical blunder in September of 2021, the group’s blanket influence has waned, giving...
California School District Contracts Woke Kindergarten Group to ‘Fix’ Low Proficiency Rates
In a feeble attempt to increase student attendance and improve test scores, Hayward Unified School District in Alameda County, California,...
Hundreds of Durham Public Schools Employees Protest Potential Paycut with Organized “Sick Out”
On Wednesday, hundreds of Durham Public Schools employees organized and participated in a “sick out,” as a result of growing...
Buncombe County School District Offers Minority-Only Mentorship Program in Schools
WNC Citizens for Equality, a watchdog group that defends constitutional rights to equal protection, filed two civil complaints with federal agencies...
Cause For Celebration! Two North Carolina Schools Earn Top 20 Spots in CLT8 Ranking
Breaking: Two North Carolina Schools take up spots in the eighth grade Classical Learning Test’s Top 20 ranking! The CLT...
Districts across U.S., Carolinas confront severe enrollment declines
Across the country, education leaders face—or will soon confront—difficult choices caused by widespread enrollment declines. The issue is so pervasive...