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Education News – August 22, 2016

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California School Backs Down and Will Allow Elementary Student to Share Bible Verses
By Liberty Counsel

Just in time for back to school, the Palmdale School District has backed away from censoring a first grader’s constitutional rights to share Bible verses with his classmates at Desert Rose Elementary School.


Teacher Shortage Data Shortage
By Mike Antonucci

School is about to start, so it’s time to dust off those teacher shortage stories and spread them around the Internet again. Last week we got the obligatory entry from Motoko Rich of the New York Times, headlined “Teacher Shortages Spur a Nationwide Hiring Scramble (Credentials Optional).”


You Did It
By Pacific Justice Institute

Sometimes it’s easy to question whether we are making a difference in the legal and political realms .. whether our voices matter. This week, that question was answered with a resounding, “Yes!”


Should Teenagers Start High School Later in the Morning? More Districts Consider It
By Catherine Gewertz

Should high school students get to sleep in and start school later? That’s the question two big school districts in Colorado are discussing.


Act Locally, Think Nationally — NEA’s Plan to Capture America’s Hearts & Minds
By Mike Antonucci

The National Education Association is not only the nation’s largest union, it is also a major commercial enterprise. Its national headquarters controls an annual budget of more than $365 million. Its state affiliates take in an additional $1.2 billion, and the sum total collected by its 13,000 local affiliates can only be guessed at.