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Private high schools ranked across states from Texas to Georgia — Sep 29, 2026

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Sam Okafor Texas private schools often edge out others in these rankings due to better funding and smaller classes.

Sunny Hostin Says Her Kids Faced Racism and Bullying at Private Schools — Sep 21, 2026Sunny Hostin revealed to viewers "The View" that her children faced racism while attending "predominantly White" private schools. Hostin, a co-host of the show, brought up the top… — by Sandra Rhodes

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Marcus Bell Private schools claim diversity but clearly fail to protect minority kids from daily bias and exclusion.

French Freemasonry Discusses Catholic Private Schools Ahead of Elections — Sep 9, 2026

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Jared Kim Freemasons weighing in on Catholic schools feels like an odd intrusion into education choices that parents should handle.

Minnesota Priest Weeps During Mass, Calls Experience PrivateLifestyle — Sep 16, 2026A Minnesota priest, Father Brent Bowman, was visibly moved and wept during the Eucharistic Prayer at a school Mass, later described as a private spiritual grace revealing a deeper sense of Christ’s presence, not a visible miracle. Church leaders and reliable outlets clarified that there was no change in the wine’s appearance and emphasized the ongoing Catholic teaching of the Real Presence at every Mass, amid initial viral speculation.

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Private School Administrator in NYC Admits Sneaking Political Agenda Inside ClassroomsReporting — Sep 2, 2022A New York City private school administrator made shocking confessions while being secretly recorded. In a new education series, Jennifer Norris, Director of Student Activities at Trinity School, was exposed by Project…

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Florida’s Public Schools Are Closing As School Choice Takes OffReporting — Jun 5, 2024As Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pushed school choice initiatives, leading to a spike in charter and private school enrollments, public schools are shutting down. Across the state, public school enrollment is…

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Uvalde School Police Chief Privately Sworn In As City Councilor Just a Week After Mass ShootingReporting — Jun 1, 2022Uvalde school district police chief Pedro Arredondo was privately sworn in as a city councilor. Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said in a statement, “Uvalde City Council members were sworn in today as per the City Charter…

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Court Rules Gavin Newsom’s 2020 Order Barring In-Person Classes at Private Schools Was UnconstitutionalReporting — Jul 26, 2021California Gov. Gavin Newsom got a ruler across the knuckles from a federal appeals court that ruled he went too far wielding his powers when he forced private schools to remain closed as part of his lockdown edicts to…

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New Law for Texas Public Schools Involves ‘In God We Trust’Reporting — Aug 18, 2022A law passed in Texas now requires the state’s public schools to put up “In God We Trust” signs if they are donated or purchased from private donors. Senate Bill 797 states that public schools must “display in a…

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EXCLUSIVE: School Choice Produces Better Outcomes With Less Taxpayer Money In Wisconsin, Report Finds — Aug 12, 2025School choice programs could improve education outcomes for students while costing taxpayers less, a newly released report found. Private schools in Wisconsin’s school choice programs receive less revenue per pupil than…

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Elite Private School Labeled Students By Ethnicity, Restricted Groups Based On Race — Jun 27, 2024A New York City school’s students were pictured wearing tags identifying them by their ethnicity while the school encouraged students to join ethnicity-based “affinity groups,” The New York Times reported Wednesday…

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Quentin Tarantino vs Martin ScorseseYourlist — VS BattleThe video store savant versus the film-school don — two visions of American violence, guilt, and cool.

Two killed, suspect detained after shooting at private school near BerlinWorld — Aug 27, 2026A shooting at a private school in Gosen-Neu Zittau near Berlin left two people dead, including an 18-year-old student, while a 30-year-old man was killed while trying to intervene; a 19-year-old suspect who is reported as the victim’s former boyfriend has been arrested as investigators probe a possible relationship-based motive.

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Parents Who Publicly Disagreed With School's Leftist Bent Have Their Children Forced OutOpinion — Jul 4, 2021When two families started battling what they saw as critical race theory and anti-conservative bias seeping into the teaching materials in their children’s private school, they knew there would be backlash. That was…

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High School Forfeits Entire Football Season Over Massive Financial Scandal — Sep 5, 2025A private high school in Southern California has made the surprising decision to forfeit its entire 2025 football season, following a scandal involving alleged illegal player transfers and a controversial booster who…

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Texas comptroller asks lawmakers to double school voucher funding to $2 billion — Sep 3, 2026Texas Comptroller Don Huffines is seeking to double the private school voucher program to about $2 billion for 2028–29, including a $1 billion base funding boost and $226 million to support current participants, as waitlisted families and expanding participation drive demand. The plan, which 70% of current or invited participants previously attended private or homeschool settings, faces criticism from the Texas State Teachers Association and will be reviewed by lawmakers when the two-year budget is tackled in January.

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Priya Raman Public schools are underfunded and now they want to hand out even more money for private tuition. Priorities seem backwards here.

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Austria enforces school headscarf ban for under-14s as legal fight looms — Sep 7, 2026Austria has implemented a nationwide ban on headscarves for schoolgirls under 14, applying to public and private schools and enforcing compliance through dialogues with students and guardians, with penalties up to €800 for repeated violations. The policy has sparked legal challenges from the Islamic Religious Community in Austria and wide opposition, including protests and concerns about religious freedom, as the Constitutional Court’s past ruling on a similar measure informs potential challenges as schools reopen.

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Priya Raman Fines up to €800 for a headscarf seems excessive. There are better ways to handle disagreements with parents than penalties.

New Jersey Schools, Colleges Can Reopen for In-Person Education: GovernorReporting — Aug 12, 2020New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said on Wednesday he signed an executive order clearing both public and private schools, pre-K through 12th grade, and colleges and universities to reopen for in-person instruction in the…

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Supreme Court Leaves In Place Ruling Banning Charter School From Forcing Girls to Wear SkirtsReporting — Jun 26, 2023The Supreme Court declined Monday to review a decision by a lower court that barred a private charter school from requiring female students to wear skirts. In 2019, several female students filed a lawsuit with the ACLU…

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Adult Infiltrates Teen Chat, Rallies Facebook Group To Intimidate Teachers And Students Over TPUSA — Sep 19, 2025An adult in Texas infiltrated a high school group chat, then used her large private Facebook group to rally others to intimidate teachers and students starting a new Turning Point USA chapter. A woman in a school…

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Major Teachers Union Bankrolled Advocacy Org Driving Anti-School Choice Propaganda — Dec 4, 2025Payments from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to the left-wing advocacy organization Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) seem to coincide with anti-school choice reports released by the group, the Daily…

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Treasury proposes ending tax-exempt status for schools with race-based admissions — Sep 3, 2026The Trump administration unveiled proposed regulations to strip tax-exempt status from private schools, colleges, and other institutions that provide race-based admissions, scholarships, or benefits, potentially affecting up to 18,000 schools. Religious schools would be exempt, and the rules would take effect for tax years starting after May 31, 2027; supporters frame it as ending racial discrimination in education while critics warn DEI programs would be crushed and access to higher education could be limited.

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Rachel Meyers This seems aimed at affirmative action policies more than actual discrimination cases. Curious how they'll define and enforce "race-based" in practice.

Franklin Graham Issues Powerful Statement After Christian School Massacre: ‘The Evil Certainly Wasn’t in the Weapon, But It Was in the Heart’Reporting — Mar 29, 2023Rev. Franklin Graham issued a powerful statement about faith on Tuesday, a day after a woman entered a private Christian school in Tennessee and killed three small children and three adults. Police said 28-year-old…

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School Run by Leftists Is So Great That Parents Are Hiring Private Security for Their ChildrenOpinion — Mar 24, 2024As California continues to suffer from unrelenting crime with district attorneys who refuse to hold criminals accountable, parents of students at the University of California, Berkeley are having to take extra measures…

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Columbia Tries to Walk Back Agreement With Trump Admin In Private Faculty Meetings — Mar 25, 2025After the Trump administration came to an agreement with Columbia University on Friday, the school’s interim president Katrina Armstrong met with faculty over the weekend to address their concerns and assure the staff…

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