HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Families' Interest In Their Kids' Education Is Falling Around The Globe
The decline in interest comes as school systems in many high-income countries struggle with plunging test scores.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Bryan Hyde) - Gallup Poll: Satisfaction With American K-12 Schools Hits New Low Point
Americans’ dissatisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the U.S. has dropped to 32 percent, a new low in Gallup’s 27-year trend and down […] Source
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Illinois students being failed by low academic standards, lawmaker says
Education whistleblower and author Geno Young says a tenured Hillcrest teacher told him the school was testing at about a fourth-grade level across academic subjects. Hillcrest has an about 81% graduation rate.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - SNAP Enrollment Declines Dramatically Amid Fraud Crackdown.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enrollment dropped by more than 13 percent in just one year.
The United States’ largest food assistance program, SNAP, has seen a dramatic enrollment decline due to new work requirements and administrative hurdles introduced by President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: This reduction follows the introduction of stricter requirements. Under new federal rules, adults aged between 55 and 64 and parents of children aged between 14 and 17 must now meet work, volunteer, or education requirements in order to qualify for the food stamps program. Specifically, new data released this week revealed that enrollment fell from 42.2 million in May 2025 to 36.6 million in May this year, much faster than anticipated. Arizona experienced the largest drop in…Open
AMERICANGREATNESS (Larry Sand) - Public Schools Are in a Downward Spiral
After decades of steady growth, attendance in U.S. K–12 public schools has shifted drastically. Over the past five years, registration has fallen by 2.3 percent, […] Source
NYTIMES (Sarah Mervosh, Francesca Paris and Claire Cain Miller) - U.S. Schools Face a Crisis as the Number of Children Drops
With fewer students, many public school districts are confronting unfilled classrooms, and hard choices about school closures.
NYTIMES (Matthew Haag) - N.Y.C. Schools Could Lose 153,000 Students in Next Decade, Study Finds
A confluence of factors is causing public schools in New York and across the country to experience dramatic reductions in enrollment.
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - Welfare Enrollment Drops Sharply Following New Federal Work Requirements
Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has declined significantly since new federal work requirements took effect in mid-2025, with millions fewer Americans receiving benefits, […] Source
AMERICANGREATNESS (Larry Sand) - Windy City School Woes
The Chicago Public School system is a mess. As the Illinois Policy Institute reports, enrollment has decreased substantially over the last 15 years, from nearly […] Source
AMERICANGREATNESS (Bryan Hyde) - Failing California School District Spends Over $900K on DEI Programs
A California school district that has spent nearly a million dollars on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs has been called out by the advocacy […] Source