Culture
U.S. House passes âParents Bill of RightsâThe U.S. House of Representatives passed the âParents Bill of Rightsâ along a mostly party line vote in what promises to be one of the themes of the 2024… Read More
Culture
Oklahoma softball star Jayda Coleman gets baptized as team pursues 3rd national title(Sports Spectrum) â Jayda Coleman, a junior center fielder on the Oklahoma softball team, has yet to experience what itâs like to not win the national championship in her college career. Read More
Culture
Utah Gov. Cox signs bills requiring parental consent on minorsâ social media use, among other restrictionsUtah Gov. Spencer Cox made history by approving the nationâs first laws requiring parental consent for a minor to use a social media application. Four other states are… Read More
Public Education
Biden administration blocking Josh Hawley bill requiring a cleanup of radioactivity at Missouri elementary school, senator saysA lone U.S. senator Wednesday blocked a bill requiring a cleanup of an allegedly radioactive elementary school near St. Louis, even after an ardent appeal to his colleagues by Josh Hawley. Read More
Public Education
Missouriâs House budget committee cuts governorâs proposed increases to pre-K funding, child care subsidiesMissouriâs House budget committee made major changes to the stateâs spending plan Thursday, which included cutting proposed increases to pre-K funding and child care subsidies. House Budget Committee… Read More
Government
Texas attorney general says school choice is constitutional despite anti-religious oppositionTexas officials are paving the road for school choice in the state, legally and legislatively. Gov. Greg Abbott has been holding school choice and parent empowerment… Read More
Culture
Arizona Senate okays bill giving parents more say over what their children learn and readThe Arizona Senate approved a bill Monday that allows parents to object to books and other content in their childrenâs schools. Senate Bill 1700 would direct… Read More
Government
Universal school choice bill passes Florida Senate, heads to Gov. DeSantisFlorida is on the brink of becoming the fourth state this year to pass a universal school choice bill, joining Utah, Iowa and Arkansas. The state Senate voted 26-12 in… Read More
Government
Georgia moves closer to school choice scholarships to help students in lowest performing schoolsA Georgia state House committee okayed a bill on Tuesday that will give students in low-performing schools up to $6,500 to attend the school of their choice. âThis… Read More
Culture
Pentagon doctors say 7-year-olds can make trans decisions for themselvesIn an op-ed disguised as a scientific research paper, Pentagon doctors are pressing to allow children as young as 7 to make medical decisions about transitioning to another gender. Read More
Public Education
Middle school science teacher pushes anti-capitalism and anarchy on students in biology lessonsA middle school science teacher in Minnesota is teaching anarchy and anti-capitalism in the classroom â and the district is defending her actions as free speech. Mandi Jung,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs bathroom bill aimed to protect studentsArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill on Tuesday restricting bathroom use in public schools to members of the same biological sex. “The Governor has said she… Read More
Culture
Missouri AG, lawmakers advance restrictions on gender transitions for minorsThe morning after Missouriâs attorney general announced emergency regulations for cross-sex treatments for minors, state senators finally advanced two bills with similar restrictions. The new regulations from AG… Read More
Public Education
Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student breaks silence with interviewIn her first public interview since being shot by a 6-year-old student, Virginia teacher Abigail Zwerner said she will be haunted forever by memories of the incident. “Thereâs… Read More
Culture
Lawmaker seeks to enshrine abortion in Nebraska’s constitutionOmaha Sen. Megan Hunt has introduced two amendments to the Nebraska constitution seeking to make âreproductive freedomâ an inherent and inalienable right. LR18CA would enshrine the… Read More
Culture, Government
Georgia legislator: Parents canât decide on education because they did ânot finish high schoolâA Democratic legislator in Georgia is taking heat for opposing school choice because some parents in the state âdid not finish high school.â âI see parents being able… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Texas mom pulls child from middle school after sexual game in classroom, rethinks progressive commitmentsA mother removed her child from a Texas middle school after the teacher had some students portray âseductive hookersâ as part of a game. Laura Maria Gruber says… Read More
Culture
In religious liberty win, âconversion therapyâ ban in Missouriâs second largest county falls one vote shortA proposed ban on so-called conversion therapy, which would prevent Christians from counseling people regarding a biblical view of sexuality and gender, has failed the Jackson County Legislature by… Read More
Public Education
Strike shuts down LA schools, âcould have been avoided,â says superintendentWorkers in the nationâs second largest school district walked out Tuesday, even as district authorities allege the union isnât negotiating. âI believe this strike could have been avoided,â… Read More
Public Education
Student searches legislation gets hearing Tuesday in North Carolina(The Center Square) â Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday will review legislation to set parameters on student searches in schools. Republican-sponsored Senate Bill 90 will receive a… Read More