Public Education
Missouri school board member resigns on trans issues, as district test scores plummetA Missouri school board member has resigned to move out of state, saying she longer feels âsafeâ as the state Legislature was considering a ban on irreversible transgender medical… Read More
Public Education
Previously assaulted teacher gets peppered sprayed as U.S. school violence spreadsA teacher who was previously assaulted at school was pepper sprayed by a student in Tennessee, part of a growing trend of violence in public schools. The pepper… Read More
Public Education
Violence is so bad in this Florida school district only clear backpacks will be allowed next yearStudents in a south Florida school district will only be permitted to use clear backpacks at school in an effort to curb the rise in violent crime. Broward… Read More
Legislation
DeSantis signs legislation cracking down on teachers’ unions(Daily Caller) â Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Tuesday that bans automatic payroll deductions for teachers union dues. Under the âEmployee Organizations Representing Public Employeesâ … Read More
Culture
Library in suburban Kansas City offers free books to youths, perhaps unnoticed by parents, that portray whites as racists, colonizersFree unpublished books with dark and divisive themes that portray whites as hopelessly racist are being given out to youths at a public library in suburban Kansas City, a parent… Read More
Culture
Biden admin backs off Catholic hospital that fought back over lit candleA Catholic hospital is celebrating a First Amendment victory after the Biden administration backed off a threat to close it down over a candle flame in its chapel. Read More
Culture
Transgender toddlers? Investigation reveals top North Carolina medical schools treat kids as young as 2Three of the top medical schools in North Carolina are âtransitioning toddlers,â some as young as 2, an investigation by Education First Alliance reveals. Duke… Read More
Public Education
Parents protest after being kept in dark about sex assaults among 1st graders in Texas classroomTexas parents are protesting at a public elementary school they say failed to notify them of sexual assaults in a 1st grade class. A family member said that… Read More
Culture
State AG coalition calls out Chase Bank for religious discrimination(The Center Square) â A group of attorneys general from across the U.S. is going after one of the countryâs largest banks, which it claims treats some Christians unfairly. Read More
Culture
The UW School of Medicine scrubs website of discriminatory program following complaint(Do No Harm) â The U.S. Department of Educationâs Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation into a discriminatory program at the University of Wisconsin… Read More
Public Education
Nearly 95% of teacher donations in Wisconsin went to Democrats, says report(The Center Square) â A new report shows just how lopsided the political activity among teachers in Wisconsin really is. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty on Monday shared… Read More
Public Education
A staggeringly low number of Philadelphia students are proficient in math(Daily Caller) â Only 17% of third through eighth grade students in Philadelphia School District met math grade level expectations in the 2021-2022 school year, according to a Monday district… Read More
Public Education
Study: New Hampshire ed funding grows as enrollment drops(The Center Square) â A new study says public school funding has skyrocketed in New Hampshire while enrollment fell. The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy said in its new… Read More
Culture
Burgum signs bill addressing pronoun use, transgender restrooms in schools(The Center Square) â North Dakota students must use a bathroom that coincides with their biological sex unless school boards intervene, per a bill signed into law by Gov. Read More
Christian Schools
Ventura County Christian School settles with public district over religious bias claimsVentura County Christian School has agreed to settle a dispute with the Ventura Unified School District (VUSD) over religious bias claims and the occupancy of a historic building. Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
School district reverses decision to terminate contract with Christian university following lawsuit(Daily Caller) â An Arizona school district settled with a Christian university on Thursday and will once again allow its student-teachers back to work that were previously banned for their… Read More
Legislation
Louisiana lawmakers could explore implementing an ESA program(The Center Square) â Louisiana education officials could soon begin exploring how to implement an education savings account program students can use to attend private schools, or for other educational… Read More
Courts, Culture
Colorado would force her to create LGBTQ wedding websites. Sheâs fighting for her religious freedom(Daily Signal) â Graphic designer Lori Smith believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman. She also wants to create wedding websites. Under Coloradoâs… Read More
Legislation
TN Gov. Lee signs Tennessee ESA voucher expansion to Chattanooga area(The Center Square) â Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law on Friday that expands the stateâs pilot educational savings account program to Hamilton County, which includes the… Read More
Public Education
Elementary school staffer on administrative leave after 9-year old finds weed stash(Daily Caller) â A paraprofessional at a Massachusetts elementary school is out of a job after a student reportedly got into his weed stash and took an edible Friday morning. Read More