Courts
Iowa Supreme Court effectively blocks six-week abortion banThe Iowa Supreme Court failed to lift a previous court’s injunction against the 2018 state law prohibiting abortion at six weeks, when a babyâs heartbeat can be detected. The 2018… Read More
Culture
Connecticut parents furious elementary school showed Pride video to students without consentConnecticut parents are speaking out after a school showed a pro-LGBT video to their elementary children without parental knowledge or consent. The video, entitled âPride to… Read More
Public Education
Parents running against race-based admissions policies sweep local school board races(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Candidates backed by an organization focused on promoting merit-based admissions notched several victories in New York Cityâs recent school board elections, according to the New York… Read More
Legislation
Integrity of women’s sports, protection of minors may be tied in compromise(The Center Square) â A compromise between chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly on legislation to preserve the integrity of womenâs sports may spawn other efforts to protect minors. Read More
Courts
Teen accuses doctors of madly rushing her into child gender transition(The Daily Signal) â Another detransitioner is suing Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Permanente Medical Group, and the doctors who pushed her along the path to hormonal and surgical transgender procedures. In a lawsuit… Read More
Courts
Federal court dismisses Kentucky abortion lawsuit as moot(The Center Square) â A federal court dismissed a lawsuit Planned Parenthood and EMW Womenâs Surgical Center filed against the state last year regarding an abortion law passed by the… Read More
Culture
âJeopardy!â contestants didnât recognize the opening to The Lordâs Prayer, shocking fansThree contestants on the popular Jeopardy! game show were stumped last week by what many are calling a decidedly easy question about The Lordâs Prayer, alarming and outraging fans. The… Read More
Legislation
School choice group says Illinois parents in limbo with fate of Invest in Kids program unknown(The Center Square) â Nearly 10,000 scholarship recipients and their families face uncertainty after Illinois lawmakers failed to extend the Invest in Kids program. The program, which grants tax credits… Read More
Culture
College tells students not to use terms like âmotherâ and âfatherâ to be more inclusive(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Springfield College in Massachusetts is advising students against the use of âgender-specificâ words like âmotherâ and âfatherâ in order to be more inclusive. The college… Read More
Public Education
Washington schools among those experimenting with year-round school(The Center Square) â With schools out for the summer, students and staff may not know how many days are left before going back to class. But some schools are… Read More
Culture
The kids are all right: Students are pushing back against gender ideology in their schools(Daily Caller New Foundation) â Students are joining the tribe of anti-woke parents in pushing back against gender ideology in their schools. Students at a Massachusetts middle school showed their opposition… Read More
Legislation
Lifeline scholarships introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate(The Center Square) â The Senate introduced a proposal for lifeline scholarships Thursday without fanfare, despite the policyâs high ranking on Republicansâ legislative priority list. Senate Bill 795 would create… Read More
Public Education
As Montana paves way for charter schools, study finds charter students outperform public students(The Center Square) â After Montana lawmakers paved the way for charter schools to open in the state, a new national report found charter school students performed better than students… Read More
Culture
Teachers’ union exec defends remote schooling by saying learning loss made everyone âequalâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An executive board member of a Virginia teachers union defended remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview with ProPublica, saying that the learning… Read More
Culture
Childrenâs talking picture book at suburban Kansas City public library teaches the ABCs to kids using gay and sexual termsA childrenâs talking book offered at a suburban Kansas City public library seeks to teach the ABCs using words such as trans, intersex, bi(sexual), pan(sexual) and non-binary. Some examples from… Read More
Opinion
Kansas ed officials deceive school districts on efficiency and achievement(The Sentinel) â Imagine 100 students take a test where Johnnie gets a C and only four students had higher grades. That puts Johnnie in the 95th percentile relative to… Read More
Public Education
Amid literacy crisis, many universities still donât teach the science of reading(The Sentinel) â A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) shows that if the science of reading was being taught properly in universities, the U.S. would not have a serious literacy… Read More
Culture
Illinois state agency hosting closed event to promote ‘Gender-Affirming Care for Youth’(The Center Square) â An Illinois state agency is hosting an internal event titled âDispelling Myths Around Gender-Affirming Care For Youth.â A state senator has concerns about normalizing what he… Read More
Courts
School choice advocates battle for charter schools in MontanaTwo new Montana school choice laws are being challenged in court by a coalition of school superintendents, administrators and teachers’ union staff who claim the measures are unconstitutional. The group,… Read More
Public Education
American Birthright: New push to improve K-12 social studies standardsWhile some activists are advocating for leftist civics education, only 13% of eighth grade students scored at or above the U.S. history standards last year, according… Read More