Public Education
Abbott expected to sign bill ending DEI program support in higher education(The Center Square) â Texas could have a new law that would end taxpayer support for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at public colleges and universities. Texas State Senator Brandon… Read More
Culture
Largest teachers union backs LGBTQ group that encourages hiding student gender changes(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The nationâs largest teachers union is backing an LGBTQ group that recently came under scrutiny for encouraging educators to keep studentsâ gender transitions a secret,… Read More
Culture
Disney+ special teaches kids that âequality just doesnât make things fairâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A cartoon episode on Disney+, aimed at pre-school students, teaches children about equity, explaining that everyone needs equal outcomes, even if they donât receive the same treatment. Read More
Legislation
Iowa nixes lessons on gender identity, sexual orientation in K-6 classrooms(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a piece of legislation Friday prohibiting lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation from K-6 public and charter school… Read More
Culture
Christian professor who nearly got fired for wrongthink on LGBT issues now leads campus ministry(The Daily Signal) â A Christian former professor who nearly got fired for ostensibly creating a âsuicidal environmentâ for LGBT students in the classroom is now running an… Read More
Culture
Utah school PTA president allegedly orders LGBT flags to be staked in yard of mom who opposed gender ideology(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The president of a Utah schoolâs parent teacher association allegedly ordered LGBT flags to be placed on a familyâs property without their permission. In a… Read More
Legislation
Abbott calls special session after legislature fails to pass school choice, property tax relief(The Center Square) â After four months of the 88th Regular Session, the Texas Legislature failed to pass Gov. Abbott’s top two priority legislative items; school choice and property tax… Read More
Public Education
Nearly two-thirds of pandemic money for Missouri schools spent(The Center Square) â Missouri has spent nearly two-thirds of the $4.3 billion in federal pandemic aid the state was awarded for schools, according to data from the U.S. Department… Read More
Culture
State legislatures battle over parental rights, gender procedures(The Center Square) â State legislatures across the country this year have debated parental rights in reproductive care and gender-related procedures for children. Democratic state lawmakers have sought to protect… Read More
Legislation
Iowa governor: education bills provide âtransformationalâ reform(The Center Square) â Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed seven bills that cover education issues, her office announced Friday. The billsâ topics range from parentsâ rights, state board of regentsâ… Read More
Courts
Arkansas LEARNS Act suspended by judge until June hearing(The Center Square) â A Pulaski County Circuit Court judge has suspended the Arkansas LEARNS Act until a hearing can be held to determine if lawmakers erred by not adding… Read More
Legislation
Texas lawmakers pass bill banning kids from attending âsexually orientedâ drag shows(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Texas legislature approved a bill Sunday that will prohibit sexually explicit shows in front of minors, sending the bill to the governorâs desk. In… Read More
Public Education
The science of reading is the solution to state, nationâs literacy problem(The Sentinel) â Thirty-four percent of fourth-grade students in the United States cannot read at the basic level, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. It may not be unreasonable, then,… Read More
Culture
Trans-identifying male advances to girls track and field championships in New HampshireÂA biological male will face off against girls at the state championship in two separate track and field events next week. Maelle Jacques, a freshman at Kearsarge Regional High School, placed… Read More
Legislation
Oklahoma enacts universal school choice(The Center Square) â Gov. Kevin Stitt signed private and homeschool tax credits Thursday that was praised by some and called a “voucher scheme” by others. “School choice shouldn’t be… Read More
Public Education
North Dakota school district to ignore state law, keep hiding kidsâ pronouns from parents(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A North Dakota school district has decided to continue to keep hiding studentsâ gender transitions from parents, despite a new state law prohibiting such actions. Read More
Public Education
Group says Georgia lawmakers missed a chance to expand educational opportunities(The Center Square) â Georgia lawmakers missed an opportunity to expand educational opportunities for Peach State students when they failed to pass a bill to establish state-funded education savings accounts,… Read More
Legislation
Gov. Hobbs nixes full-day kindergarten funding for ESA students in Arizona(The Center Square) â Gov. Katie Hobbs is pulling back a $50 million federal grant allocated by former Gov. Doug Ducey that paid for full-day kindergarten for students using Arizonaâs… Read More
Legislation
Texas bill prohibiting sexually explicit content in public schools heads to governorâs desk(The Daily Signal) â A bipartisan bill banning sexually explicit content in public school libraries has passed the Texas Senate and is on its way to the governorâs… Read More
Culture
Noem targets graduation rates, drag shows in challenge to Board of Regents(The Center Square) â South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem wants the Board of Regents to bring its schools’ graduation rate up from 47% to the national rate of 63% and… Read More