Public Education
Florida continues to emphasize civics education as national test scores fall(The Center Square) â Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed several bills over the past few years designed to improve the U.S. history and civics knowledge of Florida students. The need… Read More
Public Education
Professor who harassed pro-life students threatens, chases reporter with Machete(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Hunter College professor will not return to campus after she held an apparent machete to a reporterâs neck on Tuesday, an official told the… Read More
Public Education
More than 100 Arizona schools add armed safety officers(The Center Square) â Nearly $100 million in grants were approved on May 22 to fund school resource officers at 111 additional campuses across the state of Arizona. The Arizona… Read More
Legislation
Nebraska enacts bill protecting minors from gender transitions, unborn after 12 weeks(The Daily Signal) â Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, signed a combination bill Monday protecting minors from gender transitions and protecting unborn babies after 12 weeksâ gestation. The… Read More
Legislation
NC Bill sponsor says fairness in Womenâs Sports Act to include colleges(The Center Square) â North Carolina legislation to protect the integrity of womenâs sports will likely include college athletics and could clear the General Assembly as soon as this week,… Read More
Public Education
60% of Tennessee third-graders did not meeting reading result expectations(The Center Square) â Sixty percent of Tennessee third-graders did not meet the reading score requirement on the Tennessee Comprehensive Academic Program to qualify to advance to fourth grade without… Read More
Legislation
Arizona Gov. Hobbs vetoes bill requiring parental consent on student pronoun changes(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill Monday that would have prohibited educators from using pronouns that donât correspond with a studentâs biological sex. Read More
Public Education
Louisiana audit finds issues with COVID relief funds for schools, child care(The Center Square) â A report by Louisianaâs legislative auditor found that the state Department of Education didnât abide by federal guidelines for grants and overpaid several child care providers. Read More
Public Education
Biden admin says school district canât remove sexually explicit books because it violates studentsâ civil rights(The Daily Signal) â The federal Department of Education concluded an investigation into a Georgia school district Friday, arguing that the removal of several books containing pornographic material… Read More
Legislation
Delaware lawmaker wants more school resource officers(The Center Square) â A Delaware lawmaker wants to carve out more money for schools to hire resource officers amid a spate of school shootings nationwide. The … Read More
Legislation
Bill implementing full-day kindergarten in Illinois ready for governor’s desk as funding questions loom(The Center Square) â A measure that implements full-day kindergarten throughout Illinois is about to be sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker for his signature. State Rep. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington… Read More
Public Education
North Dakota preschool enrollment drops even as state spending increased(The Center Square) – Preschool enrollment dropped from 12% to 3% in North Dakota last year while state spending per child increased, a new report found. The National Institute for… Read More
Courts
DeSantis sued by pro-LGBT restaurant over ban on drag shows for kids(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Florida restaurant filed a lawsuit against Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday over a newly signed law that prohibits businesses from allowing minors… Read More
Culture
California trans athlete advances to state after placing 2nd in girls 1600-meter runÂA transgender runner won 2nd place in the California high school state qualifying high school track and field meet, prompting questions of fairness for bumping out a biological female.  Athena… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district mum about new hires made without job postings or interviews(The Sentinel) â USD 417 in Council Grove has been rocked in recent weeks with the resignations of its curriculum director, school board clerk/transportation manager, and business manager in the… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania school district shelled out thousands on âequityâ evaluation(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Pennsylvania school district spent thousands of dollars in 2021 on an âequity audit,â conducted by an Ivy League graduate school program, that measured how… Read More
Legislation
Bullying notification bill clears Illinois Statehouse despite opposition from school associations(The Center Square) â A bill that passed the Illinois Legislature requires school principals to report bullying to parents within 24 hours. Some opponents say that is not feasible. Read More
Culture
âContradiction of Title IXâ: experts sound alarm over Biden effort to rewrite key civil rights lawÂ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Bidenâs administration push to rewrite a federal regulation prohibiting sex-based discrimination imperils womenâs sports and weakens due process rights on campus, experts told the… Read More
Public Education
Government expansion: $750 million approved by the California Board of Ed to ‘transform’ state schools(The Center Square) â One hundred twenty-eight schools throughout California were awarded a total of $750 million in the largest designation of educational funds budgeted to transform thousands of schools… Read More
Legislation
Oklahoma lawmakers pass teacher pay raises, school safety measures(The Center Square) â Oklahoma teachers will see raises between $3,000 and $6,000, depending on experience, as part of an education package approved by lawmakers by lawmakers on Friday. The… Read More