Culture, Public Education
Texas House passes bill to ban sexually explicit books from school libraries(The Center Square) – The Texas House, with 11 Democrats joining Republicans, passed a bill that seeks to ban sexually explicit books from being in public school and classroom libraries. Read More
Government
Texas Senate passes bill that would ban higher education institutions from implementing DEI policies(The Center Square) – The Texas Senate passed a bill that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies in public higher education institutions. The bill passed along party lines… Read More
Government
Abbott touts Florida’s education success as reason for Texas to pass school choice(The Center Square) – Texas should strive to have the best educational system in the country, Gov. Greg Abbott says, and that’s why he’s supporting school choice initiatives in the… Read More
Government
Twenty-four Texas House Republicans defect on school choice vote(The Center Square) – In budget deliberations on Thursday, the Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives voted to ban state dollars from funding vouchers, Education Savings Accounts and other school choice… Read More
Public Education
First group of 4,500 teachers receive $3,000 civics bonuses in Florida(The Center Square) – As teacher shortages persist in states nationwide, Florida continues to expand teacher recruitment and reward teachers with bonuses, following through on several initiatives launched last year… Read More