Published March 20th, 2023
Missouri senate’s handling of open enrollment bill highlights legislature’s return
(The Center Square) – When the Missouri legislature returns from its spring break on Monday, many will be watching a bill changing regulations for public…
Published March 1st, 2023
Anti-religion group complains about Colorado coach Deion Sanders’ prayers
(The Center Square) – The University of Colorado’s legal department is reviewing a letter that’s part of a war of words between two advocacy groups clashing…
Published February 20th, 2023
Survey finds 55% of Colorado parents say public education ‘off the track’
(The Center Square) – More than half of Colorado parents believe public education is “off on the wrong track” and favor measures to improve funding…
Colorado baker to appeal ruling he violated law for not making cake celebrating gender transition
(The Center Square) – A Colorado baker will appeal a Thursday ruling by the state Court of Appeals upholding that he violated an anti-discrimination law…
Published December 6th, 2022
AGs release Fauci deposition in social media collusion lawsuit alleging censorship of pandemic policy criticism
(The Center Square) – A 359-page transcript of the deposition of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, was released Monday…
Published December 1st, 2022
Post-pandemic testing shows Colorado’s charter schools outperformed district schools
(The Center Square) – Post-pandemic test scores of Colorado’s charter schools appear to show creativity and adaptability contributed to outperforming district-managed schools, according to a…
Published November 16th, 2022
Commenting begins on proposed rules seeking to protect minors at Missouri public libraries
(The Center Square) – Missourians have 30 days beginning today to comment on a proposed rule requiring state-funded libraries to have written policies describing what…
Published October 6th, 2022
Indiana doubles grants to $10 million for teacher recruitment, retention
(The Center Square) – Indiana schools and community partners will receive more than $10 million in funding to attract and retain educators throughout the state.…
Published August 31st, 2022
Missouri gets $2.5M federal grant to overhaul student assessments following release of poor student proficiency scores
(The Center Square) – Missouri is one of 10 states receiving a total of $29 million from the U.S. Department of Education to develop assessments…
Published August 15th, 2022
Study: remote learning meant younger, disabled, minorities, fell further behind
(The Center Square) – Students who were younger, disabled, Black, Hispanic or economically disadvantaged experienced the most significant effects of lost instructional time during the…
Published August 1st, 2022
Accreditation of Missouri public schools won’t include test scores until 2023-24
(The Center Square) – The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) annually reviews several benchmarks in evaluating Missouri’s public schools, but test scores won’t…
Published July 28th, 2022
22 AGs sue USDA to stop withholding school lunches over gender, sexual orientation rules
(The Center Square) – Schools ordering food for the beginning of the fall semester could be facing uncertainty over whether they’ll receive federal assistance that’s…
Published July 11th, 2022
Missourians file for $1 million in tax credits in first weeks of private scholarship program
(The Center Square) – Missouri received applications for approximately $1 million in tax credits to fund scholarships to select private elementary and secondary schools during…
Published June 17th, 2022
New education law one of six enacted by Missouri Gov. Parson
(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson highlighted several enhancements to higher education and workforce development in an omnibus education bill he signed…
Published May 23rd, 2022
Missouri attorney general sues more school districts over new mask mandates
(The Center Square) – The final days of school bring field trips, exams, teachers cleaning out classrooms, and lawsuits from Missouri Republican Attorney General Eric…
Published May 5th, 2022
UM gets $1.25 million to help middle schoolers in core subjects
(The Center Square) – A federally funded program to help middle school students improve in math, science and language arts showed favorable outcomes and will…
Published April 18th, 2022
‘Parents Bill of Rights’ gets initial OK in Missouri House
(The Center Square) – A 10-page “Parents’ Bill of Rights Act of 2022” was perfected in the Missouri House this week after being voted out…
Published April 14th, 2022
Bill would equalize Missouri charter school funding
(The Center Square) – A bill moving through the Missouri Senate would provide equal funding for public and charter schools and not take away money…
Published March 23rd, 2022
Missouri bill would let students graduate early and use their school funds for college
(The Center Square) – Students graduating early from high school and advancing to a postsecondary institution would receive 90% of the funding spent on them…
Published March 14th, 2022
Bills on charter school funding, open school enrollment sent to Missouri Senate
(The Center Square) – Increasing charter school funding and allowing open enrollment in public schools came closer to becoming law in Missouri as the House…
