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Public Education
Federal taxpayers pay millions to fund critical race theory program that trains students to promote CRT

(Casey Harper | The Center Square) – Federal grant records show the U.S. Department of Education has awarded millions of taxpayer dollars to fund critical race theory training for future educators… Read More

November 30, 2021
Public Education
Wisconsin Lawmakers Okay Plan To Make School Spending Numbers Transparent To Taxpayers

(Benjamin Yount | The Center Square) – Parents and taxpayers in Wisconsin are one step away from having a much easier time finding out where their local schools spend their… Read More

October 1, 2021
Courts
Parents sue California over public school curriculum that includes chants to Aztec gods

(Bethany Blankley | The Center Square) – Three parents and the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, (CFER), a civil rights group, have sued the state of California over a public… Read More

September 14, 2021
Public Education
Report: Only half of Tennessee education funding makes it to classrooms

(Vivian Jones, The Center Square) – While Tennessee’s spending on education continues to rise, the amount of funding that gets to classrooms has not, a new report from… Read More

August 31, 2021
Homeschools
Texas parents seeking to home school increases five-fold from 2020 record

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – The number of Texas families pulling their children out of public schools and pursuing home-schooling in one week this month is five times greater… Read More

August 26, 2021