Tom Joyce

Tom Joyce is a freelance reporter covering politics, sports and culture.

Public Education
Tennessee supports expanding private school choice, poll says 

A new poll finds most Tennesseans want more families to have access to private-school scholarships.  The Beacon Center poll of the state’s registered voters shows 56%… Read More

August 14, 2025
Public Education
Texas university no longer promoting self-managed abortion project website 

The University of Texas (UT) at Austin recently took down the website for Project SANA, a research effort focused on “self-managed abortion needs.” The school hasn’t explained why.  Project SANA… Read More

August 13, 2025
Public Education
University of Wisconsin suspends Students for Justice in Palestine chapter

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has suspended the campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) following an investigation into its disruption of an April event featuring former U.S. Ambassador… Read More

August 12, 2025
Public Education
Massachusetts Teachers Association wants another tax on ‘richest 1%’ to fund free college

Massachusetts’ largest teachers’ union wants the state to adopt a constitutional amendment to tax the “wealth of the richest 1%” to pay for free public college. The Massachusetts Teachers Association… Read More

August 12, 2025
Public Education
Nevada city approves first charter school 

Henderson, Nevada, will welcome its first city-approved charter school in 2026 after the city council unanimously voted to authorize it in a special meeting. “Quality education is a strategic priority… Read More

August 11, 2025