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More work needed on school safety, Arkansas lawmakers told(The Center Square) â Arkansas lawmakers passed some of the most comprehensive school safety legislation in the county, but more work is needed, a joint education committee heard Monday. Dr. Read More
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Tennessee lawmaker preparing for statewide K-12 ESA bill(The Center Square) â The Tennessee Legislature will hear a proposal to create a statewide educational savings program in the upcoming session, Rep. Mark White, R-Memphis, confirmed to The Center… Read More
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Bill would ban taxpayer funding for gender researchers âwho prey on childrenâ(The Daily Signal) â Rep. Josh Brecheen is introducing legislation that would ban gender researchers from receiving taxpayer funding if they lead studies facilitating transgender sex-change attempts for… Read More
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Poll: Majority of Arkansans say they support ‘educational freedom’(The Center Square) – The majority of Arkansas voters support school choice, including 43% of Democrats, according to a new poll released this week. The poll, conducted by advocacy and… Read More
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898 Tennessee students retained due to third-grade reading law(The Center Square) â Tennessee ultimately retained 898 statewide due to its new third-grade reading retention law. Less than 40% of third-graders statewide scored high enough on the Tennessee Comprehensive… Read More
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Woke A.I.? Biden mandates A.I. advance ‘equity and civil rights’(The Center Square) â President Joe Biden has signed an executive order requiring that Artificial Intelligence technology advance âequity and civil rights.â Biden signed the order this week,… Read More
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Wisconsin lawmakers push for more free speech protections at UW schools(The Center Square) â Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol say students need free speech protections on University of Wisconsin campuses. The Assembly Committee on Colleges and University held a public hearing… Read More
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Senate passes resolution condemning student groups for ârepugnantâ rhetoric supporting Hamas attacks on Israel(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Senate voted Thursday to approve a resolution introduced by Republican Josh Hawley of Missouri that condemned antisemitism and the ârepugnantâ rhetoric of pro-Hamas supporters… Read More
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Memo reveals how teachers’ union worked on bill to keep sexually explicit books in schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic lawmakers privately negotiated with the nationâs largest teachers union to craft a bill intended to combat bans of sexually explicit books in schools, according… Read More
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Vanceâs amendment to stop mask mandates clears Senate(The Center Square) â Part of U.S. Sen. J.D. Vanceâs plan to stop federal mask mandates passed the Senate on Wednesday afternoon. Vance, R-Ohio, attached an amendment that would ban… Read More
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Abbott enlists parents to get school choice for every Texas student âacross the finish lineâ(The Daily Signal) â Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Tuesday called for parents to contact their state representatives and encourage them to get school choice âacross the… Read More
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Families push to extend Illinoisâ school choice program at start of veto session(The Center Square) â As members of each party lay out their priorities with the start of fall veto session at the Illinois statehouse, scores of school kids benefiting from… Read More
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PA Senate OKs parental warning for explicit school content(The Center Square) â The Pennsylvania Senate remains divided over a proposal that asks for parental permission before students can view sexually explicit content at school. In the end, a… Read More
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Ohio moves ahead with removing power from state school board(The Center Square) â Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine planned to move ahead Monday afternoon with moving control of the stateâs education system from the school board to his office. In… Read More
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Texas House bill on school choice opposed by Gov. Abbott is âD.O.A.â under session rulesA new school choice proposal authored by a Republican in the Texas House is dead-on-arrival, and not just because Gov. Greg Abbott opposes some of its provisions. The 184-page education… Read More
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$15,000 teacher raises part of House Democrats $40 billion school finance bill(The Center Square) â The Texas House Democratic Caucus on Thursday proposed a $40 billion public school education package that includes $15,000 teacher raises. State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, filed… Read More
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Pritzker will sign Invest in Kids extension but details up to legislators(The Center Square) â Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he will support extending the Invest in Kids school choice scholarship program that expires at the end of the year, but it’s… Read More
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California adopts anti âbody shamingâ policy as half of kids 5-11 are overweight(The Center Square) â California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill requiring the creation of a new model policy against body shaming for students in grades 1-12 as the… Read More
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As Biden struggles with the border, Newsom invites Mexican students to cross it(The Center Square) â California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill granting access to in-state community college tuition fees to Mexican residents living within 45 miles of the California-Mexico… Read More
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School choice is better for democracy than government schooling(The Daily Signal) â As state after state embraces policies that empower parents with more options in K-12 education, opponents of school choice are claiming that it is a âthreat… Read More