Public Education
What do this year’s gubernatorial candidates in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi think about education?Three states will elect governors in November. Here’s where the frontrunners stand on education. Kentucky In the Bluegrass State, Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear is running against Republican Daniel Cameron,… Read More
Public Education
Why does America have school choice deserts despite the policy’s popularity? (The geography of school choice: Part I)Never in America’s history has school choice been so popular or had so much momentum. However, school choice deserts remain, particularly in the West. While states like Florida and Iowa… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Youth crime epidemic plagues progressive cities and the young people they promised to saveYouths are being abandoned and killed in America thanks to progressive district attorneys and big city politicians who got elected using fake mandates on justice reform and COVID-19 school lockdowns. Read More
Public Education
Poll: Battleground state voters, on education, trust Republicans over Democrats(The Center Square) – Lingering concerns about pandemic learning loss have shifted voter trust on education issues from Democrats to Republicans in four battleground states, including North Carolina. A new… Read More
Public Education
Maine school member denounces ‘pervasive DEI agenda,’ pivots to school choice advocacyA Maine school board member has resigned after she says her district fell prey to a “pervasive DEI agenda” that undermines parents. Jameson Davis, a school board member for Regional… Read More
Legislation
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald proposes reform bill for nation’s largest teachers’ unionA U.S. congressman has proposed a bill to reform the National Education Association, which he accuses of being more “a political machine” than an advocate for education. “Student success is… Read More
Courts
Teachers union sues red state over law that prohibits teaching of critical race theory(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Tennessee Education Association (TEA), along with several teachers, filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Commissioner of Education and members of the State Board of… Read More
Public Education
Extended school closures pushed by teachers unions created ‘generational learning loss,’ say house panel witnesses(The Daily Signal) – A generation of American students have fallen behind academically in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the forced school closures that took place… Read More
Legislation
GOP senators’ new bill would crack down on ‘marxist’ race-based lessons in K-12 schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio led the introduction of a bill Tuesday that would prohibit taxpayer funds from being spent on K-12 American History and civics… Read More
Public Education
Report sheds light on declining public-school enrollment in New Hampshire(The Center Square) – Microschools, learning pods, and other nontraditional types of learning venues continue popping up across New Hampshire as the ripple effects of COVID-19 take shape. A new … Read More