Homeschools
Houston nonprofit brings STEM resources to underserved homeschooling communitiesWhen Rosa Aristy asked a group of homeschool students what they wanted to study in the next year, their collective answer â computer coding and robotics â shocked her and… Read More
Public Education
Gender identity shields student who beat Pennsylvania middle school girl, say community membersMembers of the North Penn School District (NPSD) are speaking out after school officials ignored warnings about plans by a newly-enrolled trans student to attack other students. The protests come… Read More
Public Education
Michigan school district cancels first-grade pronoun lesson(The Center Square) â DeWitt Public Schools canceled an optional âmini-lessonâ for first-graders that would have taught they/them pronouns after parent reactions went viral on social media. DeWitt Public Schools… Read More
Public Education
Texas Education Agency takes over more public school districts(The Center Square) â The Texas Education Agency is continuing to take over failing public school districts. The most recent takeovers include Socorro ISD and Marlin ISD. The TEA appointed… Read More
Opinion
The Washington Postâs 2,600-word love letter to a drag queen(The Daily Signal) â Anyone who reads The Washington Post regularly knows that, in its view, the LGBTQ community can do no wrong, that thereâs no wretched excess that the fringe elements… Read More
Legislation
Hobbs vetoes bill requiring party affiliation listed for school board races(The Center Square) â Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation that would have required a school board candidate’s party affiliation to be listed on the ballot. Read More
Public Education
‘That is not a religion’: DeSantis bars satanists from Florida school chaplaincy program(The Daily Signal) â The Sunshine State is now welcoming chaplains into public schools, but Satanists need not apply. On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed a bill into… Read More
Culture
Scotland presses ‘pause’ on puberty blockers, hormone drugs for children(The Daily Signal) â Following publication of a damning report on the dangers of gender transition procedures for children, Scotland officially is halting the prescription of puberty blockers and hormone… Read More
Legislation
Kansas legislators should follow the principled lead of these three Democrats(The Sentinel) â âAs I watch children in poverty, trapped in failing schools, who can hardly read, Iâd be damned if I will continue to defend the status quo.â This… Read More
Legislation
Alaska lawmakers seek constitutional amendment on correspondence school funding(The Center Square) â The Alaska House Judiciary Committee will hold hearings next week on a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment regarding school correspondence funding. An Anchorage Superior Court judge struck down… Read More
Homeschools
He overcame a speech delay through homeschooling. Now this Hispanic 12-year-old is an online chess entrepreneurDonnie Humberto Iler is no ordinary Texas 10th grader. At age 12, heâs started a chess club, built an online chess teaching business, and taken two college classes. But he… Read More
Christian Schools
Private and parochial schools produce better citizens than public schools, new research findsThe movement to establish public schools in America was based around a simple idea, namely that a widely educated populus would benefit the nation by being better citizens. Horace Mann,… Read More
Culture
Report: China is fueling US fentanyl crisis and U.S. isnât stopping it(The Center Square) â The Peopleâs Republic of China under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party âis the ultimate geographic source of the fentanyl crisis in the U.S.,â a… Read More
Courts
Report: Family sues school over teacherâs alleged âfight clubâ discipline for 7-year-old(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A family reportedly sued a school in Indiana over a teacherâs alleged âfight club-styleâ discipline of their 7-year-old son from Aug. 2023 to Nov. 2023. Read More
Legislation
Gov. Polis signs bill giving $24M to schools for new migrant students(The Center Square) â Colorado schools will receive $24 million in state money for one-time allocations to pay for the influx of new migrant students. House… Read More
Public Education
Digital standardized tests becoming new norm(The Center Square) â Pennsylvaniaâs shift toward digital standardized school testing will save the state $6.5 million and hours of lost learning for students, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro. The… Read More
Courts
Federal lawsuit challenges Nebraska’s midwife home birth ban(The Center Square) â A certified nurse midwife filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Nebraska this week for preventing her from attending home births or operating without a… Read More
Opinion
Biden is building a military based on DEI and wokeness. It needs merit and preparedness.(The Daily Signal) â The military is rightly understood as an apolitical institution, managed on the basis of merit, yet accountable at the highest level to democratically elected civilians. The Biden… Read More
Opinion
Planned Parenthood checklist: More abortions, less actual health care, more tax dollars than ever(The Daily Signal) â Planned Parenthoodâs 2022-2023 annual report is out. Unlike last yearâs annual report, now weâre finally able to see how the 2022 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade… Read More
Public Education
Report: American colleges failing to fight antisemitism on campus(The Center Square) â American colleges and universities are failing to fight antisemitism on campus, according to a new report published by the Anti-Defamation League. ADLâs first … Read More