Culture, Legislation
While Kansas parents wait, Florida, other states expand school choice(The Sentinel) â While Kansas parents wait to see if the Kansas Legislature and Governor Laura Kelly will give them the opportunity to decide where their children go to school,… Read More
Legislation
Oklahoma Senate approves private school tax credits, teacher pay raises(The Center Square) â The Oklahoma Senate passed a bill that would give parents with an income of $250,000 a $7,500 private school tax credit. HB 1935 would give… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska teacher of the year complains about state board VPâs criticismKirk Penner, Nebraskaâs vice president of the state board of education, has been criticizing Nebraskaâs 2023 Teacher of the Year, Renee Jones, for her pro-drag show and LGBT activism… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Anti-school choice? What Randi Weingarten and the KKK have in commonWhat does the head of Americaâs second-largest teachersâ union have in common with the Klu Klux Klan? More than youâd think. Randi Weingarten, president of the American… Read More
Legislation
Charter public school funding bill remains in New Hampshire House Finance Committee(The Center Square) â A bill that would increase state funding to charter public schools across New Hampshire has been in a House committee throughout March as its financial impact… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Hundreds of millions of COVID-19 aid never reached K-12 school districts(Daily Caller) â More than $736 million of federal COVID-19 funds did not reach the K-12 schools and students it was meant for, with some states putting the money towards… Read More
Culture
George Mason university president defends invitation to Gov. Youngkin for commencement speechAmid some student backlash, the president of Virginia’s George Mason University is standing behind the decision to invite Gov. Glenn Youngkin to speak at commencement. âAs president… Read More
Public Education
Missouri school board member took heat for telling the truth and asking questions, then was stripped of VP title weeks before electionWhen Springfield, Missouri residents cast their votes Tuesday in the local school board race, they will decide two of seven seats which control the district and its employed administrators. Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘It’s not appropriate’: Parents call out school board for refusing to let students opt-out of gender identity lessons(Daily Caller) â Maryland parents are pushing back against a school board that is refusing to let them opt their child out of lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation. Read More
Public Education
Karine Jean-Pierre refuses to say if Biden supports armed security at schools(Daily Caller) â White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to say if President Joe Biden supported armed security at schools during Thursdayâs press briefing. âIâm going to step back… Read More
Public Education
Burgum vetoes bill regulating pronoun use in schools; Senate overrides veto(The Center Square) â North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum vetoed a bill Thursday that would have banned school districts from enacting policies about pronoun use. Later Thursday, the… Read More
Culture
States with less restrictive COVID policies outperformed those with more restrictions, study shows(The Center Square) â A new study is shedding light on the outcomes of states that placed restrictions on residents and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Paragon Health Institute… Read More
Culture
Heartbeat, first trimester or conception likely to center abortion law in North Carolina(The Center Square) â Fetal heartbeat detection, or a ban after the first trimester with limited exceptions? North Carolinaâs respective General Assembly chamber leaders are split on deciding when it… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents threaten to recall Oregon school board after sex games lessonsOregon parents say theyâre ready to recall the school board after allegations of sexually explicit lessons were left unaddressed. The trouble started when parents discovered an assignment that… Read More
Legislation
Handful of Georgia Republicans join Democrats to kill school choice bill(Daily Caller) â Approximately 16 Georgia House Republicans voted down a piece of school choice legislation on Wednesday that would have given taxpayer funds to students outside of the public… Read More
Legislation
South Carolina House signs off on open-enrollment school bill(The Center Square) â The South Carolina House has signed off on legislation that proponents say would give parents more control over their childrenâs education, including a measure to create… Read More
Public Education
Universal free school lunches sound great. In reality, theyâre redundant and wastefulNew Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a new law Monday ensuring all K-12 students will have free meals at school, but policy experts are skeptical… Read More
Public Education
âChaosâ ensues as left-wing protesters in California disrupt school boardâs workshop explaining CRT banLeft-wing protesters in California crashed a workshop at a middle school organized by the school board which recently banned Critical Race Theory (CRT). The Temecula Valley Unified School… Read More
Courts, Culture
Church daycare is suing California for mandating âsexual orthodoxyâ in violation of the ConstitutionA California church and daycare is suing the state for alleged religious discrimination and violating the Constitution. For over 20 years, Church of Compassion and its Dayspring Christian… Read More
Culture
Georgetown graduate says he was subjected to a psych evaluation for questioning schoolâs COVID policiesAn attorney who recently graduated from Georgetown University claims the school forced him to undergo a âpsychiatric evaluationâ and threatened to report him to state bar associations after he questioned… Read More