Culture
Kentucky Gov. Beshear vetoes Senate bill restricting sex-change procedures for youth and sex ed in schoolsImage via Facebook. (The Center Square) â The primary sponsor of a controversial bill that Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed Friday called out the Democrat for kowtowing… Read More
Culture
Missouri Senate approves restrictions on gender transitions for minors, male participation in girls sportsTwo Missouri Senate bills related to youth transgender issues were approved by lawmakers Thursday after being held up for weeks by Democrats. SB 49, the âMissouri… Read More
Culture
U.S. House passes âParents Bill of RightsâThe U.S. House of Representatives passed the âParents Bill of Rightsâ along a mostly party line vote in what promises to be one of the themes of the 2024… Read More
Culture
Oklahoma softball star Jayda Coleman gets baptized as team pursues 3rd national title(Sports Spectrum) â Jayda Coleman, a junior center fielder on the Oklahoma softball team, has yet to experience what itâs like to not win the national championship in her college career. Read More
Culture
Utah Gov. Cox signs bills requiring parental consent on minorsâ social media use, among other restrictionsUtah Gov. Spencer Cox made history by approving the nationâs first laws requiring parental consent for a minor to use a social media application. Four other states are… Read More
Public Education
Biden administration blocking Josh Hawley bill requiring a cleanup of radioactivity at Missouri elementary school, senator saysA lone U.S. senator Wednesday blocked a bill requiring a cleanup of an allegedly radioactive elementary school near St. Louis, even after an ardent appeal to his colleagues by Josh Hawley. Read More
Public Education
Missouriâs House budget committee cuts governorâs proposed increases to pre-K funding, child care subsidiesMissouriâs House budget committee made major changes to the stateâs spending plan Thursday, which included cutting proposed increases to pre-K funding and child care subsidies. House Budget Committee… Read More
Public Education
New dynamics influence education spending choices in Pennsylvania(The Center Square) â Pennsylvania’s top education official told House lawmakers this week the state’s proposed budget makes a âdown paymentâ on the future of schooling in the commonwealth. This,… Read More
Public Education
DeSantis to reward teachers with $3K bonus for refresher training on civics(The Center Square) â Gov. Ron DeSantis wants Florida teachers to emphasize civic education and reward those who do with a $3,000 bonus. The second-term Republican held a news conference… Read More
Culture
GOP Representative grills witness on whether banning pornographic magazines for first graders is ‘censorship’(Daily Caller) â Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman of Wyoming grilled a witness during a Thursday hearing, asking if she believed preventing teachers from showing first graders pornographic magazines was âcensorship.â… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘Intimidating parents into silence’: Garland’s FBI order on school meetings had ‘chilling’ effect, attorney testifies(Daily Caller) â Attorney General Merrick Garlandâs order directing the FBI to âuse its authorityâ on people who protested at school board meetings led to âintimidating parents into silence,â an… Read More
Culture
Florida Representative claims Parental Rights in Education bill will lead to ‘hate, bigotry’ and ‘death’(Daily Caller) â Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida said Thursday that a parental-rights in education bill debated in the House of Representatives would lead to âhate, bigotry and even… Read More
Legislation
Texas attorney general says school choice is constitutional despite anti-religious oppositionTexas officials are paving the road for school choice in the state, legally and legislatively. Gov. Greg Abbott has been holding school choice and parent empowerment… Read More
Culture
Arizona Senate okays bill giving parents more say over what their children learn and readThe Arizona Senate approved a bill Monday that allows parents to object to books and other content in their childrenâs schools. Senate Bill 1700 would direct… Read More
Legislation
Universal school choice bill passes Florida Senate, heads to Gov. DeSantisFlorida is on the brink of becoming the fourth state this year to pass a universal school choice bill, joining Utah, Iowa and Arkansas. The state Senate voted 26-12 in… Read More
Culture
Risky uterine transplants might allow biological men to give birth. Is it ethical?Doctors are considering an experimental surgery to enable biological males to become pregnant and give birth, and few are considering the ethics beyond the risk to the patientâs health. Read More
Culture
House committee finds âno legitimate basisâ for FBI to investigate protesting parentsA House subcommittee report revealed the Biden administration inappropriately used âfederal law-enforcement and counterterrorism resourcesâ on parents who protested controversial local school policies. The report was issued as… Read More
Legislation
Georgia moves closer to school choice scholarships to help students in lowest performing schoolsA Georgia state House committee okayed a bill on Tuesday that will give students in low-performing schools up to $6,500 to attend the school of their choice. âThis… Read More
Culture
ACLU threatens to sue if Georgia Gov. Kemp signs bill protecting children from sex-change surgeries(The Center Square) â The Georgia Senate passed a modified version of a bill that would restrict certain surgical procedures on minors for gender dysphoria on Tuesday. The… Read More
Culture
Illinois House passes bill to penalize libraries that restrict inappropriate children’s books(The Center Square) â Libraries in Illinois, including at K-12 schools, could see their funding cut if there are efforts to restrict books under a bill that passed… Read More