Public Education
Randi Weingarten compares âparental rightsâ and âchoiceâ to racial segregation(Daily Caller News Foundation) â American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten compared âparental rightsâ and school âchoiceâ to language used by racial segregationists during an interview on Tuesday. Weingarten… Read More
Public Education
‘Equitable curation’: Canadian school library removes all books published before 2008, says report(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A school district in Canada has reportedly removed all books published before 2008 in an effort to ensure that the library books available to students… Read More
Public Education
âSchool choice for me but not for theeâ: New report reveals backroom deals between teachers unions and Louisiana schools(The Daily Signal) â A new report published by the Pelican Institute, a Louisiana think tank, reveals a series of detrimental, hypocritical, and possibly illegal deals brokered between teachers unions… Read More
Culture
St. Louis Childrenâs Hospital stops prescribing puberty blockers and hormone treatments to minors in compliance with new Missouri lawWashington University officials announced Monday their doctors will no longer prescribe puberty blockers or hormone treatments to minors through its Transgender Center at St. Louis Childrenâs Hospital. The decision was… Read More
Public Education
Parent notification not required as LA schools offer ‘Rainbow Club’ for students as young as 4The Los Angeles Unified School District is offering an LGBT âRainbow Clubâ for elementary students as young as 4, according to a flier shared online. Houman David Hemmati… Read More
Culture
ESPN glosses over Coco Gauffâs post-victory prayer, gets called out by Tony DungyAfter American Tennis star Coco Gauff won her first U.S. Open title Saturday, she dropped to her knees in a moment of obvious prayer, which ESPN instead described as âa moment… Read More
Public Education
Democrat activist waves a folding chair over attendees at heated school board meeting, witnesses say(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A democrat activist raised a chair and allegedly almost hit an 85-year-old man during a heated school board meeting Tuesday, according to multiple people in… Read More
Courts
âDouble standardâ: Court rules in favor of Christian athletic club removed from California school district(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a California school district violated the rights of a Christian athletics club by forcing them off… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma school board defends elementary school principal over drag queen side-gig, previous child porn chargesA school board in Oklahoma is defending an elementary school principal who moonlights as a drag queen and faced child pornography charges 20 years ago. The details of the child… Read More
Public Education
Jewish civil rights coalition sues California school district over âantisemiticâ ethnic studies curriculumA Jewish civil rights groups filed a lawsuit last week against the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) board, alleging it violated state law and was… Read More
Public Education
Some parents would quit job to home school if Illinois school choice program not extended(The Center Square) â Some Illinois parents say they will opt for home schooling over public schools if the state chooses not to extend the Invest In Kids school choice… Read More
Government
Republicans, law enforcement call for Minnesota special session over school violence(The Center Square) â Minnesota law enforcement groups and Republican lawmakers called on Gov. Tim Walz to start a legislative special session on school resource officers after a video of… Read More
Courts
PA lawmakers make case for school choice program to solve archaic public system problems(The Center Square) â As Pennsylvaniaâs divide over education funding continues, House Republicans once again championed their plan to give scholarships to students in low-performing schools to enroll elsewhere. The… Read More
Culture
University spent over $200K on âdiversityâ course teaching physicians that healthcare is racist(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The University of Minnesota (UMN) paid over $200,000 to develop a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training program that teaches medical professionals that healthcare is… Read More
Public Education
Second Kansas City-area school district lowers bar for grades; new bottom is 50%, âany effortâ earns 60%Students in a Kansas City-area school district who do no work could end a course with 50% on their record, and with âany effortâ receive a minimum of 60%. Thatâs… Read More
Culture
HHS appears to forget to redact email calling for expanded COVID-19 mandates for students(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) appeared to forget to redact an email showing a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official… Read More
Government
Illinois lawmakers react to Missouri law protecting minors from transgender procedures(The Center Square) â Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he will support any family who moves to Illinois from Missouri after a new law in the Show Me State bans procedures… Read More
Courts
Some Kansas districts still paying millions to legal group to sue the state and monitor funds won(The Sentinel) â More than four years after the Kansas Supreme Court compelled school funding to be increased by more than $1 billion, 32 school districts in the state are still dues-paying… Read More
Government
Sexually explicit library books subject of Congressional hearing(The Center Square) â The books being made available to children in public schools and libraries was the topic of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, with an Illinois law… Read More
Public Education
Ripe for abuse? Anonymous reporting systems for âracism, bias, sexism, microaggressions’ used in over 4,500 US schools, including this Missouri districtA Missouri school district is one among many in the United States using what critics call anonymous snitching systems to report on so-called âequityâ and âbiasâ incidents. However, one parent… Read More