Public Education
Indiana teachers are only paid 23% of their per-classroom funding. Where does the rest of the money go?The average 20-student K-12 classroom in Indiana receives more than $234,000 in local, state and federal funding, local media reported. However, the… Read More
Culture
Florida Board of Education imposes tough penalties for violation of trans bathroom lawsThe Florida Board of Education (FLBOE) approved tough new rules that would penalize those who repeatedly violate transgender bathroom laws. While much of the media is treating the unanimous approval… Read More
Courts
Missouri law banning trans procedures on kids is âabout protecting children,â says AG after defending it in key court hearingA girl named Chloe testified she still bleeds every day after her transgender double mastectomy four years ago at 15. Another girl, Zoe, testified she wanted the procedure but was… Read More
Culture
Employee who called Greene County commissioners âbigotsâ for not funding LGBTQ group with outreach to young children resignsA Springfield government employee who called Greene County commissioners âbigotsâ for not supporting an LGBTQ grant because of its possible âoutreachâ to kids ages 5-11 has resigned. Aaron Schekorra, the Springfield-Greene… Read More
Public Education
Tests: Minnesota student grades down since 2019(The Center Square) â The Minnesota Department of Education released the 2023 statewide assessment results showing some scores dropped 10 percentage points below pre-pandemic levels in 2019. The 2023 North… Read More
Public Education
Clashes erupt as number of school districts with gender notification policies in California doubles overnight(The Center Square) â Two more school boards adopted parental notification rules for gender changes, making them the third and fourth school districts in the California to do so. The same… Read More
Public Education
Michigan lawmaker questions legality of new education department(The Center Square) â Michigan lawmakers and the State Board of Education are questioning if the creation of Gov. Gretchen Whitmerâs second education department is legal. Rep. Angela Rigas, R-Caledonia,… Read More
Public Education
Philadelphia schools earmark $1 million in taxpayer funds for student eye exams(The Center Square) â Philadelphia public schools approved a $1 million two-year contract that would provide free vision screenings and follow-up exams for students. The Board of Education approved the… Read More
Public Education
Nevada governor to campaign against Democrats who blocked school choiceNevadaâs governor sent a warning to lawmakers who blocked school choice by vowing to campaign against them. âI’ll do everything in my power to prevent them from being successfulâ in… Read More
Culture
Book review: Oli London makes sense of the âgender madnessâ in new autobiographyIn the first chapter of his autobiography, Gender Madness, British man Oli London recalls traveling to Armenia where he had found a âyes manâ doctor to perform three of his… Read More
Government
South Carolina Supreme Court rules stateâs âheartbeatâ abortion law constitutional(The Daily Signal) â South Carolinaâs âheartbeatâ abortion law is constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, vacating a preliminary injunction that had barred the measure from taking effect. In… Read More
Culture
Legendary rockstar Alice Cooper slams gender ideology and âthe whole woke thingâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Alice Cooper blasted gender and âwokeâ ideology in his interview with a music news outlet Wednesday. Stereogum reporter Rachel Brodsky asked the… Read More
Culture
Majority of blue state adults oppose hiding kidsâ gender transitions from parents: Poll(Daily Caller News Foundation) â About 77% of New Jersey adults say they believe schools should be required to notify parents if their children are transitioning genders, according to a Tuesday… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma 3rd grade teacher arrested for allegedly drinking on the jobA video released by police appears to show 3rd grade teacher Kimberly Coates blowing into a breathalyzer at three times the Oklahoma legal limit after being pulled from class. âI… Read More
Homeschools
Kansas legislators encourage homeschoolersâ participation: âYou know your child bestâFour legislators from the Kansas House and Senate urged homeschool families to get more involved in the stateâs educational policies, even inviting them to testify at legislative committees. âLegislation does… Read More
Culture
DEI health executive condemns âlife of Whitenessâ in âdangerousâ commentsThe diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer for Maine Health is facing criticism after video surfaced of his incendiary remarks about âwhiteness.â Ryan Polly, who was… Read More
Public Education
Ethics Commission: No conflict of interest if school board member also works for teachers’ union(The Sentinel) â Shawnee Heights School Board Member Lauren Tice Millerâs additional responsibility as Director of Legislative and Political Advocacy for the Kansas Chapter of the National Education Association (KNEA)… Read More
Public Education
The geography of school choice part II: the urban effectWhy hasnât school choice made it out West? Liv Finne, director of the Center for Education at Washington Policy Center, has an intriguing answer. âI think it has primarily… Read More
Public Education
âDo not contact their parentsâ: Texas school district trained staff to hide gender identity disclosures from parentsÂA records request in Texas turned up training materials instructing school district staff to keep studentsâ gender identity secret from their parents. Local resident Michelle Evans, who is a local… Read More
Public Education
âMaking themselves judge and juryâ: Winsome Sears calls out school districts defying parental rights policies(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears of Virginia said Tuesday that school boards who defied parental rights policies were âmaking themselves judge and jury.â âThese are… Read More