Government
âSmear parentsâ: Parental rights advocates sound the alarm as bill targeting parents moves through legislature(Daily Caller News Foundation) â California parental rights advocates are sounding the alarm as a bill targeting parents who speak out at school board meetings continues to advance through the… Read More
Public Education
Despite shortage claims, Georgia data shows rising numbers of teachers in state(The Center Square) â Georgiaâs news outlets from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Atlanta News First have reported about a shortage of teachers plaguing the stateâs education system. Data from the stateâs Department of Education shows… Read More
Culture
Missouri Rep. Cori Bush received $15K from university for lectures on reparationsMissouri U.S. Rep. Cori Bush received $15,000 from George Mason University for lecturing students on reparations, according to financial disclosure filings. Fox News first reported on the payments and… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas approves 5,000 applications in inaugural school choice contingentArkansas has approved nearly 5,000 students to participate in its flagship school choice program. The Arkansas Childrenâs Educational Freedom Account Program (EFA) passed the state legislature earlier this year and… Read More
Courts
Southwest lawyers ordered by judge to attend âreligious liberty trainingâ after failure to comply with previous orderThree lawyers for Southwest Airlines were ordered by a federal judge to attend a “religious liberty training” courseâŻafter the company failed to comply with a court order. Texas federal Judge… Read More
Public Education
Florida teachersâ union blames DeSantis for teacher shortage, ignoring his pro-teacher reformsFloridaâs teachersâ union announced on Thursday the state has 7,000 teacher vacancies in its public schools, and then blamed the governor. This, despite Gov. Ron DeSantis’ education reforms to increase… Read More
Public Education
California pre-K teacher who said kids younger than 5 should be exposed to sexual topics still employed at a salary of $64KA California preschool teacher who landed in hot water for controversial social media posts saying pre-K kids should be exposed to sexual topics is still employe, The Lion has confirmed. Read More
Opinion
Donât defend Planned Parenthoodâs âgender-affirming care.â Defund It.(The Daily Signal) â In post-Roe America, Planned Parenthood is shifting gears. To make up for its lost abortion revenue, itâs expanding its reach into what it calls â… Read More
Courts
Court sides with city against fire chief fired for attending church conference(The Center Square) â The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with the City of Stockton in firing former fire chief Ron Hittle, who argued he… Read More
Culture
Gender zealots censor politicians, religious leaders for voicing the truth(The Daily Signal) â Two politicians from Mexico traveled last week to Washington, D.C., to share chilling stories of how their left-wing government is punishing them for speaking out against … Read More
Public Education
When less is more: Charter schools receive less funding but deliver better student outcomesCharter schools outperform their traditional public-school counterparts despite receiving significantly less funding, recent studies show. The University of Arkansas released a new report analyzing nearly two… Read More
Public Education
Colleges crack down on use of AI in classrooms after dozens of cheating students reportedCollege professors across the country are working to âChatGPT-proofâ their assignments after educators reported âdozensâ of cheating students. Timothy Main, a writing professor at Conestoga College in Canada, said the… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas school board gives preliminary green light to school safety rules(The Center Square) â New school safety rules created as part of the Arkansas LEARNS Act will soon be available for public comment, pending the governor’s approval. Lawmakers included school… Read More
Public Education
School system shuts down as students stranded on buses after first day back(The Daily Signal) â After a long first day of school Wednesday, hundreds of students in Louisville, Kentucky, were stuck on school buses until almost 10 p.m. Read More
Government
Parents could face jail time for sending emails school staff donât like: Critics sound alarm on California bill(The Daily Signal) â California already has undermined the rights of parents from out of state when it comes to experimental transgender âhealth care,â but the Legislature… Read More
Public Education
Universities are spending like crazy to grow their bureaucracies, and students are footing the bill, analysis finds(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Public universities across the United States are spending money to increase their workforce and then passing the bill along to students, according to an analysis… Read More
Culture
Gender clinicâs services for kids include transgender hormone therapy and surgery referrals(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Employees at M Health Fairview were given paperwork to inform them of new transgender policies, including offering cross-sex hormones and surgery referrals to children and… Read More
Public Education
âItâs a no-brainer’: NYC parents give reasons for moving their kids into charter schoolsTraditional public school kindergarten enrollment is plummeting in New York City as parents enroll their kids into better-performing charter schools. Angelina Almonte, mother of three and a public-school administrator, said… Read More
Public Education
Public education watchdog blasts nationwide practice of prosecuting parents who defy public school zip code assignmentsA new report suggests that many parents across the nation are made out to be criminals for enrolling their children in high-performing schools. Their crime? Rebelling against the zip code… Read More
Public Education
Texas school district organizes shuttles and t-shirts for staff, students and families to attend ‘Pride Parade’The Austin Independent School District in Texas has arranged shuttles to take âstaff, students and their familiesâ to the annual Austin Pride Parade on Saturday, apparently on the taxpayersâ dime. Read More