Public Education
Detroit school with students at 5% proficiency has ‘highly effective’ teachers, according to performance ratings(The Center Square) â Just 5% of Michigan students are rated “proficient” in a district with 99% of teachers rated “highly effective” or “effective.” The classification of students for Detroit… Read More
Government
Poll finds most Illinois residents support school choice(The Center Square) â More than six out of every 10 Illinois voters support a system that includes school choice, with nearly 70% of all parents polled in the… Read More
Public Education
âWeâre not doing that here,â Oklahoma schools superintendent says of DEI instruction(Daily Signal) â Oklahoma is taking a lead on school choice programs and resisting far-left ideology in classrooms across the state. âIt is amazing how aggressive the Biden administration is… Read More
Culture
Three years after pandemic began, Biden will lift federal vaccination mandates(The Center Square) â The Biden administration announced Monday that it would lift vaccine requirements for federal employees, Federal contractors, and international air travelers on May 11. The end… Read More
Government
Criticism over lawmakerâs flip-flop on open enrollment continues as Missouri Senate has two weeks to act on House billAs the fate of a House-passed open enrollment bill is with the Senate, one Missouri lawmaker remains in hot water over his reversal on the issue. Missouri Rep. Read More
Public Education
Principal at Texas school assaulted by mob, severely injuredStudents at a Texas high school allegedly formed a mob and attacked an assistant principal, who was beaten so badly she was unable to talk and was rushed to… Read More
Public Education
As school absences mount, Virginia Ed. Dept. recommended not counting them for accreditationAs absenteeism plagues Virginiaâs public schools, the stateâs Board of Education voted to reject the Department of Educationâs recommendation absences not be factored into accreditation. The board rejected… Read More
Public Education
Sources: Teacher isnât lying in her op-ed that âwhite-shamingâ DEI curriculum in Kansas City-area schools is brewing âa toxic environmentâParents should âpull their kidsâ from schools that offer âdestructiveâ racial equity curricula that portray whites as privileged oppressors, multiple sources in a Kansas City-area district say. This comes after… Read More
Government
Kansas lawmakers make second effort for school choiceLawmakers in the Kansas Senate are working on a plan to revive a school choice plan under a new effort which would also increase public school funding in the… Read More
Culture
Young and Stroud, first two taken in NFL Draft, use their platform to glorify GodWhen the top two picks in the 2023 NFL Draft saw their lifelong dreams come true over the weekend weekend, both quarterbacks credited the success to their faith. Read More
Culture
Sight & Sound Theatreâs biblical performances to celebrate 15 years in Branson this MaySight & Sound Theatre has been celebrating biblical scripture through many avenues throughout the years and breathes life into each elaborate scene on its stages in Branson, Missouri and Lancaster,… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Parents get back in charge of their childrenâs education(Daily Signal) â Parents in the pandemic era have asserted themselves with new vigor for the sake of their children. Parents no longer presume that the zoned public school is… Read More
Culture
Montana OKs bans on transgender treatments for minors, TikTok in bid to keep kids safe(Daily Signal) â Montana recently passed a bill banning transgender treatments on minors. âItâs very important that we protect our children, especially physically, from these treatments that are permanent,â Montana state… Read More
Culture
Child gender clinic trained teachers to help transition elementary school kids(Daily Caller) â A representative of a child gender clinic trained teachers from two Pennsylvania school districts in 2019 and 2021 to help facilitate elementary school childrenâs gender transitions, according… Read More
Government
School choice: Tuesday date for three pivotal North Carolina bills(The Center Square) â With an estimated 77,000 on charter school waiting lists, lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives on Tuesday will consider several bills designed to open… Read More
Government
Charter school student with 4.98 GPA credits God, parents after being accepted to over 170 colleges(Daily Caller) â A 16-year-old high school student in New Orleans has credited God and his parents for his academic success which has earned him more than $9 million in… Read More
Government
Texas Senate approves ban on college, university faculty tenure(The Center Square) â The Texas Senate passed a bill to ban higher education institutions in Texas from implementing tenure, a lifetime contract, with employees. The bill passed by… Read More
Culture
Watchdog renews call for probe of no-white-males-allowed program at Missouri State University after president claims no wrongdoingA civil rights organization has renewed its request for an investigation of Missouri State University and its no-white-males-allowed business boot camp, after the MSU president told reporters the institution did… Read More
Courts, Public Education
School librarian sues 2 New Jersey moms who criticized inappropriate booksTwo New Jersey moms are being sued by a high school librarian after the parents complained about a book with what they say contains age-inappropriate material. Kristen Cobo… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas high school sports association bans males from competing against girls, following new lawFollowing a law recently enacted by the Kansas Legislature, the Kansas State High School Activities Association has adopted a new rule banning trans-identifying biological males from competing against girls. Read More