Public Education
West Virginia University makes COVID-era âtest-optionalâ policy permanentWest Virginia University announced applicants can continue to opt-out of taking entrance tests, making its pandemic âtest-optionalâ policy permanent. WVUâs move is part of an emerging, nationwide trend away… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina volleyball player injured by trans athlete tells her lawmakers to make a changeA female high school student injured in a volleyball game by a trans-identifying biological male on the other team testified in support of a North Carolina bill to ban transgender… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Missouri school allows reading of LGBT book to 2nd graders despite state law requiring parental consent(Daily Signal) â A Missouri elementary school allowed a parent to read the transgender-promoting childrenâs book âI Am Jazzâ to a second-grade class without first informing other parents, although state… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parental education rights movement still going strong(The Center Square) â Amid parental concerns, heated school board meetings, and legal battles, Pennsylvania joins the list of other states drafting parental rights legislation. Republicans in both chambers say… Read More
Culture
Childrenâs hospital offers consultations on transgender treatments to kids younger than 10(Daily Caller) â Doernbecher Childrenâs Hospital, affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University, offers consultations on transgender treatments to children younger than 10, the Daily Caller has learned. Doernbecherâs Gender… Read More
Government
Oklahoma lawmaker says Senate will not be bullied as it passes school choice bill(The Center Square) â The Oklahoma Senate passed an amended school choice bill late Thursday as it continues its showdown with the House and Gov. Kevin Stitt. Read More
Courts, Culture
Catholic group sues FBI, DOJ for records related to leaked memo targeting CatholicsCatholic advocacy group CatholicVote is suing the FBI and DOJ for records related to a retracted FBI memo targeting traditionalist Catholics, according to a lawsuit. CatholicVote filed the lawsuit Thursday… Read More
Government
Alabama could enact education savings account program similar to Mississippi’s(The Center Square) â Alabama could create an education scholarship account program if a bill in the state House becomes law. House Bill 334, authored by Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville,… Read More
Government
Louisiana House Education Committee approves several school choice bills(The Center Square) â Legislation moving through the Louisiana House would expand school choice options for families, and prohibit discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity with students. The House… Read More
Culture
Kansas Legislature enacts Womenâs Bill of Rights in override of Gov. Kellyâs vetoThe Kansas Legislature voted to override the veto of Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly of a previously approved bill that would limit bathroom used to sex assigned at birth. Read More
Government
Burgum’s veto denies parents educational choices, group says(The Center Square) â Advocates for a school choice bill the governor shot down say North Dakota parents are left lacking educational choices for their children. House Bill… Read More
Public Education
Schools axe homework, deadlines in the name of equitySeveral schools throughout the country are moving to axe homework and deadlines in an effort to increase equity, according to The Wall Street Journal. Under the philosophy of âequitable grading,â… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Union president grilled by GOP over âunconscionableâ school lockdownsThe head of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randi Weingarten, testified in front of Republican lawmakers over school lockdowns pushed by her teachersâ union. Appearing before the… Read More
Government
Texas House passes major education bills(The Center Square) â The Texas House passed two major education bills on Wednesday that address teacher recruitment and retention and revises funding mechanisms. A third education bill that passed… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘Therapy is not gonna work’: Police release dash cam footage of trans teacher who allegedly threatened violence(Daily Caller) â A transgender Florida teacher who allegedly threatened violence against his middle school students told police that his therapist told him therapy wouldnât work for him in newly… Read More
Culture
Library group blames book challenges on anti-LGBT prejudice, ignores porn charges(Daily Signal) â The American Library Association released a list Monday of the 13 most âchallengedâ books aimed at teens during 2022, blaming anti-LGBT prejudice for… Read More
Culture
University of Minnesota professors retract ‘false, misleading’ research characterizing their school as racistA trio of Minnesota professors retracted their research article on âstructural racismâ at their university due to its false and misleading claims. The article, published… Read More
Government
Oklahoma House approves governor’s school choice plan, teacher raisesOklahoma passed two pieces of legislation Wednesday that together would create the stateâs first education choice plan. HB 1935, a parental choice tax credit, passed the… Read More
Culture
North Dakota governor signs bathroom law designating public facilities as male or femaleGov. Doug Burgum signed a bill restricting the use of certain public bathrooms, locker rooms, and related facilities to male or female. According to the billâs official summary,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Trans-identifying male student, 18, showered with high school girls, violating their rights, attorneys sayA Wisconsin law group says an 18-year-old student, a biological man identifying as a woman, showered nude with under-age, high school girls in violation of their privacy rights and… Read More