Government
Expert thinks Georgia lawmakers will pass school choice legislation(The Center Square) â Georgia lawmakers are likely to pass school choice legislation when they reconvene, one expert predicts. School choice has taken on new resonance after Rep. Mesha Mainor… Read More
Public Education
Colorado pupil-to-teacher ratio remains steady during educator shortage(The Center Square) â Teacher shortage claims in Colorado’s public schools were made as far back as 2015. But the pupil-to-teacher ratio in 2022-23 was among the lowest in 10… Read More
Public Education
School safety forum brings educators, law enforcement together(The Center Square) â More than 1,100 people registered to attend the 2023 Virginia School Safety Training Forum, which will address roughly 20 topics pertaining to school safety and student well-being. Read More
Public Education
Poll: Majority of parents say teachers regularly stray from course curriculum(The Center Square) â The vast majority of parents in a new State Policy Network poll say public school teachers regularly deviated from set school curriculum to interject their own… Read More
Culture
Virginia school sports authority rejects state guidance that keeps boys out of girls sports(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Virginia High School League announced that the organization will reject recent state guidance from the Department of Education which requires sports teams to be… Read More
Courts
Male nurse lurked at trans kid meetings to find âclienteleâ for hormones, lawsuit alleges(The Daily Signal) â A male nurse practitioner hung around meetings for âtransgender childrenâ to find âclienteleâ for cross-sex hormones, according to a new lawsuit on… Read More
Culture
âEgregious injusticeâ: DoD refused to pay for fallen soldiersâ transportation to final resting place but allocates millions for âgender-affirmingâ careThe Department of Defense refused to pay for fallen soldiersâ transportation to their final resting place, even as it forks over millions on transgender procedures for military members. U.S. Rep. Read More
Public Education
âWeâre very optimisticâ: Education reform advocate explains the path forward for school choice in KentuckyDespite having fallen behind the school choice wave, Kentucky education reform advocates are confident change is right around the corner. The Bluegrass State is one of just five states… Read More
Courts
Missouri AG vows not to âlet left-wing ideologues experiment on children,â in lawsuit attacking stateâs ban on trans treatments for kidsThe ACLU of Missouri and two other organizations filed a lawsuit this week challenging Missouriâs new law protecting minors from transgender treatments. Senate Bill 49, called the “Missouri Save Adolescents from… Read More
Government
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald proposes reform bill for nationâs largest teachersâ unionA U.S. congressman has proposed a bill to reform the National Education Association, which he accuses of being more âa political machineâ than an advocate for education. âStudent success is… Read More
Courts
Teachers union sues red state over law that prohibits teaching of critical race theory(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Tennessee Education Association (TEA), along with several teachers, filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Commissioner of Education and members of the State Board of… Read More
Culture
University of Chicago offers course on âqueering Godâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The University of Chicago (UChicago) is offering a course entitled âQueering God,â according to the universityâs 2023-24 course catalog. The course is … Read More
Government
Michigan governor signs 7 ed bills, OKs automatic deductions of teachers’ union dues(The Center Square) â Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed seven bills into law that Democrats say will boost recruiting skilled educators but Republicans say favor unions over kidsâ education. Whitmer signed… Read More
Public Education
Extended school closures pushed by teachers unions created âgenerational learning loss,â say house panel witnesses(The Daily Signal) â A generation of American students have fallen behind academically in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the forced school closures that took place… Read More
Government
Put you âin the groundâ: Grad student threatens state senator over vote to protect kids from trans drugs(The Daily Signal) â A Louisiana state senator says he is undeterred despite receiving a death threat after he voted to override a governorâs veto on a bill… Read More
Courts
High school student sues Tennessee school district and officials for a suspension over off-campus social media postsA Tennessee high school student is suing his school district and administrator after being suspended for posting sardonic memes about the principal on social media. âThis case is about a… Read More
Christian Schools
Former public school teacher opens Christian microschool, reaches maximum capacity after one yearWhen Mercedes Grant tried opening a Virginia microschool in July 2022, she organized meetups and small classes to generate interest. But no one signed up for months. âI knew I… Read More
Public Education
Think tank says Chinaâs communist party targeting US school districts with nearly $20 million in influence operationsParents Defending Education (PED) has released a report that shows Chinaâs Communist Party (CCP) spending over $17 million on programs inside American K-12 classrooms, some of… Read More
Culture
US is a top destination for child sex trafficking, and itâs happening in your community(The Daily Signal) â Kara was 11 when her family first sold her body for drugs. Sydney was 14 when she met an older man online who promised her financial… Read More
Public Education
‘Theyâre afraid of empowered and informed parentsâ: Nevada sex education committee accused of bias against parents, favored LGBT-inclusive applicantsThe sex education committee for a Nevada school district favored âqueer-inclusiveâ candidates as new members and frowned on those from a parental rights group, says one of the groupâs leaders. Read More