Culture, Public Education
Non-binary middle school teacher with history of extreme statements under investigation by school districtA middle school teacher in Maryland is under investigation after a history of extreme statements was exposed. Lane Cogdill, a âgender fluidâ middle school teacher at Silver Spring… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Florida school board removes sexually explicit books from school librariesA Florida school district voted to remove three sexually themed books from its school libraries, in accordance with Floridaâs Parental Rights in Education law. The controversy centered around… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Schools nationwide push gender pronouns without informing parents, report saysA new report reveals students in the nationâs largest school districts are encouraged to change their names and pronouns without parental knowledge, even though those same schools require parental… Read More
Culture, Government
Nebraska state senator attempts to torpedo school choice bill, alleging discriminationA Nebraska State Senator has proposed a bill she claims will prevent discrimination in Nebraska schools, but critics suspect her real target is school choice. Sen. Megan Hunt,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Oklahoma AG walks back predecessor’s green light for faith-based charter schools, citing ‘unsettled’ law(Daily Caller) â Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond rescinded his predecessorâs decision to allow publicly funded religious charter schools Thursday, according to a letter sent to the Statewide Virtual Charter… Read More
Culture
Detransitioner sues doctors, major hospital over her childhood gender transition(Daily Caller) â Chloe Cole, a young woman who once identified as transgender, is suing the medical professionals and hospital that administered sex change procedures to her as a child… Read More
Government
Florida House committee approves bill that would expand state’s ESA program(The Center Square) â The Florida House Appropriations Subcommittee on PreK-12 signed off on a bill that would expand the stateâs education savings account program on Thursday. State Rep. Kaylee… Read More
Government
Georgia lawmaker proposes state-funded education savings accounts(The Center Square) â Proposed legislation would allow Georgians to create state-funded Education Savings Accounts. Under Senate Bill 233, taxpayers would fund $6,000 per student per school year. Students could… Read More
Culture
Parental choice bill goes to Oklahoma Senate(The Center Square) â A bill that would provide a tax credit for parents who choose alternatives to public school for their childâs education is moving to the Oklahoma Senate. Read More
Culture
Did the NEA effectively replace its Presidents’ Day lesson with radical CRT?The National Education Association (NEA) is under fire for quietly removing its Presidents’ Day lesson from its website. The Daily Signal revealed the deletion and… Read More
Public Education
In âsweeping expansion,â U.S. Dept. of Education extends reach over third-party educational services in the name of âtransparencyâCompanies working with higher education institutions were shocked to discover the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) abruptly expanded its definition of a third-party service (TPS). Some critics see… Read More
Government, Public Education
Nearly 40% of Missouriâs $10B education dept. budget reflects âmission creepâ and âbureaucratic bloat,’ says lawmakerOf the $10 billion allotted to K-12 education in Missouriâs current budget, $4 billion may never make it to the classroom. If that staggering amount of money alarms taxpayers… Read More
Courts
Missouri attorney general files ouster of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner after she keeps suspect free to critically injure young athleteSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who has faced searing criticism for repeatedly failing to prosecute serious crimes, is now facing ouster proceedings from the state attorney general. Attorney General… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School 4 days a week: Is a schoolchildâs dream a parentâs thorny nightmare?Some Nebraska schools are moving to a four-day school week, following the lead of at least six other school districts in the state. Amid a challenging hiring and… Read More
Public Education
Hundreds of students’ mental health records leaked online after ransomware attack on LA school district(Daily Caller) â Hundreds of studentsâ mental health records were posted to a âdark webâ site following a ransomware attack of the second largest school district in the country, according… Read More
Culture
Multi-occupancy genderless bathroom bill advances at Illinois statehouse(The Center Square) â Illinois lawmakers are advancing a measure that would would allow certain bathrooms in the Land of Lincoln to be genderless. State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, filed … Read More
Public Education
Indiana House committee approves bill allowing partisan school board elections(The Center Square) â The Indiana House Committee on Education recently voted 6-4 to approve House Bill 1428, which would allow school districts to conduct partisan elections. The bill now… Read More
Government, Public Education
Arkansas committee greenlights public teacher pay hike, universal school choice(The Center Square) â The Arkansas Senate Education Committee gave a do-pass recommendation Wednesday to the Arkansas LEARNS bill, but not without some reservations from both Democrats and Republicans. Read More
Government, Public Education
Lawmakers say educational investments are not paying off in Illinois(The Center Square) â As Gov. J.B. Pritzker tours the state touting his proposed early childhood investments, some Republican lawmakers say taxpayers are not getting a good return for… Read More
Government
Former presidential advisor Kellyanne Conway urges Missouri legislators to enact school choiceAs Missouri appears poised to spend an unprecedented amount of money on K-12 education, it must spend it wisely â meaning school choice and an âeducation renaissanceâ in the state,… Read More