Culture
North Carolina bill would prohibit schools from mandating COVID-19 shots, masks, and quarantines(The Center Square) â North Carolina House lawmakers have filed legislation to prohibit schools and public employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines, face coverings and quarantine requirements. In yet a second… Read More
Government, Public Education
Wisconsin governor wants more money for public schools, less school choice for parents(The Center Square) â Gov. Tony Evers wants to spend more than a $1.3 billion more over the next two years, but itâs almost certainly not going to happen. The… Read More
Government
Oklahoma House will consider bill changing state education board(The Center Square) â A bill that would change the makeup of the Oklahoma State Board of Education passed the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday. House Bill 2562 adds… Read More
Public Education
Illinois schools underperforming despite increased funding(The Center Square) â Public education advocates say Illinois’ evidence-based funding model has adequately funded schools. However, one lawmaker says students are still underperforming. Illinois’ evidence-based K-12 schools funding model… Read More
Culture
Kris Kobach joins amicus brief defending athletic participation based on biological sex(The Center Square) â Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is among 22 state attorneys general who want girlsâ sports to be for biological females only. Kobach was part… Read More
Culture
Missouri Senate poised to ban cross-sex surgery and hormones for minorsThe Missouri Senate conducted a hearing Tuesday on a bill that would ban gender transition procedures for minors. The Emerging Issues Committee heard arguments for and against… Read More
Culture
Dan Meers, who plays Chiefsâ mascot, uses platform to share JesusDan Meers just returned from his third Super Bowl in four years. Some consider him the best at his position: Chiefsâ mascot, KC Wolf. But what excites him… Read More
Culture
Attorneys general in 20 states denounce FBI anti-Catholic memoThe top legal officials from 20 states signed a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland denouncing a recent FBI memo that sought to tie Catholics to white supremacists. Read More
Culture, Public Education
After School Satan Club might pay the price for being controversial â literallyA Virginia school board is considering revising its policies on after-school clubs following conflict over a new âAfter School Satan Club.â The Chesapeake Public School Board previously allowed… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Pre-K teacher claims toddlers should talk about sex and genderA California nursery school teacher and professor of early childhood development is being ridiculed online after saying pre-school children should be exposed to discussions about sexuality and âqueerness.â… Read More
Culture, Government
Arizona parents protest Gov. Hobbâs attempt to deny school choice to 30,000 studentsA group of parents will converge at the state capitol on Tuesday to protest Gov. Katie Hobbsâ proposed budget cuts to the school choice scholarship program. âWeâre not… Read More
Culture
DEI initiatives may be driving students away while hurting those who stayDiversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are becoming a politicized tool to promote a progressive agenda â and schools that promote them are suffering the consequences, a new report… Read More
Government
Florida House education choice expansion bill gets Senate companion(reimaginED) â HB 1 no longer stands alone. State Sen. Corey Simon R-Tallahassee, chair of the Senate Committee on Education PreK-12, on Friday filed SB 202, a companion bill that allows… Read More
Public Education
Committee defers bill that would have made South Dakota school lunches free(The Center Square) â A bill that would provide free school lunches to South Dakota public school students was deferred by lawmakers on the House Education Committee Monday. Read More
Government
Majority of Texas voters say school choice, border security, property taxes are top priorities(The Center Square) â Securing the Texas border, reducing property taxes and expanding school choice are all issues Texans say the state Legislature should prioritize this session, according to a… Read More
Culture
Noem signs bill banning gender transition surgery for minors(The Center Square) â Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill Monday banning gender transition surgeries and treatments for minors. Physicians could lose their licenses for violating House Bill 1080, which… Read More
Government
Half of Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account students left public schools, latest data show(The Center Square) â The portion of students taking advantage of Arizonaâs Empowerment Scholarship Account program after previously attending a public school has dramatically shifted. According to the… Read More
Culture, Opinion
When did prayer become acceptable to the NFL? When a crisis happened on live television(Religion Unplugged) â Super Bowls create media storms, but many journalists and sports executives thought what happened in 1988 was totally out of bounds. The establishment was shocked… Read More
Christian Schools
University chapel service âhasnât endedâ since Feb. 8 in what many are calling a ârevivalâA small Christian college in Kentucky has reported nonstop praise and worship in its chapel since Wednesday, Feb. 8. âThree times a week, we stop everything that weâre… Read More
Public Education
Where did all the public school students go?More than 1.2 million students left the public system in a COVID-fueled diaspora. A new report examines where they went and why. In Where Kids Went… Read More