Public Education
NYC mayor, Department of Ed announce new religious holidays, mindful breathing program for public schools, panned by criticsDuring New York City’s last week of school, five new religious school holidays were announced, as well as a mandatory daily “mindful breathing” program to begin next year. On Monday,… Read More
Culture
Target on their backs: Moms for Liberty invests in extra security ahead of summit after receiving threats(The Daily Signal) – The parental rights group Moms for Liberty has invested in extra security for its annual summit in Philadelphia later this week after facing threats… Read More
Culture
Transgender movement, Biden border policy aid and abet child sex slavery, rescuer warns(The Daily Signal) – The woke Left is championing the same “pedophile doctrines” that enable child sex slavery, warns Tim Ballard, a former Department of Homeland Security… Read More
Christian Schools
Prayerful superintendent leaves public schools behind to become headmaster at growing private Christian schoolPrayer, and public schools being “past the tipping point,” led an Ohio public school superintendent to leave his position to become headmaster of a private Christian school. Matt Baker announced… Read More
Public Education
Interview: Mississippi leads in reading while nation faces education ‘humiliation’Mississippi students have gone from 49th in reading to first, according to the latest national assessments data. Those same assessments have Mississippi ranked second in math. Read More
Culture
There’s a transgender clinic tucked away inside this Walgreens(The Daily Signal) – A Walgreens in Dallas is quietly housing a transgender clinic where patients can go get referrals for transgender transition hormones like testosterone. Then they can stroll out… Read More
Culture
‘I just started estrogen’: Little-noticed Biden admin webinar featured trans eighth grader, LGBTQ student activists(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Education (ED) held an under-the-radar student panel featuring a transgender eighth-grader and several students that participate in an LGBTQ advocacy organization, according… Read More
Government
North Carolina gender transition ban bill clears Senate, goes back to House(The Center Square) – Legislation to ban gender transition procedures, puberty blockers, and cross sex hormones for minors moves back to the House following Senate approval on Tuesday. Senators… Read More
Public Education
Higher graduation rates in Illinois don’t show full picture, critics say(The Center Square) – Illinois saw its highest graduation rate in more than a decade last year, according to the Illinois Report Card. Yet critics are wondering if the state’s… Read More
Public Education
‘Mission creep’: Missouri K-12 spending has doubled to $15B even though enrollment is shrinkingOver the past 20 years, Missouri has lost 30,000 K-12 students but managed to nearly double its education budget – from $8 billion to $15 billion. Read More
Government
Abbott calls second special legislative session to address school property taxes(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday called a second special legislative session, bringing the House back to Austin to work with the Senate to pass property… Read More
Culture
Watchdog appalled after videoing children tipping drag queens at Springfield’s Ozarks Pridefest, challenges elected leaders’ support of itA “Pridefest” in Springfield, Missouri featured young children actually tipping dancing drag queens a la a strip club – and even one youth performing in drag who was tipped dollar… Read More
Government
New Hampshire expands school choice program by loosening eligibility requirementsNew Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill Tuesday to expand the state’s school choice program. Education Freedom Accounts were first passed by the New Hampshire Legislature in June 2021. Read More
Public Education
School board passes ‘equity policy’ that distributes resources based on students’ ‘marginalization’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Fairfax County Public School Board unanimously passed an equity policy on Monday that will allocate resources to students based on their level of “marginalization.” Under… Read More
Opinion
Attempt to quantify impact, value of DEI at state department is an epic fail(The Daily Signal) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken on June 6 informed us that former Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, his department’s first-ever chief diversity and inclusion officer, was leaving the post.Blinken… Read More
Public Education
Nearly 1 in 4 public school students are from immigrant families, putting pressure on a public system already in crisisMore immigrants are attending public schools than ever before, nearing one quarter of all students. A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) found… Read More
Government
Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor stands by his qualified support for school choiceThe Democratic governor of Pennsylvania is defending his stance supporting a school choice bill despite significant blowback from the teachers’ union. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s support comes as the Legislature considers… Read More
Government
Hobbs limits Arizona counties’ ability to prosecute illegal abortions(The Center Square) – Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order that pulls prosecutorial authority away from counties looking to enforce the state’s abortion laws. Critics are calling the move… Read More
Government
Delaware proposal seeks to protect women’s sports(The Center Square) – Delaware Republicans are making another push to prohibit student-athletes from competing on athletic teams or in sports not associated with their biological sex. A proposal expected… Read More
Culture
After supporting cuts, Michigan governor shifts tone on police funding, school resource officers(The Center Square) – There’s been a shift in tone from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on policing issues, most notably on the funding of the state’s police and adding school… Read More