Government
Trump nominee warns Canada, Mexico: âStop allowing fentanyl’ or risk tariffs(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Secretary of Commerce-designate Howard Lutnick told a Senate committee that the threat of imposing a 25% tariff was to get Canada and Mexico to ârespectâ… Read More
Government
Bill would expel students for at least a year if they commit a sexual assault(The Center Square) â A sexual assault involving school kids in a small central Illinois community has prompted an Illinois lawmaker to take action. State Sen. Steve McClure, R-Springfield,… Read More
Government
Report: Immigrants pose challenges for Colorado hospitals, schools statewide(The Center Square) â A report from the state General Assembly takes a look at the impact of immigrants on state and local government resources. Compiled by the Colorado Legislative… Read More
Public Education
New Yorkâs student performance wanes even as spending balloons to $89B, the highest nationwideTaxpayers are paying more for lower grades, a recent report argues when highlighting record spending by New York public schools. âContinuing to shovel more and more money every year to… Read More
Public Education
How does your state rank in education freedom?In honor of National School Choice Week 2025, one policy group has revealed which states are providing the most education freedom to students. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has… Read More
Christian Schools
North Carolina hybrid school aims âto open the world up for our childrenâAfter Tina Cowell finished homeschooling her own children, she found a different mission â using a hybrid model to support North Carolina families who want a little help along the… Read More
Public Education
New NAEP scores dash hope of post-COVID learning recovery(The 74) â Hopes for a post-COVID academic recovery were dashed Wednesday morning with the publication of new federal testing data for elementary and middle schoolers. Newly released scores from… Read More
Government
About 1,000 attend school choice rally at Kansas Capitol as related bill comes before committeeA sea of yellow scarves descended on the Kansas Capitol Tuesday as an estimated 1,000 people attended the stateâs largest ever school choice rally. Students and parents came from near… Read More
Government
RFK hearing: Senators hostile to RFK Jr. received thousands of dollars from pharma, health PACs(The Center Square) â Three senators who displayed some of the most hostility towards Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at his confirmation hearing Wednesday all… Read More
Public Education
New Oklahoma rule will require public schools to ask for studentsâ immigration status when enrollingOklahoma public schools must now collect data on student immigration status at enrollment, according to a new a rule from the State Board of Education. The board unanimously approved the… Read More
Government
Trump signs first bill of new term, Laken Riley ActPresident Donald Trump signed a bill into law that will require the detainment of illegal immigrants suspected of nonviolent crimes. Wednesday’s signing of the Laken Riley Act is the first… Read More
Culture
Leadership program gathers young conservatives for training in OrlandoYoung conservatives from across the country gathered in Orlando, Florida, for a leadership development conference to equip the next generation with political, cultural and business leadership skills. The event was… Read More
Government
Trump signs executive order on antisemitism, threatens to strip student visas from ‘Hamas sympathizers’President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order aiming to crack down on antisemitism. In Wednesday’s order, the Department of Justice is instructed to âaggressively prosecute terroristic threats, arson,… Read More
Culture
Visa tries to scuttle efforts to guarantee insurance for people who regret sex transition surgeries(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Visa board of directors has asked shareholders to oppose a policy advocating the company address an apparent lack of health insurance coverage for detransitioners… Read More
Public Education
Survey: More parents than ever are considering alternatives to traditional public schoolsA majority of parents in the United States reported exploring different school choices for their children last school year. That’s according to the National School Choice Awareness Foundation (NSCAF), which… Read More
Public Education
Phoenix school district’s financial woes trigger federal funding, state investigation(The Center Square) â A Phoenix-area school districtâs fate is at the mercy of numerous governmental bodies as it faces a roughly $20 million budget shortfall, as Arizona leaders try… Read More
Opinion
Make the National Assessment of Educational Progress great again(The Daily Signal) â Florida has led the nation in education since 2019, instituting revolutionary educational reforms such as first-in-the-nation progress monitoring assessments, universal school choice, supporting parental rights in… Read More
Government
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem gets personal in first staff address(The Daily Signal) â The newly appointed Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem delivered remarks to her staff for the first time Tuesday afternoon.  âWe will exercise… Read More
Government
âTidal waveâ of RFK Jr. supporters descend on Washington as HHS nominee faces GOP holdouts(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Most cabinet nominees invite their families and key supporters to attend their confirmation hearing. Yet, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.âs team is calling upon thousands of… Read More
Government
Washington bill would give unemployment benefits to illegal immigrantsIllegal immigrants would receive unemployment benefits if one Washington lawmaker gets her way. Sen. Rebecca Saldaña, D-Seattle, recently filed a bill that would make the state’s estimated 156,000 illegal immigrant… Read More