Public Education
Teacher shortages nationwide causing public education crisis(The Center Square | Bethany Blankley) – Schools throughout the country are experiencing teacher shortages due to several factors. In some states, legislatures have responded by lowering substitute teaching standards. In… Read More
Legislation
National School Choice Week 2022 sees a changed and changing K-12 sector(Matthew Ladner | reimaginED) – The year 2022 arrived just after the second anniversary of the first American COVID-19 case being announced. A great deal has changed over the last… Read More
Culture
Training Up Our Children | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 26Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. — Proverbs 27:6 ESV I’m coming to you today from… Read More
Legislation
National School Choice Week highlights growing trend of school choice in Illinois(Kevin Bessler | The Center Square) – Children learn differently so give them choices. That is the message Illinois families and educators are highlighting during National School Choice Week 2022. Nearly… Read More
Christian Schools
Decatur Christian School robotics team fosters growth for a wide range of studentsExcellence and growth have quickly become staples of the Decatur Christian School robotics team. The team, nicknamed the DCS MechWarriors, is currently gearing up for a tournament hosted… Read More
Public Education
California bill would mandate COVID-19 vaccine for K-12 schools, ban personal exemptions(Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square) – All medically-eligible California students would be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine to attend in-person learning without the option for a personal belief… Read More
Culture
Certainty about the Truth | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 25Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of… Read More
Public Education
Flint schools go virtual indefinitely despite $114 million federal assistance, family inconvenience and student harm(Scott McClallen | The Center Square) – Despite known harm associated with virtual school and $114 million of federal stimulus money incoming, Flint Community Schools announced last week… Read More
Legislation
Nearly 7 out of 10 parents now support school choiceNational School Choice Week (NSCW) began yesterday, and recent survey findings released by the non-profit revealed that school choice is trending up among… Read More
Legislation
Lawmaker proposes school choice for Pennsylvania students in poor-performing districts(Victor Skinner | The Center Square) – A Pennsylvania state senator is proposing a new school-choice program for students who live in the commonwealth’s poorest-performing public school districts. Sen. Judy Ward,… Read More
Homeschools
Families who chose to homeschool during pandemic are sticking with itHomeschooling in the United States experienced dramatic growth over the past two years, fueled by parental dissatisfaction with public schools, as has been widely reported. Read More
Culture
When the Good Hand of God is Upon You | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 24And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors of the province Beyond the River, that they may let me… Read More
Culture
God Loves a Cheerful Giver | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 23The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart,… Read More
Culture
Seek Me and Live | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 22For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: “Seek me and live.” — Amos 5:4 ESV The book of the prophet Amos is directed toward Israel during a time of financial… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
After backlash, Michigan Democratic Party deletes Facebook post that criticized parents, went against Mich. lawOn Saturday the Michigan Democratic Party posted on its official Facebook page, criticizing parents who want a say in the education of their children. After the post went… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian school opens $13m innovation center in pursuit of excellence in educationMt. Paran Christian School (MPCS) recently cut the ribbon on a $13 million project, a 23,000 sq. ft. building expansion in Kennesaw, Georgia, outside of Atlanta. The expansion… Read More
Legislation
Gov. Cooper recognizes School Choice Week in about-face, joins majority of North Carolinians(Nyamekye Daniel | The Center Square ) – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a proclamation recognizing North Carolina School Choice Week next week, according to National School Choice Week… Read More
Culture
God Can Do a Work in Your Place | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 21And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the… Read More
Culture
Supreme Court appears sympathetic to free speech, religious liberty case(Bethany Blankley | The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court this week appeared to be sympathetic to arguments made by a petitioner against the city of Boston over its policy… Read More
Christian Schools
New Mexico Christian school fined for mask violation after being told on through state’s Orwellian reporting systemNew Mexico’s largest private school, Hope Christian School in Albuquerque, has been fined $5,000 for not enforcing the state’s sweeping mask mandate. Last Thursday, the New Mexico Public… Read More