Public Education
Transgender sports bill headed to South Carolina governor(The Center Square) – A bill that would prevent transgender athletes from competing in female sports in public middle and high schools and public universities is headed to South Carolina… Read More
Culture
Residents angry, defiant after this small Kansas town orders ‘In God We Trust’ taken off police carsThere’s been a run on “In God We Trust” car decals this week in the Haven, Kansas area, in defiance of the city council’s vote Monday to remove the slogan… Read More
Public Education
Whistleblower: School parents really were targeted as terrorists by FBI after Biden directiveAre concerned parents really being treated as “domestic terrorists”? It seems unimaginable, but apparently some are. Moms and dads of schoolchildren, in nearly every region of… Read More
Culture
DeSantis launches National Police Week to honor those in blue(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a proclamation declaring the week of May 11-17 as National Police Week. He’s expanded on a tradition begun by former… Read More
Public Education
Virginia lab school proposal still in limbo amid budget negotiations(The Center Square) – A proposal to establish university-run schools in Virginia, known as lab schools, is still in limbo while lawmakers debate the specifics of their next biennium budget. Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania funding for education up 40% since 2000(The Center Square) – Though the Pennsylvania Department of Education is fighting a lawsuit over whether it adequately funds low-wealth school districts, the broader picture of education spending in… Read More
Public Education
Teachers union urges Washington Supreme Court to uphold capital gains tax(The Center Square) – The Washington Education Association has filed a brief with the state Supreme Court that calls for opening the door to the imposition of… Read More
Homeschools
Actor Kirk Cameron to release a film touting homeschooling in AmericaHas public education turned into Public Enemy No. 1? Actor Kirk Cameron thinks so, anyway. “It’s time for a Homeschool Awakening,” Cameron writes. Read More
Government
South Carolina House approves amended educational savings account program(The Center Square) – The South Carolina House amended and passed a bill that would create a pilot educational savings account program in the state. The amendment alters… Read More
Culture
Study shows university diversity, equity and inclusion programs ineffective, overstaffed(The Center Square) – The promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, on college campuses has become a big focus in academia, but a study says many of the… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school board approves anti-CRT resolution, delays vote on sex ed proposalA school board in Virginia approved a resolution banning Critical Race Theory but delayed a vote on a separate resolution addressing parental consent on sexual education and content. Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
Oregon law puts tampons in boys’ public school bathrooms, and more students into private schoolsOregon’s “Menstrual Dignity Act,” which will put tampons in even boys’ bathrooms this fall, is just one part of a “radical leftist agenda” that’s fueling an exodus from… Read More
Government
Louisiana Senate passes Reading Education Savings Account program bill(The Center Square) – A bill to create a Reading Education Savings Account Program for struggling students cleared the Louisiana Senate. Lawmakers approved Senate Bill 203, sponsored… Read More
Public Education
Ohio mom prevails in free speech case over local school board(The Sentinel) – An Ohio mother filed a free speech lawsuit in federal court against her school board after being ordered to “zip it” by the board’s presiding officer. In… Read More
Public Education
Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard wins partial victory in pronoun lawsuit(The Sentinel) – Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard has won an initial victory in her lawsuit against her school district’s pronoun policy. On Tuesday, a federal judge issued a… Read More
Christian Schools
Viewpoint diversity, so rare at other universities, is par for the course at Pepperdine’s School of Public PolicyMany college graduates say they were basically forced to regurgitate their professors’ political views in essays and tests. Not at Pepperdine University. “We have… Read More
Public Education
Texas school may have illegally pushed vote on billion-dollar school bond, revealing common problems with how bond issues workA Texas public school district is under investigation for what Gov. Greg Abbott calls a “likely crime” – school bond electioneering. School officials may have pressured… Read More
Government
Massachusetts committee reviewing education bills promoting school choice, transparency(The Center Square) – Education-related bills pertaining to school choice, curriculum transparency and student representation are under review within a Massachusetts legislative committee. The state’s Joint Committee on Education took… Read More
Public Education
Detroit schools, teachers’ union clash over mask policy(The Center Square) – About 53,406 kids attending Detroit Public Schools Community District still must wear a mask through the end of the regular school year because… Read More
Public Education
Study: Remote learning a ‘primary driver’ of widening achievement gaps(The Center Square) – A new working paper analyzed testing data from 2.1 million students in 49 states plus D.C. and found that “remote instruction was a… Read More