Public Education
Public school wonât back down: Biological males allowed in womenâs restroomsAn Oklahoma public school will continue to allow students to use bathrooms according to their chosen gender identity despite backlash from parents and government officials. The… Read More
Public Education
Tennessee’s public school funding overhaul passes key committees, headed to full House and Senate(The Center Square) â A bill that would rework how Tennessee funds its public schools passed two key committees on Tuesday and will now head to the full House and… Read More
Public Education
SCOTUS: Virginia school accused of Asian discrimination can keep policy for now(The Center Square) â A Virginia-based charter school that has been accused of having an admissions policy that discriminates against Asians can continue its policy as it awaits a decision… Read More
Public Education
Bipartisan panel says changes need to be made to North Carolina’s education system(The Center Square) â The Hunt-Lee commission â a bipartisan panel of lawmakers, business, philanthropic and education leaders â have released a report outlining needed changes in North Carolinaâs education… Read More
Public Education
GOP candidates for Illinois governor discuss crime, COVID, education during forum(The Center Square) â Crime, COVID-19 policies, education and more were the focus of the first Illinois gubernatorial debate among Republican candidates. There was also attention paid to an empty… Read More
Public Education
Schools must report alleged teacher sexual misconduct starting July 2023(The Center Square) â In a little over a year, school superintendents must begin notifying school boards and parents if any sexual misconduct happens in their districts. Read More
Government
Whitmer gives $1M to create 1,960 children’s savings accounts(The Center Square) â Gov. Gretchen Whitmer awarded $1 million to two Childrenâs Savings Account (CSA) pilot programs, which will provide education money for 1,960 Michigan kids. Battle Creek Community… Read More
Government
Hope Scholarship has West Virginians imagining a brighter future(reimaginED) â Imagination is a curious thing, something inborn, but sadly, for most adults, it fades over time. The ability for one to conceive of a different, better world becomes… Read More
Public Education
Head of teachersâ union accuses Republicans of âbrutalizingâ public school proponents and âterrorizing gay familiesâAmerican Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten made a number of accusations about Republicans over the weekend in a segment about education issues on MSNBC. Talking… Read More
Government
Reeves signs bill outlawing Mississippi COVID-19 vaccine mandates, passports(The Center Square) â Mississippi residents who are not vaccinated will not be discriminated against under a new law, Gov. Tate Reeves said. The governor announced he… Read More
Public Education
Charter schools deserve support, not sabotage(reimaginED) â Last month, the Wall Street Journal broke news about new charter school criteria proposed by the Biden administration that would sabotage the $440 million federal Charter… Read More
Public Education
School choice op-ed: Donât “control your soulâs desire for chaos”(reimaginED) â Videos have surfaced recently of starving residents of Shanghai screaming in the night a week into an incredibly misguided COVID-19 lockdown that has imprisoned Chinese citizens in… Read More
Christian Schools
To leaders who want to raise more moneyThe numbers donât lie, and you are still in shock. You just received your year-to-date budget reports and only a few weeks are left in your… Read More
Culture
High school football coach who prayed at midfield gets warm reception from some justicesPaul Clement argues on behalf of former high school football coach Joseph Kennedy. (Art Lien) (SCOTUSblog) â During nearly two hours of oral argument on Monday, a majority of… Read More
Government
Louisiana Senate committee clears bill that could end income reporting for merit-based scholarship(The Center Square) â A bill to eliminate reporting of family income for Louisianaâs merit-based scholarship program has cleared the Senate Committee on Education. Committee members voted unanimously to approve… Read More
Culture, Government, Public Education
Parents, local education officials push back against Illinois’ public school policiesShannon Adcock, Awake IL President, at the State Board of Education meeting on April 20 (via twitter). (The Center Square) â In what could be a top… Read More
Public Education
State colleges look to expand high school programs to boost sagging enrollmentLike their counterparts nationally, many of Floridaâs locally governed public colleges experienced enrollment declines before the pandemic that only grew steeper after its onset. Also like their counterparts, these post-secondary schools,… Read More
Government
DeSantis signs four bills, prompting lawsuits against two of them(The Center Square) â At the close of a controversial, three-day special legislative session, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed four bills into law. Two lawsuits were filed on Friday… Read More
Public Education
Group of attorneys general asking U.S. Supreme Court to halt elite schoolâs âracial balancingâ admissions policyThe Virginia attorney general is now leading a cadre of 16 AGs from across the country aiming to strike down what he says… Read More
Culture
In the case of the praying football coach, both sides invoke religious freedom(SCOTUSblog) â Joseph Kennedy had never coached football when Bremerton High School, a public school near Seattle, Washington, hired him in 2008. He was too small to play in high… Read More