Public Education
Sanders appoints LEARNS supporter to state education board(The Center Square) – Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ first appointee to the Arkansas Board of Education is a former Republican lawmaker who helped get the LEARNS Act through, according to… Read More
Culture
Parental rights advocates call out Indiana professor for op-ed against parentsAn Indiana assistant professor is being criticized after pitting parentsâ rights against childrenâs âright to learn to be free thinkersâ in a column for the Indianapolis Star. Sarah J. Reynolds,… Read More
Public Education
Children’s hospital agreed to pay employee to give ‘drag performance’ to school kids(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Chicago childrenâs hospital agreed to pay one of its employees to give a drag performance at a public school event for students, according to… Read More
Public Education
Evidence-Based Grading: Another attempt to obscure poor performance?(The Sentinel) â The Shawnee Mission School District near Kansas City will unveil the concept of âEvidence-Based Gradingâ (EBG) in the upcoming school year, fueling the conversation about how best… Read More
Government
Homeschool nonprofit celebrates Ohioâs new law eliminating âcommon conflicts between parents, schoolsâOhio has become the latest state to ease homeschooling requirements after the governor signed a new law July 4. âBy simplifying the law, the sources of many common conflicts between… Read More
Public Education
School suspended kids for ‘misgendering’ teacher, sent them to ‘restorative justice’ training(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A California school suspended two kids for five days after they âmisgenderedâ a transgender teacher and forced them to attend a ârestorative justiceâ training as… Read More
Culture
Missouri attorney general joins in warning Target its âPrideâ merchandise for kids may violate child-protection lawsMissouriâs attorney general has joined six other AGs in warning Target its Pride merchandise may violate child-protection laws, Fox Business reported Thursday. The seven AGs also noted company officials âmay… Read More
Government
âScare teachers into silenceâ: Dem Gov vetoes bill to require teachers inform parents of studentsâ pronouns(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have required teachers to notify parents if their child requested to change their… Read More
Government
Override challenges expected for three gubernatorial vetoes(The Center Square) â Veto override challenges are expected for three bills rejected Wednesday by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. The legislation involves womenâs sports; parents, school children and their… Read More
Culture
King County, Washington sex ed evaluation cost $4.8 million; program found ineffective(The Center Square) â The U.S. government gave millions in federal grants to evaluate a popular comprehensive sex education curriculum developed by the county containing Seattle. While evaluators found… Read More