Government
Georgia Senate committee advances education savings accounts bill(The Center Square) â The Senate Education Committee voted to advance legislation creating state-funded education savings accounts. The committee voted 6-5 Tuesday afternoon in favor of Senate Bill 233, the… Read More
Government
Iowa names Educational Savings Account administrator(The Center Square) â An administrator has been named for Iowaâs Students First education savings accounts. Odyssey was selected to administer the ISF ESAs, Gov. Kim Reynoldsâ office announced Tuesday. Read More
Courts
Prosecutor Kim Gardner no-show at bill hearing addressing violent crime in St. LouisEmbattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner was absent from a legislative hearing on a measure that would allow an appointment of her replacement in the prosecution of violent… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Washington teacher says kids need to be shielded from âChristo-fascistâ parentsSocial media erupted over the weekend when a Washington state teacher said that too many students are unsafe from what she called their âChristo-fascistâ parents. Auburn School District… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
School choice group reaffirms support for Catholic educationA dispute on social media over the weekend gave school choice advocates the opportunity to clarify Catholic education’s value for urban communities. The conflict had to do with… Read More
Culture
NC Governor solicits donations, slandering conservative lawmakers as ‘bigoted, anti-LGBTQ+ extremists’(The Center Square) â North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is soliciting donations to fight the âbigoted, anti-LGBTQ+ extremistsâ in the General Assembly who want parents to have a say… Read More
Government
Tennessee Senate passes bill increasing those eligible for school choice program(The Center Square) â Tennesseeâs Senate approved a bill Monday night that would expand eligibility for the stateâs educational savings account program to any student who attended a public school… Read More
Public Education
Bill would cut WA classroom learning by four hours a week(The Center Square) â A bill working its way through Washington state’s Legislature would redefine âinstructional hoursâ to include time spent with non-teachers. The legislation comes at a time of… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
Vermont Christian School forfeits basketball tournament, won’t force girls to play against male athlete who is trans(Daily Caller) â A Christian high school forfeited a spot in a basketball tournament out of concerns of âfairnessâ by forcing their female students to compete against another schoolâs transgender… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Virginia Dems, teachersâ union accused of âhypocrisyâ over opposition to anti-Communist billHung Cao, a retired Navy Captain, who supports the VA anti-communist bill. The education establishment in Virginia continues to turn a tin ear to voters, opposing a… Read More
Culture
‘Not moving backwards’: More red states join push to bar men from competing in women’s sports(Daily Caller) â Several red states are joining the push to bar men from competing on the same sports team as women in both K-12 school districts and college athletics. Read More
Culture
Half of professors believe diversity statements ‘violate academic freedom,’ survey finds(Daily Caller) â Half of university professors disapprove of universities mandating that applicants submit diversity statements during the hiring process, a new survey released Tuesday by the Foundation for Individual… Read More
Government
Wyoming House Speaker fails parents on school choice and parents’ rights, critics sayThe Republican House Speaker in Wyoming is facing charges from his own party that he sold out parental rights and school choice in favor of the stateâs teachersâ union. Read More
Culture
Oli London announces new memoir, explains how faith helped him detransitionOli London, a British man who previously identified as a Korean woman, recently announced his new memoir, Detransition, as he continues to refute the radical gender ideology… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
âWe cannot stop something we did not startâ: Asbury ârevivalâ meetings end, ripples continueAlthough the “outpouring” services at Asbury University were officially concluded, the life-changing testimonies from the last few weeks continue to pour in. Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, experienced… Read More
Government, Opinion
The conservative education revolution that David Brooks is missingA bottom-up revolution is suddenly changing education and our country forever â this time for the better. Itâs too bad that some are missing out on the story. Read More
Culture
Top education official forms committee to consider how to protect religious worship in Oklahoma public schoolsThe Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction is forming a new committee to ensure studentsâ right to prayer and worship is protected in public schools. Ryan Walters announced… Read More
Public Education
Parents successfully pressure school board to give conservative the seat he nearly lost over a ‘clerical error’Parents in Wisconsin expressed outrage over a “clerical error” after a bureaucratâs mistake threatened to cost a conservative school board member his seat. The error was in the… Read More
Public Education
Mother wins free speech case against school board that muzzled porn protestTwo Georgia moms who were prevented from protesting at a school board meeting were awarded over $100,000 by a federal court. Cindy Martin and a group called the… Read More
Public Education
New Hampshire bill would remove K-12 exemptions from obscenity lawsA New Hampshire House measure would prohibit K-12 schools from providing or distributing obscene materials, while allowing institutions of higher education to retain their immunity. Read More