Courts
Librarians, ACLU sue to keep ‘sexually explicit’ books in Missouri schools(Daily Caller) â Missouri librarians are challenging a state law which bars sexually explicit books from being in the classroom, according to a lawsuit. Under Missouri law,… Read More
Government
Oklahoma is set to debut a first-of-its-kind school choice program(Daily Caller) â While conventional school choice programs typically involve vouchers administered by the state, Oklahoma is set to create a tax credit-based initiative to fund education outside the public… Read More
Government
School Board Member Free Speech and Transparency Act gets hearing in Kansas(The Sentinel) â HB 2382, the School District Board of Education Member Free Speech and Transparency Act, was introduced at a hearing before the Kansas House Education Budget Committee. The bill amends… Read More
Government
Rhode Island lawmaker wants to spend more taxpayer money to ‘close achievement gaps’(The Center Square) â The chair of the Rhode Island General Assemblyâs Senate Education Committee has introduced a trio of bills geared toward specific student populations across the state. State… Read More
Government
Poll: Large majority of Chicago voters support school choice(The Center Square) â Two out of every three voters are dissatisfied with Chicagoâs public education system, and some 62% of them support school choice, a new Illinois Policy Institute… Read More
Government
School choice enjoys strong support across demographicsSurveys from the last several years reveal school choice is favored in just about every demographic. In 2021, EdChoice surveyed over 1,000 K-12 parents and… Read More
Public Education
Arizona to reward school districts abandoning social emotional learning(The Center Square) â Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is offering a grant to schools that take up an alternative to the controversial education practice known as social and… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Feb. 20-24)Christian leader talks school choice for Christian parents â Albert Mohler, a seminary president and prominent leader in the Southern Baptist Convention, discusses why the current push for school… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Non-binary middle school teacher with history of extreme statements under investigation by school districtA middle school teacher in Maryland is under investigation after a history of extreme statements was exposed. Lane Cogdill, a âgender fluidâ middle school teacher at Silver Spring… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Florida school board removes sexually explicit books from school librariesA Florida school district voted to remove three sexually themed books from its school libraries, in accordance with Floridaâs Parental Rights in Education law. The controversy centered around… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Schools nationwide push gender pronouns without informing parents, report saysA new report reveals students in the nationâs largest school districts are encouraged to change their names and pronouns without parental knowledge, even though those same schools require parental… Read More
Culture, Government
Nebraska state senator attempts to torpedo school choice bill, alleging discriminationA Nebraska State Senator has proposed a bill she claims will prevent discrimination in Nebraska schools, but critics suspect her real target is school choice. Sen. Megan Hunt,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Oklahoma AG walks back predecessor’s green light for faith-based charter schools, citing ‘unsettled’ law(Daily Caller) â Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond rescinded his predecessorâs decision to allow publicly funded religious charter schools Thursday, according to a letter sent to the Statewide Virtual Charter… Read More
Culture
Detransitioner sues doctors, major hospital over her childhood gender transition(Daily Caller) â Chloe Cole, a young woman who once identified as transgender, is suing the medical professionals and hospital that administered sex change procedures to her as a child… Read More
Government
Florida House committee approves bill that would expand state’s ESA program(The Center Square) â The Florida House Appropriations Subcommittee on PreK-12 signed off on a bill that would expand the stateâs education savings account program on Thursday. State Rep. Kaylee… Read More
Government
Georgia lawmaker proposes state-funded education savings accounts(The Center Square) â Proposed legislation would allow Georgians to create state-funded Education Savings Accounts. Under Senate Bill 233, taxpayers would fund $6,000 per student per school year. Students could… Read More
Culture
Parental choice bill goes to Oklahoma Senate(The Center Square) â A bill that would provide a tax credit for parents who choose alternatives to public school for their childâs education is moving to the Oklahoma Senate. Read More
Culture
Did the NEA effectively replace its Presidents’ Day lesson with radical CRT?The National Education Association (NEA) is under fire for quietly removing its Presidents’ Day lesson from its website. The Daily Signal revealed the deletion and… Read More
Public Education
In âsweeping expansion,â U.S. Dept. of Education extends reach over third-party educational services in the name of âtransparencyâCompanies working with higher education institutions were shocked to discover the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) abruptly expanded its definition of a third-party service (TPS). Some critics see… Read More
Government, Public Education
Nearly 40% of Missouriâs $10B education dept. budget reflects âmission creepâ and âbureaucratic bloat,’ says lawmakerOf the $10 billion allotted to K-12 education in Missouriâs current budget, $4 billion may never make it to the classroom. If that staggering amount of money alarms taxpayers… Read More