Opinion, Public Education
Kansas education commissioner claims âproficientâ is a made-up term(The Sentinel) â Kansas education commissioner Randy Watson last week told the State Board of Education that âproficient is a made-up term that the federal government makes us define.â Watson… Read More
Public Education
Survey finds 55% of Colorado parents say public education ‘off the track’(The Center Square) â More than half of Colorado parents believe public education is âoff on the wrong trackâ and favor measures to improve funding and support for charter schools,… Read More
Government
Arizona Senate committee OKs bill to require more ESA disclosures(The Center Square) â The Arizona Department of Education may soon be required to create a quarterly report about the Empowerment Scholarship Account program. Senate Bill 1706 was introduced by… Read More
Government
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gives school choice a shot in the armTexas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a list of emergency items for the current legislative session, including education freedom in the form of education savings accounts (ESAs). The governorâs… Read More
Public Education
Indiana House passes bill to provide voluntary firearms training to teachers(The Center Square) â Indiana lawmakers approved a bill recently that would allow teachers and school staff to receive firearms training. Under House Bill 1177, the state… Read More
Public Education
Measure allowing noncitizens to vote in Illinois school board elections receives criticism(The Center Square) â Some see a measure at the statehouse as a threat to democracy by allowing non-citizens in Illinois to vote in school board elections. Others see… Read More
Culture
Rufo releases guide for lawmakers on how to deal with gender in schools(The Center Square) â Christopher Rufo broke a story in 2022 about gender activists at Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospitals and public-school administrators collaborating to provide sexually explicit material and promoting… Read More
Public Education
Another California district axes honors classes in the name of equityParents in a California school district are protesting the high school for cutting honors classes in the name of racial equity. Culver City High School’s decision was made… Read More
Public Education
Florida teacher uses young students in TikTok videos with woke messagesSome are calling for a Florida teacherâs resignation after he posted videos mocking the removal of inappropriate books from schools, forcing students to participate. In the… Read More
Government
School choice advocates launch campaign to amend Oregon ConstitutionA grassroots campaign in Oregon is collecting signatures to get two school choice constitutional amendments on the ballot. Although lawmakers in many states are working to implement school… Read More
Culture
Hawley files bills, launches investigation of St. Louis Childrenâs Hospital, to protect children from social media and gender transitionsBills have been filed and an investigation launched by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley to protect children from both Big Tech and gender transition treatments. One Hawley bill would authorize patient… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Feb. 13-17)NASA helps Louisiana Christian school students build model rockets â Ouachita Christian School in Monroe, Louisiana received a special class from NASAâs Education and Outreach program. Eighth graders got hands-on… Read More
Culture
Gov. DeSantisâ is wresting back control from diversity bureaucrats in higher ed. Hereâs howFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is waging a war to regain public oversight in higher education by the dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracies. DEI has a chilling… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Oklahoma GOP education plan raises teacher pay, gives tax credit for private school(The Center Square) â Oklahoma public schools would get an increase of half a billion dollars in funding and parents would have access to a parental choice tax credit under… Read More
Culture
Virginia Senate panel defeats slew of education bills, including on parents’ rights(The Center Square) â A panel of Virginia state Senate lawmakers defeated a torrent of Republican-backed education bills Thursday, including measures to require schools to maintain a catalog and… Read More
Government
Tennessee Senate approves adding Hamilton County to ESA program(The Center Square) â A bill to add Hamilton County schools to Tennesseeâs pilot education savings account program was approved by the Senate on Thursday and is scheduled to be… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School board reverses woke urinal ban after students protest(Daily Caller) â A New Hampshire school board reversed its ban on urinals a week after prohibiting them amid backlash from students, according to WMUR News. The Milford School Board… Read More
Culture, Public Education
âNeopronounsâ and âgender euphoriaâ: Colorado school district trained teachers on the âABCs of LGBTQIA+â(Daily Caller) â A Colorado school district taught teachers about deadnaming and gender euphoria in a teacher training titled the âABCs of LGBTQIA,â according to documents made public by Parents… Read More
Public Education
Alaska school board censors dad who objects to library book on âkinks, fantasies, and pornâAn Alaska father who objected to school books depicting anal sex and porn was silenced by the board during his public comment. Jay McDonald, a local school reform… Read More
Culture
Missouri doctor claims entire 5th grade group is transgender without meeting themA doctor at a Missouri transgender clinic advised a school that an entire 5th grade friend group is transgender, despite no personal knowledge of the students. After several… Read More