Culture
Parents fight elite high school’s shift away from merit to diversity-minded lottery system(Daily Caller) â Philadelphia parents are pushing back against a prestigious high schoolâs lottery admissions system aimed at increasing diversity among students, according to The Wall Street Journal. In the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Elected leadersâ concerns about early-age sexual indoctrination in Leavenworth elementary school is unwelcome, brings call to resignAs a conservative, Pat Proctor never did feel welcome at Leavenworthâs David Brewer Elementary School in Kansas. Itâs only gotten worse now. After they blew the whistle on pro-LGBTQ student… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Virginiaâs teachersâ union sneaks CRT, Marxism into classrooms despite banThe Virginia Education Association is finding ways to introduce Critical Race Theory (CRT) materials into classrooms, despite a statewide ban. In February, as a part of its Black… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Hobbs vetoes Arizona CRT ban(The Center Square) â Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have banned critical race theory instruction in public schools. The legislation would have fined schools up to $5,000… Read More
Public Education
Kansas among states lagging in civics instruction(The Sentinel) â Mar. 6-10 is designated as National Civic Learning Week. But a 50-state survey of curriculum and legislative initiatives shows Kansas lagging behind in dedication to teaching civics, defined by … Read More
Culture
Alaska governor touts education bill requiring parental permission for sex ed and gender changes(Daily Caller) â Republican Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a bill on Tuesday that would require schools to obtain parental permission for sexual education classes or any discussion regarding gender… Read More
Culture, Public Education
DeSantis targets media hypocrisy over its âbook banâ allegationsDisputing the mediaâs claims that he wants to âbanâ books, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave a video presentation of specific examples of the books being removed from schools. Then,… Read More
Government
Two school choice bills pass committee, head to Missouri Senate floorTwo bills to expand school choice in Missouri passed out of the Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development on Tuesday. SB 360, sponsored by Sen. Read More
Courts, Public Education
NY teacher âmanipulatedâ 5th-grader into gender change, caused âsuicidal ideation,â lawsuit claimsA New York teacher allegedly coerced a fifth-grade student into a gender transition without the parentsâ knowledge, making the child suicidal, according to a lawsuit filed in January. Read More
Culture
Columbia University ditches standardized testing requirements for admissions(Daily Caller) â Columbia University in New York City is no longer requiring undergraduate applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores to gain admission to the Ivy League school. Read More