Public Education
Parents protest public school districtâs woke agenda: Private schools âspend less with better resultsâStrict masking policies may have first caught their attention, but now alert parents in one Missouri school district are protesting divisive, even partisan âequityâ curriculum, test questions and… Read More
Public Education
Virginia report: lower education standards, lockdowns caused decline in achievement(The Center Square) â A reduction in achievement standards, the COVID-19 school lockdowns and a lack of transparency have contributed to a decline in student achievement in Virginiaâs public education… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Genius move? NYC’s Black mayor bucks Progressives on the racial chessboard of ‘gifted’ education(The Center Square) â Mayor Eric Adamsâ plan to save accelerated education in New York City from progressive critics begins with students like Cassy Thimeâs daughter: a Black second-grader who… Read More
Culture
Oklahoma lawmakers pass bill opening up abortion providers to civil liability(The Center Square) – The Oklahoma Legislature passed a bill Thursday that would allow civil actions against any physician that performs an abortion. House Bill… Read More
Public Education
NCTQ: Teacher training in Kansas lacks math commitment(The Sentinel) â A nationwide study of 1,100 elementary teacher training programs, including 16 in Kansas, shows more than 20% fail to provide adequate instruction in math. The numbers are… Read More
Culture
LGBTQ event at church features a drag show for youth as young as 12Free meals and “a drag show from some of our local drag queens” is on offer at a church in Naples, Florida this weekend â for 12 to… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education: May 16-20Six seniors are part of the first graduating class at Creo Christian School in Wren, Mississippi. (via Facebook) Christian school plans multi-million dollar expansion â Cambridge… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
San Diego County liberals use public school to push pro-abortion agenda with resolutionShould a public school district declare itself âa champion and defenderâ of âreproductive freedomâ and affirm the âfundamental rightâ to abortion? Thatâs exactly what the San… Read More
Government
Former public school teacher offers advice for starting a microschool(reimaginED) â Amy Marotzâs decision to start a microschool began the way such decisions have begun for others: She became a parent. The former educator, who taught English at a… Read More
Government
Policy group wants Ohio to use ARPA money to fund students first(The Center Square) â An Ohio policy group believes the state should use federal funds to expand private school options for students and parents and increase money used for after-school programs… Read More
Government
Virginia lab school bill still being debated, for-profit provision among disagreements(The Center Square) â Virginia legislation to create K-12 laboratory schools is still being debated by House and Senate lawmakers with one of the primary disputes being whether the state… Read More
Government
Tennessee Supreme Court rules in favor of education savings account program(The Center Square) â Tennessee’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that an education savings account program passed by the General Assembly in 2019 was constitutional. The program,… Read More
Culture
Justice Thomas: ‘We are in danger of destroying the institutions … required for a free society’(The Center Square) â Itâs been two weeks and thereâs still no word on who leaked the U.S. Supreme Court draft brief indicating that the court was set to overturn… Read More
Culture
Judge stops Biden admin mandates forcing employers to pay for, perform transgender medical procedures despite religious objectionsThe Biden administration cannot force religious employers and healthcare providers to pay for and provide transgender medical procedures and treatments that go against deeply held religious beliefs â… Read More
Government
A parentâs story: How education savings accounts are changing lives in our family(reimaginED) â When our son Thomas was about to move to first grade, his teacher told us he should repeat kindergarten. Being a teacher myself, and trusting the education system,… Read More
Public Education
Olathe rewards superintendent Yeager for DEI, not academic improvement(The Sentinel) â USD 233 Olathe Superintendent Dr. Brent Yeager can earn a $25,000 annual bonus for implementing the school boardâs diversity and other objectives, but not for improving the… Read More
Public Education
New research unpacks Michiganâs proposed education savings account program(reimaginED) â Michiganâs tax-credit-funded education savings account program could save state and local governments as much as $386 million a year, according to new research from the Mackinac Center… Read More
Culture
Louisiana Supreme Court dismisses criminal charges against pastor for defying COVID-19 restrictions(The Center Square) â The Louisiana Supreme Court has dismissed criminal charges against a pastor who defied Gov. John Bel Edwardsâ coronavirus restrictions in 2020. The high courtâs 5-2 ruling… Read More
Culture
Flight attendants sue Alaska Airlines alleging religious discrimination(The Center Square) â A pair of flight attendants are suing Alaska Airlines, claiming they were discriminated against because of their religious beliefs when they were fired. The controversy began… Read More
Public Education
Pritzker signs ‘Too Young to Test’ bill into law(The Center Square) â Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a measure that prohibits the Illinois State Board of Education from requiring students in pre-kindergarten through second grade to take… Read More