Culture
Residents angry, defiant after this small Kansas town orders âIn God We Trustâ taken off police carsThereâs been a run on âIn God We Trustâ car decals this week in the Haven, Kansas area, in defiance of the city councilâs vote Monday to remove the slogan… Read More
Public Education
Whistleblower: School parents really were targeted as terrorists by FBI after Biden directiveAre concerned parents really being treated as âdomestic terroristsâ? It seems unimaginable, but apparently some are. Moms and dads of schoolchildren, in nearly every region of… Read More
Culture
DeSantis launches National Police Week to honor those in blue(The Center Square) â Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a proclamation declaring the week of May 11-17 as National Police Week. Heâs expanded on a tradition begun by former… Read More
Public Education
Virginia lab school proposal still in limbo amid budget negotiations(The Center Square) â A proposal to establish university-run schools in Virginia, known as lab schools, is still in limbo while lawmakers debate the specifics of their next biennium budget. Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania funding for education up 40% since 2000(The Center Square) â Though the Pennsylvania Department of Education is fighting a lawsuit over whether it adequately funds low-wealth school districts, the broader picture of education spending in… Read More
Public Education
Teachers union urges Washington Supreme Court to uphold capital gains tax(The Center Square) â The Washington Education Association has filed a brief with the state Supreme Court that calls for opening the door to the imposition of… Read More
Homeschools
Actor Kirk Cameron to release a film touting homeschooling in AmericaHas public education turned into Public Enemy No. 1? Actor Kirk Cameron thinks so, anyway. âItâs time for a Homeschool Awakening,â Cameron writes. Read More
Government
South Carolina House approves amended educational savings account program(The Center Square) â The South Carolina House amended and passed a bill that would create a pilot educational savings account program in the state. The amendment alters… Read More
Culture
Study shows university diversity, equity and inclusion programs ineffective, overstaffed(The Center Square) â The promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, on college campuses has become a big focus in academia, but a study says many of the… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school board approves anti-CRT resolution, delays vote on sex ed proposalA school board in Virginia approved a resolution banning Critical Race Theory but delayed a vote on a separate resolution addressing parental consent on sexual education and content. Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
Oregon law puts tampons in boys’ public school bathrooms, and more students into private schoolsOregonâs “Menstrual Dignity Act,” which will put tampons in even boysâ bathrooms this fall, is just one part of a “radical leftist agendaâ thatâs fueling an exodus from… Read More
Government
Louisiana Senate passes Reading Education Savings Account program bill(The Center Square) â A bill to create a Reading Education Savings Account Program for struggling students cleared the Louisiana Senate. Lawmakers approved Senate Bill 203, sponsored… Read More
Public Education
Ohio mom prevails in free speech case over local school board(The Sentinel) â An Ohio mother filed a free speech lawsuit in federal court against her school board after being ordered to âzip itâ by the boardâs presiding officer. In… Read More
Public Education
Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard wins partial victory in pronoun lawsuit(The Sentinel) â Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard has won an initial victory in her lawsuit against her school districtâs pronoun policy. On Tuesday, a federal judge issued a… Read More
Christian Schools
Viewpoint diversity, so rare at other universities, is par for the course at Pepperdineâs School of Public PolicyMany college graduates say they were basically forced to regurgitate their professorsâ political views in essays and tests. Not at Pepperdine University. âWe have… Read More
Public Education
Texas school may have illegally pushed vote on billion-dollar school bond, revealing common problems with how bond issues workA Texas public school district is under investigation for what Gov. Greg Abbott calls a âlikely crimeâ â school bond electioneering. School officials may have pressured… Read More
Government
Massachusetts committee reviewing education bills promoting school choice, transparency(The Center Square) â Education-related bills pertaining to school choice, curriculum transparency and student representation are under review within a Massachusetts legislative committee. The stateâs Joint Committee on Education took… Read More
Public Education
Detroit schools, teachers’ union clash over mask policy(The Center Square) â About 53,406 kids attending Detroit Public Schools Community District still must wear a mask through the end of the regular school year because… Read More
Public Education
Study: Remote learning a ‘primary driver’ of widening achievement gaps(The Center Square) â A new working paper analyzed testing data from 2.1 million students in 49 states plus D.C. and found that âremote instruction was a… Read More
Public Education
Missouri AG to investigate Missouri school districts over invasive student surveys, and the harvesting of the resultsProbing personal surveys discovered in at least one Missouri school district ask young students about their racial and gender identities, as well as their political preferences and views… Read More