Public Education
Charter schools deserve support, not sabotage(reimaginED) â Last month, the Wall Street Journal broke news about new charter school criteria proposed by the Biden administration that would sabotage the $440 million federal Charter… Read More
Public Education
School choice op-ed: Donât “control your soulâs desire for chaos”(reimaginED) â Videos have surfaced recently of starving residents of Shanghai screaming in the night a week into an incredibly misguided COVID-19 lockdown that has imprisoned Chinese citizens in… Read More
Christian Schools
To leaders who want to raise more moneyThe numbers donât lie, and you are still in shock. You just received your year-to-date budget reports and only a few weeks are left in your… Read More
Culture
High school football coach who prayed at midfield gets warm reception from some justicesPaul Clement argues on behalf of former high school football coach Joseph Kennedy. (Art Lien) (SCOTUSblog) â During nearly two hours of oral argument on Monday, a majority of… Read More
Government
Louisiana Senate committee clears bill that could end income reporting for merit-based scholarship(The Center Square) â A bill to eliminate reporting of family income for Louisianaâs merit-based scholarship program has cleared the Senate Committee on Education. Committee members voted unanimously to approve… Read More
Culture, Government, Public Education
Parents, local education officials push back against Illinois’ public school policiesShannon Adcock, Awake IL President, at the State Board of Education meeting on April 20 (via twitter). (The Center Square) â In what could be a top… Read More
Public Education
State colleges look to expand high school programs to boost sagging enrollmentLike their counterparts nationally, many of Floridaâs locally governed public colleges experienced enrollment declines before the pandemic that only grew steeper after its onset. Also like their counterparts, these post-secondary schools,… Read More
Government
DeSantis signs four bills, prompting lawsuits against two of them(The Center Square) â At the close of a controversial, three-day special legislative session, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed four bills into law. Two lawsuits were filed on Friday… Read More
Public Education
Group of attorneys general asking U.S. Supreme Court to halt elite schoolâs âracial balancingâ admissions policyThe Virginia attorney general is now leading a cadre of 16 AGs from across the country aiming to strike down what he says… Read More
Culture
In the case of the praying football coach, both sides invoke religious freedom(SCOTUSblog) â Joseph Kennedy had never coached football when Bremerton High School, a public school near Seattle, Washington, hired him in 2008. He was too small to play in high… Read More
Culture
Will more Americans turn agnostic on the gospel of Disney?(Religion Unplugged) â Mickey Mouse finds himself squarely in the crosshairs of the culture wars and the dangerous position may cause more Americans to abandon faith in Disney. Read More
Public Education
Court blocks public access to Loudoun County sexual assault review(The Center Square) â The Loudoun County Public School Board will not have to release any information concerning an independent review about how the school system handled two sexual assaults… Read More
Culture
Parents’ Bill of Rights proposed by North Carolina policy group(The Center Square) â A North Carolina think tank is proposing a Parents’ Bill of Rights to give parents more authority in their children’s education. The proposal, released… Read More
Public Education
Ohioâs universal pre-K proposal receives mixed reviews(The Center Square) â A group of Ohio economists believes a statewide universal pre-kindergarten program would boost the state’s economy and be important as a workforce development aide, according… Read More
Culture
âAfter School Satan Clubâ soundly rejected by Pennsylvania district, but court battle may lie aheadParents show up in full force to a district board meeting about the After School Satan Club. A proposed âAfter School Satan Clubâ was overwhelmingly rejected… Read More
Government
Florida Senate passes bill that would strip Disney of its self-rule status(The Center Square) â The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a measure that would strip Walt Disney Company of its self-governing status in the state. The Senate voted 23-16… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana bill requiring athletes to compete according to biological sex passes Senate(The Center Square) â Legislation to require transgender student athletes to compete on teams that correspond to their biological gender gained approval by the Senate with little opposition. The Senate… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents question continued masking in Hawaii schools(The Center Square) â A decision by the interim superintendent for the Hawaii State Department of Education to continue masking in Hawaii schools until the end of the year… Read More
Culture, Government
Independent Womenâs Forum launches Education Freedom CenterVirginia “Ginny” Gentles (2nd from left), with other school choice advocates celebrating the new center (via Twitter). The respected Independent Womenâs Forum has launched a… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Yes, school choice works in rural areas(reimaginED) â For school choice opponents across America who say school choice canât work in rural areas, say hi to Hope Rural School! Hope Rural School is a PreK-5… Read More