Culture, Public Education
Parents must “earn” the right to know their “kids’ identities” according to public school staff trainingA Wisconsin school district offered a staff training session that included a slide saying, “Remember, parents are not entitled to know their kids’… Read More
Christian Schools
Key West’s only Catholic school plans expansion to accommodate enrollment growth(reimaginED) – Jim Rigg likes to call the latest Catholic school enrollment trends “the Great Registration.” Modifying the catchphrase “the Great Resignation” about the large numbers of workers leaving their… Read More
Government, Public Education
Public school advocacy group goes after Kentucky lawmaker for supporting charter schools(The Center Square) – An organization that advocates for public school teachers and other employees said Monday it filed an ethics complaint against a northern Kentucky state lawmaker. The group claims… Read More
Public Education
Minneapolis students face longer days, stuck in school through June 24 after long union strike(The Center Square) – More than 29,000 Minneapolis kids can return to school Tuesday after striking teachers have canceled school for the 15th day. Members of the Minneapolis Federation of… Read More
Public Education
Kansas House passes needs assessment, other education reforms(The Sentinel) – For years many school districts across Kansas have likely ignored a state law requiring an annual building needs assessment designed to improve student achievement. If it becomes… Read More
Culture
Praise the Lord for the Good He Has Done | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for March 29“Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? You stretched out your right hand; the earth… Read More
Culture
Parental rights bill signed by Florida governor, while conservatives at Disney note a climate of political fearGov. Ron DeSantis Monday signed Florida’s historic parental-rights bill protecting kids in grades K-3 from sexual and gender instruction in schools. The bill has inspired mania… Read More
Government
South Carolina lawmakers must finish job of creating options for K-12 students(reimaginED) – Horse racing, teacher raises, and a budget flush with cash. South Carolina lawmakers have plenty to debate before the legislative session ends June 15. But parents hope legislators… Read More
Government
Louisiana legislature considers bills to expand educational options for parents(The Center Square ) – Louisiana lawmakers filed several bills for the 2022 legislative session that would give families more freedom in choosing a fitting educational plan for their children. Read More
Public Education
DeSantis signs bill requiring curriculum transparency(The Center Square) – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Friday that requires Florida school districts to be transparent in the selection of instructional materials, including library and… Read More
Culture
Jesus Is Our Sympathizer | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for March 28Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a… Read More
Culture
The Lord’s Love for a Wayward Bride | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for March 27“For thus says the Lord God: I will deal with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath in breaking the covenant, yet I will remember my… Read More
Culture
From the Domain of Darkness | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for March 26Then Satan stood against Israel and incited David to number Israel. So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Go, number Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, and… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
Hope wins: Leaning on God and one another, Hope College earns national championshipThe undefeated Hope College women’s team seemed well on its way to Division III basketball championships the past two years, before the COVID-19 pandemic cut those seasons short. Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian educationFaith Assembly of God church announces new Christian school – Faith Assembly of God in Texarkana, Arkansas announced a new Christian school set to launch in Fall 2022. Read More
Government
Open Enrollment bill narrowly approved in Kansas House(The Sentinel) – Kansas K-12 students will be able to transfer and attend any school district in the state, depending on capacity limitations, under a bill approved by the House. Read More
Government
Op-Ed: Georgia politicians reject educational freedom at their own perilTuesday, March 15, was a sad day for kids in Georgia. That’s the day when the Georgia Senate voted down a bill to create Promise Scholarships. Eight Republicans joined all… Read More
Public Education
Poll shows families support DC Opportunity Scholarship Program(reimaginED) – Sixty-six percent of voters support reauthorization of one of the founding programs of the school choice movement according to a new poll released by a Maryland-based custom research… Read More
Culture
Give God the Glory | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for March 25Then Satan stood against Israel and incited David to number Israel. So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Go, number Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, and… Read More
Public Education
School board doesn’t want to hear parent read illicit passage from a book in its own school libraryA concerned mother read the school board a sexually explicit excerpt from a book available in a Georgia school’s library, in order to… Read More