Public Education
Kansas school district rejects parents’ concerns over inappropriate library books(The Sentinel) – The USD 450 Shawnee Heights school district has twice rejected parents’ concern that their children are exposed to pornography and other objectionable content in four library books. … Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas Senate passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’(The Sentinel) – The “Parents Bill of Rights” and school curriculum transparency legislation passed the Kansas Senate Tuesday 24-15. However the bill – SB496 – fell… Read More
Public Education
Virginia Education Department reviewing how Loudoun County handled sexual assault(The Center Square) – The Virginia Department of Education is reviewing an accusation that Loudoun County Superintendent Scott Ziegler purposefully misled the public by failing to disclose information about a… Read More
Public Education
Public shaming is being used in training sessions to coerce teachers to use students’ preferred pronounsSchool staff training never grabbed headlines before. But when staff members compare training sessions to a cult experience, it’s bound to raise a few eyebrows. A… Read More
Culture
Rich Towards God | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for March 24And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to… Read More
Government
Missouri bill would let students graduate early and use their school funds for college(The Center Square) – Students graduating early from high school and advancing to a postsecondary institution would receive 90% of the funding spent on them by their school district… Read More
Public Education
Elementary students told to keep LGBTQIA+ discussions hidden from parents, contrary to lawA Texas school district is celebrating its own “Pride Week,” including small group activities that students – from pre-K through 5th grade – have been told to keep… Read More
Public Education
Utah lawmakers plan to override governor’s veto of transgender athlete bill(The Center Square) – Utah lawmakers are returning to Salt Lake City on Friday to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of a bill that would completely ban transgender athletes from… Read More
Public Education
Michigan parents demand resignation of school board and administrators(The Center Square) – A group of parents in Rochester, Mich., are demanding a dramatic change in school leadership. Parents expressed their anger at Rochester Community Public Schools administrators and… Read More
Public Education
DeSantis signs financial literacy bill into law(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law requiring high school students to take a financial literacy course as a graduation requirement. SB 1054, filed… Read More
Public Education
Suburban property values can surge along with student opportunity(reimaginED) – I’ve heard that advocates of open enrollment reform are encountering opponents who claim that if you allow open enrollment, then suburban property values will go down. Scottsdale, Arizona… Read More
Public Education
Teacher unions lose the ‘drain resources’ argument(reimaginED) – School choice opponents like the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers often argue that vouchers, education savings accounts, and other parent-centered reforms would “drain… Read More
Culture
Don’t Take Matters Into Your Own Hands | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for March 23Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock?”… Read More
Public Education
29,000 Minneapolis kids without school for 10th day as teachers strike(The Center Square) – First, COVID-19 disrupted classes in 2020, and now it’s teachers keeping kids out of class in 2022. More than 29,000 Minneapolis students couldn’t attend class Monday as… Read More
Government
Support for school choice and parents’ involvement in education is high in latest pollHow do Americans feel about school choice? Strongly supportive, according to a new poll by the American Federation for Children and Invest in Education. According to… Read More
Culture
Choosing God over college basketball: Why one top player quit her teamWhen Leah Church got into the University of North Carolina (UNC), she cried. Her mom cried. Her sister cried. It was her dream school, and she hadn’t even applied. Church… Read More
Government, Homeschools
From homesteading to homeschooling: How one northeast Missouri family is blazing its own trailShannon Slee may not have known she would end up being a homeschooling, homesteading mom of five children – but she did know that her family someday would… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Making Christian classical education accessible to all(reimaginED) – Kevin Clark is a fellow at The Society for Classical Learning. He’s co-author of an influential book about Christian classical education. For 15 years, he taught… Read More
Public Education
Tennessee Senate modifies higher ed ‘divisive concepts’ bill, sends it back to House(The Center Square) – The Tennessee Senate has approved a bill that would prevent public higher education students and employees from being required to conform to “divisive concepts” or be… Read More
Public Education
The impact of the 2022 Florida legislative session on public education(reimaginED) – On this episode, Step Up For Students President Doug Tuthill and Legislative Affairs Manager Alexis Laroe discuss the changes coming to education choice programs in Florida following the… Read More