Culture
Gov. DeSantis and first lady address kids’ mental health in Florida initiativeLast year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife, first lady Casey DeSantis, launched an initiative to help children negatively impacted by the pandemic. The program,… Read More
Public Education
Kansas transparency bill would require teaching materials to be posted onlineKansas lawmakers rocked the state’s education establishment this past week with a bill that requires all teaching materials to be posted online. SB 393… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana lawmaker wants to require schools to post class materials online(The Center Square) – At least one Louisiana lawmaker wants to give parents a better understanding of what their children are learning in school. State Rep. Lance Harris, R-Alexandria, has… Read More
Legislation
The little micro-school that couldLEESBURG, Fla. – When the time came to begin sketching out plans for her own little school, Nikki Duslak sat in her breakfast nook at 2 a.m. with a notepad,… Read More
Public Education
Teacher reveals radical “woke” curricula and training, hidden from the publicVideo recorded by a concerned California public school teacher reveals alarming training resources and curricula that include racially charged messages, promote Black Lives Matter and “LGBTQIA+” activism, and… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
State-run pre-K programs may cause long-term harm, studies concludeAs political rhetoric heats up over government-funded pre-K programs, studies suggest that pushing academics too early on children can create unintended long-term consequences. While children from… Read More
Legislation
Senate bill would establish school choice program in Alabama(Brent Addleman | The Center Square) – A bill circulating the Alabama Senate would establish a school choice program in the state. Senate Bill 140, sponsored by… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
Senate Republicans announce ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ in Minnesota(Scott McClallen | The Center Square) – Four Senate Republicans announced bills they called the “Parent’s Bill of Rights.” In a morning press conference, Sens. Justin… Read More
Culture
C.S. Lewis and John Taylor Gatto: Intellectual giants who foretold today’s crises in educationAlthough C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) and John Taylor Gatto (1935-2018) lived at different times and places, both found many of the same flaws in the education systems of their… Read More
Public Education
Op-Ed: Time for greater accountability in education(John Hendrickson & Heather Curry | The Center Square) – Parents across Iowa are demanding greater accountability from public schools. The COVID-19 pandemic, along with current social and political movements, has… Read More