Government
NC governor requests more money for juvenile justice system via veto(The Center Square) â With less than two weeks to the deadline for state budget adjustments, North Carolinaâs governor sent another fiscal request at closing time Friday using his veto… Read More
Public Education
School choice is a civil rights issue, says Condoleezza Rice ÂCondoleezza Rice was once the highest-ranking woman in the U.S. government. Now, the issue closest to her heart is one often left out of the national conversation: school choice. In… Read More
Opinion
Kansas school district deceives school board and parents about reading proficiency(The Sentinel) â According to the Lawrence Journal-World, USD 497 Chief Academic Officer Patrick Kelly announced at the June 10 board meeting that the Lawrence, Kansas district… Read More
Government
Cruz announces bill to crack down on âdeepfakeâ revenge porn(The Daily Signal) â A bipartisan group of 13 senators unveiled legislation Tuesday to protect victims of digitally altered ârevenge pornography.â Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., are… Read More
Culture
Report: Nevada years away from COVID recovery in economy, education(The Center Square) â A newly released report from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (NV DHHS) said it may take a long time to recover from the economic, education and behavioral health impacts… Read More
Culture
Biden announces widespread amnesty plan for illegal immigrants(The Center Square ) â President Joe Biden announced a new plan on Tuesday that will fast track a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals whoâve… Read More
Culture
Catholic college president condemns cancel culture after Harrison Butkerâs speechThe mission of Catholic higher education, which goes back centuries, fundamentally opposes cancel culture. Thatâs according to President Stephen Minnis of Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, where Chiefs kicker Harrison… Read More
Government
Pennsylvaniaâs education reform legislative recap(The Center Square) â Both legislative chambers left town this week after advancing sweeping educational reforms likely to wind up â in some form â woven into the state budget… Read More
Public Education
California school board formally opposes Biden adminâs Title IX gender push with resolutionA California public school board has voted in favor of a resolution opposing the Biden administrationâs reinterpretation of Title IX, which redefines biological sex to include gender identity. Chino Valley… Read More
Opinion
Pro-life physicians prepare to counter misleading medicalization of induced abortions(The Daily Signal) â After seven statewide wins in the past two years and not a single loss, pro-abortion activists are advancing constitutional amendments in another 13 states this… Read More
Courts
Suspect arrested in college arson attacks described as ‘retaliation’ by pro-Palestine group(Daily Caller New Foundation) â Casey Robert Goonan, a 34-year-old man, was arrested Monday in connection to a series of firebombing incidents that occurred at the University of California, Berkeley,… Read More
Courts
Appeals court: Biden admin failed to follow proper procedures in Title IX gender identity guidanceA U.S. appeals court upheld a previous ruling blocking the Biden education departmentâs threat to withhold funding from schools that donât follow its progressive Title IX guidance on gender identity. … Read More
Government
Critics question whether mandated relaxation will raise outcomes in Illinois schools(The Center Square) â The governor is expected to sign Senate Bill 2872, which mandates schools to provide relaxation activities for Illinois students. Opponents argue the students’ academic performance is… Read More
Courts
No contempt for reporter who published writings of Nashville school shooter(The Center Square) â Tennessee Star Editor Michael Patrick Leahy was in court Monday in a records case over the Nashville Covenant School shooterâs journals but was not held in… Read More
Culture
Oral arguments heard in religious liberty case of Catholic school(The Daily Signal) â A Catholic schoolâs ability to operate in accord with its faith is in jeopardy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit heard… Read More
Public Education
Clashing goals of teachers, administrators causing exodus, former educator warnsMany teachers are leaving their profession not because of low salaries or barriers to hiring, but due to increasingly diverging missions between administrators and educators, argues a former public-school teacher. Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee parents launch âlong overdueâ recall campaign against school boardAngry Milwaukee Public Schools residents are launching a recall campaign against their school board for mismanaging the district and ignoring community concerns. The group, Recall MPS School Board Collaborative,… Read More
Culture
US surgeon general calls for social media warning labels, echoing conservative book concernsHealth warnings for kids should be affixed to social media platforms, just as was done with tobacco products, says the U.S. Surgeon General. In a new essay published by The… Read More
Courts
California charter school files lawsuit against school districtA California school district is being sued for allegedly trying to force a charter school to close its doors. North Oakland Community Charter School (NOCCS) filed its… Read More
Public Education
âEnough is enoughâ: Wyoming parents rail against school district over extreme violence, lack of rule enforcementWyoming parents are blaming their school district for inaction for a steep rise in violence after two students were murdered in unrelated incidents off campus. The parent coalition â… Read More