Courts
YAF to take legal action against UCLA for canceling a pro-Israel eventA conservative organization plans to sue a California university, alleging its First Amendment rights were violated when the school canceled its pro-Israel event at the last minute. The University of… Read More
Public Education
These state groups are redefining what it means to be a school board member(Chalkboard News) â As school board candidates run and win on more conservative-leaning platforms promising public school reforms, alternatives to traditional school board member associations have launched in states like… Read More
Public Education
Missouri high school faces scrutiny over gender ideology survey(The Daily Signal) â A Missouri high school instructed students in a health class to complete a survey asking if they understood âthe difference between sex assigned at birth and gender.â… Read More
Public Education
State audit finds questionable spending by Florida school district(The Center Square) â A recent Marion County School District audit uncovered several issues, including millions of dollars in questionable costs. The Florida Auditor General found that the district, despite… Read More
Public Education
San Diego school hosts drag queen and LGBT-activist theatre group promoting legal name changes for trans studentsA San Diego public school is under fire for allegedly hiring a drag queen activist and encouraging students to legally change their names and pronouns at an event. Libs of… Read More
Culture
In COVID-19 oversight, House Republicans deliver a win for accountability(The Daily Signal) â Better late than never. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the giant federal agency housing the National Institutes of Health, just suspended a New… Read More
Culture
Biden Education Department shared activistsâ memo on mobilizing dem-leaning voters(The Daily Signal) â Biden administration officials circulated and discussed a memo authored by a coalition of liberal groups aimed at getting more college students to participate in elections as… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: The leftâs insane hatred of America peaked right before Memorial Day(Daily Caller News Foundation) â While everyday Americans were preparing to celebrate Memorial Day with patriotism and somber remembrance of our heroic veterans, the left was once again revealing their… Read More
Public Education
Mississippi school district upholds dress code policy based on biological sex amid federal complaintA Mississippi school districtâs decision to enforce its dress code, which requires students to dress according to their biological sex, has led to a federal complaint from a district mother. Read More
Public Education
Arizona teacher retires at 35, citing studentsâ addiction to their phonesA teacher in the Tucson Unified School District told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) heâs retiring, frustrated by students who are unmotivated and simply play on… Read More
Culture
‘Antiracist’ education should start before age 3, says author who popularized term(The Center Square) â Notable author and outspoken scholar Ibram X. Kendi told educators and others in a taxpayer funded equity webinar Thursday that influencing school systems offers a âbigger… Read More
Courts
Fauci âcould be indictedâ for destruction of records, says US senator(The Daily Signal) â Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, contends there are grounds to prosecute Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the COVID-19 pandemic in America, based on congressional testimony from… Read More
Homeschools
Nonprofit monitoring Title IX court cases that could affect private, homeschools in certain statesAs an increasing number of states are suing the Biden administration for revising Title IX law, a homeschool nonprofit is monitoring the situation. âA federal court… Read More
Public Education
‘Teachers are tired of being a piggy bankâ: Florida educators will vote for new representationThe battle between rival teachersâ unions is heating up in Florida, where local educators will have the final say. Floridaâs Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) announced on May 14 that… Read More
Public Education
Colorado school district reaches settlement on translation services for students(The Center Square) â A Colorado school district will take actions to overcome language barriers with non-English speaking students and parents under a settlement reached with the Department of Justice. Read More
Government
Illinois House passes bill to addresses rise in AI-generated nude photos of students(The Center Square) â Illinois lawmakers are addressing a growing form of cyberbullying in schools involving artificial intelligence. The House passed House Bill 299 that would amend the Illinois… Read More
Public Education
Ohio school board member resigns over colleagues’ fealty to administrators; experts say itâs a nationwide problemÂA Ohio school board member has resigned out of frustration with the districtâs policies and curriculum â as well as with her colleaguesâ apparent unwillingness to stand up to them. Read More
Culture
Missouri, nation mourn missionaries killed by gang in Haiti as Hawley scolds âweakâ Biden for deathsOfficials across the country are mourning the loss of two Missouri missionaries in Haiti, a husband-and-wife pair who were killed by one of many armed gangs that has pushed the… Read More
Opinion
If school choice is âwelfare for the wealthy,â then so are public schools ÂDespite being one of the first states to pass universal school choice, Arizona has faced a tough battle to keep it. Bolstered by an antagonistic Gov. Katie Hobbs, the education… Read More
Public Education
âDo as I say, not as I doâ: What do public school teachers know that parents donât?ÂOn their face, public school teachers and members of Congress donât have much in common. But they share at least one surprising characteristic. Both send their children to private schools… Read More