Homeschools
Frustrated with public schools, more families in Washington state’s Key Peninsula are choosing to homeschoolHolly Baker homeschools her children in the Key Peninsula area of Washington State, which has seen significant growth in homeschooling since the COVID-19 pandemic. “I don’t particularly love the things… Read More
Public Education
Two Massachusetts teachers’ unions declare illegal strikesTwo local teachers’ unions have voted to strike, even though it’s harmful to students and illegal in Massachusetts. The Beverly Teachers Association (BTA) and the Union of Gloucester Educators (UCE)… Read More
Opinion
Supreme Court Justice Jackson’s family story makes powerful case for school choiceIn her new memoir Lovely One (Random House 2024), Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson shares the story, equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming, of her eldest daughter Talia’s struggle with… Read More
Public Education
Parental rights group condemns land acknowledgements that ‘teach children to hate America’A parental rights group is blasting public school districts nationwide for promoting leftist ideology through “stolen land acknowledgements.” Parents Defending Education (PDE) released a list of… Read More
Politics
Trump tells NBC securing border is first priority in ‘common sense’ mandateIn President-elect Donald Trump’s first interview with the mainstream press since the election, he said his victory represents a mandate to bring “common sense” back to the… Read More
Christian Schools
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promotes school choice at Christian microschoolTexas Gov. Greg Abbott just visited a minority-serving Christian school to discuss his plans for education freedom. “School choice is wanted by all demographic groups in the state of Texas,”… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin taxpayers approve costly school funding measures in several regions(The Center Square) – Many of the state’s 137 school funding referenda passed during Tuesday’s election, including more than $600 million for the Madison Metropolitan School District. A… Read More
Opinion
On Victims of Communism Memorial Day, here’s what parents, teachers should know(The Daily Signal) – November 7 is Victims of Communism Day, a day of remembrance that should be a regular part of K-12 school calendars. Legislators in a growing number of… Read More
Public Education
National school choice on the agenda following Trump’s big winSchool choice measures didn’t pass in three states Tuesday, but that may be irrelevant following Donald Trump’s election as president. Trump, who won a… Read More
Public Education
Oregon college official tells Trump voters to ‘jump off a f***ing bridge’An Oregon college administrator has been placed on leave after public outrage over his admonishment to Trump voters to kill themselves. Leonard Serrato is the assistant director of Fraternity and… Read More
Politics
2 Dems shift on trans issues following Trump winTwo House Democrats are changing their tune about transgender issues following President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive win Tuesday, calling out their party for not recognizing what most… Read More
Government
Australia to consider social media ban for kids under 16(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Thursday that he was proposing legislation banning social media for children under the age of 16. Under the legislation,… Read More
Public Education
Masked attackers target Jewish students on DePaul University campus(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Masked assailants injured two Jewish students in a targeted attack Wednesday afternoon on the campus of DePaul University in Chicago, according to an official. “I’m… Read More
Politics
Trump announces Susie Wiles as chief of staff(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that his 2024 campaign manager, Susie Wiles will be his chief of staff in his administration. Wiles, who led Trump’s… Read More
Opinion
Who’s raising the alarm over ‘regulations’ for failing public schools? (Part 2)Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part examination of calls for more regulation of homeschooling while so many public schools are failing students. Previously we explored how the… Read More
Public Education
Campaign against school choice effective in election, but families still want itSupport for school choice has skyrocketed across the nation in the last few years, but three school choice measures on Tuesday’s ballot failed to pass. Millions of dollars were spent… Read More
Politics
93% of college profs’ political donations went to Democrats in 2022A new analysis shows 9 in every 10 college professors who make political donations do so to Democrats. Education Freedom Institute’s (EFI) newest report compiled records… Read More
Public Education
There’s more to universal school choice than eligibility, expert saysThe school choice movement joyfully declared 2023 the “year of universal choice,” but more can be done to make choice truly universal. That’s according to EdChoice,… Read More
Politics
Clean sweep: 9 ballot integrity measures pass(The Washington Stand) – With unaddressed allegations of fraud dominating the months following the 2020 presidential election, Republicans made election integrity a major focus on Tuesday night. The Republican National Committee and… Read More
Government
School choice saves billions in tax dollars, new analysis showsA new analysis shows school choice programs save taxpayers significant money. EdChoice’s Fiscal Research & Education Center (FREC) released a new report analyzing 48 school choice… Read More