Legislation
Iowa House passes bill to change funding for Area Education Agencies(The Center Square) – The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill that changes how the state’s Area Education Agencies are funded amid accusations from some lawmakers that the legislation… Read More
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Tennessee House passes bill to restrict what flags can be displayed in public schoolsThe Tennessee House passed a bill on Monday that would ban LGBTQ and many other flags from public school classrooms, sending the measure to the Senate. Read More
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Mississippi only has 10 charter schools. This bill would pave the way for moreThe Mississippi Legislature is considering a bill to ease requirements for opening a charter school. Proposed by Rep. Jansen Owen, R-Poplarville, HB 1683 would make three… Read More
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Tennessee Legislature to begin ESA bill committee discussions(The Center Square) – Several versions of Tennessee’s universal education savings account bill will be heard in committee for the first time this week. House Bill… Read More
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Oklahoma bill imposes burden, threatens to defund virtual charter schoolsA bill introduced in the Oklahoma House seeks to impose more rigorous restrictions on virtual charter schools, threatening to remove state funding if such schools do not or cannot comply. Read More
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Dems’ New Hampshire bill would require all students, including those in private or home schools, to take state assessmentsLegislation introduced by three Democrats in the New Hampshire state House would require all public, private and home school students to take standardized statewide assessments. If passed, the requirement would… Read More
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WA Legislature passes bill giving state Superintendent final say in sex, gender and race curricula(The Center Square) – A bill that gives Washington state’s Superintendent of Public Instruction ultimate authority when it comes to school district materials on sex education and race- and gender-based teaching… Read More
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Alabama House conducts public hearing for education savings account bill(The Center Square) – A bill that would create an education savings account program in Alabama was rewritten in committee after a public hearing on Wednesday. The Ways and Means Education… Read More
Culture
Pro-life diaper company pushes Atlanta to ‘make more babies’ in massive billboard(The Daily Signal) – The Pro-life diaper company EveryLife is launching a campaign message Wednesday to those in Atlanta through a towering billboard that reads “Make… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma Supt. Ryan Walters, Rep. Mark McBride agree on literacy, parents’ rights, but clash on teaching traditional values in educationRyan Walters has only been the State Superintendent of Oklahoma for a year, but he’s already made a huge impact to the state’s public education system. The pro-parental rights conservative… Read More