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Former ‘teacher of the year’ facing 150-year sentence for allegedly grooming student(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A second victim has been identified in additional sexual misconduct charges against former 2022 San Diego “Teacher of the Year,” Jacqueline Ma, according to a… Read More
Public Education
‘We’re very optimistic’: Education reform advocate explains the path forward for school choice in KentuckyDespite having fallen behind the school choice wave, Kentucky education reform advocates are confident change is right around the corner. The Bluegrass State is one of just five states… Read More
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Missouri AG vows not to ‘let left-wing ideologues experiment on children,’ in lawsuit attacking state’s ban on trans treatments for kidsThe ACLU of Missouri and two other organizations filed a lawsuit this week challenging Missouri’s new law protecting minors from transgender treatments. Senate Bill 49, called the “Missouri Save Adolescents from… Read More
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Parent files lawsuit after school’s refusal to release message to students about a teacher’s gender changeA parent is suing a school district over a message the district allegedly wrote and read to students about a teacher’s gender change from male to female. The… Read More
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Christian preschool sues Colorado for program denial based on religious beliefsA Christian preschool is suing Colorado over having to surrender its religious beliefs to participate in the state’s universal preschool program. Busy Bees preschool, operated by the Darren Patterson Christian… Read More
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Religious freedom coalition urges Senate to reject judge nominee, citing her ‘opposition’ to First Amendment protections(The Daily Signal) – The Senate will vote soon on the controversial nomination of D.C. Judge Loren AliKhan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Senate Judiciary… Read More
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Court filings call for expedited schedule on LEARNS case(The Center Square) – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is asking the state Supreme Court to expedite briefings in a case challenging the emergency clause of the LEARNS Act. Griffin… Read More
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Federal court to hear case on forcing pro-life physicians to provide abortions in the ER(The Center Square) – The Biden administration recently appealed a case to the 5th Circuit arguing that emergency room doctors must perform abortions per the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. Read More
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Mom slapped with restraining order by PTA president suspected of harassmentThe president of a Utah school’s parent teacher association filed a restraining order against a mother whom she allegedly harassed. Jennifer Auwerda, the president of the PTA at Hillcrest Junior… Read More
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Judge blocks Indiana ban on minors’ access to hormones and puberty blockers, retains ban on cross-sex surgeriesA federal judge blocked key parts of a new Indiana law which would have prevented minors from legally accessing life-altering gender treatments such as puberty blockers and hormones. Republican Gov. Eric… Read More
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University of Delaware settles class-action suit over campus shutdownThe University of Delaware has agreed to pay over $6 million to settle a lawsuit over the 2020 campus shutdown that ended in person classes because of Covid-19. The settlement… Read More
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Minnesota backs off anti-Christian provision for colleges, for nowFollowing backlash and a lawsuit, a new law that would bar Christian colleges and universities in Minnesota from using statements of faith for student of certain courses won’t be immediately… Read More
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Arkansas Supreme Court orders school choice reform to go forwardThe Arkansas Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling preventing the implementation of the state’s new educational reform law. The LEARNS Act is a series of… Read More
Christian Schools
Oklahoma approves groundbreaking religious charter schoolOklahoma education officials approved the first-ever religious charter school on Monday, propelling school choice into unprecedented territory. The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted 3-2… Read More
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Lawsuit claims Colorado, Denver laws on ‘sidewalk counseling’ unconstitutional(The Center Square) – Colorado and the cities of Englewood and Denver face a lawsuit for a law and its enforcement regarding speech outside of abortion clinics. Wendy Faustin, assisted… Read More
Public Education
Florida teacher arrested again for sexual offenses with students, dubbed ‘threat to the community’A Florida teacher is being considered a “threat to the community” after being arrested for the second time since February for sexual relations with a student. Arin Hankerd was arrested… Read More
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Pence-affiliated policy org files brief in school lawsuit that inspired Florida parental rights lawA public policy non-profit founded by former Vice President Mike Pence has filed an amicus brief in support of a family appealing their case against a Florida school district’s attempt… Read More
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Four California churches win ‘significant victory’ against state’s abortion coverage mandateFour churches in California have won religious freedom lawsuits in two federal courts against the state’s abortion-coverage mandate. In rulings on the two lawsuits, the churches’ right to decline covering abortion… Read More
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Washington bar exam lifts mask mandate after newspaper reportBar exam takers will no longer be required to wear masks during the 12-hour test in Washington, D.C. after a flurry of negative coverage when a newspaper reported on the… Read More
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Mississippi AG files appeal over ACLU gripe of $10 million in COVID funds for private school grant programThe Mississippi Attorney General’s office filed an appeal last week in a lawsuit over $10 million in COVID funding that went to a private school grant program. Those funds amount to… Read More