Public Education
Rhode Island public education system in âcrisis,â says public policy groupRhode Island public schools are in trouble according to a report citing drops in attendance and declining standardized test scores. On Thursday, public policy research organization Rhode Island… Read More
Culture
After backlash some hospitals and states hit the brakes on gender transitions while California doubles downProfitable âgender-affirmingâ procedures, including permanently disfiguring surgeries, have been aggressively marketed by some doctors and hospitals to gender dysphoric youth. After shocking marketing materials for such controversial “careâ… Read More
Public Education
Schools spending federal relief money on employee bonuses(The Center Square) â School districts across the country are spending federal COVID-19 relief money on bonuses to employees saying their employees earned it for their work during the pandemic. Read More
Legislation
Nearly 1,000 families applied, 350 accepted into Tennessee’s pilot educational savings account plan(The Center Square) â Tennessee has seen nearly 1,000 families apply and more than 350 have been accepted into the stateâs pilot educational savings account program. The… Read More
Public Education
School districtâs sex ed curriculum features âGenderbread Personâ to teach kids about being trans(Daily Caller) â A Rhode Island school district sexual education curriculum features a âgenderbread personâ to teach children about gender identity, according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller News… Read More
Culture
Fired physician assistant sues Michigan Health claiming termination over religious beliefs about gender(The Center Square) â A physician assistant who claims she was fired after seeking a religious exemption from referring patients for transgender care and using their preferred personal pronouns has… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Op-Ed: The DOJ and FBI only arrest pro-life advocates(The Center Square) â “Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.” â George Washington The city of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, is in the buckle of… Read More
Public Education
Some Fairfax parents celebrate VDOE transgender policy changes that respect parental authority(The Center Square) â New guidance from the Virginia Department of Education that will divert authority on transgender issues back to parents and require students to use bathrooms that correspond… Read More
Public Education
Michigan schools boost online, in-person security(The Center Square) â After a shooter killed four students at Oxford Community Schools in November 2021, Michigan schools are activating surveillance software and boosting security. OCS spent $145,122 on… Read More
Public Education
Contentious school board meeting over sexually explicit books ended by fire marshal, but was overcrowding the real reason?A large group of parents protesting sexually explicit books in the districtâs libraries prompted the fire marshal to suspend a Michigan school board meeting Monday. But was overcrowding the… Read More
Public Education
U.S. State Department pushes ‘gender transition’ for kids as states consider bans(The Center Square) â The U.S. State Departmentâs Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan has sparked controversy for including taxpayer-funded âgender transition careâ for employees and their… Read More
Public Education
Teacher pressures school employees to hide studentsâ gender transitions from parents(Daily Caller) â A teacher at a California high school is encouraging other educators to help hide studentsâ gender transitions from their parents, according to an email obtained by the… Read More
Legislation
Arizona and West Virginia now have robust school choice programs. Which state will be next?(reimaginED) â Arizona had only a few days as the only state with broadly available K-12 choice until the West Virginia Supreme Court had the Mountain State join the party. Read More
Culture
National youth program’s âThriving Modelâ is grounded in equity, CRT, and Marxism(The Sentinel) â In the spring of 2013, 4-H launched a nationwide program of youth development called the âThriving Model,â which appears grounded in equity, Marxism, and tenets of critical… Read More
Culture
Birth of the abortion industrial complex (part 7): The future of Abortion Inc.Protesters outside the U.S. Supreme Court on December 1, 2021. Credit: Rena Schild. License: Shutterstock. (Capital Research) â In March 2022 MSI joined a coalition of organizations demanding… Read More
Christian Schools, Legislation
Smithville becoming epicenter of the national school choice movement by way of the Stanley M. Herzog FoundationSMITHVILLE, Mo. â The Stanley M. Herzog Foundation has quickly become a national leader for school choice, hosting a stellar inaugural event at its new headquarters here Thursday evening, headlined… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Oct. 3-7)Memphis Christian school looking to expand â Evangelical Christian School of Memphis, TN is aiming to meet demands in Memphis for more Christian education by expanding its campuses. And… Read More
Legislation
WV Supreme Court overturns school choice ban(The Center Square) â A temporary injunction that blocked West Virginia from implementing a school choice program is no longer in effect, per a decision from the state Supreme Court… Read More
Public Education
Georgia’s graduation rate hits 84.1% as steady increase over past decade continues(The Center Square) â Georgia public high schools recorded a graduation rate increase in 2022, continuing a steady uptick over the past decade. On Thursday, state officials said the 84.1%… Read More
Public Education
WV gets nearly $2.9 million in federal money for education, job training(The Center Square) â West Virginia received nearly $2.9 million from the federal government to support education and job training programs through two grants from the U.S. Department of Labor. Read More