Public Education
Public shaming is being used in training sessions to coerce teachers to use students’ preferred pronounsSchool staff training never grabbed headlines before. But when staff members compare training sessions to a cult experience, it’s bound to raise a few eyebrows. A… Read More
Public Education
Elementary students told to keep LGBTQIA+ discussions hidden from parents, contrary to lawA Texas school district is celebrating its own “Pride Week,” including small group activities that students – from pre-K through 5th grade – have been told to keep… Read More
Public Education
Teacher unions lose the ‘drain resources’ argument(reimaginED) – School choice opponents like the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers often argue that vouchers, education savings accounts, and other parent-centered reforms would “drain… Read More
Legislation
Support for school choice and parents’ involvement in education is high in latest pollHow do Americans feel about school choice? Strongly supportive, according to a new poll by the American Federation for Children and Invest in Education. According to… Read More
Public Education
The impact of the 2022 Florida legislative session on public education(reimaginED) – On this episode, Step Up For Students President Doug Tuthill and Legislative Affairs Manager Alexis Laroe discuss the changes coming to education choice programs in Florida following the… Read More
Public Education
Teacher’s union Ukraine gaffe ‘free advertising for school choice’The second-largest teachers’ union in America posted a tweet in support of Ukraine, but the gesture fell flat as critics pointed out the photos they shared completely botched… Read More
Public Education
Oregon’s woke curriculum revisions include all students, even kindergartenersOregon has set new curriculum guidelines that include making kindergarteners understand their “identity” and focusing on other issues related to race, gender and religion. The revised… Read More
Legislation
Ballot initiative would expand Colorado’s open records law to include school curriculum(The Center Square) – Colorado voters could get a chance to decide if school curriculum should be available to the public under the state’s open records law if a recently-filed… Read More
Culture
More than 20 states back South Carolina in fetal heartbeat bill appeal(The Center Square) – Twenty-one states filed a brief in support of South Carolina’s call for a Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals review of the state’s Fetal… Read More
Legislation
School choice offers hope to Oklahoma students, families(reimaginED) – Oklahoma parent Kelly Shank says that if her youngest son had anything to say about it, he would not socialize at all. Now in sixth grade, her son… Read More
Public Education
South Florida mom shares how school choice scholarship offered haven to bullied daughter(reimaginED) – On this episode, reimaginED Senior Writer Lisa Buie talks with Cherie Sanders, mother of a thriving eighth-grader at a faith-based school in the Fort Lauderdale area. Sanders’ daughter… Read More
Public Education
Despite new guidance, Biden admin still requiring toddlers in Head Start to remain maskedEnd the federal mask mandate for the Head Start program. That’s the message congressional Republicans are sending to the Biden administration. New York Rep. Elise Stefanik… Read More
Public Education
Teachers union strike in Minneapolis enters second week as potential ‘make up days’ accumulateHundreds of Minneapolis teachers union members are on strike for a second week, demanding better wages, reduced class sizes and mental health support. And teachers are threatening to… Read More
Public Education
Georgia Senate approves bill to ban teaching ‘divisive concepts’(The Center Square) – Georgia teachers would be banned from teaching “divisive concepts” in the classroom under legislation passed by the Georgia Senate. Senators voted, 34-20, in favor of… Read More
Public Education
Op-Ed: Teacher union bosses’ monopoly powers are putting South Dakota schools at risk(The Center Square) – Today, more than 30 states have laws on the books empowering government union bosses to speak for all employees in a unionized school, even those who… Read More
Legislation
Michigan advocates seek constitutional remedy for governor’s veto on education choice bills(reimaginED) – Two vetoed bills that would empower education-minded families for the first time in Michigan’s history are getting another chance to become law, thanks to a provision in the… Read More
Legislation
New study shows intriguing results in education savings account use to support learning(reimaginED) – The longer parents utilize education savings accounts, the more comfortable they become using scholarship funds on curriculum, tutoring and educational services, a new research paper finds. Rural families… Read More
Public Education
Virginia prohibition on school mask mandates to be determined by courts(The Center Square) – A new Virginia law prohibits school divisions from enforcing face mask mandates, but at least one school district and some parents are suing the commonwealth to… Read More
Culture
Parental rights bills sail through Wisconsin Senate, face headwinds on governor’s desk(The Center Square) – Protection of parental rights and other education reforms are the focus of several bills passed by the Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday. The Empowering Parents K-12 Education… Read More
Legislation
DeSantis fires back at reporter on education bill that would prevent teaching sexuality to 5-7 year-oldsGov. Ron DeSantis of Florida fired back at a reporter questioning Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, which passed the Florida Senate with a 22-17 vote on Tuesday. Read More