Culture
Fractured court blocks vaccine-or-test requirement for large workplaces but green-lights vaccine mandate for health care workersWith COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations reaching a new record high as a result of the Omicron variant, the Supreme Court on Thursday put the Biden administrationâs vaccine-or-test mandate for large… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian preschool in California shut down for noncompliance, claims false allegationsPastor David Hoffman addresses the crowd, protesting the Cal. Social Services’ shut down of Foothills Christian Church Preschool. Foothills Christian Church Preschool in El Cajon, near San Diego, is battling… Read More
Christian Schools
3rd grade teacher goes viral with full-court shot, kids earn hot chocolate party (video)Kathleen Fitzpatrick, or Ms. Fitz as her students know her, made a deal with the kids on the playground of Holy Trinity School in Washington, D.C. just before… Read More
Public Education
Arizona joins 24-state coalition against Biden Head Start mandates(Elizabeth Troutman | The Center Square) â Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has joined 24 other states in filing a lawsuit against President Joe Bidenâs COVID-19 mask and vaccine… Read More
Legislation
Religious freedom proponents push back on Build Back Better Act childcare languageIn late October President Joe Biden announced the framework for his âBuild Back Betterâ legislation, which would cost taxpayers close to $5 trillion over the next decade. The… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools forcing all of its schools to adopt gender neutral bathroomsThe Chicago Public School system is now requiring its schools to adopt new signage to make their bathrooms âmore inclusiveâ. The requirement allows students to use the bathroom… Read More
Culture
Court leaves Texasâ six-week abortion ban in effect and narrows abortion providersâ challengeOn Friday, the court released opinions in the two Texas abortion cases heard in November. (Beechwood Photography via Flickr) Nearly six weeks after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments… Read More
Public Education
Alarming trend of teachersâ unions donating to dark money groups continuesThe 2022 midterm elections are less than a year away, and teachersâ unions are already posturing to influence the outcomes. According to new financial disclosures… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin Governor Evers vetoes classroom transparency proposal(Benjamin Yount | The Center Square) â Parents across Wisconsin will not get to see everything their kids are learning in school. Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed the so-called… Read More
Courts
Majority of court appears poised to roll back abortion rightsIt has been nearly 30 years since the Supreme Courtâs decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed the constitutional right to abortion that the court first recognized in… Read More
Public Education
Biden administration aims to rollback Trump-era effort to catalog teacher sex crimesLast Thursday, the Department of Education proposed changes to its data collection for this school year, including a rolling back of a Trump-era policy to collect data on teacher-on-student sexual… Read More
Public Education
High schooler suspended for sending a text to another classmate stating that there are only two gendersA New Hampshire teen was suspended from school and held out from a football game for sending a text message to another classmate stating that there are only… Read More
Legislation
Condoleeza Rice and Congressional School Choice Caucus meeting highlights importance of parent-led education in the USOn November 3, the Congressional School Choice Caucus met with former Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, for a conversation on education issues facing students and parents across the… Read More
Courts
Missouri attorney general sues Springfield Public Schools for Sunshine Law violations after request for documents related to critical race theoryMissouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit today against Springfield Public Schools for failing to properly respond to a public records request for documents related to critical… Read More
Public Education
White House and NSBA coordinated weeks before “domestic terrorist” letter, according to internal emailsMultiple sources have confirmed that the Biden Administration and Department of Justice coordinated with the National School Boards Association (NSBA) before it sent its highly-criticized… Read More
Culture
Three ways to get your children involved on Veterans DayFor non-military families, Veterans Day may not hold much significance. However, it is a significant holiday for everyone in the United States. As the U.S. Department of Veterans… Read More
Public Education
School board & other election results across the country highlight national concern over educationVoters throughout the nation made their voices heard last week as heated school board races dominated many local elections. Deciding issues in many races included… Read More
Public Education
Missouri School Boardsâ Association withdraws from the national organization after NSBA equated parentsâ concerns to âdomestic terrorismâ(Christian Rehder, The Heartlander) â The Missouri School Boardsâ Association (MSBA) withdrew from the National School Boards Association (NSBA) recently after the NSBA sent a letter to President Biden… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania, Missouri, & Ohio School Boards Associations leave national association, 22 states distance themselves from âdomestic terrorismâ language applied to parents(Updated 10/28) Last week, the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) voted to cancel its longtime membership with the National School Boards Association (NSBA). A week… Read More
Public Education
Middle school teacher endorses sexually graphic material in class of 11 and 12-year-oldsSummit Trail Middle School in Olathe, KS, recently received significant backlash when a 7th Grade teacher posted on social media that she was excited to add two controversial… Read More