Culture
Iowa will appeal district courtâs decision to not dismiss permanent injunction on six-week abortion ban(The Center Square) â Polk County District Court denied the State of Iowaâs motion to dismiss the permanent injunction on a 2018 law banning most abortions at around six weeks. Read More
Public Education
Oregon govât student health survey asks 11-year-olds if they are trans(Daily Caller) â The Oregon Department of Education is administering a 2022 student health survey that asks 11-year-olds if they are transgender, according to the Oregon government website. Oregonâs Student… Read More
Culture
18 AGs, others file briefs in case supporting parental rights in schools(The Center Square) â Eighteen attorneys general led by Montana’s Austin Knudsen filed an amicus brief with an appeals court in support of parental rights in school in a case… Read More
Public Education
Texas School Board Approves Policy That Allows Educators To Carry Guns(Daily Caller) â A Texas school board passed a policy Monday that will allow educators to carry guns within the school district. The Keller ISD school board … Read More
Public Education
âUnconditional Surrenderâ: Parents Demand Loudoun County School Board Members Resign Following Grand Jury Report(Daily Caller) â Parents demanded Loudoun County School Board members resign on Tuesday following the release of a special grand jury report, the Daily Caller News Foundation observed. Loudoun County… Read More
Public Education
School board member resigns after saying she wonât vote âcis white maleâ for board president(Daily Caller) â A Pennsylvania school board member is resigning after saying she will not vote a âcis white maleâ for board president, according to a Monday statement by the… Read More
Culture
Florida launches optional child ID program for parents(The Center Square) â Florida has launched a new Child ID program and is distributing Child ID kits to all Florida school districts for parents of kindergarteners, Attorney General Ashley… Read More
Culture
Vast majority of colleges have at least one policy that violates free speech, watchdog finds(Daily Caller) â An overwhelming majority of colleges in the United States have at least one speech code that violates studentsâ free speech rights, according to watchdog group Foundation for… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina House committee releases report on state’s education system(The Center Square) â The North Carolina House Select Committee on an Education System for North Carolinaâs Future concluded its last meeting of 2022 by adopting a report for the… Read More
Public Education
Teachers are fleeing partisan unions that some say undermine public educationTeachers are fleeing unions in droves, citing the political partisanship of the organizations that charge $750 to $900 a year in membership fees. The National… Read More
Culture, Opinion
American âGirlâ sacrifices our daughters on the altar of gender ideologyFirst Disney, now American Girl dolls. Thanks, gender ideology, for ruining my childhood. American Girlâs new book âBody Imageâ is being… Read More
Government
The school choice movement is picking up steam across the country(Daily Caller) â The school choice movement is gaining momentum as states focus on legislation that would give families greater freedom to select their childâs education, advocates told the Daily… Read More
Public Education
Oregon teachers quit union, Kansas teachers need legislative relief(The Sentinel) â Oregon school districts added about 2,100 teachers in the last school year, but union membership in the Oregon Education Association (OEA) dropped by almost 500. Jason Dudash,… Read More
Public Education
Narcan could be required in California gas stations, schools following rise in fentanyl deaths(The Center Square) â California could move to require opioid antagonist kits, which can be used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, in public spaces like libraries,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Philadelphia schools to review policy allowing students to pick team ‘of the gender of which they identify’(The Center Square) â The School District of Philadelphia will review language it proposes to be formally included in its existing policy that allows students to pick the gender of… Read More
Culture
Virginia Christian group banned by restaurant at last minute over its ‘unsafe’ religious beliefsA conservative Christian nonprofit had an event suddenly canceled by a Virginia restaurant due to fears over what the staff alleged felt are âunsafeâ beliefs. The Family… Read More
Public Education
ACLU sues Missouri school district over book-banning policy(Daily Caller) â The Missouri chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing a school district for its book reviewing policy that immediately removes challenged books following any… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Dec. 5-9)Christian school selected to participate in NASA mission â Trinity Christian school was chosen to participate in NASAâs Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project (NEBP) during solar eclipses in the next two… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County School Board will discuss sexual assault report at next meeting(The Center Square) â After a special grand jury released a report on how the Loudoun County School Board handled two sexual assaults in their schools, the board announced… Read More
Public Education
Mequon-Thiensville Schools lose again in bid to keep email list secret(The Center Square) â Mequon-Thiensville Schools is 0-for-3 trying to keep its email lists secret. The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Wednesday said the school district cannot withhold its alumni, recreation… Read More