Public Education
Illinois university nursing program gets âracial healingâ grant for DEI curriculum(The Center Square) â Elmhurst University will hire a âdiversity, equity, and inclusionâ consultant to revise its nursing program. The $25,000 âracial healingâ grant from Illinois will âhelp the department ensure… Read More
Legislation
Gov. Inslee signs pro-LGBTQ school curriculum bill into law(The Center Square) â Public schools in Washington state will be required to update curriculum to include LGBTQ histories and perspectives under a new law signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday. Read More
Public Education
Gov. Ron DeSantis calls out âbad actorsâ on curriculum transparency, promises âconsequencesâ in FloridaFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to debunk the narrative that so-called âbook bansâ are occurring in Florida, saying that parents have a right to object to graphic sexual material that is… Read More
Public Education
Cursive comeback: Why states are bringing handwriting back to public education ÂWhen Common Core standards were released in 2010, most states cut back handwriting and cursive instruction to just kindergarten and 1st grade, focusing instead on typing. … Read More
Legislation
California legislature passes measures to reduce school board power(The Center Square) â The California legislature passed several bills aimed at reducing the power of school boards, from cutting their power to determine curriculum content, to removing their ability… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Majority of parents say teachers regularly stray from course curriculum(The Center Square) â The vast majority of parents in a new State Policy Network poll say public school teachers regularly deviated from set school curriculum to interject their own… Read More
Courts
Liberal activist group, publisher file suit against Florida to push for LGBT-themed books in schoolsAn ultra-liberal advocacy group has joined a major publisher and parents to file suit in Florida after the removal of inappropriate sexual material from school curricula and libraries. Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district contemplates removing Bible after student activist makes sardonic, retaliatory complaintA school district in Kansas will review the Bible for indecency and possible removal from school shelves after a studentâs formal request, made in retaliation for other books being flagged and… Read More
Public Education
School district shells out thousands on controversial emotional survey program with ties to Merrick GarlandA Massachusetts school district has spent more than $30,000 to conduct âsocial-emotional learningâ (SEL) surveys on students and staff led by an educational organization founded by U.S. Attorney General Merrick… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas public school teacher stands by criticism amid attacks and national attention: âI will not be deterredâÂThe outpouring of love and support I have received has been nothing short of amazing. Thank you! On the other hand, since my op-ed in… Read More
Public Education
School apologizes, reinstates fire teacher who raised book concerns(Daily Caller) â A Georgia school district will reinstate and pay $181,000 in damages and attorneysâ fees to a substitute teacher who was fired after speaking out against a book… Read More
Culture, Public Education
CDC linked to progressive plan in schools to replace parents, critics warnThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been linked to a progressive group’s plan to challenge parents as the main moral authority in childrenâs lives, warns a… Read More
Public Education
Iowa on verge of keeping gender identity, sex lessons out of the classroom(Daily Caller) â The Iowa House passed a bill Thursday that would prohibit lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation in K-6 public and charter school classrooms. In a 57-38Â … Read More
Culture
Inaugural âStolen Innocenceâ panel aims to help parents guard their children against increasing sexualization in schoolsAlexandra Schweitzer had turned the childrenâs book she was inspecting sideways, like a curious youth trying to better see a Playboy centerfold. Her husband wondered what… Read More
Public Education
Georgia content manager says âscam labâ org sells CRT curriculum despite state ban, videos show(Daily Caller) â A video released Tuesday shows a Teaching Lab content manager allegedly admitting to violating Georgia state laws by including critical race theory (CRT) in curricula sold to… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
Oregonâs use of trans pronouns in K-5 education fires up school choice movementA school district in Oregon is under fire for introducing LGBT-inspired âneo-pronounsâ to K-5 students in Beaverton, strengthening the impetus of the school choice movement there. Neo-pronouns… Read More
Culture
Missouri’s Ashcroft advocates for parental rights, asks the public to comment on proposed library rule to protect childrenJay Ashcroft proudly stands by his proposed rule that would forbid state libraries in Missouri from using state funds on materials that âappeal to the prurient… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Cross-dressing book for pre-K students crossed the line: Kansas City school district changes book-approval system after Lion storyA school district that gave preschoolers a book on cross-dressing has changed its procedures for giving out books after news of the incident surfaced last week. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Cross-dressing picture book allegedly a class assignment in Kansas City-area preschool, sending grandfather into battleA childrenâs book promoting cross-dressing was handed out this week to a 4-year-old’s Kansas City-area preschool class, according to the girlâs livid grandfather. âThis is what my granddaughter’s… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Oregon school district sides with ‘LGBTQ activist bullies’ in moving board meetings online, critics sayA school board in Oregon will move meetings online until further notice, citing concerns over safety and civility. Critics say itâs an attempt to silence conservative parents. The North… Read More