Government
Tennessee subcommittees to discuss bill on ‘divisive topics’ in public higher education(The Center Square) â A bill to address requirements related to âdivisive conceptsâ at Tennesseeâs public colleges and universities is set to be discussed in both Tennesseeâs Senate and House… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania Republicans demand 2021 student test results(The Center Square) â Republicans in the General Assembly are demanding the Pennsylvania Department of Education release student test results from 2021 to incorporate the data in budget and policy… Read More
Public Education
New Hampshire schools barred from going remote(The Center Square) â New Hampshire schools are barred from shifting to remote learning due to COVID-19 outbreaks under new rules adopted by state education leaders. On Friday, the Legislature’s… Read More
Government
South Carolina school-choice voucher bill headed to full Senate Education Committee(The Center Square) â A voucher bill that would allow South Carolina students to take their state funding with them to private schools will be heard in the stateâs full… Read More
Government
The little micro-school that couldLEESBURG, Fla. â When the time came to begin sketching out plans for her own little school, Nikki Duslak sat in her breakfast nook at 2 a.m. with a notepad,… Read More
Government
Report: School-choice demand shows why Pennsylvania lawmakers should expand programs(The Center Square) â A new report is highlighting the record-high demand for Pennsylvaniaâs school-choice programs as evidence lawmakers in Harrisburg should consider better ways of expanding access for families. Read More
Public Education
Bipartisan legislative committee blocks Pritzker’s emergency mask rule for schools(The Center Square) â The governorâs latest school mask mandate rule was blocked by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR). The bipartisan committee of Democratic and Republican lawmakers from… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Ohio bill would force school curriculum, materials be posted online for parents(The Center Square) â An Ohio lawmaker wants the state to follow several others across the country and have school districts post their curriculum and instruction materials online to give… Read More
Public Education
Two school districts face contempt motion over claims they are violating mask restraining order(The Center Square) â All of last week, children of plaintiffs in the school mask and exclusion lawsuit werenât being punished for not wearing a mask. That changed… Read More
Government
Senate bill would establish school choice program in Alabama(Brent Addleman | The Center Square) â A bill circulating the Alabama Senate would establish a school choice program in the state. Senate Bill 140, sponsored by… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Virginia Senate passes bill allowing parents to opt children out of sexually explicit school material(Tyler Arnold | The Center Square) â The Virginia Senate narrowly passed legislation that requires schools to notify parents of sexually explicit material in the coursework and allow parents to… Read More
Public Education
Some Dems holding out while others drop mask mandates in about-face(Brett Rowland | The Center Square) â Some teacher unions have lashed out in Illinois this week after a judge issued a temporary restraining order halting Gov. Read More
Public Education
Which states still require masking at school?In light of mounting evidence that masks do far more harm than good for school-aged children, it is baffling that some states continue to maintain statewide mask mandates,… Read More
Government
Hopeful idea from Washington: Give students options when schools close(Jonathan Butcher | reimaginED) â U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is not shy when talking about the grades he earned in high school. He does not hide the fact that… Read More
Government
A primer on education choice options available to Florida families(Patrick R. Gibbons | reimaginED) â You donât have to go far back in time to see how much educational choice has exploded in popularity. Forty years ago, Florida parents… Read More
Public Education
Op-Ed: Mistreating children as âfollowing the scienceâ(David S. DâAmato | The Center Square) â For roughly two years, parents of small children and even toddlers have been forced to mask them, to cover the faces of… Read More
Public Education
Flip-flop: Gov. Lamont will end Connecticut mask mandate(Brent Addleman | The Center Square) â Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he is backing a plan that would eliminate statewide requirements that masks be worn in child care facilities… Read More
Courts
Oakland County parents sue over school mask mandate(Scott McClallen | The Center Square) â Oakland County Parents sued Oakland County Health Officer Leigh-Anne Stafford and three school districts over their mask mandates on Saturday. The… Read More
Culture
C.S. Lewis and John Taylor Gatto: Intellectual giants who foretold todayâs crises in educationAlthough C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) and John Taylor Gatto (1935-2018) lived at different times and places, both found many of the same flaws in the education systems of their… Read More
Public Education
Taxpayers question local COVID relief spending by schools, municipalities across nation(Brett Rowland | The Center Square) â A county government in southeast Michigan is moving forward with plans to build a sports complex with federal COVID-19 relief money that could cost… Read More