Legislation
Mississippi Gov. Reeves signs bill affecting how race can be taught in public schools(The Center Square) â Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) on March 14, 2022, signed a bill into law to prohibit teaching critical race theory in public schools. Senate Bill 2113… Read More
Legislation
Florida governor signs bill offering state K-12 scholarships to Florida law enforcement officersâ dependents(reimaginED) â With uniformed sheriffâs deputies looking on, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed HB 3, a bill aimed at recruiting and retaining law enforcement officers with a… Read More
Legislation
Youngkin signs bills on education, health and transportation(The Center Square) â Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed nearly 50 bills over the weekend, addressing education, health, transportation, public safety and other policies. âWe are here to provide solutions… Read More
Christian Schools, Homeschools
KC-based nonprofit plans to help full-time working parents with homeschoolRhonda McAfee thought her homeschool journey had ended when the last of her three children completed high school. “When my youngest son graduated, I thought I… Read More
Public Education
Topeka super Tiffany Anderson misleads parents on student achievement(The Sentinel) â To hear Topeka Superintendent Tiffany Anderson talk about student achievement in her district, you would think it is pretty good overall. But as is often the case with… Read More
Public Education
Arizona raises civics education standards(The Center Square) â Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill that aims to strengthen civics knowledge in the state. Ducey signed HB 2632, sponsored by state representative Quang Nguyen,… Read More
Legislation
Kemp signs bill barring schools from requiring students to wear masks(The Center Square) â Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill Tuesday to bar schools and government agencies from mandating students to wear a mask while at school. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents must âearnâ the right to know their âkidsâ identitiesâ according to public school staff trainingA Wisconsin school district offered a staff training session that included a slide saying, âRemember, parents are not entitled to know their kidsâ… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
Public school advocacy group goes after Kentucky lawmaker for supporting charter schools(The Center Square) â An organization that advocates for public school teachers and other employees said Monday it filed an ethics complaint against a northern Kentucky state lawmaker. The group claims… Read More
Public Education
Minneapolis students face longer days, stuck in school through June 24 after long union strike(The Center Square) â More than 29,000 Minneapolis kids can return to school Tuesday after striking teachers have canceled school for the 15th day. Members of the Minneapolis Federation of… Read More
Public Education
Kansas House passes needs assessment, other education reforms(The Sentinel) â For years many school districts across Kansas have likely ignored a state law requiring an annual building needs assessment designed to improve student achievement. If it becomes… Read More
Public Education
Poll shows families support DC Opportunity Scholarship Program(reimaginED) â Sixty-six percent of voters support reauthorization of one of the founding programs of the school choice movement according to a new poll released by a Maryland-based custom research… Read More
Public Education
School board doesnât want to hear parent read illicit passage from a book in its own school libraryA concerned mother read the school board a sexually explicit excerpt from a book available in a Georgia schoolâs library, in order to… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district rejects parentsâ concerns over inappropriate library books(The Sentinel) â The USD 450 Shawnee Heights school district has twice rejected parentsâ concern that their children are exposed to pornography and other objectionable content in four library books. … Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas Senate passes âParents Bill of Rightsâ(The Sentinel) â The âParents Bill of Rightsâ and school curriculum transparency legislation passed the Kansas Senate Tuesday 24-15. However the bill â SB496 â fell… Read More
Public Education
Virginia Education Department reviewing how Loudoun County handled sexual assault(The Center Square) â The Virginia Department of Education is reviewing an accusation that Loudoun County Superintendent Scott Ziegler purposefully misled the public by failing to disclose information about a… Read More
Public Education
Public shaming is being used in training sessions to coerce teachers to use studentsâ preferred pronounsSchool staff training never grabbed headlines before. But when staff members compare training sessions to a cult experience, itâs bound to raise a few eyebrows. A… Read More
Legislation
Missouri bill would let students graduate early and use their school funds for college(The Center Square) â Students graduating early from high school and advancing to a postsecondary institution would receive 90% of the funding spent on them by their school district… Read More
Public Education
Elementary students told to keep LGBTQIA+ discussions hidden from parents, contrary to lawA Texas school district is celebrating its own âPride Week,â including small group activities that students â from pre-K through 5th grade â have been told to keep… Read More
Public Education
Utah lawmakers plan to override governor’s veto of transgender athlete bill(The Center Square) â Utah lawmakers are returning to Salt Lake City on Friday to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of a bill that would completely ban transgender athletes from… Read More