general education
Legislation
Texas House passes major education bills

(The Center Square) – The Texas House passed two major education bills on Wednesday that address teacher recruitment and retention and revises funding mechanisms. A third education bill that passed… Read More

April 27, 2023
Legislation
Arizona Gov. Hobbs vetoes school safety bills

(The Center Square) – Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed two bills that aimed to promote school safety on campuses throughout Arizona. House Bill 2332 would have required “one or more” firearms… Read More

April 19, 2023
Culture
Arkansas enacts Given Name Act. Here’s what parents of schoolchildren there – and elsewhere – need to know

(The Daily Signal) – Arkansas lawmakers delivered a clear message to parents of K-12 students this week: You have the right to know how your child is being treated in… Read More

April 19, 2023
Culture
Florida nonprofit educates students about dangers of fentanyl, which kills 70,000 people annually, including infants and toddlers

Amid a growing opioid crisis, one Florida nonprofit is starting a movement to educate students about the dangers of fentanyl. Not Even Once, an initiative of… Read More

April 12, 2023
Opinion
Standardized testing must be ditched in favor of ‘performance-based assessment,’ says NEA. Not so fast

Standardized testing is failing students and should be dumped, the National Education Association argues. “Most of us know that standardized tests are inaccurate, inequitable, and often ineffective at gauging… Read More

April 12, 2023
Legislation
Wisconsin legislator pushing for concealed carry in schools

(The Center Square) – There is a plan at the Wisconsin Capitol that would allow teachers and school workers to carry a gun inside a school. State Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukesha,… Read More

April 11, 2023
Legislation, Opinion
Pennsylvania risks being left behind in education reform as governor breaks campaign promise

The unexpected benefit of the COVID pandemic could be that the logjam preventing K-12 education reform may finally have been broken – at least outside of Pennsylvania. … Read More

April 11, 2023
Culture
Florida House passes bill to extend Parent Rights in Education Act

(The Center Square) – Florida lawmakers have passed several education reforms this session, but the one drawing the most attention might be an extension of the Parent Rights in Education… Read More

April 5, 2023
Public Education
Tennessee governor proposes armed guard at every school in state after shooting

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will propose funding an armed guard for every school in the state in the wake of the shooting at Covenant Christian. The funding would… Read More

April 3, 2023
Culture
George Mason university president defends invitation to Gov. Youngkin for commencement speech

Amid some student backlash, the president of Virginia’s George Mason University is standing behind the decision to invite Gov. Glenn Youngkin to speak at commencement.  “As president… Read More

March 31, 2023
Public Education
Karine Jean-Pierre refuses to say if Biden supports armed security at schools

(Daily Caller) – White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to say if President Joe Biden supported armed security at schools during Thursday’s press briefing. “I’m going to step back… Read More

March 31, 2023
Culture
States with less restrictive COVID policies outperformed those with more restrictions, study shows

(The Center Square) – A new study is shedding light on the outcomes of states that placed restrictions on residents and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Paragon Health Institute… Read More

March 31, 2023
Culture
Missouri House adds diversity rule, cuts state funds for libraries in budget sent to Senate

(The Center Square) – A day of vigorous debates in the Missouri House of Representatives ended at 10:56 p.m. on Wednesday as the state’s budget bills were approved and sent… Read More

March 30, 2023
Public Education
New Kentucky law expands definitions related to the use of school resource officers

(The Center Square) – Kentucky lawmakers hope they have already have taken steps that can help avoid a tragedy such as took place in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday. On Friday… Read More

March 28, 2023
Culture
‘We got rid of a race-based system, and you’re trying to bring it back’: Black mother unloads on Minnesota bill proposing ethnic studies for kindergarten

The Minnesota Legislature is considering a bill that would require all public school students to take ethnic studies – even kindergarteners. “Minnesota’s K-12 student population is rapidly becoming… Read More

March 27, 2023
Public Education
Biden administration blocking Josh Hawley bill requiring a cleanup of radioactivity at Missouri elementary school, senator says

A lone U.S. senator Wednesday blocked a bill requiring a cleanup of an allegedly radioactive elementary school near St. Louis, even after an ardent appeal to his colleagues by Josh Hawley. Read More

March 24, 2023
Public Education
Missouri’s House budget committee cuts governor’s proposed increases to pre-K funding, child care subsidies

Missouri’s House budget committee made major changes to the state’s spending plan Thursday, which included cutting proposed increases to pre-K funding and child care subsidies. House Budget Committee… Read More

March 24, 2023
Culture
GOP Representative grills witness on whether banning pornographic magazines for first graders is ‘censorship’

(Daily Caller) – Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman of Wyoming grilled a witness during a Thursday hearing, asking if she believed preventing teachers from showing first graders pornographic magazines was “censorship.”… Read More

March 24, 2023
Culture
Florida Representative claims Parental Rights in Education bill will lead to ‘hate, bigotry’ and ‘death’

(Daily Caller) – Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida said Thursday that a parental-rights in education bill debated in the House of Representatives would lead to “hate, bigotry and even… Read More

March 24, 2023
Culture
Arizona Senate okays bill giving parents more say over what their children learn and read

The Arizona Senate approved a bill Monday that allows parents to object to books and other content in their children’s schools. Senate Bill 1700 would direct… Read More

March 23, 2023