Culture, Legislation
S.C. should trust parents to make the best education choices for their kids(reimaginED) â Should schools do more to train students for the workforce, or focus on the three Râs? South Carolina K-12 officials have been debating that very question lately. A… Read More
Culture, Legislation
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders supports parents and school choice with executive orderArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed her first executive order toward âbold conservative education reform.â Sanders signed the order, called Arkansas LEARNS, after being inaugurated on Tuesday. Read More
Culture
Louisiana requires pornography websites to verify users are legal adults in an effort to protect minorsA new Louisiana law protecting minors from online pornography went into effect Jan. 1. The law requires websites containing 33% or more pornographic… Read More
Legislation
Detroit charter schools college enrollment numbers show school choice works(The Center Square) â As Michigan Democrats holding a political trifecta aim to regulate charter schools, data from the graduating class of 2021 show that the top eight open-enrollment high… Read More
Culture
The Lion 2022 review: Christian education grows, school choice expands, parents fight for their rightsAs Christian education continued to soar last year, public education stumbled to its feet after its paralyzing pandemic response led to historic declines in attendance and academic performance. Read More
Culture
âKeep fighting for our Missouri families,â say supporters of Ashcroftâs library ruleWho knew Missouri residents had such strong opinions about libraries? After a Sunshine Law request, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft released all the public comments… Read More
Culture
An American History storybook for kids builds on the success of the Tuttle Twins seriesWith millions of books sold in the Tuttle Twins series, a libertarian think tank released a related storybook for families and schools to teach the circumstances and principles of… Read More
Culture
Community complaints cause library to move 7 sexually inappropriate books while 4 others remain in childrenâs sectionTwo mothersâ complaint about sexually inappropriate books prompted the library to move some of them into the adult section. At Fremont City Councilâs on Dec. 27, Sandra Murray… Read More
Legislation
Several new Illinois laws affect the education system(The Center Square) â AÂ host of new laws go into effect in 2023 that will affect education in Illinois. In the wake of school shootings across the country, there… Read More
Culture
Congressâ spending bill contains millions in woke handouts(Daily Caller) â As Congress advances its âomnibusâ spending bill, included is millions in funding for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and LGBTQ initiatives. The latest text of the spending … Read More
Legislation
The long-term shifts taking place in American K-12 education(reimaginED) â American K-12 education was doing quite poorly before the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. In comparisons to other nations on international exams, American schools spent lavishly but scored… Read More
Culture
Menstruation is the new discrimination, civil rights activists argueCivil rights activists argue female students are being discriminated against â by their period. The Department of Education is expected to weigh in on whether… Read More
Legislation
Massachusetts legislators should focus on new educational options, says report.(The Center Square) â Nontraditional education models that embrace low-cost private education options should be pushed by legislators, a new policy brief reveals. Pioneer Institute recently released the report that… Read More
Culture
Men are winning womenâs athletic competitions across the nation(Daily Caller) â Dozens of athletic competitions for women and girls have been upended by the participation of males identifying as transgender women, who benefit from a host of biological… Read More
Culture
Ohioâs bid to keep transgender athletes out of womenâs sports fails(Daily Caller) â The Ohio state House of Representatives failed to pass a bill that would have banned transgender athletes from competing in sports outside of their biological gender, despite… Read More
Culture
Randi Weingarten doesnât appear at final House coronavirus hearing after GOP invite(Daily Caller) â Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), did not testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on Wednesday, despite an invitation… Read More
Legislation
Robust school choice programs help rural families and leave district schools unharmed, report showsÂA new report debunks the myth that school choice âdevastatesâ rural school districts. In their report âRerouting the Myths of Rural School Choice,â analysts from… 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
Culture
Florida ranks No. 1 in parent-led education(The Center Square) â Florida ranked first in the United States for parental involvement in education, according to the Center for Education Reformâs Parent Power Index. The index is released… 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