Opinion
How I led the successful fight to bar trans ‘women’ from my all-female college(The Daily Signal) â A year ago this month, I was able to rid my left-wing college of liberal gender ideology. In January, President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Party have… Read More
Public Education
Indiana education department reports students assaulted school staff over 3,000 timesStudent violence has become all too common in Indiana’s public schools, with some districts reporting attacks almost daily. The Indiana Department of Education released a new… Read More
Government
Bans on smartphones in the classroom gain favor across political spectrum(The Daily Signal) â The school year is over, and the results should leave parents and educators with more anxiety than relief. Achievement scores are near historical lows and student absenteeism is… Read More
Culture
LGBTQ activists identified in violent attack on father, sonVideo footage from an Indiana Pride event shows a pro-LGBTQ activist attacking a teenager as he attempted to help his injured father, who was also allegedly attacked. The incident occurred in… Read More
Public Education
Indiana’s school choice program sees record participationSchool choice programs are exploding across the nation, and Indiana is no exception. The Indiana Department of Education (DOE) released a new report on its… Read More
Courts
Former Indiana teacher charged with neglect following lawsuit over âfight clubâ videoCharges have been filed against a former Indiana teacher who allegedly encouraged students to beat up another student, whose mother is now suing the school district. Julious Johnican, who previously… Read More
Public Education
Indiana AG tells colleges to protect Jewish students or risk federal funds(The Center Square) â Citing several protests of Israelâs strikes against Hamas in Gaza that have taken place at colleges across Indiana, state Attorney General Todd Rokita reminded higher education… Read More
Courts
Appeal filed in case of Indiana high school that banned pro-life clubA student has appealed a district courtâs ruling in favor of the Indiana high school that revoked her pro-life club’s recognition for a flyer thought to be too âpolitical.â The… Read More
Courts
Report: Family sues school over teacherâs alleged âfight clubâ discipline for 7-year-old(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A family reportedly sued a school in Indiana over a teacherâs alleged âfight club-styleâ discipline of their 7-year-old son from Aug. 2023 to Nov. 2023. Read More
Public Education
Despite lowest growth in spending per pupil, Indiana student scores rank third in nation(The Center Square) â While Indiana has increased its public education spending at a lower rate than most of the country, student tests rank among the best, according to a… Read More
Public Education
âHe has to be accountableâ: Indiana school district refused to arrest teen student who assaulted 74-year-old teacherAn elderly Indiana teacher was viciously beaten by a teenage student, but the victim says officials have done little to discipline the teen. Robert Gooding, a 74-year-old substitute teacher, was… Read More
Courts
School board members arrested for finance fraud in campaign against conservative, pro-parent candidatesArrest warrants were issued for several Indiana school board members this week amid allegations of campaign finance fraud in 2022, when they faced a group of pro-parent candidates in a… Read More
Government
Indiana lawmakers want cellphones limited in classrooms(The Center Square) â Indiana lawmakers want students to be better readers, and one way they want to make sure it happens is by limiting cellphone use in classrooms. Sen. Read More
Public Education
Indiana AG launches âEyes on Educationâ portal to empower parental rights in public education ÂIndiana has launched an online “education portalâ where objectionable content in schools can be reported by parents, students and teachers. The office of Indianaâs Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita announced… Read More
Culture
Indiana AG launches portal for parents to monitor public schoolsâ discriminatory policies, content(The Daily Signal) â Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced, in an exclusive interview Monday with The Daily Signal, the launch of a public portal online for parents in the stateâs public… Read More
Public Education
Indiana bill would enable public school students to receive off-site faith-based instruction during school dayIndiana legislators are considering a bill that would allow âreleased-timeâ religious instruction for students during the school day at the discretion of their parents. The bill,… Read More
Public Education
Report: Indiana chronic absences in schools doubles in six years(The Center Square) â Indianaâs number of students chronically absent from school has more than doubled from six years ago. Nearly 25% percent, or 256,010, were considered chronic absentees in… Read More
Culture
Linking school choice to segregation part of âliberal lies,â says Sen. Tim Scott. Data backs him upTeachersâ unions and some public school activists like to argue school choice is a modern form of segregation, a claim Sen. Tim Scott calls a lie. Read More
Courts
Convicted murderer sues, wants state to pay for gender transition surgery(The Center Square) â A convicted murderer diagnosed with gender dysphoria is taking the Indiana Department of Correction to court, arguing that the government should cover surgical and medical needs. Read More
Public Education
Indiana teachers are only paid 23% of their per-classroom funding. Where does the rest of the money go?The average 20-student K-12 classroom in Indiana receives more than $234,000 in local, state and federal funding, local media reported. However, the… Read More