Opinion
After school board âcharade,â the NC Legislature should make these 7 adjustments to the Parentsâ Bill of RightsLast year, the Republican Legislature passed the Parentsâ Bill of Rights (PBR) over North Carolina Gov. Cooperâs veto. The PBR gives parents the right, among other things, to challenge supplementary… Read More
Legislation
Kentucky Legislature passes measure to put pro-school choice constitutional amendment on the ballot, giving voters final sayKentucky took a major leap forward on the path to school choice. The Kentucky Legislature approved HB 2 on Friday, a constitutional amendment to clarify the… Read More
Legislation
Kansas ban on minor sex change treatments, surgeries, advances to likely final approval ThursdayThe Kansas Legislature is expected to vote Thursday to join 22 other states in banning sex change surgeries and treatments on minors. The House Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the Senateâs Help… Read More
Legislation
âBig step in the right directionâ: Missouri Senate advances school choice expansion billÂThe Missouri Senate voted Tuesday to advance a bill expanding the stateâs school choice program, alongside other education reforms. Senators voted 20-13 in favor of SB… Read More
Legislation
TikTok spying on Americans while trying to âbuy Congressâ to prevent national ban, Hawley allegesTikTok is little more than a âspy appâ for the Chinese Communist Party and should be banned to protect Americansâ most intimate information, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. Hawley has… Read More
Legislation
Southern Poverty Law Center fought reforms that might have prevented Laken Riley’s death, immigration activist says(The Daily Signal) â The Southern Poverty Law Center has repeatedly opposed Georgia bills that would require local law enforcement to report illegal aliens to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if… Read More
Legislation
Tennessee bill would allow schools to dispense whole milk(The Center Square) â The Tennessee Senate is expected to take on legislation allowing public schools to serve whole milk again in Tennessee. The U.S. House passed a similar measure… Read More
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Tebow to Congress: Save the âmost vulnerableâ from âmonstersâ sexually exploiting themIn powerful testimony to a House committee, former NFL star Tim Tebow testified this week that thousands of children in America who are missing are being exploited by human sex… Read More
Legislation
Alabama is the first state in 2024 to pass school choice, governor expected to sign(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Alabama on Wednesday became the first state in 2024 to pass school choice and is set to become the 11th state in the country to… Read More
Legislation
Kansas House committee makes progress on bills stopping trans drugs, surgery for minorsÂA committee of the Kansas House of Representatives debated a pair of bills that would prohibit treatments for gender dysphoria in minor children. HB 2791âŻandâŻHB 2792âŻwould prohibit doctors from administering… Read More
Legislation
Iowa House passes bill to change funding for Area Education Agencies(The Center Square) â The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill that changes how the state’s Area Education Agencies are funded amid accusations from some lawmakers that the legislation… Read More
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Tennessee House passes bill to restrict what flags can be displayed in public schoolsThe Tennessee House passed a bill on Monday that would ban LGBTQ and many other flags from public school classrooms, sending the measure to the Senate. Read More
Legislation
Alabama House passes universal school choice billThe Alabama House passed a universal school choice bill that already has the endorsement of Gov. Kay Ivey. The House voted 69-34 Tuesday in favor of… Read More
Legislation
âWicked agendaâ: Parents sound alarm on Illinois bill that seeks to prevent guardians from denying sex changes(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Parents and legal experts condemned an Illinois bill that would label children as âabusedâ if their parents donât allow them to obtain a sex change… Read More
Legislation
Arizona bill to allow Ten Commandments in public school classrooms passes Senate, moves to HouseThe Arizona Senate passed a bill that would allow the Ten Commandments to be posted and read aloud in public school classrooms. Senate Bill 1151, sponsored… Read More
Legislation
Oklahoma bill to prohibit school officials from pressuring teachers into union activities advancesA new Oklahoma bill advanced by the Senate Education Committee aims to prevent school officials from exerting pressure on teachers to engage in union activities. âI want to emphasize that… Read More
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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
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Florida House committee approves bill to create Communism Education Task Force(The Center Square) â Florida students could be required to learn about communism and other socio-political and economic systems after a bill advanced in a House committee on Wednesday. A… Read More
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Alabama House conducts public hearing for education savings account bill(The Center Square) â A bill that would create an education savings account program in Alabama was rewritten in committee after a public hearing on Wednesday. The Ways and Means Education… Read More
Legislation
Idaho introduces a bill to protect public school teachersâ freedom not to use preferred pronounsIdaho lawmakers advanced a bill Friday that would grant legal protection to public school teachers who opt not to use studentsâ preferred pronouns. If passed, House… Read More