Public Education
Done ‘playing nice’ with parents: School district sought to help 3rd graders be taught LGBTQ topics ‘under the radar’A public records request by a parent in a California school district uncovered emails revealing a conspiracy between a third-grade teacher and administrators to teach 8-year-olds about gender… Read More
Culture
Parents’ Bill of Rights proposed by North Carolina policy group(The Center Square) – A North Carolina think tank is proposing a Parents’ Bill of Rights to give parents more authority in their children’s education. The proposal, released… Read More
Culture
“Alabama common sense” – governor signs two bills to protect children from radical gender agenda in schoolsChildren in Alabama schools will be using bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their biological sex, and state employees and school officials are forbidden from providing students… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian education booms in east Tennessee, fueled by concerned parents seeking public alternativePerhaps nowhere in the country is the construction and enrollment boom in Christian education being heard more loudly than in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Lakeway Christian School… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Groups call on Department of Education to halt changes to Title IX(The Center Square) – A coalition of 26 conservative organizations have called on the Biden administration to halt making changes to Title IX, which they argue, if implemented, will negatively… Read More
Culture, Public Education
SMSD justifies transgender discussions with kindergarteners(The Sentinel) – A PTA meeting for Trailwood Elementary in the Shawnee Mission school district disclosed the district’s rationale for discussing transgender and sex issues with kindergartners and other young… Read More
Government, Homeschools
From homesteading to homeschooling: How one northeast Missouri family is blazing its own trailShannon Slee may not have known she would end up being a homeschooling, homesteading mom of five children – but she did know that her family someday would… Read More
Culture
DeSantis calls 2022 the year of the parent, praises parents’ rights bill“This really was the year of the parent in the state of Florida,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said this week, celebrating the parental rights… Read More
Culture
A race to the bottom? CDC lowers expectations for child development, raising new questions for parentsThe CDC has changed its list of children’s developmental milestones for infants and young children, marking the first update of its kind since… Read More
Christian Schools
Sioux Center Christian finds growth, success with ‘every child’ approachA Christian school in Iowa is proving that Christian education can meet the needs of all sorts of children, including those with special educational requirements. Sixth… Read More
Culture
Levi’s brand president forced out over questioning school closuresJennifer Sey, a longtime executive at Levi Strauss & Co., says she has been forced out of the company because of her views on COVID-19 school closures. To… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Arizona bill would allow families to sue teachers over parental rights violations(The Center Square) – A bill in the Arizona legislature would create a sharper enforcement mechanism for the state’s parental bill of rights. While Arizona has a parents… Read More
Culture
Gov. DeSantis and first lady address kids’ mental health in Florida initiativeLast year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife, first lady Casey DeSantis, launched an initiative to help children negatively impacted by the pandemic. The program,… Read More
Public Education
Voters in California and Nebraska approve school board recall elections(The Center Square) – The San Francisco Unified School District in California and the Giltner school district in Nebraska held recall elections against a total of four school board members on… Read More
Government
The little micro-school that couldLEESBURG, Fla. – When the time came to begin sketching out plans for her own little school, Nikki Duslak sat in her breakfast nook at 2 a.m. with a notepad,… Read More
Public Education
Teacher reveals radical “woke” curricula and training, hidden from the publicVideo recorded by a concerned California public school teacher reveals alarming training resources and curricula that include racially charged messages, promote Black Lives Matter and “LGBTQIA+” activism, and… Read More
Christian Schools, Homeschools, Public Education
Are Christian-schooled kids sheltered – or is it public school students?Are Christian-schooled and homeschooled students sheltered from the “real” world – or are they merely being well-prepared to face it? In many ways it’s both, those… Read More
Government, Public Education
Privately-funded education program transformed its Florida community, inspires others(Lisa Buie | reimaginED) – A public school district in the Hoosier State that is seeking to expand education opportunities to its youngest learners has drawn inspiration from a privately… Read More
Culture, Government
State superintendent, state rep dismiss parents’ concerns in Wisconsin schools(Benjamin Yount | The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s state superintendent of schools and at least one Democratic state representative are dismissing the parents who turned out at the Capitol on Thursday… Read More
Public Education
Lawmakers press education secretary after suicide attempt by elementary student over gender transitioningTwo Republican lawmakers sent a letter to US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in response to reports that a Florida elementary student attempted suicide after conversations with school officials… Read More