Government
Florida Senate passes bill that would strip Disney of its self-rule status(The Center Square) â The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a measure that would strip Walt Disney Company of its self-governing status in the state. The Senate voted 23-16… Read More
Culture, Government
Independent Womenâs Forum launches Education Freedom CenterVirginia “Ginny” Gentles (2nd from left), with other school choice advocates celebrating the new center (via Twitter). The respected Independent Womenâs Forum has launched a… Read More
Public Education
California puts school COVID-19 vaccine mandate on hold(The Center Square) â California will hold off implementing plans to require the COVID-19 vaccine for school children until July 2023, state officials announced Thursday afternoon. The stateâs… Read More
Culture
âAlabama common senseâ â 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
Culture, Public Education
Florida rejects 41% of submitted math books over CRT, Common Core & other issues(The Center Square) â The Florida Department of Education is rejecting more than 40% of the mathematics textbooks submitted to be used in the upcoming school year, citing critical race… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘Parents Bill of Rights’ gets initial OK in Missouri House(The Center Square) â A 10-page “Parents’ Bill of Rights Act of 2022” was perfected in the Missouri House this week after being voted out of the Legislative Oversight committee… Read More
Public Education
Study: Masks get failing grade in keeping kids in schoolA study of the nationâs 500 largest school districts indicates that masking children in school had the opposite effect that proponents hoped â children in masked districts experienced, on average, 4-times… Read More
Culture, Government, Homeschools
It was once criminal âsubterfugeâ: Previous generations discuss early history of KC-area homeschoolingSome 40 years after they made history, several families in the Kansas City area are publicly sharing their memories of homeschooling before its legal status was recognized. Read More
Government
DeSantis says Disney never objected to Floridaâs parentsâ rights bill until the far-left didPerhaps to placate far-left opponents of Floridaâs Parental Rights in Education Act, Disney CEO Bob Chapek says the company had been lobbying against it âbehind the scenesâ all… Read More
Culture
Parental rights bill signed by Florida governor, while conservatives at Disney note a climate of political fearGov. Ron DeSantis Monday signed Floridaâs historic parental-rights bill protecting kids in grades K-3 from sexual and gender instruction in schools. The bill has inspired mania… Read More
Public Education
DeSantis signs bill requiring curriculum transparency(The Center Square) â Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Friday that requires Florida school districts to be transparent in the selection of instructional materials, including library and… Read More
Public Education
Michigan parents demand resignation of school board and administrators(The Center Square) â A group of parents in Rochester, Mich., are demanding a dramatic change in school leadership. Parents expressed their anger at Rochester Community Public Schools administrators and… 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 â but she did know that her family someday would… Read More
Culture
DeSantis calls 2022 the year of the parent, praises parentsâ rights billâThis really was the year of the parent in the state of Florida,â Gov. Ron DeSantis said this week, celebrating the parental rights… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Arizona Senate passes education transparency bill(The Center Square) â The Arizona Senate passed a bill this week that would increase academic transparency. In a 16-13 vote along party lines with Republicans favoring the… Read More
Public Education
Rochester Schools paid $188,750 to settle lawsuit over district’s dossier of critical parents(The Center Square) â Rochester Community Schools (RCS) paid $188,750 to settle a lawsuit accusing the district of collecting a dossier of parents critical of school policies… Read More
Public Education
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has to sue to obtain public records. What chance do ordinary citizens have?The attorney general of the Show-Me State canât get the Missouri School Boardsâ Association to show him open records. Thatâs the assertion in a lawsuit filed by Missouri Attorney General… Read More
Culture
Empower parents: Four ways teachers can partner with parentsWith the rise of virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, parents had a front row seat to school curricula for one of the first times in modern history. Read More
Government
House approves expansion of Georgia school voucher program(The Center Square) â A bill that would expand taxpayer savings on education in the state has been approved by the Georgia House and is headed to the Senate. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Bill giving Virginia parents power over sexually explicit coursework heads to governor(The Center Square) â Legislation that would allow Virginia parents to opt their children out of assignments that include sexually explicit content has passed both chambers of the General Assembly… Read More