Public Education
Exclusive: Father of Indiana student who resolutely flies American flag on truck calls son a âheroâThe father of a student in Indiana said he considers his son “his heroâ after the teen refused pressure from school officials telling him to stop flying the American flag. Read More
Public Education
Watchdog group exposes radical, liberal ideology of school-based health centersA watchdog group released a report that exposes the liberal ideological aims of some public School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs), which include the promotion of abortion and gender transition services. The… Read More
Public Education
Community group claims its Kansas school board lacks transparency in bond issue campaign(The Sentinel) â Voters in USD 273 Beloit (Kansas) go to the polls in April to decide the fate of a $20 million package of new construction and… Read More
Opinion
School choice’s Texas-size victory(The Daily Signal) â Republican primary voters in Texas sent a clear message on Super Tuesday: âWe want school choice!â The Texas House of Representatives last year failed to pass… Read More
Public Education
Niche, Wichita Eagle push student achievement deception(The Sentinel) â A false sense of high achievement is one of the greatest barriers to students getting the education they need. Many education officials go out of their way… Read More
Public Education
Education scholarship account bill signed into Alabama law(The Center Square) â Education savings accounts worth $7,000 per year to Alabama families has been signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey. Rep. Danny Garrett, R-Trussville, sponsored Creating Hope… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee schoolsâ request for $252M property tax hike criticized(The Center Square) â The head of one of downtown Milwaukeeâs largest employers says voters need to say ânoâ to the latest tax hike request from Milwaukeeâs public schools. Northwestern Mutual… Read More
Public Education
School choice candidates win big in Texas Republican primary(The Center Square) â Candidates who support school choice won big in Republican primaries Tuesday night in Texas. The majority of Republican primary voters also passed a nonbinding proposition supporting… Read More
Public Education
New report details the enormous strain illegal immigration is putting on public schoolsMass illegal immigration during the Biden administration has cost the nationâs public schools more than a billion dollars, a recent report estimates. âSince public schools must enroll minors regardless of… Read More
Public Education
Kansas universities spent $45 million on DEI, received $116 million from foreign sources last year(The Sentinel) â A new state audit says the six Kansas state universities spent $45 million on various Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) activities during the 2022-2023 school year and… Read More
Public Education
Illinois State Board of Education, diversity recruiters, ask for more tax dollars(The Center Square) â Teach Plus, a special interest group, contributed to a $2.3 million increase in the 2023 state budget for the Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship to attract… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty releases dashboard to promote transparency in public educationOne month after the state of Wisconsin released a skewed report on public school performance, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is ensuring families can see how their district… Read More
Public Education
Report: New Hampshire leads the country in student enrollment decline(The Center Square) â New Hampshire is a leader in public education spending growth even as the state has lost more students over the past two decades than any other… Read More
Public Education
âA discouraging storyâ: Teachers continue to flee profession years after pandemic(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Teachers are still fleeing schools in higher numbers than before the pandemic as schools continue to reel from the COVID-19 pandemicâs fallout, according to The Wall… Read More
Public Education
Outrage over teen âtoe suckingâ event billed as school charity for disabled peopleThe founder of a non-profit coffee shop that benefited from a public school charity which featured teens sucking and licking peanut butter off each othersâ toes told The Lion heâs not… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska high schooler tells school board required book is so inappropriate, even the teacher wouldnât read one of its linesAn Omaha, Nebraska-area high school student told her school board that a required book was so âdisgusting and horrendous,â even the teacher was âuncomfortable.â âIâm here to talk about the book… Read More
Opinion
Google AIâs recent debacle draws stark comparison to public educationâs own âracial justiceâ algorithm(The Daily Signal) â âHappy Daysâ thought they had a great idea for juicing ratings back in 1977, featuring an episode where âthe Fonzâ jumped a real-life shark on water… Read More
Courts
Washington superintendent gets diversion agreement on misdemeanor charge for removing political signs opposing school bondÂA Washington state school superintendent is on paid administrative leave after being charged with defacing and removing political signs urging voters to oppose the districtâs capital bond measure. Superintendent of… Read More
Public Education
Legal group demands DA investigation of alleged Denton ISD election law violationsA public interest law group is demanding a district attorney investigate claims that officials at the Denton (Texas) Independent School District engaged in illegal electioneering. The Liberty Justice Center (LJC)… Read More
Culture
âNo one can do that better than a parentâ: FRC President Tony Perkins discusses the state of American educationAs the longest serving president of the Family Research Council, Tony Perkins has spent his career defending families and advocating for public policies consistent with biblical values. âWe [at FRC]… Read More