Public Education
Accrediting agency coaches member schools in âwokeness,â not student achievement(The Sentinel) â The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), with five member institutions in Kansas and six in Kansas City, MO, is targeted by critics for emphasizing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Female volleyball players banned from locker room, being investigated for objecting to changing in front of biological maleMost female volleyball players at a Vermont high school have been banned from using their own locker room over objections to changing with a biological male, WCAX-TV… Read More
Courts, Culture, Public Education
Georgia substitute teacher allegedly fired for raising questions as a mom about age-inappropriate book being read to elementary studentsA Georgia substitute teacher is suing after being fired for raising questions about depictions of same-sex couples in a picture book included in a library read-aloud to elementary school… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Biden Foundation partnered with organization that touted following kids’ cue on whether to tell parents of gender identity changesItâs up to teachers whether to tell parents about their childrenâs changing gender identities, according to an organization that once partnered with the Biden Foundation. âWhether or not… Read More
Public Education
Whitmer administration to hire âsexual orientationâ and âexpressionâ consultant for foster kids(Daily Caller) â The administration of Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed a contract for a child foster care consultant on gender identity and sexual orientation, according to documents made… Read More
Public Education
Report: New York has increased education spending, still needs accountability(The Center Square)Â â A study by a nonpartisan watchdog group released Monday found that education spending has risen substantially in New York in recent years and that the state still… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Female high school athletes still fighting Connecticut’s ‘unfair’ policy allowing biological males in girls’ sportsFemale athletes are continuing their pushback against Connecticutâs policy allowing biological males to compete against them in high school sports. Track athletes Selina Soule, Alanna Smith, Chelsea… Read More
Legislation
Opponents fall short in effort to block landmark Arizona school choice lawAn Arizona anti-school choice organizationâs attempt to overturn Arizona’s new universal scholarship program has officially failed. Save Our Schools Arizona fell short of the 118,823 valid signatures required to… Read More
Public Education
Parents say their sonâs school tricked him into taking a U.S. history class based on radical CRT theoryÂParents allege their son was tricked by his school into taking a U.S. History class that is based on radical left-wing Critical Race Theory, according to a… Read More
Public Education
Colorado school board proposes toolkit suggesting educators hide student transitions from parents(Daily Caller) â A Colorado school board proposed a âgender expansiveâ toolkit that directs educators on how to address transgender and non-binary students, including keeping gender transitions a secret from… Read More
Public Education
Kansans give the public school system a âCâ; biggest concern is ‘indoctrination’(The Sentinel) â Not quite a year ago, Kansans gave the public school system in their district a pre-pandemic grade of âBâ (GPA 2.8) in a statewide public opinion… Read More
Public Education
Whistleblower leaks guidebook showing âradical gender theoryâ curriculum in San Francisco school districtÂA California school district released a guidebook urging teachers to keep quiet about student âgender transitionsâ and to affirm the preferred pronoun âit” as part of its radical gender… Read More
Public Education
Virginia governor defends draft policies on gender, emphasizes parental rightsÂGov. Glenn Youngkin is defending his draft education policies that make Virginian parents the primary decision-makers for their kids, especially regarding gender issues. The governorâs proposed â2022… Read More
Public Education
Third KC teacher in 2 weeks charged with sex crimes involving students and minorsÂDoes the public school system have a serious child sex abuse problem? Some experts and lawmakers say yes. In Kansas City alone, three area teachers have been… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parent group challenges school districtâs planned âTransgender Awareness Weekâ(Dailey Caller) â A grassroots initiative is sounding the alarm on a Michigan school district that plans to host a transgender awareness week in November. Bloomfield Hills School District in… Read More
Public Education
Small Kansas town council rejects stateâs legal protections for teachers, librarians who submit obscene materials to minorsShould teachers and librarians have legal immunity for providing obscene materials to minors? The state of Kansas says yes. One small town defiantly says no. The… Read More
Public Education
Seattle Public Schools expect about $100M deficits over next 4 years(The Center Square) â The teachers strike in Seattle is over, but Seattle Public Schools now face a bigger challenge: high budget deficits over the next four years. Read More
Culture, Public Education
In settlement, siblings allowed to return to Florida school after it forced them to transfer ‘to spite the mother’A Florida school district will amend its student reassignment policy to include an appeal procedure as part of the negotiated settlement from a lawsuit brought by the parents of… Read More
Public Education
TransTape, chest binders and packers: The âgender-affirmingâ gear public schools are stocking up on(Daily Caller) â In a push to create a âsafer and more inclusiveâ environment, K-12 school districts are creating gender-affirming closets, giving students access to chest binders, stand-to-pee devices and… Read More
Public Education
Federal bill would let schools use unspent relief funds to combat fentanyl(The Center Square) â A bill introduced Monday by two Colorado congressmen would allow schools to use unspent COVID-19 relief funds to combat fentanyl. Under the … Read More