Opinion
Federal appeals court rules in favor of allowing boys in girls sports(The Daily Signal) – What does it take for a federal court to reach the outcome it wants—instead of the outcome that the law demands? Apparently, just some creative judicial… Read More
Courts
West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act struck down(The Center Square) – The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act on Tuesday in a 2-1 ruling that blocks the laws preventing those… Read More
Culture
West Virginia AG asks FBI to remove DEI from recruitment process priorities(The Center Square) – West Virginia’s attorney general called into question the FBI’s hiring practices in a letter sent to the associate deputy director Monday. The FBI prioritizes diversity, equity… Read More
Public Education
Report: K-12 student funding rose, test results haven’t in West Virginia(The Center Square) – West Virginia inflation-adjusted education funding per student grew from $12,351 in 2002 to $14,163 per student in 2020, according to a new report from Reason Foundation. Read More
Legislation
Bills in three states would bring fetal development video to public schoolsPro-life lawmakers in at least three states have proposed legislation that would require public schools to incorporate a video on fetal development into the standard health curriculum. Kentucky Rep. Nancy… Read More
Public Education
‘Social justice warriors who push their own perversion.’ West Virginia resident calls out school board members for silence on trans bathroom usageParents and residents of a West Virginia school district voiced their discontent with the district attorney’s opinion that the school must allow students to use bathroom according to gender identity. Read More
Culture
University’s trans training labels adults as ‘privileged’ group oppressing children(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A University of West Virginia (UWV) transgender training for students and staff portrays adults as oppressors and abusers of children. The public university’s LGBTQ Center… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia declares special education emergencyThe West Virginia Department of Education has declared a state of emergency over failing special education services in Hampshire County. The state’s Board of Education agreed… Read More
Public Education
Audit: Most West Virginia school districts violated federal rules for $1.2B in grants(The Center Square) – Thirty-seven of West Virginia’s 54 county school districts were noncompliant spending more than $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 funds, according to a new report. A … Read More
Courts
Ruling: West Virginia is allowed to ban abortion pill(The Center Square) – A federal court in West Virginia determined that the state is able to ban the sale of abortion pill mifepristone. U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers… Read More
Christian Schools
More families than ever are enrolling in school choice programsSchool choice programs nationwide are experiencing surges of growth as parents of eligible students seek out the best education for their children. Enrollment in Indiana’s Choice… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia approves 5,000 Hope Scholarship ESA applications(The Center Square) – West Virginia received 6,300 applications for its Hope Scholarship educational savings accounts for next school year and approved 5,047 at a cost of $22 million as… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia University makes COVID-era “test-optional” policy permanentWest Virginia University announced applicants can continue to opt-out of taking entrance tests, making its pandemic “test-optional” policy permanent. WVU’s move is part of an emerging, nationwide trend away… Read More
Courts, Culture
18 AGs say transgender boys should play on girls’ sports teams, denying ‘inherent differences between biological males and females’A coalition of 18 state attorneys general are opposing a West Virginia law restricting youth sports participation by biological sex. Led by New York Attorney General Letitia James,… Read More
Culture
California AG interjects with brief in West Virginia trans athletics case(The Center Square) – Twelve-year-old “B.P.J simply wants to participate on her school’s girls’ cross country and track teams with her friends. B.P.J. began expressing her gender identity at… Read More
Christian Schools, Legislation
Why chipping away at the Blaine Amendments is important for school choiceWith 29 states currently considering school choice legislation, the education freedom movement seems unstoppable. But the legacy of a 19th century congressman hasn’t made it… Read More
Legislation
West Virginia governor signs new open enrollment policy into lawGov. Jim Justice signed a bill on Saturday to allow open enrollment in West Virginia’s public schools. HB 2596 enables students to leave a public school… Read More
Public Education
ACLU opposes free speech, scientific exchange over intelligent design in West Virginia schoolsThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) took a stand against free speech, opposing a West Virginia bill that would make the teaching of intelligent design in public schools constitutional. Read More
Courts
Judge: WV’s law restricting transgender athletes constitutional(The Center Square) – A federal judge paved the way for West Virginia’s law barring transgender girls from participating on female sports teams to be enforced, ruling the legislature’s… Read More
Legislation
West Virginia’s highest court’s opinion: Education choice programs, traditional public school systems can co-exist(reimaginED) – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, which last month upheld the constitutionality of the Hope Scholarship education choice program, issued on Thursday a 49-page majority decision that… Read More