Politics
Pelosi touts job growth under Biden-Harris as job numbers revised downward(The Center Square) – Early in her brief speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, former House Speaker and U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi touted the successes of the Biden-Harris… Read More
Public Education
Kansas mom warns State Board of Education about effects of Second Step middle school curriculum(The Sentinel) – Kirsten Workman of Lansing says her research shows the Second Step Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) program for middle schoolers is ineffective in improving student outcomes or… Read More
Politics
DNC speakers tout abortion, LGBTQ acceptance to compensate for ‘anti-family’ accusations(The Daily Signal) – Speakers at the Democratic National Convention emphasized what they consider “pro-family” positions following accusations from the Right that the Harris-Walz ticket is the… Read More
Christian Schools
Second annual ‘Heartland Hybrid and Microschool Summit’ to highlight importance of new education models(The Sentinel) – An event scheduled for late September — the second annual “Heartland Hybrid and Microschool Summit” — will highlight the growing importance of this new model… Read More
Culture
‘Retaliation’: Nurse who blew whistle on child sex-change program says Texas Children’s fired her(The Daily Signal) – Former Texas Children’s Hospital nurse Vanessa Sivadge says that she has been terminated after blowing the whistle on the hospital’s alleged use of Texas Medicaid to cover… Read More
Politics
Why vote counting could be more accurate in Georgia for Nov. 5 election(The Daily Signal) – The Georgia State Election Board will require that the number of ballots counted in the Nov. 5 presidential election doesn’t surpass the number of voters who… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Irresponsible school districts force teachers to create Amazon wish lists(The Daily Signal) – For several weeks, social media has been flooded by teachers’ posts with Amazon wish lists, soliciting others to stock their classrooms with basic supplies. Creating these… Read More
Politics
Harris, Walz, Biden skip second night of DNC, headlined by Obamas(The Center Square) – The second night of the Democratic National Convention included the traditional, if not symbolic, roll call of all the states and how many delegates are nominating… Read More
Public Education
California bill could change K-12 reporting on student drugs, violence(The Center Square) – California Democrats are advancing a bill that would alter when schools are required to report student drug possession and violence against staff to the police. The… Read More
Culture
University police officers say New York schools unprepared for anti-Israel protests(Daily Caller News Foundation) – City University of New York (CUNY) police officers are concerned that the schools are not ready to handle potential anti-Israel protests during the fall semester,… Read More
Public Education
St. Louis Public Schools begins year without enough buses to get students to class(The Center Square) – Bus transportation on the first day of school often has problems or miscommunication on new bus stops, changes in routes from last year and late arrivals. Read More
Politics
15 things we saw at the Democratic National Convention(The Daily Signal) – The Daily Signal is on the ground at the Democratic National Convention, where Democrats will formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president and Minnesota… Read More
Politics
Walz told students Communism is when ‘everyone is the same and everyone shares’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz used favorable language to describe Chinese communism when teaching a high school social studies class in 1991, according to… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school choice program shows remarkable progress for low-income students(The Sentinel) – ACE Scholarships, a Kansas program that provides partial funding for lower-income families to send their children to a private school of their choice, is… Read More
Government
Washington may alter stance ending lifetime supervision for highest-risk sex offenders(The Center Square) – In January during the legislative session, House Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry Chair Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, introduced House Bill 2178 to allow level two and… Read More
Culture
‘Where do the breasts go after top surgery?’ Pro-transgender surgeon asks while displaying them(The Daily Signal) – A surgeon who specializes in performing attempted transgender transitions on people who think they were born in the wrong body posted a photo Friday of her patients’ amputated… Read More
Public Education
Sanctuary cities for parental rights? California city aims to protect families from radical gender policies(The Daily Signal) – The mayor of Huntington Beach, California, is fighting for parental rights despite a recently signed state law requiring schools to conceal students’… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court blocks request to vacate Title IX injunctions(The Center Square) – Requests by the federal government to vacate injunctions over the Biden administration’s controversial Title IX rule have been blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court. The 5-4… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school employee made $631,000 last year but no one will explain his duties(The Sentinel) – David Wild was paid over $631,071.87 for the 2023-24 school year, according to salary figures from the Geary County School District (USD 475) in Kansas. Mr. Read More
Public Education
California school district’s ethnic studies course trains students for ‘social justice,’ ‘activism’(The Daily Signal) – A Los Angeles County school district offers an ethnic studies course covering the “intersectionality” of “identity markers” such as race, gender, and… Read More