Culture, Public Education
Texas lawmaker introduces bill that allows teachers to reject CDC trans activism(Daily Caller) – A Texas lawmaker introduced a bill Monday that would protect teachers from participating in “inclusivity policies” such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assessment… Read More
Courts
Teachers union president melts down on Supreme Court steps(Daily Caller) – American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten railed against challenges to President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan outside of the Supreme Court Tuesday as oral… Read More
Culture
Anti-religion group complains about Colorado coach Deion Sanders’ prayers(The Center Square) – The University of Colorado’s legal department is reviewing a letter that's part of a war of words between two advocacy groups clashing over the Christian prayers of… Read More
Government
Georgia Senate committee advances education savings accounts bill(The Center Square) – The Senate Education Committee voted to advance legislation creating state-funded education savings accounts. The committee voted 6-5 Tuesday afternoon in favor of Senate Bill 233, the… Read More
Government
Iowa names Educational Savings Account administrator(The Center Square) – An administrator has been named for Iowa’s Students First education savings accounts. Odyssey was selected to administer the ISF ESAs, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office announced Tuesday. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Washington teacher says kids need to be shielded from ‘Christo-fascist’ parentsSocial media erupted over the weekend when a Washington state teacher said that too many students are unsafe from what she called their “Christo-fascist’ parents. Auburn School District teacher Karen… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
School choice group reaffirms support for Catholic educationA dispute on social media over the weekend gave school choice advocates the opportunity to clarify Catholic education's value for urban communities. The conflict had to do with New York… Read More
Culture
NC Governor solicits donations, slandering conservative lawmakers as ‘bigoted, anti-LGBTQ+ extremists’(The Center Square) – North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is soliciting donations to fight the “bigoted, anti-LGBTQ+ extremists” in the General Assembly who want parents to have a say… Read More
Government
Tennessee Senate passes bill increasing those eligible for school choice program(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s Senate approved a bill Monday night that would expand eligibility for the state’s educational savings account program to any student who attended a public school… Read More
Public Education
Bill would cut WA classroom learning by four hours a week(The Center Square) – A bill working its way through Washington state's Legislature would redefine “instructional hours” to include time spent with non-teachers. The legislation comes at a time of… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
Vermont Christian School forfeits basketball tournament, won’t force girls to play against male athlete who is trans(Daily Caller) – A Christian high school forfeited a spot in a basketball tournament out of concerns of “fairness” by forcing their female students to compete against another school’s transgender… Read More
Culture
‘Not moving backwards’: More red states join push to bar men from competing in women’s sports(Daily Caller) – Several red states are joining the push to bar men from competing on the same sports team as women in both K-12 school districts and college athletics. Read More
Culture
Half of professors believe diversity statements ‘violate academic freedom,’ survey finds(Daily Caller) – Half of university professors disapprove of universities mandating that applicants submit diversity statements during the hiring process, a new survey released Tuesday by the Foundation for Individual… Read More
Culture
Oli London announces new memoir, explains how faith helped him detransitionOli London, a British man who previously identified as a Korean woman, recently announced his new memoir, Detransition, as he continues to refute the radical gender ideology that hoodwinked… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
‘We cannot stop something we did not start’: Asbury ‘revival’ meetings end, ripples continueAlthough the "outpouring" services at Asbury University were officially concluded, the life-changing testimonies from the last few weeks continue to pour in. Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, experienced what many… Read More
Courts
Librarians, ACLU sue to keep ‘sexually explicit’ books in Missouri schools(Daily Caller) – Missouri librarians are challenging a state law which bars sexually explicit books from being in the classroom, according to a lawsuit. Under Missouri … Read More
Government
Oklahoma is set to debut a first-of-its-kind school choice program(Daily Caller) – While conventional school choice programs typically involve vouchers administered by the state, Oklahoma is set to create a tax credit-based initiative to fund education outside the public… Read More
Government
School Board Member Free Speech and Transparency Act gets hearing in Kansas(The Sentinel) – HB 2382, the School District Board of Education Member Free Speech and Transparency Act , was introduced at a hearing before the Kansas House Education Budget… Read More
Government
Rhode Island lawmaker wants to spend more taxpayer money to ‘close achievement gaps’(The Center Square) – The chair of the Rhode Island General Assembly’s Senate Education Committee has introduced a trio of bills geared toward specific student populations across the state. State… Read More
Government
Poll: Large majority of Chicago voters support school choice(The Center Square) – Two out of every three voters are dissatisfied with Chicago’s public education system, and some 62% of them support school choice, a new Illinois Policy Institute… Read More