Culture
Noem signs bill banning gender transition surgery for minors(The Center Square) – Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill Monday banning gender transition surgeries and treatments for minors. Physicians could lose their licenses for violating House Bill 1080, which… Read More
Government
Half of Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account students left public schools, latest data show(The Center Square) – The portion of students taking advantage of Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program after previously attending a public school has dramatically shifted. According to the… Read More
Christian Schools
University chapel service ‘hasn’t ended’ since Feb. 8 in what many are calling a ‘revival’A small Christian college in Kentucky has reported nonstop praise and worship in its chapel since Wednesday, Feb. 8. “Three times a week, we stop everything that we’re doing and… Read More
Public Education
Where did all the public school students go?More than 1.2 million students left the public system in a COVID-fueled diaspora. A new report examines where they went and why. In Where Kids Went , Thomas S. Read More
Courts, Public Education
School bus driver claims union continues collecting dues despite resignation(The Center Square) – An Ohio public school employee says his union locked him into paying dues for an entire school year against his will. Richard Koch, a bus driver… Read More
Culture
Ban on gender reassignment for minors makes progress in TennesseeA proposed ban on puberty blockers and other treatments for minors who suffer from gender confusion is making its way through a state legislative committee in Tennessee. The bill… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘We want urinals’: Students cut class in protest of school district’s woke urinal ban(Daily Caller) – Over 100 Granite State students banded together to conduct a Friday walk out to protest a school board district-wide policy that bans urinals over ‘gender identity’ concerns. Read More
Culture
Pivotal parental rights bill to face an uphill battle in the Virginia Senate(Daily Caller) – Republicans are facing an uphill battle in the Virginia Senate getting Sage’s Law, a bill which requires parental notification of a child’s sex transition, to the governor’s… Read More
Government
Oklahoma state board considers allowing nation’s first religious virtual charter school(reimaginED) – A meeting of an obscure state board set for Tuesday could swing open the door to religious charter schools nationwide. Members of the Statewide Virtual Charter School… Read More
Public Education
Ohio plans larger approach for school safety(The Center Square) – The state wants Ohio schools to focus on the physical and emotional well-being of students in order to provide a complete safety structure. The Ohio School Safety… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Feb. 6-10)Iowa Christian school receives $40,000 STEM grant – Sioux Center Christian School received one of Iowa’s “STEM BEST” grants worth $40,000. The school plans to put the funds toward lab… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Arizona lawmakers call for superintendent’s resignation after ‘racist’ comments exposedAn Arizona superintendent’s "racist" comments, including the statement that white people are “problematic,” have led state lawmakers to call for his resignation. Sen. John Kavanagh, R-District 23, Rep. Joseph Chaplik,… Read More
Culture
Nebraska legislators hear testimony on a bill to ban cross-sex treatments for those under 19A Nebraska bill considered Wednesday would put an age restriction on cross-sex medical treatment, such as puberty blockers, hormone treatment and certain surgical procedures. LB 574, introduced by Sen. Kathleen… Read More
Public Education
Not one student was proficient in math in 23 Baltimore schools, report says(Daily Caller) – In 23 Baltimore City Schools, zero students tested proficient in math in 2022, according to a report by Project Baltimore. Through an analysis of 150 Baltimore City… Read More
Culture
NC Senate approves parents’ rights bill restricting K-4 sexual education in schoolsA bill giving parents more say over their children’s health and education passed the North Carolina Senate on Tuesday. Sen. Amy Galey, R-Alamance County, sponsored Senate Bill 49, which protects… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Hundreds protest teacher who admitted to helping students change gender without parents’ permission(Daily Caller) – More than 200 parents and community officials protested a California high school teacher who admitted to helping students change their gender without their parents’ permission, according to… Read More
Culture
Utah attorney general joins coalition urging Yelp to lift its crisis pregnancy center advisories(The Center Square) – Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a 24-state coalition of attorneys general hoping to get Yelp to change its crisis pregnancy center policy this… Read More
Government
Washington, Idaho, Wyoming legislatures consider education savings accounts(The Center Square) – Three bills are currently pending in the legislatures of three western states that would allow educational savings accounts, or ESAs, for students in those states. Read More
Public Education
Gov. Whitmer’s budget ‘unfairly’ targets Michigan’s online charter schools, critics say(The Center Square) – Michigan's online charter public schools have a 20% decrease in spending in Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's 2023-24 budget proposal. The second-term Democrat’s fiscal plan unveiled Wednesday includes… Read More
Culture
FBI to retract Catholic infiltration memo, conduct internal review(Daily Caller) – The FBI is retracting a leaked document that advised the Bureau to infiltrate groups of traditionalist Roman Catholics who the assessment claimed were at risk of committing… Read More