Culture, Public Education
Kansas bill banning co-ed accommodations for students passes while Kansas school leaders focus on bond issue(The Sentinel) – With veto-proof majorities, the Kansas House and Senate passed and sent to the governor’s desk Senate Substitute for House Bill 2138 , providing for separate accommodations… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas Reflector gaslights readers on school funding, makes false accusations of legislators(The Sentinel) – A recent story about school funding in the Kansas Reflector reminded me of a quote by Winston Churchill – a lie gets halfway around the world… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Florida school vows to investigate trans teacher who allegedly threatened violence after keeping the incident from parents(Daily Caller) – The superintendent of Fox Chapel Middle School announced the school would be investigating an incident where a transgender teacher allegedly threatened to shoot up the school, according… Read More
Courts, Culture
Abortion battle heats up nationwide(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halted a lower court's ruling restricting an abortion pill until Wednesday night. The hold will give the Supreme Court time to… Read More
Public Education
Georgia’s Kemp signs education bills(The Center Square) – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed several education bills, including House Bill 147, the Safe Schools Act. It establishes a voluntary school safety and anti-gang endorsement for… Read More
Public Education
Demand for Illinois ag teachers is strong(The Center Square) – Illinois needs career-changers to teach ag courses in high school. The Land of Lincoln has always been an agricultural powerhouse. The state is working hard to… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Michigan public school contractor pleads guilty to $561K bribe scheme(The Center Square) – A Michigan school contractor pleaded guilty to giving a $561,000 bribe to a former school board president in return for $3.1 million of projects for his… Read More
Culture
Florida nonprofit educates students about dangers of fentanyl, which kills 70,000 people annually, including infants and toddlersAmid a growing opioid crisis, one Florida nonprofit is starting a movement to educate students about the dangers of fentanyl. Not Even Once , an initiative of the Incubate… Read More
Opinion
Standardized testing must be ditched in favor of ‘performance-based assessment,’ says NEA. Not so fastStandardized testing is failing students and should be dumped, the National Education Association argues. “Most of us know that standardized tests are inaccurate, inequitable, and often ineffective at gauging what students… Read More
Government
Wisconsin legislator pushing for concealed carry in schools(The Center Square) – There is a plan at the Wisconsin Capitol that would allow teachers and school workers to carry a gun inside a school. State Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukesha,… Read More
Public Education
Ohio state superintendent’s departure renews push to remove power from school board(The Center Square) – Two Ohio state senators believe the recent resignation of the interim superintendent of Public Instruction opens the door to an overhaul of the Ohio Department of… Read More
Government
School choice finds its groove in 2023As many states are nearing the end of their legislative session, lawmakers from six states can rest easy after advancing school choice by leaps and bounds over the past three… Read More
Government, Opinion
Pennsylvania risks being left behind in education reform as governor breaks campaign promiseThe unexpected benefit of the COVID pandemic could be that the logjam preventing K-12 education reform may finally have been broken – at least outside of Pennsylvania. While Pennsylvania politicians… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Middle schoolers allegedly ‘bullied’ peers into participating in LGBT ‘Day of Silence’(Daily Caller) – Students at Felix Festa Middle School in New York felt they were “bullied” into participating in an LGBTQ “Day of Silence,” according to an anonymous parent report… Read More
Public Education
Biden administration opens investigation into Loudoun County Public Schools’ response to sexual assualts(Daily Caller) – The Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) opened an investigation Wednesday into Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) over its handling of multiple sexual assaults which… Read More
Culture
University athletics director claims there’s no ‘competitive’ difference between men and women(Daily Caller) – The San Francisco State University athletics director claimed there is no “competitive” difference between men and women following the alleged assault of University of Kentucky swimmer Riley… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Arkansas Senate advances bill requiring biologically based pronouns in schoolThe Arkansas Senate has passed a bill prohibiting teachers from using pronouns for students other than those assigned at birth, at least without parental permission. The vote was 19 to… Read More
Culture, Public Education
California school board keeps policy that hides students’ gender transitions from parents despite pending litigation(Daily Caller) – A California school board voted Thursday to keep a school policy which directs teachers to keep a student’s gender transition a secret, despite pending litigation over the… Read More
Courts
‘Unlawful pause’ on student loans cost taxpayers $150 billion(The Center Square) –A new lawsuit challenges the U.S. Department of Education’s “unlawful pause” on federal student loan payments that have cost taxpayers $150 billion from lost interest. The lawsuit,… Read More
Culture
Professor says he ‘would burn’ down Florida college in resignation letter(Daily Caller) – A New College of Florida (NCF) professor wrote that he would burn down campus buildings if he were not “more patriotic,” according to a letter sent to… Read More