Government
School choice options expand across U.S. in 2022(The Center Square) – More parents overwhelmingly chose school choice in 2022 after expressing frustration with lockdown policies, school boards and mandates. As more state legislators look to expand school… Read More
Government
Several new Illinois laws affect the education system(The Center Square) – A host of new laws go into effect in 2023 that will affect education in Illinois. In the wake of school shootings across the country, there… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Dec. 26-30)New Christian school opening in Kentucky – Co-directors Charlotte Burton and Carrie Oliver announced the opening of Highlands Latin School Owensboro. The non-denominational, faith-based school will open in 2023 and… Read More
Public Education
After major declines in academic performance, Indiana launches student-success dashboard for students, teachers(The Center Square) – Indiana Department of Education launched a student-success dashboard to give students and educators a clearer view of each student’s progress toward graduation. The Indiana Graduates Prepared… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Boston could bring back mask mandate for kids(Daily Caller) – Boston Public Schools is considering reinstating a mask mandate after the holiday break to minimize absenteeism from COVID-19, the mayor stated in a Wednesday announcement. The decision… Read More
Culture
Florida could lower abortion ban from 15 weeks to 12 weeks(The Center Square) – Changes could be coming to Florida’s abortion laws after the incoming senate president, Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, said she would like to see Florida’s abortion ban go… Read More
Courts
Michigan Court of Appeals sets precedent for school liability in cases of “student-on-student harassment”A Michigan appellate court ruled in favor of a school district in a sexual harassment case involving two students, but it also held that schools could be held accountable in… Read More
Public Education
Akron teachers strike for school safety, more disciplineSchool violence has become so bad in Akron, Ohio, teachers are planning to strike when the spring semester commences. Akron Education Association (AEA) announced its plan to strike after… Read More
Culture
DeSantis’ office calls for investigation as ‘all ages’ Christmas drag show tour ends in FloridaThe touring Christmas drag queen show that welcomed children in most of its sexually explicit performances across 36 cities is coming to an end in Florida, one of the only… Read More
Public Education
High School for the gifted withholds notification of National Merit Scholar awards in the name of ‘equity’Parents with children attending a top-ranked Virginia high school were shocked to discover administrators withheld notifications of National Merit Scholar awards for years. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and… Read More
Opinion
Teaching proper grammar and math is racist, say these teachersA California teacher refuses to teach proper grammar because she claims it upholds white supremacy. “Public education is an institution that upholds lots of problematic systems in our society like… Read More
Public Education
Residents in this Kansas school district question curriculum, content in dual credit courses(The Sentinel) – Taxpayers in the Rose Hill USD 394 school district voiced concerns at a recent school board meeting about curriculum content in a “dual credit” course offered to… Read More
Public Education
Former teacher’s assistant pleads guilty in child pornography case(Daily Caller) – A former teacher’s assistant in Little Rock, Arkansas pleaded guilty to three counts of child pornography charges on Tuesday. Augustus Shenker, who formerly worked at Miss Selma’s… Read More
Public Education
Kennewick school district to finalize policy giving American flag preference(The Center Square) – The Kennewick School Board is expected to finalize a policy in January that limits the size, number and placement of all flags but the American flag. Read More
Public Education
Schools are open, but students are still missing class as chronic absenteeism soars(Daily Caller) – Though schools are open and are no longer relying on remote learning, many students are still chronically absent from class, according to The Wall Street Journal. In… Read More
Homeschools
National study to measure homeschoolers’ academic performanceTesting homeschool students to see how they compare to their public school peers? Bring it on, say the organizers of a nationwide study aiming to measure the academic achievement of… Read More
Culture
Former trans woman Oli London responds to LGBT advocate who denied existence of ‘detransitioners’ like himAn LGBT advocate testified to Congress that detransitioners – people who return to their biological gender after identifying as transgender – don’t exist. Oli London, a detransitioner, begs to differ. Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘Gaining ground’: Conservatives scored massive victories in the battle over education in 2022(Daily Caller) – In 2022, conservatives flipped dozens of school boards across the country, enacting conservative priorities and amending school policies to increase transparency in the classroom. Read More
Culture, Public Education
California high school to host lecture on raising transgender kids(Daily Caller) – A California school district is partnering with a parental group to put on a lecture for parents on raising transgender children, according to the parent group website. Read More
Public Education
North Carolina professor files lawsuit after firing over CRT criticism(The Center Square) – A teacher at the North Carolina Governor's School recently filed a lawsuit against state officials who he claims fired him for questioning the school's critical race… Read More