Christian Schools
PGA Pro makes gift to Nashville Christian School golf programA Tennessee Christian school’s golf team received a huge gift last week from pro golfer Brandt Snedeker. Snedeker gave $30,000, and the Tennessee Golf Foundation added another $25,000, to construct… Read More
Government
State Policy Network releases guide to help states foster K-12 school choice and entrepreneurshipA report from a network of policy groups details seven ways states can support innovation in education that gives families more and better choices. The report, by Kerry McDonald, Education… Read More
Public Education
Newly elected conservative school board members in South Carolina ‘clean house’ – banning Critical Race Theory, firing superintendentSix newly elected members of a South Carolina school board chose to immediately “clean house,” passing a resolution banning Critical Race Theory in classrooms and firing the liberal superintendent. In… Read More
Public Education
Senate Bill would wrest most authority from Ohio State Board of Education(The Center Square) – Legislation introduced to the Ohio Senate proposes to overhaul the Ohio State Board of Education and remove nearly all its authority and duties. Read More
Government
West Virginia’s highest court’s opinion: Education choice programs, traditional public school systems can co-exist(reimaginED) – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, which last month upheld the constitutionality of the Hope Scholarship education choice program, issued on Thursday a 49-page majority decision… Read More
Public Education
Hawaii’s public school enrollment decreased during the pandemic(The Center Square) – Public school enrollment in Hawaii decreased during the pandemic, and the students who left don’t seem to be coming back, according to a new report. The… Read More
Public Education
Nevada education official resigns after 3 months with $110,000 payout(The Center Square) – Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents Chief of Staff and Special Counsel Robert Kilroy resigned Thursday after just three months on the job. Read More
Public Education
Abbott reminds TEA, school superintendents COVID-19 vaccines are only voluntary(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott is reminding school leaders that the COVID-19 vaccine is prohibited from being made mandatory as a school entry requirement in Texas, a prohibition… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Nov. 14-18)Community Christian School celebrates new playground – Community Christian School in Orange, Texas, recently welcomed its brand new playground, commemorating the new facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Kids and staff… Read More
Culture
Survey: 98% of parents report finding sexually explicit content in schoolA staggering 98% of parents surveyed say their children have been exposed to sexually explicit materials in school. Nearly one-in-five respondents spoke of teachers providing a “transition closet” with… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Early-childhood teacher in California touts using ‘gender unicorn’ to instruct youngest students in sexuality, genderCalling it “age-appropriate,” a California early-childhood teacher recommended in a presentation that her peers use a cartoon "gender unicorn" to help illustrate sexuality and gender fluidity in elementary – and… Read More
Homeschools
After strip-searching a couple’s six homeschooled children ‘without cause,’ Kentucky Child Protective Services pays $515,000Child Protective Services officials in Kentucky have paid $515,000 to a homeschool family to settle a court case involving a strip-search of all six children in their home. The settlement… Read More
Culture
Changes to Ohio gender bill means another meeting(The Center Square) – A bill that would have banned gender reassignment surgery for minors remains alive in the Ohio House but without the ban and with a parental notification requirement. Read More
Public Education
New Hampshire taps federal relief to upgrade school security(The Center Square) – New Hampshire is planning to divert federal pandemic relief funds to help the state’s schools harden their infrastructure against mass shootings. In a request to the… Read More
Public Education
Tom Horne wins, Kathy Hoffman concedes in Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction race(The Center Square) – Incumbent Democrat Kathy Hoffman conceded in the race for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction on Thursday morning. Hoffman trailed Republican Tom Horne by 8,718… Read More
Government
North Carolina charter schools have increased enrollment by nearly 20% since 2019(The Center Square) – North Carolina’s public charter schools continue to witness significant enrollment gains, jumping nearly 20% since 2019, while traditional public schools remain 3.2% below pre-pandemic… Read More
Public Education
Judge rules in free speech case that school board can’t bar father from school over his criticism of booksAn Oklahoma judge has ruled that a father who challenged his child's school board over pornographic material in the library cannot be barred from the school for his speech. The… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school nurse married to district official made $126,000 last year(The Sentinel) – A school nurse in USD 261 Haysville was the fifth-highest-paid employee in the district last year, paid over $126,000. That is more than 50% above the… Read More
Public Education
School board contemplates filing defamation lawsuit against trustee candidate on election nightA Nevada school board considered legal action against a board candidate on election night in response to his criticism of district officials. Brian Gale was running to be a trustee… Read More
Public Education
Kansas parent addresses school board with content, curriculum concerns(The Sentinel) – Kirsten Workman, who withdrew her daughter from high school English class over her concerns its content focused more on Critical Race Theory, gender issues, and political… Read More