Government
Opponents likely to fall short in effort to block Arizona’s new ‘gold standard’ school choice lawAn Arizona anti-school-choice organization blocked a statewide expansion of choice in 2018, but its effort to defeat a similar law this year could be falling short. The Daily Signal… Read More
Homeschools
This rural Florida homeschool co-op found out: If you build it, they will come(reimaginED) – Sandra Shoffner dreamed of starting a homeschool co-op, but she never imagined the reception it would get when it finally happened. Dozens of parents attended the first open… Read More
Public Education
Virginia’s high accreditation numbers don’t reflect huge learning losses, says Gov. Youngkin(The Center Square) – Although almost nine in 10 public schools in Virginia earned full accreditation with the state Board of Education, Gov. Glenn Youngkin is warning that those numbers… Read More
Public Education
Oregon Department of Education pays out tens of millions for severely under-enrolled Preschool Promise programThe Oregon Department of Education spent $90 million over the last two years in preschool grants even while the program was vastly under-enrolled, according to a report by Fox… Read More
Public Education
Woke politics, gender ideology frustrating Wisconsin parents(The Center Square) – Tim Michels says Wisconsin’s State of Education speech was more of a political stump speech than a report card on the state’s schools. Michels,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
US Military Educational Summit Pushed Gender Ideology Using A ‘Genderbread Person,’ Report Finds(Daily Caller) – The U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) hosted an “Equity and Access” summit in 2021 that featured presentations on gender ideology and anti-racism, according to a… Read More
Opinion
Neo-Marxism floods Advanced Placement courses in the USSome of America’s most popular college-credit history classes for high schoolers are littered with anti-Western ideas, identity politics and other neo-Marxist concepts, national scholars say. The College Board is the… Read More
Public Education
Republican lawmakers not expecting much from Wisconsin’s State of Education speech(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin haven’t been given a preview of the state superintendent’s State of Education speech, but they have some guesses as to what… Read More
Public Education
Teachers’ union resources discuss ‘sadomasochism,’ ‘bondage,’ and other sex actsThe National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers union, as well as the Hilliard, Ohio branch, are under social media fire after it was revealed that resources from the union’s… Read More
Government
New school choice coalition in Wisconsin looks to expand education options(The Center Square) – A coalition of business and policy groups got the ball rolling on school choice in Wisconsin nearly 30 years ago, and they’re ready to try… Read More
Public Education
Ohio school board delays vote on resolution against Title IX changes for LBGTQ students(The Center Square) – After a meeting that lasted several hours, the Ohio Board of Education now plans to vote in October on an amendment that says biological sex is… Read More
Christian Schools
Teacher of the Year Josh Ernst: God is in all things, including scienceMaybe it’s his own considerable struggle in his youth that makes science teacher Josh Ernst such a magnet for students in crisis. While teaching at several universities, after all, he… Read More
Government
Dixon, conservative group campaign for parental rights in kids’ education(The Center Square) – While state Democrats are touting massive bipartisan public education spending increases during Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s first term, some Republicans this campaign season are… Read More
Culture
Federal judge strikes down Biden vaccine mandates for Head Start teachers(The Center Square) – Sandy Brick felt her freedom was on the line. The Head Start teacher taught through the pandemic and opposed a federal “jab-or-job” mandate from the president. Read More
Government, Opinion
Public education is doing worse with more money, so let’s give parents more optionsIf an educational option costs less and produces better results, wouldn’t it be foolish not to fund it? Yet the opposite is happening. As a nation, the U.S. is spending… Read More
Government
Kentucky lawmakers try to solve teacher shortage(The Center Square) – Kentucky school districts looking to fill teacher shortages in the classroom may be able to look just across the state line for a solution, state lawmakers learned. Read More
Culture
Birth of the abortion industrial complex (part 3): Eugenics evolvesEugenics Evolves (Capital Research) – Prewar Germany was home to cutting-edge eugenic policies, drawing in countless British and American eugenicists—to their later embarrassment. Unsurprisingly, the eugenics lobby evaporated virtually overnight… Read More
Culture
New Virginia DOE transgender guidelines affirm parental rights(The Center Square) – The Virginia Department of Education updated its guidelines to shift the control of transgender issues back to parents, which has yielded mixed reactions from interest groups,… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
NEA offers master class in Critical Race Theory without naming itDespite repeated denials of supporting the teaching of Critical Race Theory in public schools, resources from America’s largest teachers’ union suggest otherwise. The agenda at the National Education Association’s “Conference… Read More
Government
New Hampshire’s education accounts ‘exceed’ expectations(The Center Square) – The number of students taking advantage of the state's new educational freedom program has doubled since it was launched a year ago – along with the costs to… Read More