Culture, Opinion
Are we in a culture war in America? If so, can the media bring themselves to report on it fairly?What would you say is the state of the Union at this point? Well, let’s take a look at it. Racial and sexual indoctrination in public schools. Treating concerned parents… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Public education has made the West less religious, making room for the woke agendaThe most plausible explanation for the increasing secularization of society is the growth of public education. This, according to economists Raphael Franck and Laurence Iannaccone in their seminal 2014 paper “Religious… Read More
Culture
Seattle Pacific University sues state attorney general over probe into hiring practices(The Center Square) – Seattle Pacific University, a private Christian University associated with the Free Methodist Church, has filed a lawsuit against Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson claiming that his… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school districts (mostly) ignore school safety questions in wake of Uvalde report(The Sentinel) – In the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Texas Legislature issued a damning report which found “systemic failures” across both the… Read More
Public Education
Florida offering military veterans education certification(The Center Square) – In another effort to provide job opportunities to military veterans and address a teacher shortage, Florida is making it easier for qualified veterans to receive an… Read More
Culture
A California bill could take out-of-state children seeking sex-change from parents who opposeA “gender-affirming health care” bill would make California a refuge for out-of-state minors seeking sex changes, even stripping custody of them from parents who oppose the procedures. Democratic Sen. Scott… Read More
Culture
Moms report censorship, bullying on social media over pro-life stance in leadup to Kansas electionCasey Thomas has used local Facebook moms groups as a parenting resource for the last seven years and had never been bullied – until recently. “From time to time there had… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school board members back firing of teacher over pronoun dispute(The Center Square) – Eight school board members from five school divisions filed a brief with the Virginia Supreme Court in support of West Point Public Schools after the district… Read More
Public Education
Georgia officials unable to determine total amount spent on school supply program for teachers(The Center Square) – Georgia plans to give a $125 supplement to teachers in the state to offset the cost of classroom materials and ostensibly help students rebound from learning… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas Senate Democrats want $600 million of surplus for teacher pay(The Center Square) – Arkansas Senate Democrats want to use $600 million of the state's $1.6 billion surplus to increase teacher salaries. The Raise Act introduced Friday would raise the… Read More
Government
Ted Cruz to headline school choice event in Nevada(The Center Square) – Texas Republican Ted Cruz is coming to Las Vegas. The Club for Growth announced Friday that Cruz would speak at the second… Read More
Public Education
Accreditation of Missouri pubic schools won’t include test scores until 2023-24(The Center Square) – The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) annually reviews several benchmarks in evaluating Missouri’s public schools, but test scores won’t enter the mix until the… Read More
Christian Schools
Fire marshal threatens fines if hybrid schools don’t apply for certificates of occupancy they say they don’t needAdvocates of homeschooling and hybrid schooling in Georgia are crying foul and accusing a local official of flouting state laws and “weaponizing” building codes to unfairly punish learning pods. Learning… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Self-described ‘leftist’ teacher says woke policies in schools have gone too farA devastating critique of the debauched state of public schools in America was just delivered, and it didn’t come from the right. Essayist and critic Wesley Yang published an… Read More
Culture
Pregnancy center leaders explain their work amidst slander ahead of important Kansas electionAs Kansans prepare to vote Tuesday on a constitutional amendment to allow regulation of abortion, pregnancy resource centers are coming under fire for community services they have provided for over… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania has more teachers, fewer students, and there’s still a teacher shortage(The Center Square) – Teachers unions, public school officials and the Pennsylvania's Department of Education say the state has a teacher shortage. Data analyzed by The Center Square, however, shows… Read More
Courts
State Supreme Court will hear decades-long North Carolina education funding case on Aug. 31(The Center Square) – Dozens of "recognized leaders in the North Carolina business community" are weighing in on the decades-long Leandro school funding saga ahead of a state Supreme Court… Read More
Government
Can an old case from Florida stop voucher expansion?(reimaginED) – School choice opponents in West Virginia recently turned to an unlikely place for help stopping school vouchers: Florida. With the U.S. Supreme Court slamming the door shut on… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Teacher on TikTok claims entire second-grade class ‘switched’ pronounsAn elementary teacher claims her entire class of second graders "switched” pronouns after one child revealed his new pronouns to her in class. The shocking claim came in a video shared… Read More
Public Education
Foundations destroying American public education (part 3): EducationThe following is the third of a five part series from Luke Rosiak on the problems plaguing public education (see Part 1 | Part 2). (Capital Research Center) –… Read More