Culture
Fifth Circuit vacates lower court ruling, allowing Abbott’s ban of school district mask mandates to go in effect(The Center Square) – A Fifth Circuit panel of judges has handed Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton another win, this time upholding the governor’s order prohibiting school… Read More
Government, Public Education
Alaska AG’s office: Public school funds cannot pay private school tuition(The Center Square) – Public school funds can be used for a limited amount of private educational services but cannot be used to pay for full-private school tuition, according to… Read More
Public Education
Idaho voters will decide on an initiative to increase the state’s income and corporate tax rates for education funding in November(The Center Square) – The Idaho secretary of state announced that an initiative that would increase income tax and corporate tax rates to provide additional education funding had submitted the… Read More
Public Education
Three challengers take on incumbents in Kansas State Board of Education primaries(The Sentinel) – The August primary will feature three Republican incumbent members of the Kansas State Board of Education squaring off against opponents. There are no Democratic candidates in any… Read More
Public Education
Judge overturns public school board’s ban of Maine father it ‘disagreed’ withA father in Maine who'd been barred from events at his daughters’ school for speaking against sexually explicit reading material has won the right to show up. The U.S. District… Read More
Public Education
Report questions accounting practices of Oklahoma State Department of Education( The Center Square) – Oklahoma’s Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency found $5.8 million of questionable expenditures coded as instruction during an audit of the school’s K-12 spending, according… Read More
Culture
Spokane council passes ‘divisive’ pro-abortion resolution(The Center Square) – The Spokane City Council has approved a resolution that bars employees, including police officers, from assisting in investigations or the prosecution of abortion patients or providers. Read More
Public Education
New report questions higher education spending in Arizona(The Center Square) – School spending surged in Arizona from 2018 to 2021. While teacher pay increased in that span, it didn’t expand at the rate that the state upped… Read More
Culture
Eight ways to involve the whole family in community serviceMany parents want to model volunteering with their children as a practical, hands-on method to help teach the importance of giving back to local communities. However, many volunteer positions come… Read More
Public Education
Foundations destroying American public education (part 2): Equity initiativesThe following is the second of a five part series from Luke Rosiak on the problems plaguing public education (Part 1). (Capital Research Center) – Much of what you… Read More
Government
School choice in rural Florida is growing(reimaginED) – Liberty County is half covered by a national forest . It’s wall-to-wall pine trees. Its only incorporated city has 996 people, and they’re outnumbered by bears… Read More
Culture
New York offers $15M in grants for abortion providers(The Center Square) – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday the state was issuing $15 million worth of grants for abortion providers to expand access across the state. Friday’s announcement… Read More
Culture
VA’s Miyares urges Google not to censor crisis pregnancy centers(The Center Square) – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares wants Google not to censor crisis pregnancy centers in search results in a pushback against Democratic lawmakers who have condemned them… Read More
Government
Lawmakers to address school choice and transparency laws at upcoming meeting(The Center Square) – The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) will hold its annual meeting this week, where lawmakers and policy leaders will address education bills focused on parental rights… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kentucky’s largest school district brings back mask mandate(The Center Square) – Kentucky’s most populous county is back in the COVID-19 red zone, which means the state’s largest public school district has reinstated a mandatory mask policy, effective… Read More
Culture
Tennis legend Navratilova headlines list of female athletes denouncing NCAA ‘Woman of the Year’ nomination for trans swimmer Lia ThomasTransgender swimmer Lia Thomas, a biological male, is a candidate for the NCAA’s 2022 “Woman of the Year” award – and current and former female athletes are blasting the nomination. … Read More
Culture, Public Education
Male students in dresses and a teacher in heels prompt families to leave sexual indoctrination in schoolA public middle school in Pennsylvania encouraged male students to wear dresses to class during Pride Month, but students wearing U.S. and Blue Lives Matter pins were told to take… Read More
Culture
Ducey appeals ruling against Arizona’s limiting COVID relief to open schools(The Center Square) – Gov. Doug Ducey is appealing a federal judge's decision blocking his decision to withhold federal COVID-19 relief to unopened schools. While Arizona had lifted all mask… Read More
Government
Former MMA fighter to cover tuition for his students who lost Hope Scholarships after judge’s ruling in WV(reimaginED) – A retired professional wrestler from Miami is poised to prove that innovation and compassion are worthy opponents to a court battle playing out in West Virginia over one… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Bill for face masks for Austin school district’s athletes nears $64,000(The Center Square) – Debate has raged across the country over mask requirements for school students, but new spending records show how much masks have cost taxpayers for a particular… Read More