Public Education
Murphy, lawmakers agree to spend more to taxpayer money on schools to offset revenue losses(The Center Square) — New Jersey's schools will be spared deep budget cuts next year under a new deal reached between Gov. Phil Murphy and a group of Democratic lawmakers… Read More
Public Education
Public school workers in PA claim ‘dignified’ retirement now out of reach(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania educators say the “dignified” retirement promised to them decades ago no longer exists thanks to record inflation and benefits “frozen” in time for the last… Read More
Public Education
Michigan House votes to repeal right-to-work, reinstate prevailing wage, end A-F grading system(The Center Square) – The Michigan House on Tuesday voted to repeal right-to-work, reinstate the prevailing wage, and trash the state’s A-F grading system for public schools. The Democrat-dominated House… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court rules for deaf student in education-law case(SCOTUSblog) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a deaf student’s lawsuit against a Michigan school district that failed to provide him with a qualified sign-language interpreter. In a unanimous… Read More
Government
Florida House passes sweeping education savings account expansion bill(The Center Square) — The Florida House of Representatives passed a significant expansion of the state's education savings account program Friday. House Bill 1, authored by Kaylee Tuck, R-Lake Placid,… Read More
Culture
Kirk Cameron fights back against ‘sick and deranged’ drag queen library events, publisher saysActor Kirk Cameron is promoting a pro-faith story hour that stands in contrast to the “drag queen” story hour being hosted this week by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Read More
Christian Schools
Christian schools across America are growing rapidlyDespite school closures and restrictive regulations, the educational establishment’s response to the pandemic turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Christian schools whose enrollment skyrocketed. One such institution… Read More
Culture
Biden’s education secretary charges ‘censorship’ after conspiring with DOJ to label parents as ‘domestic terrorists’The U.S. Secretary of Education has joined a Democrat chorus characterizing the removal of pornographic materials from libraries and schools as book banning and censorship. Miguel Cardona’s comments came after… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kentucky bill allowing parents to challenge ‘obscene’ classroom material heads to governor’s desk(Daily Caller) – The Kentucky House passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow parents to challenge sexually explicit materials in the classroom. In an 80-18 … Read More
Culture
Proposed legislation would stop diversity, equity training at Ohio colleges, universities(The Center Square) – A bill in the Ohio Legislature would stop diversity and equity training for faculty and students at state colleges and universities. The Higher Education Enhancement Act,… Read More
Culture
DeSantis says Florida became ‘refuge of sanity’ during COVID(The Center Square) — Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Thursday that Florida bucked the "COVID-19 orthodoxy" and instead utilized "commonsense policies to become a refuge of sanity." DeSantis took a… Read More
Culture
Gratitude, prayer key to Keyontae Johnson’s second chance in college basketball and lifeAfter a near-death collapse on court and nearly two years away from college basketball, Keyontae Johnson is making the most of his second chance. The Kansas State Wildcats’ forward is… Read More
Culture
Florida revokes liquor license from hotel that hosted drag show welcoming minorsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has moved to revoke a Miami hotel’s liquor license after it ignored warnings from the governor’s office not to allow children at a drag show on… Read More
Culture
Left-wing protesters disrupt mothers’ book launch, throw drinksBy disrupting a launch party for a conservative book at a New York restaurant, left-wing protesters ironically proved the book’s point, its authors say. The book, "Stolen Youth: How Radicals… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Finger pointing erupts between education bureaucrats over school’s sexual fantasy writing assignmentA high school teacher in Oregon outraged parents after giving students an assignment to write about their sexual fantasies. But thus far, the teacher, the high school, the district and… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
Connecticut church running a Christian school sues state over vaccine mandates for studentsA church in Connecticut is suing the state over a vaccine mandate that might force the closure of its school. In 2021, Connecticut did away with religious exemptions for required… Read More
Public Education
Bill aims to trash Michigan’s A-F school grading system(The Center Square) – After Michigan shuttered in-person learning at schools statewide during the pandemic, student learning suffered. Three years after the pandemic shutdowns began, critics say a new bill… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Teacher courses promoting critical race theory were funded by pandemic relief in Michigan(The Center Square) – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used federal pandemic relief funds to create virtual courses for teachers about anti-racism and social justice, which encouraged teachers to engage with… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Texas lawmaker prioritizing school safety, teacher pay hikes, parental controls over explicit materials(The Center Square) – Over the last few weeks, House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, has announced in piecemeal fashion bills he says the state House must prioritize. Several he recently… Read More
Public Education
Texas announces state takeover of Houston Independent School District(The Center Square) – The state of Texas intends to take control of the Houston Independent School District, citing poor academic accountability, violations of the law and the expiration of… Read More