Public Education
New law borrows $1 billion to extend pension buyout option for Illinois state employees, including educators(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Thursday a measure that borrows $1 billion to extend the existing pension buyout program for Illinois state employees for… Read More
Public Education
Rep. Petryk: Wisconsin students will have to wait for gifted and talented opportunities(The Center Square) – One western Wisconsin state representative says kids looking to get into gifted and talented programs in public schools across the state are out of luck for… Read More
Government
Louisiana House passes education savings account bill for disabled students(The Center Square) – Legislation to create Education Savings Accounts for students with exceptionalities passed the Louisiana House. Lawmakers voted 91-1 to approve House… Read More
Public Education
Georgia High School Association votes unanimously to require athletes to compete according to birth sexThe Georgia High School Association voted unanimously on Wednesday that students who compete in high school sports must do so according to the sex recorded on their birth certificate. “We… Read More
Homeschools, Opinion
Failure of public schools is a common reason homeschooling is growing among all demographicsHomeschooling is attracting large numbers of families from all demographics and backgrounds. A fascinating article by The Hechinger Report explores this trend in more detail, by… Read More
Culture, Public Education
A majority of Americans seem to agree on what should not be taught to the youngest public school childrenA recent poll reveals some common ground amid vast differences in how American parents view what’s appropriate when it comes to sex, race and gender education in the classroom. But… Read More
Christian Schools
Q&A with a Catholic school advocate who has returned to her roots(reimaginED) – Catholic education has been an integral part of Cristina Rodriguez’s life. Her mother was a teacher in Cuba at a School of the Sacred Heart, an international network… Read More
Government
School choice supporters encouraged by latest Marquette Poll on vouchers(The Center Square) – More parents in Wisconsin are getting behind the idea of school choice. The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows 58% of voters in the state support… Read More
Government
Liberal lawmakers in 19 states are pushing for pro-transgender youth legislation(The Center Square) – Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have pledged to push for legislative protection and refuge bills for transgender youth and their families, drafting template… Read More
Culture
‘God-given rights’ are on the line: St. Louis mom unites thousands to fight for medical freedomWhen Jennifer Barker took her infant daughter to the doctor for routine vaccinations, she never dreamed it’d be an event that would change both of their lives. “She suffered encephalitis,… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin state superintendent again defends teaching of race, class and gender(The Center Square) – The top teacher in Wisconsin says it is important for all kids in Wisconsin to learn from the author who wants to “upend mainstream ideas about… Read More
Government
Michigan schools get $10 million in safety grants(The Center Square) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that 150 awards were given to 57 local school districts, 14 intermediate school districts, 40 nonpublic schools, and 39 public school academies… Read More
Public Education
CRT protest planned over Jackson County Public Schools(The Center Square) – A group called “Save Our Schools” is hosting a news conference at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, at the Commonwealth Commerce Center in Jackson, Michigan. Read More
Christian Schools, Government
A ‘Once in 100-Years Moment’: Christian Schools Flooded with Applications as Controversies Plague Public Education(CBN News) – Nestled in the rolling hills of northern Virginia sits a sprawling tree-lined campus. Classrooms inside this shuttered private school sit empty. Once-busy halls are eerily silent. Each… Read More
Culture
Roberts orders leak investigation as court confirms authenticity of draft opinion(SCOTUSblog) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning confirmed that a draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , published by Politico on Monday night ,… Read More
Public Education
Education officials top the 2021 KPERS ‘millionaires’ list(The Sentinel) – Data provided by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System shows Kansas has 3,349 KPERS ‘millionaires’ – state and local government retirees who will collect at least $1… Read More
Culture, Public Education
One count dismissed for Virginia father arrested at school board meeting(The Center Square) – An appeals court dismissed one conviction for the father of a Loudoun County Public School sexual assault victim after the father was arrested during an argument… Read More
Culture
Florida mom sues school for hiding daughter’s decision to transition, says ‘this is happening all over the nation’A Florida mother is suing a school for keeping information about her daughter’s gender transition secret. January Littlejohn, the mother as well as a mental health professional, told Fox… Read More
Christian Schools
Church given go-ahead on Christian school after public school committee accused of religious discriminationA Hispanic church’s application to start a Christian school in a Boston suburb was finally approved on Monday after a local public school board subcommittee criticized the church’s religious… Read More
Culture, Government
Should teachers treat your children as they would their own? Maybe not, but they willPresident Biden recently said something both true and disturbing. He told Teachers of the Year winners what makes them excel: they treat their students like their own… Read More