Government, Homeschools
From homesteading to homeschooling: How one northeast Missouri family is blazing its own trailShannon Slee may not have known she would end up being a homeschooling, homesteading mom of five children – but she did know that her family someday would look different… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Making Christian classical education accessible to all(reimaginED) – Kevin Clark is a fellow at The Society for Classical Learning . He’s co-author of an influential book about Christian classical education. For 15 years,… Read More
Public Education
Tennessee Senate modifies higher ed ‘divisive concepts’ bill, sends it back to House(The Center Square) – The Tennessee Senate has approved a bill that would prevent public higher education students and employees from being required to conform to “divisive concepts” or be… Read More
Public Education
The impact of the 2022 Florida legislative session on public education(reimaginED) – On this episode, Step Up For Students President Doug Tuthill and Legislative Affairs Manager Alexis Laroe discuss the changes coming to education choice programs in Florida following the… Read More
Culture
Who Then Is This? | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for March 22On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the… Read More
Public Education
Teacher’s union Ukraine gaffe ‘free advertising for school choice’The second-largest teachers’ union in America posted a tweet in support of Ukraine, but the gesture fell flat as critics pointed out the photos they shared completely botched the Ukrainian… Read More
Government
Iowa U.S. Senators propose bill mandating disclosure of total interest on student loans(The Center Square) – College students would learn the estimated total interest they would pay on an education loan before they take it out if a law proposed by Iowa’s… Read More
Public Education
GOP leaders look to squash union’s ‘burdensome’ ways in North Carolina school-choice case(The Center Square) – Republicans in the General Assembly want the North Carolina Court of Appeals to halt proceedings in a lower court challenge to the Opportunity Scholarship Program until… Read More
Public Education
Washington spends $18,175 per student, according to new budget numbers(The Center Square) – Average per-student funding in Washington state is $18,175, according to new 2021-2022 school year budget numbers from fiscal.wa.gov , the state’s revenue… Read More
Public Education
Virginia Lab school funding remains topic of budget negotiations(The Center Square) – One of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s school choice proposals, the creation of university-partnered laboratory schools, will remain part of the budget negotiations, which were suspended until… Read More
Public Education
Education pension spiking costs continue to hit Illinois taxpayers(The Center Square) – School districts across the state continue to divert money from classrooms to boost the pensions of retiring educators despite multiple attempts to curb the practice. One… Read More
Public Education
Youngkin disputes several Virginia media reports on divisive concept tip line(The Center Square) – Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is disputing several news reports that claimed every school superintendent in the state opposed his tip line to report divisive concepts taught… Read More
Culture
Two more cases involving religious exercise claimsJustice Samuel Alito has spoken of the importance of safeguarding the free exercise of religion , and recently , free exercise questions have been a particular… Read More
Public Education
Remedial Ed audit finds systemic deficiencies in KS school system(The Sentinel) – A recently released state audit disclosed that about a third of Kansas high school graduates took at least one remedial course in college. High school and college educators… Read More
Culture
Merciful and Gracious | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for March 21The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression… Read More
Culture
Sharpening Your Axe | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for March 20In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. – Luke 6:12 ESV There is a story that is told… Read More
Culture
How Great Is His Goodness and Beauty | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for March 19On that day the Lord their God will save them, as the flock of his people; for like the jewels of a crown they shall shine on his land. For… Read More
Culture
DeSantis calls 2022 the year of the parent, praises parents’ rights bill“This really was the year of the parent in the state of Florida,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said this week, celebrating the parental rights bill passed by the state legislature. … Read More
Public Education
Gov. DeSantis signs bill ending end-of-year Florida Standards Assessment test(The Center Square) – Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signed SB 1048 into law, which replaces the Florida Standards Assessment test, the major end-of-year exam students take with a new assessment called… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Arizona Senate passes education transparency bill(The Center Square) – The Arizona Senate passed a bill this week that would increase academic transparency. In a 16-13 vote along party lines with Republicans favoring the… Read More