Culture
U.S. House passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Parents Bill of Rights” along a mostly party line vote in what promises to be one of the themes of the 2024 election. Read More
Culture
Oklahoma softball star Jayda Coleman gets baptized as team pursues 3rd national title(Sports Spectrum) – Jayda Coleman, a junior center fielder on the Oklahoma softball team, has yet to experience what it’s like to not win the national championship in her college… Read More
Culture
Utah Gov. Cox signs bills requiring parental consent on minors’ social media use, among other restrictionsUtah Gov. Spencer Cox made history by approving the nation’s first laws requiring parental consent for a minor to use a social media application. Four other states are considering similar… Read More
Government
Texas attorney general says school choice is constitutional despite anti-religious oppositionTexas officials are paving the road for school choice in the state, legally and legislatively. Gov. Greg Abbott has been holding school choice and parent empowerment rallies across the… Read More
Culture
Arizona Senate okays bill giving parents more say over what their children learn and readThe Arizona Senate approved a bill Monday that allows parents to object to books and other content in their children’s schools. Senate Bill 1700 would direct school districts to… Read More
Government
Universal school choice bill passes Florida Senate, heads to Gov. DeSantisFlorida is on the brink of becoming the fourth state this year to pass a universal school choice bill, joining Utah, Iowa and Arkansas. The state Senate voted 26-12 in… Read More
Government
Georgia moves closer to school choice scholarships to help students in lowest performing schoolsA Georgia state House committee okayed a bill on Tuesday that will give students in low-performing schools up to $6,500 to attend the school of their choice. “This will be… Read More
Culture
Pentagon doctors say 7-year-olds can make trans decisions for themselvesIn an op-ed disguised as a scientific research paper, Pentagon doctors are pressing to allow children as young as 7 to make medical decisions about transitioning to another gender. “We… Read More
Public Education
Middle school science teacher pushes anti-capitalism and anarchy on students in biology lessonsA middle school science teacher in Minnesota is teaching anarchy and anti-capitalism in the classroom – and the district is defending her actions as free speech. Mandi Jung, a self-proclaimed… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs bathroom bill aimed to protect studentsArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill on Tuesday restricting bathroom use in public schools to members of the same biological sex. "The Governor has said she will sign… Read More
Public Education
Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student breaks silence with interviewIn her first public interview since being shot by a 6-year-old student, Virginia teacher Abigail Zwerner said she will be haunted forever by memories of the incident. "There’s some things… Read More
Culture
Lawmaker seeks to enshrine abortion in Nebraska’s constitutionOmaha Sen. Megan Hunt has introduced two amendments to the Nebraska constitution seeking to make “reproductive freedom” an inherent and inalienable right. LR18CA would enshrine the right, while its… Read More
Culture, Government
Georgia legislator: Parents can’t decide on education because they did ‘not finish high school’A Democratic legislator in Georgia is taking heat for opposing school choice because some parents in the state “did not finish high school.” “I see parents being able to direct… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Texas mom pulls child from middle school after sexual game in classroom, rethinks progressive commitmentsA mother removed her child from a Texas middle school after the teacher had some students portray “seductive hookers” as part of a game. Laura Maria Gruber says her daughter… Read More
Culture
In religious liberty win, ‘conversion therapy’ ban in Missouri’s second largest county falls one vote shortA proposed ban on so-called conversion therapy, which would prevent Christians from counseling people regarding a biblical view of sexuality and gender, has failed the Jackson County Legislature by one… Read More
Public Education
Strike shuts down LA schools, ‘could have been avoided,’ says superintendentWorkers in the nation’s second largest school district walked out Tuesday, even as district authorities allege the union isn’t negotiating. “I believe this strike could have been avoided,” said Superintendent… Read More
Public Education
Student searches legislation gets hearing Tuesday in North Carolina(The Center Square) – Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday will review legislation to set parameters on student searches in schools. Republican-sponsored Senate Bill 90 will receive a… Read More
Culture
These 14 states are moving to ban drag shows for kids(Daily Caller) – After Tennessee became the first state to prohibit drag shows in places where children may be present, several red states are pushing for similar legislation. States including… Read More
Government
Universal school choice two steps away in Florida(The Center Square) – All Florida K-12 students' opportunity for $8,000 education savings accounts is two steps away from becoming law. House Bill 1 next goes to the Republican-majority Senate. The… Read More
Christian Schools
Vermont senator defends banning Christian school after its forfeit to team with trans playerA Vermont state senator defended the ban of a Christian school that forfeited a state tournament game rather than play against a team with a transgender player during a CNN… Read More