Public Education
Majors trimmed at two UNC System schools(The Center Square) – Eighteen academic programs at two University of North Carolina System institutions have been eliminated because of budget shortfalls and enrollment declines. The decision was rendered Wednesday… Read More
Public Education
Two Washington high schools losing SROs due to sheriff’s office staffing shortage(The Center Square) – Due to staffing shortages at the King County Sheriff’s Office, a pair of Kent School District high schools will not have school resource officers for the… Read More
Public Education
Report: 8th-grade students need whole school year to reach pre-pandemic performance(The Center Square) – An education organization that administers a nationwide assessment has found that students are still not performing as well as they were immediately before the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More
Public Education
Watchdog says Biden’s education secretary violated law by using office to attack Republicans(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A watchdog group has accused Education Secretary Miguel Cardona of violating federal law by sending a mass email attacking Republicans for opposing student debt cancellation. Read More
Culture
‘Unfortunate incident’: Watergate Hotel condemns pro-Palestine maggot attack, Secret Service silent(The Daily Signal) – The historic Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., condemned an allegedly pro-Palestine maggot attack on its guests in a statement Wednesday, calling the matter an “unfortunate incident.” Video… Read More
Culture
In dropout speech, Biden vows to finish current term(The Daily Signal) – President Joe Biden said Wednesday night that he reveres the presidency, “but I love my country more.” “It’s been the honor of my life to serve as… Read More
Culture
Conservative activist targets Harley-Davidson over DEI after John Deere, Tractor Supply(The Center Square) – A week after John Deere announced policy changes related to conservative activist Robby Starbuck publicizing their corporate policies related to diversity, equity and Inclusion and pride… Read More
Public Education
Some Oklahoma schools defy state directive, refuse to treat Bible as historical textSeveral Oklahoma public school districts claim they will defy a recent directive from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters to incorporate the Bible as a historical text in the… Read More
Culture
FBI director grilled over assassination attempt investigation(The Center Square) – Members of Congress grilled FBI Director Christopher Wray Wednesday over details of the FBI’s investigation into the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Wray’s testimony… Read More
Opinion
Public schools have been pushing a ‘secularist’ religion for years. It’s time to acknowledge and change thatAdvocates of current public schools often oppose Christian-based options, arguing religion has no place in government-funded education. In doing so, they disregard years of historical precedent where the nation… Read More
Public Education
Student test scores still falling despite hundreds of billions in pandemic aid(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Student test scores are continuing to fall four years after schools moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study released Tuesday by… Read More
Government
Child sexual abuse material update lapses into law in PA(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Saturday he allowed an incomplete bill to pass without his signature that replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse… Read More
Public Education
Maryland literacy policy in the works(The Center Square) – Maryland’s venture to create and implement a statewide comprehensive literacy policy is underway, but State Board of Education President Joshua Michael says the board won’t consider… Read More
Culture
Kamala Harris wants to return explicit materials to schools, labels parents’ rights advocates as ‘extremists’Vice President Kamala Harris spearheaded an effort last year to push sexualized content and other liberal ideals in schools on behalf of the Biden administration. Harris, now the presumptive Democratic… Read More
Public Education
St. Louis joins other cities in raising school taxes while student achievement fallsShould public schools raise taxes to cover payroll, even amid failing test scores? That’s apparently what the St. Louis Public Schools district is considering: raising property taxes $6 million annually… Read More
Courts
Attempted Kavanaugh assassin heads to trial after 2 years(The Daily Signal) – The man who told authorities that he traveled from California to Maryland with the intent to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh will be heading to trial,… Read More
Public Education
Chinese kindergarteners see frontline troop training under new effort to militarize kidsThe Chinese government is reportedly requiring military education of children as young as primary school, claiming it’s to counter encirclement of the communist nation by the U.S. Official Chinese military… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin per-pupil spending up over past decade(The Center Square) – Public schools in Wisconsin are spending nearly $1,000 more per-student than a decade ago, despite falling enrollment and flat test scores. The latest spending information from… Read More
Culture
Medical internship program under fire for rejecting anyone who doesn’t ‘identify’ as Black(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A medical internship program is under fire for allegedly racially discriminating against otherwise qualified applicants, requiring that applicants must “identify” as black or African American. Read More
Culture
UK review finds no increase in suicide rates among gender dysphoric youth without puberty blockersWithholding puberty blockers from minors with gender dysphoria does not lead to higher suicide rates, according to a new medical review of data. Results of the independent… Read More