Culture
New report: Fewer than five China-linked Confucius Institutes left on American college campusesThe number of Confucius Institutes on U.S. college campuses has diminished from about 100 in 2019 to fewer than five today, a new government report reveals. Read More
Public Education
Denver students protest district leadership after more school violenceDroves of Denver students skipped class to protest what they say has been the district’s inadequate response to school violence. Students of Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College, a public… Read More
Culture
Nashville trans shooter cited students’ ‘white privilege’ as partial motive for school shooting, says alleged manifestoThree pages from the long-awaited manifesto of the Nashville transgender person police say shot and killed six people at a Christian school, including three children, was posted online by commentator… Read More
Public Education
Montana receives first round of charter school applicationsThe Montana Board of Public Education has officially received its first-ever charter school applications. Montana is one of the few states with no public charter schools. Read More
Culture
PragerU releases educational film about the dangers of ‘gender-affirming care’Conservative education nonprofit PragerU has released a short documentary, “DETRANS: The Dangers of Gender-Affirming Care,” and kicked off a $1 million marketing campaign to promote it. Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: As a teacher, I’m saddened by the continued disregard for student safety at Loudoun County Public SchoolsStudents at Loudoun County Public Schools are speaking out about their safety, but LCPS administrators are more concerned about upholding woke agendas than they are about restoring common sense policies… Read More
Culture
‘A compromise between right and wrong is wrong, always’: Riley Gaines reveals how faith helped her stand against transgender ideologyBefore 2022, Riley Gaines was known as a very good collegiate swimmer. Now she’s the face of fairness in women’s sports around the world and a voice of reason against… Read More
Public Education
Nearly 50,000 students forced to stay home while Portland teachers strike for 20% pay hikePortland teachers walked the picket lines forcing school closures Wednesday, leaving thousands of families of students scrambling for arrangements. Portland Public Schools closed the doors of 81 schools this week… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school district is under fire after 9 high school students overdosed on fentanyl and parents weren’t notifiedLoudoun County Public Schools is in hot water again, this time for withholding information from parents about multiple students overdosing on fentanyl. Nine students overdosed in the past month at… Read More
Culture
Higher education has to catch up with pace of new technology, says Ben Sasse in University of Florida inaugural speechWhen former U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse was inaugurated president of the University of Florida Thursday, he promised to “transform the student experience to deliver even more… Read More
Public Education
‘I will not stand for it’: Oklahoma’s top ed official condemns school district suspected of dodging parental notice policyOklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters voiced strong criticism of a school district he suspects is trying to bypass a state policy requiring parental notification for kids’ gender and… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschooling now ‘America’s fastest-growing form of education,’ Washington Post concludesHomeschooling’s burgeoning growth has caught the attention of mainstream media, as the Washington Post recently estimated between 1.9 million and 2.7 million children now homeschool in the United States. “The… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania school board passes policy to protect girl’s sports, faces questions about financial problems and teacher retentionA Pennsylvania school board unanimously voted to base school sports participation on biological sex, but the district is facing other questions about financial problems and staffing. “Based upon real and… Read More
Public Education
The science of reading revolutionized reading instruction. Now it’s math’s turn, experts sayIt’s no secret that America’s students are failing to master even basic subjects like reading and math. While the return of the “science of reading” is… Read More
Public Education
Yale student newspaper retracts erroneous pro-Hamas editorial ‘notes,’ cites unsubstantiated threats against staffThe Yale Daily News (YDN) has issued a retraction of its editor’s notes claiming a lack of evidence of Hamas terrorism in the Palestinian group’s October attack on Israel. Critics… Read More
Public Education
Arizona teacher under investigation for allegedly dressing in devil costume and greeting students with ‘hail Satan’A high school teacher in Arizona wore a devil costume, waived a pitchfork over his students’ heads and greeted them with “hail Satan” as they entered his classroom last week,… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina’s new school choice program is constitutional and good for students, says policy expertOpponents of school choice are already suing South Carolina’s new program, claiming it’s unconstitutional, but experts don’t think the legal arguments pass muster. The South Carolina… Read More
Christian Schools
Liberty University won’t raise tuition through 2025 in commitment to affordable Christian educationLiberty University recently announced it won’t raise its tuition through the 2024-25 school year, despite the rising cost of education nationwide. The Virginia-based Christian school committed to keeping tuition prices… Read More
Culture
Female jiu-jitsu competitors refused to face biological men nearly twice their weight, leading to competition policy changeIn a recent Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament, female competitors refused to compete against biological males who identified as transgender women, leading the governing body to create a biological female-only division. But… Read More
Culture
Police issue scary warning to parents after students in California receive THC-infused candy at elementary school Halloween eventSafety warnings to parents about Halloween candy aren’t new, but with legalized marijuana across many states, cannabis candies are creating new concerns as they show up at kid’s parties. Police… Read More