Courts
More courts uphold bans on ‘gender-affirming’ care for minors. Is the Supreme Court the next stop?(The Daily Signal) – Activist judges who believe the propaganda on “lifesaving” “gender-affirming” care for minors are weeping into their lattes this month as a second federal appellate court has… Read More
Government
Voters support school choice measures, poll finds(The Center Square) – School choice has become a heated topic in state houses nationwide, with six states enacting universal school choice programs this year, which allow public funds to… Read More
Public Education
Some GOP candidates want to eliminate the Department of Education. Here’s what it would take(The Center Square) – Republican presidential candidates have put the U.S. Department of Education on notice. Several candidates said at last week’s debate that they want to get rid of… Read More
Public Education
‘Funding cuts and teacher shortage myths.’ Data analysis reframes PA education issues(The Center Square) – As Pennsylvania’s legislators prepare to return to Harrisburg to sort out the state’s education system and budget, a new report challenges what they call “funding cuts… Read More
Courts
CA attorney general sues school district to stop policy that informs parents of student gender transitions(Daily Caller News Foundation) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday against the Chino Valley Unified School District for approving a policy that requires school officials to… Read More
Opinion
U.S. Court of Appeals issues a ruling to protect youth from gender ideology in Alabama(Do No Harm) – On Monday, a unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision vacating a lower court’s preliminary injunction against… Read More
Culture
Women speak out against YMCA ‘transgender’ bathroom policies(The Daily Signal) – Small-town YMCAs in suburban Ohio have launched themselves headfirst into the transgender debate by allowing men who “identify” as women to access women’s locker… Read More
Public Education
Blue state school district shelled out thousands to create ‘equity dashboard’ to track students by race(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Pennsylvania school district that has pushed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives spent thousands of dollars to create an “equity dashboard” that broke down… Read More
Opinion
The economic benefits of school choice(The Daily Signal) – It’s back to school this week for Florida students and many others across the country. The first days and weeks of a… Read More
Public Education
Speech control? Massachusetts elementary schools ban students from talking about weapons(Daily Caller News Foundation) – When school starts in Somerset, Massachusetts next week, elementary students will face a new rule that bans any talk or gestures of weapons, according to… Read More
Culture
Crowd erupts as beauty pageant winner gives pro-family response to judge’s question(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Beauty pageant winner Hannah Neeleman gave a pro-family response to a judge’s question at the Mrs. American contest Friday. Neeleman, who is known online as… Read More
Public Education
Voters express dissatisfaction with quality of public school education, poll reveals(The Center Square) – At the Republican primary debate last week, presidential hopefuls disparaged the state of education in the nation, with some candidates advocating for the abolition of the… Read More
Courts
Former ‘teacher of the year’ facing 150-year sentence for allegedly grooming student(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A second victim has been identified in additional sexual misconduct charges against former 2022 San Diego “Teacher of the Year,” Jacqueline Ma, according to a… Read More
Public Education
VCU, Richmond high school form first lab school in commonwealth(The Center Square) – The Virginia Board of Education has approved the first lab school in the state, something Gov. Glenn Youngkin has been pushing for since he took office. Read More
Public Education
‘We’re paying people to hate America’: Musk and Ramaswamy blast Department of Education(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Twitter owner Elon Musk ripped the current education system in the United States Friday, saying that taxpayers were “paying… Read More
Public Education
Missouri researcher gets $500K grant to study how app helps special education students(The Center Square) – While some teenagers are discouraged from excessive cell phone use, a federally funded study in Missouri will use the technology to help high school students with… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin ‘teacher activist’ fired for flaunting rainbows despite school policy against politically charged imageryA self-described “teacher activist” was fired Wednesday after waging a lengthy, politically charged battle against the school district over LGBT advocacy in her 1st-grade class. The controversy started when Melissa… Read More
Public Education
Biden admin plans to wipe $39 billion in student debt for thousands of borrowers despite SCOTUS ruling(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Education (DOE) announced Friday that it will automatically forgive $39 billion of student loan debt for more than 804,000 borrowers, following a… Read More
Public Education
Sanders appoints LEARNS supporter to state education board(The Center Square) – Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ first appointee to the Arkansas Board of Education is a former Republican lawmaker who helped get the LEARNS Act through, according to… Read More
Courts
Religious freedom coalition urges Senate to reject judge nominee, citing her ‘opposition’ to First Amendment protections(The Daily Signal) – The Senate will vote soon on the controversial nomination of D.C. Judge Loren AliKhan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Senate… Read More