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Nebraska removes anti-school choice measure from ballot in ongoing battleIn a victory for education freedom, an anti-school choice measure is being removed from the November ballot in Nebraska. Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen announced… Read More
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Abbott pushes back on claim that public schools aren’t fully funded(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott pushed back against a narrative being propagated by the state’s largest teacher’s union and Texas Democrats that public schools are not fully funded. Read More
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Teacher stipend bill with possible $68 million taxpayer cost advances(The Center Square) – As Illinois grapples with a possible $800 million budget deficit, a measure that could have a taxpayer price tag of an additional $68 million for student… Read More
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‘Win for girls and women’: Governor signs Mississippi’s SAFER Act protecting femalesMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to protect biological females in bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories in public education buildings. “The far-left radicals aren’t going to like it… Read More
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Cellphone policy requirement likely for Ohio schools(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will have to settle for school districts establishing respective cellphone policies rather than the state limiting use for students during the school… Read More
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US House passes bill to restore citizenship question to census(The Daily Signal) – Legislation adopted Wednesday by the House of Representatives would restore a question about U.S. citizenship to the 2030 census, potentially reshaping congressional representation and the Electoral College. Lawmakers… Read More
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Abbott instructs Texas colleges, universities not to comply with Biden Title IX rule(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday directed the Texas public university systems and community colleges to not comply with a new rule change implemented by the Biden… Read More
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Philadelphia Democratic senator crosses aisle for school choice measure(The Center Square) – A plan for school vouchers in Pennsylvania emerged from hibernation on Tuesday. The legislation remains a top priority among Republican leaders in the Senate and a… Read More
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Texas AG warns city of Austin not to defy law protecting minors from trans medical abusesThe Republican attorney general of Texas, Ken Paxton, warned the city of Austin not to defy a Texas law that bans gender-altering medical treatment. The Austin City Council… Read More
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Louisiana rejects bill to end state approval of homeschooling programsThe Louisiana House of Representatives rejected legislation to end government approval of homeschool programs, which advocates say would have made homeschooling easier for families in the Bayou State. Rep. Read More
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Kansas House fails to override veto of youth ‘gender-affirming care’(The Sentinel) – A bill that would have banned so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors in the state is dead, at least for this session, after two Kansas House Republicans switched… Read More
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Arizona Senate passes abortion ban repeal, heads to Hobbs’ desk(The Center Square) – The Arizona State Senate voted to repeal the abortion law that would ban almost all abortions unless a mother’s life is at risk in a narrow… Read More
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Proposal advances to fund 55,000 on Opportunity Scholarship waiting list(The Center Square) – Appropriation of enough money to erase a waiting list of about 55,000 for school choice is expected to be voted on soon by the full North… Read More
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Tennessee bill to block transporting minor for abortion headed to governor’s desk(The Center Square) – A Tennessee bill making it a misdemeanor punishable by just less than a year of imprisonment for assisting in bringing a minor across state lines for… Read More
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Concealed carry now allowed for approved Tennessee school staff(The Center Square) – Tennessee school staff are now eligible to concealed carry firearms at school if they have met the criteria and gained proper approval. The law went into… Read More
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Georgia governor signs school choice bill into lawGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a major school choice bill Tuesday, with parents, students, advocates and educators in attendance. “There is nothing more important to the continued success of our… Read More
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California governor proposes helping Arizonans get abortions in California(The Center Square) – In response to an Arizona Supreme Court ruling banning most abortions starting on June 8, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to expedite licensing for Arizona abortion… Read More
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Delaware lawmakers weigh ‘death with dignity’ legislation(The Center Square) – Delaware lawmakers are advancing a controversial proposal that would allow physicians to administer lethal doses of medicine to terminally ill patients. The… Read More
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Illinois bill would ban corporal punishment in private schools(The Center Square) – A measure advancing in Illinois seeks to ban corporal punishment in all private schools. Opponents are concerned the measure could be misinterpreted and school coaches asking… Read More
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Oregon counties receiving $47.7 million from USDA to fund schools, roads(The Center Square) – The part of the federal government which handles forestry, inside the part of the government that handles agriculture is funding local efforts in Oregon that are… Read More