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Education expert analyzes Invest in Kids’ record-breaking numbers for final year(The Center Square) – Despite record-breaking enrollment for its final year, Illinois lawmakers have yet to address the expired Invest in Kids school choice scholarship program. There were rumblings that… Read More
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Military could hit troops with court-martials for refusing to use preferred pronouns, experts say(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The military could seek to formally punish service members for refusing to use another service member’s preferred pronouns under existing policy, according to military experts. Read More
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Hobbs vetoes bill requiring party affiliation listed for school board races(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation that would have required a school board candidate’s party affiliation to be listed on the ballot. Read More
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Kansas legislators should follow the principled lead of these three Democrats(The Sentinel) – “As I watch children in poverty, trapped in failing schools, who can hardly read, I’d be damned if I will continue to defend the status quo.” This… Read More
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Alaska lawmakers seek constitutional amendment on correspondence school funding(The Center Square) – The Alaska House Judiciary Committee will hold hearings next week on a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment regarding school correspondence funding. An Anchorage Superior Court judge struck down… Read More
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Gov. Polis signs bill giving $24M to schools for new migrant students(The Center Square) – Colorado schools will receive $24 million in state money for one-time allocations to pay for the influx of new migrant students. House… Read More
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Ohio House could soon take up single-sex bathroom bill(The Center Square) – While a court weighs the legality of Ohio’s ban on transgender health care for minors and single-sex sports teams, the Ohio House could soon vote on… Read More
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Illinois legislators: Proposed race-based funding formula for universities could violate civil rights(The Center Square) – Illinois Senate Republicans are urging for a subject matter hearing on Illinois’ ambitious plan for higher education funding, a plan that was… Read More
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School choice notches another victory in Nebraska, continues advancing nationwideA new school choice bill was passed in Nebraska on Thursday, focusing on low-income families. After three rounds of debate, the state’s unicameral Legislature passed LB… Read More
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DeSantis signs two bills to bring chaplains, patriotic organizations to schools(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Thursday intended to provide more educational opportunities for public school students. House Bill 1317 allows patriotic… Read More
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DEI jobs, policies being eliminated at Texas universities to comply with new law(The Center Square) – Diversity, equity and inclusion jobs and policies are being eliminated at Texas higher education universities as administrators begin complying with a new law that went into… Read More
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Missouri school choice expansion approved by Legislature, awaits governor’s signatureThe Missouri Legislature passed a school choice expansion bill which now heads to the governor’s desk. SB 727 was approved by the House 82-69 on Thursday. Read More
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Louisiana lawmakers aim to deregulate homeschooling with new measure(The Center Square) — The House Committee on Education approved a bill that will end the requirement that requires state approval for homeschooling curriculums. House… Read More
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Louisiana Senate passes bill that would add to Parental Bill of Rights(The Center Square) — A bill in the Louisiana Senate that would add a plank in the Parental Bill of Rights concerning the teaching of critical race theory passed Monday… Read More
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New York ‘equal rights’ proposal draws criticism(The Center Square) – Critics are slamming a New York ballot initiative they argue would allow children to get transgender surgery without their parent’s consent and allow biological males to compete… Read More
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Key education reform bill to be signed into law by DeSantis(The Center Square) — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that he’ll be signing some education reforms passed by the Florida Legislature into law. DeSantis highlighted some of… Read More
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill to ban ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors(The Sentinel) – A new law that would have banned so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors has been vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly. Senate Bill 233, which passed… Read More
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Lawmakers act on DeWine’s call to ban cell phones in classroom(The Center Square) – Gov. Mike DeWine’s push to ban cell phones in Ohio classrooms is meeting resistance from Republicans and Democrats. In last week’s State of the State address,… Read More
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Student teacher stipend application launches(The Center Square) – The application process for Pennsylvania’s new student teacher stipend program officially rolled out this week. During a news conference Wednesday, legislators from both sides of the… Read More
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California’s ‘anti-literacy’ teachers’ union opposes science of reading bill, critics sayThe largest teachers’ union in California opposes reading reforms because it wants the bar to remain low, some education policy experts say. The California Teachers Association (CTA) is openly opposing… Read More