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Idaho voters support school choice, survey says(The Center Square) – A bill providing educational savings accounts for school choice failed last year to gain traction in the Idaho Legislature. Boise State University’s Eighth Annual Public Policy… Read More
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Gov. Whitmer wants taxpayers to foot bills for community college, preschool(The Center Square) – In her sixth State of The State address, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on lawmakers to offer free preschool for all 4-year-olds, two years of free… Read More
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‘Send them to the pound’: Oklahoma rep introduces bill to ban ‘furries’ from school, have them rounded up by ‘animal control’An Oklahoma state representative introduced a bill last week that would ban so-called “furries” from attending school. “Furries,” the New York Post says, are “a subculture… Read More
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Washington bill would require a convicted sex offender serve on state policy board(The Center Square) – A Washington bill would require a convicted sex offender be among the members of the State Sex Offender Policy Board, which would also be renamed “Sex… Read More
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Washington legislation would ban student cell phones in most cases(The Center Square) – Some Washington public school districts have already done it, but a bill being considered in Olympia this week would ban cell phones for students during the… Read More
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State legislatures are taking on gender ideology in first weeks of 2024(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Multiple state legislatures debated bills regarding transgender issues in the few first weeks of 2024, with the focus being on restroom access, sex-change surgeries for… Read More
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Civics reform introduced in Wisconsin, but state education department, Democrats, refuse to get on boardWisconsin’s top educrats and Democrats are opposed to requiring patriotic civics classes in the state’s public schools. Assembly Bill 898 would require the Wisconsin Department of… Read More
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Washington Senate passes bill mandating LGBT curricula in public schoolsA Washington state bill to mandate “inclusive,” DEI-inspired school curricula has been passed by the Senate, even though opponents believe it will drive more parents away from public schools. SB 5462,… Read More
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New Hampshire lawmakers propose expanding education freedom programFour school choice expansion bills were considered by the New Hampshire House Education Committee this week. All four bills would reform the state’s Education Freedom Account… Read More
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Former lawmaker seeking parental rights question for Illinois’ November ballot(The Center Square) – A former state legislator has formed a group that is launching a statewide effort to put parents’ rights on Illinois’ November 2024 ballot. The… Read More
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Kentucky lawmakers propose bill to allow voters to elect state ed board membersKentucky lawmakers filed a bill that would allow voters to directly elect the state’s school board members. Senate Majority Whip Mike Wilson, R-District 32, led a group of nine Republican… Read More
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Florida Senate committee approves school readiness, child care tax credit bills(The Center Square) – The Florida Senate Committee on Education PreK-12 approved several measures that would remove barriers to child care funding for low and middle-income families, expand career choice… Read More
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Maine bill proposes state custody of kids who want trans treatments against parents’ wishesOutrage is growing as the Maine Legislature has proposed a measure that would allow the state to take custody of minor children for the purposes of transgender sex change treatments. Read More
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‘Build a better case,’ say critics of bill to lower Washington’s school bond election threshold(The Center Square) – Some lawmakers in Washington state want to lower the bar to pass school bonds in elections. House Bill 1843 proposes an amendment to… Read More
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Spokane lawmaker resurrects $86 million taxpayer-funded school lunch plan(The Center Square) – A Spokane lawmaker is bringing back legislation to put school meals for every student attending public, charter, and state-tribal schools in Washington on the taxpayers’ tab. Read More
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Kentucky lawmakers introduce pro-school choice constitutional amendmentFifteen Republican lawmakers have proposed a constitutional amendment that would pave the way for educational freedom in Kentucky. HB 208 proposes the state constitution be amended… Read More
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‘Back to the pony express’: California superintendents criticize expensive electric school bus mandateSome California public schools are pushing back against a new law mandating all school buses be electric by 2035. In October, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill… Read More
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Illinois mandates mental health screenings of students starting this fall(The Center Square) – Starting in the fall of 2024, a new state law, the Wellness Checks in Schools Program Act, will require yearly mental health screenings for Illinois’ 2… Read More
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Charter school supporters again asking Washington lawmakers for equal funding(The Center Square) – Washington’s 18 public charter schools say they’re getting a raw deal when it comes to education funding. That’s the argument behind legislation to allow charter schools… Read More
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Idaho Republicans propose parental school choice tax creditTwo state lawmakers proposed an education tax credit bill that would bring school choice to Idaho families. State Sen. Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, and Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, proposed… Read More