Government
Dixon, conservative group campaign for parental rights in kids’ education(The Center Square) – While state Democrats are touting massive bipartisan public education spending increases during Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s first term, some Republicans this campaign season are… Read More
Culture
Federal judge strikes down Biden vaccine mandates for Head Start teachers(The Center Square) – Sandy Brick felt her freedom was on the line. The Head Start teacher taught through the pandemic and opposed a federal “jab-or-job” mandate from the president. Read More
Government
Kentucky lawmakers try to solve teacher shortage(The Center Square) – Kentucky school districts looking to fill teacher shortages in the classroom may be able to look just across the state line for a solution, state lawmakers learned. Read More
Public Education
Cost and demand for program unclear as Gov. Wolf feeds breakfast to Pennsylvania schools(The Center Square) – With some extra cash in the education budget, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf announced a program to expand universal breakfast programs for public and private school… Read More
Public Education
Hofmeister asks for $310 million for Oklahoma teacher pay raises(The Center Square) – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister said she would ask the state's education board for $310 million for teacher pay raises when they meet on… Read More
Government
New Hampshire’s Learn Everywhere program creates wins for families, teachers, schools, communities(reimaginED) – High school sophomore Eli George plans to pursue a career in finance or engineering, and he wants to get in as many STEM courses as possible before graduation. Read More
Culture
Despite Biden saying ‘pandemic is over,’ Pritzker reissues executive orders, though rules relaxed for K-12 staff(The Center Square) – While the President of the United States says the pandemic is over, Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues his COVID-19 executive orders, though they continue to unwind. President… Read More
Culture
Some Michigan schools keep mum on COVID relief spending(The Center Square) – Theoretically, taxpayers should be able to see how Michigan schools are spending $5.7 billion of taxpayer money to recover from COVID-19-related learning loss. Read More
Culture
Birth of the abortion industrial complex (part 2): Marie StopesMarie Stopes and British population control (Capital Research) – Few Americans have heard of Marie Carmichael Stopes, yet she might be considered the UK’s Margaret Sanger and the face of… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Sept. 12–16)Christians schools and homeschools continuing to boom – New stories of the exodus of families from public schools to Christian schools and homeschools show that families are continuing to seek… Read More
Culture
How a firebombed pregnancy center is changing the post-Roe landscapeJim Harden got the phone call at 2:30 in the morning. “The smoke detectors are going off in the Buffalo office,” he was told. Right away, Harden knew it wasn’t… Read More
Public Education
Dispute: Could earlier contract deadline reduce Washington teachers strikes?(The Center Square) – The recent teacher strikes in King County have some people questioning why contracts between teachers unions and school districts expire around the beginning of the… Read More
Government
Number of students participating in New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts doubles in program’s second year(reimaginED) – New Hampshire’s education savings account program, hailed by school choice advocates for dramatically expanding education choice options in the state, continues to be popular with families seeking the… Read More
Government
Sen. Ron Johnson criticizes Lt. Gov. Barnes on school choice in Wisconsin(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s U.S. Senator is making an issue out of what his reelection campaign is calling Mandela Barnes’ hypocrisy on school choice. “After Lt. Gov. Read More
Culture
Museum of Science and History to host ‘family friendly’ drag show for ‘all ages’ in MemphisAn upcoming event at a Memphis museum makes “Night at the Museum” seem tame despite its “family friendly” label. On Sept. 23, Tennessee’s Museum of Science and History is hosting… Read More
Public Education
Miami-Dade school board members vote against designating October as LGBTQ History Month(The Center Square) – Miami-Dade County Public Schools board members this week voted 8-1 to uphold state law and not designate October as LGBTQ History Month. "It was clear here… Read More
Homeschools, Public Education
Email chain exposes teachers’ union ‘cloak and dagger’ operation against parents who wanted schools to reopenA simple clerical error confirmed suspicions that a California teachers’ union was spying on parents who simply wanted their kids to return to school. In the wake of several contentious… Read More
Culture, Homeschools
Homeschool nonprofit counters unlawful challenges to parental freedomsA $2,000 bill just to process homeschool paperwork in New York? A threatening letter from a school district in West Virginia, stating that a student would be required to re-enroll… Read More
Public Education
Seattle teachers strike; start of school delayed(The Center Square) – Students from Washington’s largest school district will not start classes on time as negotiators from Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and the Seattle Education Association (SEA) could… Read More
Public Education
Kent teacher union reaches tentative agreement with school district(The Center Square) – After 13 days of a strike, the Kent Education Association (KEA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Kent School District (KSD). Read More