Public Education
Mississippi school district upholds dress code policy based on biological sex amid federal complaintA Mississippi school district’s decision to enforce its dress code, which requires students to dress according to their biological sex, has led to a federal complaint from a district mother. Read More
Biden administration
Biden’s ‘Plan B’ $750B student debt transfer to taxpayers draws bicameral rejection(The Center Square) – Transferring student debt to taxpayers in a “Plan B” costing $750 billion has drawn a bicameral rejection letter authored by a North Carolina congresswoman and Louisiana… Read More
Public Education
Arizona education chief to announce ‘fentanyl prevention’ program for Arizona schools(The Center Square) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is expected to announce a program on Tuesday aimed at tackling fentanyl-related issues in schools. In a media advisory… Read More
Education, Kansas
Grades for Kansas schools show continued decline in 2023(The Sentinel) — The new “A-F Grading for Kansas Schools,” based on 2023 state assessment scores , shows nearly half of Kansas public schools earned a “D” or “F”… Read More
Public Education
Florida, Texas, 3 other states reject Biden’s ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ Title IX rewrite they say undermines women’s rightsFlorida, Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Louisiana have announced they will reject the rewrite by the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) of Title IX regulations, which essentially guts legal protections… Read More
Christian Schools
Biden Education Secretary Cardona vows to shut down Christian universityThe largest Christian university in the United States is fighting back after the Department of Education’s secretary vowed to shut down the school. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona made… Read More
Culture
Biden education secretary refuses to answer whether ‘women are physically different than men’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona repeatedly refused to answer questions on whether physical differences exist between men and women at a Wednesday hearing. The National… Read More
Culture
‘Political decision’: Biden admin looks to save face by delaying trans athlete ruling to after election, report says(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Joe Biden’s administration is reportedly halting the release of a Title IX rule that would require biological men to be allowed to compete in women’s… Read More
Public Education
Report suggests Department of Education innovation program is massive waste of taxpayer dollarsThe Department of Education’s (DOE) classroom innovation program had a 74% failure rate while costing taxpayers billions, a new report reveals. Through its “Investing in Innovation”… Read More
Culture
Government-funded college program for teachers of color accused of discriminationA teacher training program run by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Kansas State University has been accused of discrimination for prioritizing teachers of color. The program, called Project RAÍCES (Reenvisioning… Read More
Public Education
Department Of Education rule to enshrine protections for ‘gender identity’ heads to White House(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A policy that will codify protections for “transgender” students and change how schools respond to sexual misconduct on campus was sent to the Office of… Read More
Public Education
New Hampshire public school funding now exceeds $20,000 per studentThe New Hampshire Department of Education has announced that education funding has officially exceeded $20,000 per student. Despite a 20% drop in public school enrollment,… Read More
Culture
Dept. of Education threatens to pull funding from colleges over antisemitic activity(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education is investigating several colleges and universities over reports of antisemitic activity. The federal agency said allowing that kind of behavior could… Read More
Opinion
Department of Ed bending rules to try to bring down one of America’s largest Christian universities(The Daily Signal) – It is rare to see a university publicly complain about regulatory harassment, but Grand Canyon University has good reasons to do so. One of the… Read More
Public Education
Soft bigotry of low expectations: Oregon joins list of states dumbing down education(The Daily Signal) – The Oregon Board of Education on Thursday voted unanimously to remove requirements for students to be proficient in reading and writing in… Read More
Opinion
Why is the Education Department afraid of innovation in higher ed?(The Daily Signal) – Online learning has revolutionized higher education, but a recent move by the federal Department of Education is threatening to tear down systems… Read More
Public Education
State’s ‘Star Awards’ reward processes, but cover up declining outcomes(The Sentinel) – The Kansas Department of Education’s Star Awards program is another means of covering up low achievement and helping school districts deceive parents. Gold,… Read More
Public Education
Audit: Louisiana education agency ignores some disabled student complaints(The Center Square) – A recent review of how the Louisiana Department of Education handles complaints about special education services for students with disabilities found many are ignored or routed… 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
Government
Republican Rep seeks to freeze hiring of department of education ‘bureaucrats’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Florida Rep. Aaron Bean will introduce a bill to enact a hiring freeze at the Department of Education, the Daily Caller has learned. The… Read More