Public Education
Parental rights advocates, church leaders urge board to repeal school transgender policy in Nevada school districtA Nevada school board meeting got heated as parental rights advocates and church leaders urged its members to repeal a policy created in 2018 for “students… Read More
Public Education
School board chair shuts down parent who asked to pray in her public comment, leading to spontaneous recital of Lord’s Prayer from audienceVirginia parents joined forces to recite the Lord’s Prayer at a heated school board meeting last month, sparking a debate about the permissibility of prayer during public comment at meetings. Read More
Homeschools
Nearly half of homeschool parents cite ‘liberal’ public schools as motivating factor: Poll(The Center Square) – Almost half of parents turning to homeschooling today say they are concerned about their children being “influenced by liberal viewpoints,” according to a Washington Post and… Read More
Culture
Viral video shows Maryland teacher giving lesson on how to ‘disrupt gender binaries and cis-normative thinking’A video going viral on social media from a teacher in Maryland shows her instructing other teachers and staff about how to “disrupt gender binaries and cis-normative thinking” of students. Read More
Christian Schools
Oklahoma education department files motion to dismiss lawsuit against nation’s first-ever religious charter schoolThe battle over the legality of a Catholic charter school continues in Oklahoma, as top education officials in its support recently filed for the pending lawsuit to be dismissed. St. Read More
Public Education
‘Losing our freedom of speech’: Parent speaks out against middle school’s explicit reading list(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Cooper Middle School in McClean, Virginia, gave students an age- inappropriate reading list for their 7th grade English class this year, a concerned parent told… Read More
Public Education
Moms for Liberty offers new toolkit on how to win school board electionsOver half of school board candidates endorsed by Moms for Liberty won their elections around the country in 2022. Now, the parental rights organization is releasing a school board campaign… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school superintendent defends gender pronoun instruction poster in middle school(The Sentinel) – Students at Clark Middle School in Bonner Springs, Kansas can familiarize themselves with the issues involving gender identity pronouns with this school-approved wall poster now on… Read More
Public Education
40% of South Carolina high school students failed US History exam, says state ed departmentThe South Carolina Department of Education released lackluster data this week about its public high schools. The Monday report included data about core high school… Read More
Public Education
After months of parent protests, Michigan school district to remove LGBT, demonic-themed muralA middle school in rural Michigan will finally remove a controversial mural with LGBT and demonic imagery, which was protested against by parents for nearly a year. The mural, painted by… Read More
Public Education
Race-based DEI hiring becoming more common in public school districts, says reportA new report by a government education watchdog has found that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring is becoming more common in public schools, even as some universities abandon it. Read More
Public Education
Alabama Board of Education lowers reading standards, expects thousands of 3rd graders will still be held backThe Alabama State Board of Education voted 5-3 last week to lower reading standards for 3rd graders. The vote was a response to the implementation of the Alabama… Read More
Courts
School district can’t punish teachers who refuse to lie to parents about their children, court rules(The Daily Signal) – A federal judge has blocked a Southern California school district from punishing teachers who notify parents about their child’s purported gender transition… Read More
Public Education
Teachers at a Virginia school district can again give zeros to students who do no work, but 50% remains the bottom for any effortA school district in Virginia reversed a change to its grading policy, allowing teachers to again give students zeros for not turning in assignments. Last year, Fairfax County Public Schools… Read More
Public Education
Nevada school board defies parents’ wishes, approves ‘sex positive kink friendly’ counselor to sex ed advisory committeeA school board meeting in Nevada got heated Thursday during the approval of members to the school district’s Sex Education Advisory Committee. During its July meeting,… Read More
Public Education
Parents outraged over Amazon gift card offer to students by LGBT ‘focus group’ via Rhode Island middle school newsletterParents are furious over an apparent attempt to incentivize students to participate in an LGBT focus group by offering a $15 Amazon gift card. The offer was uncovered after… Read More
Public Education
Oregon Department of Education only allots 15 minutes to virtual public comments in upcoming meeting on liberal sex ed standardsWhen the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) considers new sex education standards, the public will only get 15 minutes total for comments, which must be given virtually. “Oregon’s new draft… Read More
Public Education
Mother of Missouri high school student who took his own life sues district over bullyingThe mother of a high school student who committed suicide is suing the school district she alleges failed to act on the violent bullying of her son from a vicious… Read More
Public Education
Teacher ‘sickout strike’ illegal, says judge who ordered it to end; union appeals to Nevada Supreme CourtA Nevada judge issued Clark County School District (CCSD) a court order Wednesday against teachers’ union educators holding a “sickout strike,” where healthy teachers call in sick, which the judge… Read More
Courts
New Jersey teacher who shared ‘revenge porn’ pics of former student ordered to pay victim $10K, may still be teachingA New Jersey teacher who shared pornographic pictures of his former student online in 2018 has been ordered to pay the victim $10,000, and he is apparently still teaching. “It’s… Read More