Culture, Public Education
‘It’s not appropriate’: Parents call out school board for refusing to let students opt-out of gender identity lessons(Daily Caller) – Maryland parents are pushing back against a school board that is refusing to let them opt their child out of lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation. Read More
Public Education
Burgum vetoes bill regulating pronoun use in schools; Senate overrides veto(The Center Square) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum vetoed a bill Thursday that would have banned school districts from enacting policies about pronoun use. Later Thursday, the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents threaten to recall Oregon school board after sex games lessonsOregon parents say they’re ready to recall the school board after allegations of sexually explicit lessons were left unaddressed. The trouble started when parents discovered an assignment that asked… Read More
Public Education
Universal free school lunches sound great. In reality, they’re redundant and wastefulNew Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a new law Monday ensuring all K-12 students will have free meals at school, but policy experts are skeptical of such programs. Read More
Public Education
‘Chaos’ ensues as left-wing protesters in California disrupt school board’s workshop explaining CRT banLeft-wing protesters in California crashed a workshop at a middle school organized by the school board which recently banned Critical Race Theory (CRT). The Temecula Valley Unified School District board… Read More
Public Education
After challenge, Virginia school district to remove 14 sexually explicit books from libraries to comply with state lawFourteen books will be removed this week from libraries in Spotsylvania County Public Schools following a formal challenge process initiated by a parent. In a district memorandum obtained by… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parental Rights in Education bill becomes law after Democratic governor declines to veto(Daily Caller) – Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear let a bill that allows parents to challenge sexually explicit school materials become law without his signature on Tuesday. Read More
Public Education
Nebraska school district officials admit to “rebranding CRT” in order to deceive parentsAn undercover recording reveals school administrators, superintendents and teachers in Nebraska gleefully describing their favorite methods for teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) despite the subject being banned. Accuracy in… Read More
Public Education
Mississippi lawmakers pass bill to allow schools to arm workers(The Center Square) — The Mississippi Legislature approved a compromise this week on a bill that would allow trained school employees who possess enhanced concealed carry permits to carry firearms… Read More
Public Education
Michigan school district to ask voters for $243 million bond(The Center Square) – Saginaw Township residents might see up to a $460 annual increase in tax bills if voters approve a tax hike to repair school buildings. The Saginaw… Read More
Public Education
Missouri school district head arrested on suspicion of DWI, board meets in executive sessionThe superintendent of the Saint Joseph School District (SJSD) in Missouri was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI) over the weekend. Arrest records show that Dr. Gabe Edgar… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘We can’t have activists in our schools’: Local parent condemns Wisconsin teacher over ‘Rainbowland’ controversyA self-described “teacher activist” from Wisconsin set the internet ablaze when she tweeted that her school deemed a Miley Cyrus song too controversial for 1st graders. Melissa Tempel was helping… Read More
Public Education
University of Missouri cuts diversity statements as legislative ban on DEI excess loomsThe University of Missouri (MU) is getting rid of diversity statements in the wake of proposed Republican legislation that would outlaw their use. The new policy was announced to a… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Chicago Teachers Union gets unashamedly power hungry in mayoral electionThe Chicago Teachers Union has abandoned its façade of helping teachers and is now all-in on political advocacy and endorsements. The union pledged $2 million in union dues paid… Read More
Public Education
School libraries across the country continue to add controversial books(The Center Square) – The Ann Arbor public school district has a book available in its pre-kindergarten library called “Introducing Teddy: a gentle story about gender and friendship." The book… Read More
Culture, Public Education
In new book, Ian Prior pulls back the curtain on the parental battle against corrupt Loudoun County SchoolsGround zero of the national parents’ rights movement is Loudoun County, Virginia, where attorney Ian Prior and other parents fought an uphill battle against a corrupt school board and superintendent. Read More
Public Education
School district poised to fire Texas Association of School Boards over ‘divisive political ideologies’The Carroll Independent School District (ISD) is considering a resolution to terminate its relationship with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). The resolution, which will be voted on in… Read More
Public Education
Two principals for same school district arrested for DUI in 2 days(Daily Caller) – Two school principals from the same school district in Florida were arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) on back-to-back days on Friday and Saturday. Heritage High… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Utah school district considers banning Bible after parent appears to complain it is pornographic(Daily Caller) – A Utah parent appears to have complained to a school district that the Bible is pornographic and suggested it be banned from school libraries. According to the … Read More
Public Education
Students slam school after it clamped down on those wanting to protest gender-bending bathroom policies(Daily Caller) – Students are speaking out against an Illinois high school that threatened to discipline students who protest the use of bathrooms on the basis of gender identity, rather… Read More