Public Education
Report: Tennessee K-12 students recovered from learning loss faster than most(The Center Square) – Tennessee saw some of the largest learning recovery from pandemic conditions, according to a study from the Harvard Center for Education Policy Research. The state saw… Read More
Public Education
Report: 56% of Tennessee’s sales tax collection go to education(The Center Square) – The state of Tennessee spent 43% of the state sales tax on education last fiscal year and 56 cents of every dollar of state and local… Read More
Public Education
Report: Kentucky chronic absences in schools climb in last six years(The Center Square) – Kentucky’s percentage and volume number of students chronically absent from school grew significantly from six years ago. More than 25% percent, or 164,470, were considered chronic… Read More
Opinion
Recommendations to improve achievement by changing adult behaviors(The Sentinel) – Testimony submitted this week to the Kansas Special Committee on Education crystalized three unfortunate realities: (1) student achievement is low and has been trending down for many… Read More
Public Education
Report finds problems with Broward school district’s $800M bond issue(The Center Square) — A report from Florida TaxWatch has found issues with $800 million bond issue for the Broward County Public Schools that involve misappropriation of taxpayer dollars and… Read More
Culture
Congressional report details ‘pervasive degradation’ of First Amendment Rights on college campuses(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A congressional report released by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday describes the “long-standing and pervasive degradation of First Amendment rights”… Read More
Public Education
‘Fox guarding the henhouse.’ State senator criticizes Arizona State University’s report over conservative event backlash(The Center Square) – After Arizona State University released a report suggesting there was “no evidence” of a campaign to smear an event featuring conservative speakers, one Republican state senator… Read More
Public Education
Teachers’ unions trained educators to ‘inject gender ideology politics’ into classrooms, says report(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Wednesday report claimed that the largest teachers unions in the United States worked to “inject gender ideology politics” into classrooms, according to the Defense… Read More
Public Education
American students are now absent at record rates after missing months of classroom instruction during the pandemic(Daily Caller News Foundation) – American students have been missing class at record rates following the COVID-19 pandemic, which kept them from in-person learning for months, according to a Friday… Read More
Culture
Vast majority of colleges have at least one policy that violates free speech, watchdog finds(Daily Caller) – An overwhelming majority of colleges in the United States have at least one speech code that violates students’ free speech rights, according to watchdog group Foundation for… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina House committee releases report on state’s education system(The Center Square) – The North Carolina House Select Committee on an Education System for North Carolina’s Future concluded its last meeting of 2022 by adopting a report for the… Read More
Economy
Report: Vast majority of Americans should wait until 70 to collect Social Security(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans should wait until they’re age 70 to begin collecting their Social Security benefits to maximize their monthly payments, according to a study… Read More
Education
Lawmakers blast Pentagon funding for CRT, liberal gender ideology training, policies(The Center Square) – A new GOP report details how the Pentagon has prioritized promoting critical race theory, progressive gender ideology and more using taxpayer dollars. The… Read More
2022 election
Cook Political Report: Congressional seats in Texas, Florida leaning Republican(The Center Square) – In a new Cook Political Report analysis of ten Congressional seats up for grabs this November, two open seats, one each in Texas and Florida,… Read More
National
Major government unions lose over 200K members(The Center Square) – The top four public labor unions in the U.S. lost hundreds of thousands of members since a 2018 Supreme Court case that ruled government employees could… Read More
Economy
Report: Higher energy prices nationwide tied to government policies(The Center Square) – Americans are struggling with higher gas and energy prices around the country with some states faring worse than others, a new report from the American Legislative… Read More
Education
Pandemic-era school shutdowns caused decades of student learning loss, federal report shows(The Center Square) – A new federal report shows that the nationwide shutdown of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic led to historic learning losses for students. The Department of… Read More
National
Military whistleblower report alleges COVID-19 vaccine illegally administered(The Center Square) – A new whistleblower report signed by nine officers across five branches of the military claims the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate is unlawful. The … Read More
National
New York most restrictive in U.S. on citizen political engagement(The Center Square) – A first-of-its-kind report examining how states restrict speech on government graded New York worst of all. The Institute for Free Speech ranked all the states on 10… Read More
Immigration
Preliminary CBP data of apprehensions, gotaways at U.S. southern border total 247,330 for June(The Center Square) – Preliminary data obtained by The Center Square from a U.S. Border Patrol agent show apprehensions and gotaways at the southern border total 247,330 in June. This… Read More