Government
Arizona spends $6.2 million in ARPA funds for career readiness, ‘democracy enrichment’(The Center Square) – The Arizona Department of Education is funding a pair of programs to help students gain work and college experience and gain a better understanding of democracy. Read More
Government
Sununu pledges to veto New Hampshire ‘parental bill of rights’ legislation(The Center Square) – Gov. Chris Sununu is pledging to veto a controversial proposal to create a "parental rights" law requiring schools to notify parents if their child questions their gender… Read More
Public Education
Parents protest public school district’s woke agenda: Private schools ‘spend less with better results’Strict masking policies may have first caught their attention, but now alert parents in one Missouri school district are protesting divisive, even partisan “equity” curriculum, test questions and policies. As… Read More
Government
Former public school teacher offers advice for starting a microschool(reimaginED) – Amy Marotz’s decision to start a microschool began the way such decisions have begun for others: She became a parent. The former educator, who taught English at a… Read More
Government
Policy group wants Ohio to use ARPA money to fund students first(The Center Square) – An Ohio policy group believes the state should use federal funds to expand private school options for students and parents and increase money used for after-school programs… Read More
Government
Virginia lab school bill still being debated, for-profit provision among disagreements(The Center Square) – Virginia legislation to create K-12 laboratory schools is still being debated by House and Senate lawmakers with one of the primary disputes being whether the state… Read More
Government
Tennessee Supreme Court rules in favor of education savings account program(The Center Square) – Tennessee's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that an education savings account program passed by the General Assembly in 2019 was constitutional. The program,… Read More
State Government
Missouri legislative session ends with progress on educationNew funding for charter schools, expanding access to virtual school, improving childhood literacy and increasing teacher pay are among a handful of education initiatives that the Missouri legislature moved across… Read More
Public Education
Head of teachers’ union that fought to keep schools closed is now worried about students’ mental healthA national teachers’ union president is now worried about students’ mental health – after she and her union sought to keep schools closed, harming students’ mental health during the… Read More
Government, Public Education
Virginia ranks low in charter school school policy, but could be improving(The Center Square) – With National Charter School Week underway, Virginia still ranks as one of the worst states for charter schools in the country, but some advocates believe the… Read More
Government
Teach Florida celebrates first anniversary of nation’s largest education choice expansion(reimaginED) – Like most birthday parties for 1-year-olds, this one had cake. It featured remarks from guests who were impressed with the past 12 months of growth. It included predictions… Read More
Government
Massachusetts committee reviewing education bills promoting school choice, transparency(The Center Square) – Education-related bills pertaining to school choice, curriculum transparency and student representation are under review within a Massachusetts legislative committee. The state’s Joint Committee on Education took… Read More
Culture, Government
Badger Institute poll shows broad support for welfare reform, parents involvement in schools, police(The Center Square) – Voters in Wisconsin, by large margins, want to see more parents involved in their kids' schools, more police officers on the streets, and more people getting… Read More
Government
Science center in the Ozarks reinvents itself, wins $1 million prize to continue offering education choice to families(reimaginED) – Two years ago, as the coronavirus pandemic began shuttering childcare centers nationwide, a Springfield, Missouri center that had been providing STEM education activities faced a critical decision. Should… Read More
Christian Schools, Government, Public Education
With violence on the rise in public schools, is school choice more important than ever?Violence in public schools is on the rise. And while there may be no clear answers on how to stop the historic increase in public school violence,… Read More
Government
Louisiana House passes education savings account bill for disabled students(The Center Square) – Legislation to create Education Savings Accounts for students with exceptionalities passed the Louisiana House. Lawmakers voted 91-1 to approve House… Read More
Government
School choice supporters encouraged by latest Marquette Poll on vouchers(The Center Square) – More parents in Wisconsin are getting behind the idea of school choice. The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows 58% of voters in the state support… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
A ‘Once in 100-Years Moment’: Christian Schools Flooded with Applications as Controversies Plague Public Education(CBN News) – Nestled in the rolling hills of northern Virginia sits a sprawling tree-lined campus. Classrooms inside this shuttered private school sit empty. Once-busy halls are eerily silent. Each… Read More
Culture, Government
Should teachers treat your children as they would their own? Maybe not, but they willPresident Biden recently said something both true and disturbing. He told Teachers of the Year winners what makes them excel: they treat their students like their own… Read More
Government
Micro-school pioneer: If I can do it, so can you(reimaginED) – Before all the buzz about learning pods and micro-schools, some folks were already creating learning pods and micro-schools. Jaime Manfra went down this path 10 years ago. Her… Read More