Culture
Biden admin keeps softening TikTok stance as company’s influence campaign grows(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign announced that it had joined TikTok on Sunday, contradicting previous reports that it wouldn’t. Despite the… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district defends sending flyer from progressive group to parents(The Sentinel) – Leavenworth USD 453 distributed a flyer to parents recently announcing a day-long event at the State Capitol ostensibly to introduce students to the legislative process, meet… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina ed leaders preparing for end of federal pandemic funding(The Center Square) – A toolkit developed by North Carolina education officials will help districts analyze which learning recovery programs had the best return on investment as federal COVID-19 funds… Read More
Public Education
Iowa State University still pushes DEI principles on job listings after crackdown(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Iowa State University (ISU) appears to still be pushing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) principles in multiple job listings, despite a move by the Iowa Board of… Read More
Government
Virginia legislative update: Key education bills advance(The Center Square) – Virginia’s 2024 General Assembly session is just over halfway finished, with 480 bills passed by the House of Delegates and 393 by the state Senate. Some critical… Read More
Government
Virginia bill abetting ‘profit-driven industry’ of death, critics warn(The Daily Signal) – Critics raised the alarm as the Virginia Senate passed a bill Friday that would legalize assisted suicide, otherwise known as “medical aid in dying.” Based on the bill’s… Read More
Opinion
Beware civics education’s ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’(The Daily Signal) – Everyone agrees that American students need better civics education. Civic knowledge in America is abysmal. Fewer than half of American adults can name the three branches… Read More
Culture
DC medical examiner confirms it will not immediately destroy baby bodies from abortion clinic(The Daily Signal) – The D.C. Medical Examiner will not immediately destroy the bodies of “The Five” aborted babies recovered from an abortion clinic in the nation’s capital, The Daily Signal… Read More
Public Education
Video shows two Minneapolis high schoolers viciously attacking each other as teachers try to intervene(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A fierce altercation between Minneapolis students erupted during lunchtime, prompting an emergency police response, Daily Mail reported Saturday. The incident, which involved two female students in… Read More
Public Education
Teacher who criticized ‘Woke Kindergarten’ program put on leave by school district(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An elementary school teacher who questioned a California school spending $250,000 on a teacher training program called “Woke Kindergarten” was placed on leave by Hayward… Read More
Government
Legislator urges Illinois’ school choice program be reinstated(The Center Square) – News around schools aiming to close if Illinois legislators do not reauthorize a privately funded school choice scholarship program has some urging for swift action on… Read More
Culture
Seattle to spend $1.8M on all-gender waterfront bathroom facility, $300K per stall(The Center Square) – The City of Seattle will spend $1.8 million to construct an all-gender bathroom facility near the waterfront. The facility will consist of six individual all-gender stalls… Read More
Culture
Indiana AG launches portal for parents to monitor public schools’ discriminatory policies, content(The Daily Signal) – Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced, in an exclusive interview Monday with The Daily Signal, the launch of a public portal online for parents in the state’s public… Read More
Government
Iowa bill banning punishment for teachers who don’t use pronouns advances(The Center Square) – An Iowa subcommittee advanced a bill Monday that would ban disciplinary action against teachers and other school employees who do not use a student’s preferred pronouns. Read More
Courts
DOJ advised DC medical examiner to dispose of aborted baby bodies, lawyer says(The Daily Signal) – The Department of Justice reportedly advised the Washington, D.C. Medical Examiner to discard the remains of aborted preemie-sized babies, according to an attorney with the Thomas… Read More
Government
Proposed legislation would require schools to notify parents on student pronoun changes(The Center Square) – The Arizona State Senate Education Committee will be considering legislation that would require parents to be notified if their child begins going by different pronouns from… Read More
Public Education
School districts, teachers unions kick off ‘Black Lives Matter’ Week Of Action(Daily Caller News Foundation) – School districts and teachers associations across the country are preparing to celebrate Black Lives Matter (BLM) at School’s annual “Week of Action,” from Feb. 5… Read More
Public Education
TEA takes over another school district after extortion, kickbacks, bribery convictions(The Center Square) – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has taken over another school district in Texas, this time, La Joya Independent School District in Hidalgo County in the Rio… Read More
Public Education
Antisemitic allegations hit Philadelphia’s school district(The Center Square) – Several concerned residents believe teachers and students in the School District of Philadelphia express antisemitism without impunity, including in an off-campus educator event they say excluded… 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