Government
Spokane lawmaker resurrects $86 million taxpayer-funded school lunch plan(The Center Square) – A Spokane lawmaker is bringing back legislation to put school meals for every student attending public, charter, and state-tribal schools in Washington on the taxpayers’ tab. Read More
Culture
Meet the Dem operatives sitting on Harvard’s governing board(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Harvard University’s highest governing board is filled with Democratic operatives and donors. The Harvard Corporation is a 12-member board that is… Read More
Public Education
National group gives Illinois poor rating on policies that support reading instruction(The Center Square) – A national teaching organization is giving Illinois poor marks on policies to improve reading instruction. The National Council on Teacher Quality published a … Read More
Public Education
Reformers look for apprenticeship opportunities for new teachers in Wisconsin(The Center Square) – A reform group in Wisconsin wants to take what works for plumbers and get it to work for teachers. The Institute for Reforming Government has been… Read More
Government
Illinois mandates mental health screenings of students starting this fall(The Center Square) – Starting in the fall of 2024, a new state law, the Wellness Checks in Schools Program Act, will require yearly mental health screenings for Illinois’ 2… Read More
Government
Charter school supporters again asking Washington lawmakers for equal funding(The Center Square) – Washington’s 18 public charter schools say they’re getting a raw deal when it comes to education funding. That’s the argument behind legislation to allow charter schools… Read More
Public Education
Michigan schools to get 45 e-buses costing $5.9M in Federal taxpayer funds(The Center Square) – School districts in Detroit, Lansing and Pontiac will each receive $5.9 million in federal funding to buy 15 clean-powered school buses apiece. The funding flows from… Read More
Culture
The growing ignorance of the benefits of marriage—and why it’s dangerous(The Daily Signal) – A large percentage of Americans don’t know or outright disagree that marriage builds stronger families and is linked to better well-being for children, according to… Read More
Culture
‘Deeply disturbing’: GOP senators slam Biden admin for using SPLC on ‘domestic terrorism’(The Daily Caller) – Republican senators condemned as “deeply disturbing” the Biden administration’s decision to reach out to the Southern Poverty Law Center for advice in combating the “domestic… Read More
Public Education
Biden announces fresh wave of student debt cancellations(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Joe Biden on Friday announced the latest round of student debt cancellations in a statement issued by The White House. Since the Supreme Court’s… Read More
Courts
Iowa appeals injunction on law banning sexually explicit books in schools(The Center Square) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said Friday she is appealing an injunction that kept a law banning sexually explicit LGBTQ books in school libraries from taking… Read More
Culture
Orwellian Nightmare: Biden admin consulted anti-Christian group for ‘domestic terrorism’ strategy(The Daily Signal) – Law-abiding Americans increasingly are convinced that their government views them as an enemy, perhaps even a “domestic terrorism threat.” A newly unearthed video may confirm… Read More
Culture
Lawmakers, veterans say ‘woke diversity initiatives’ cost taxpayers, hurt military(The Center Square) – A growing concern about progressive ideology on race and gender at all levels of the U.S. military has sparked outrage and became the center of a… Read More
Christian Schools
Vocational students learn Bible-based entrepreneurship at faith-based vocational school in MissouriA new program in northern Missouri is combining Christian entrepreneurship principles with vocational training to give trained workers the skills they need to run their own businesses. John Davis… Read More
Culture
Florida’s ‘Kamala Harris Truth about Slavery Act’ would teach students about the Democrat Party’s pro-slavery historyFlorida public schools may soon be updating their African American history curriculum to include the pro-slavery history of the Democrat Party. State Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, and Rep. Read More
Culture
Holocaust & Humanity Center in Ohio fighting explosion of antisemitism with educationA Holocaust museum in Ohio is using education to halt the spread of antisemitism since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity… Read More
Culture
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital teaches doctors to aggressively refer toddlers to its transgender clinicCincinnati Children’s Hospital teaches its doctors to actively seek for reasons to refer toddlers to its transgender clinic, according to a video from a recent training and recruiting seminar there. Read More
Public Education
‘It should not be tolerated’: Antisemitic slurs cause Jewish girls’ high school basketball team to end game earlyA high school girls’ varsity basketball game in New York was abruptly ended after players yelled antisemitic slurs at the opposing Jewish team. Roosevelt High School, a public school… Read More
Culture
‘What’s next?’: Dem assemblywoman rips Biden, Adams over NYC school’s use for illegal aliens(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A New York state assemblywoman from New York City blasted President Joe Biden and Democratic Mayor Eric Adams after a high school was temporarily closed… Read More
Public Education
Senate joint committee members file report on federal K-12 education funding(The Center Square) – Senate members of a joint committee on federal funding for K-12 education in Tennessee filed a separate report stating they could not agree with House members… Read More