Courts
Group seeks to overturn Connecticut religious exemption ban for school vaccines(The Center Square) – Critics of a Connecticut law banning religious exemptions from school vaccination requirements have lost several rounds in federal court but are planning to ask the U.S. Read More
Government
Vance’s amendment to stop mask mandates clears Senate(The Center Square) – Part of U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance’s plan to stop federal mask mandates passed the Senate on Wednesday afternoon. Vance, R-Ohio, attached an amendment that would ban… Read More
Courts
Oklahoma governor slams AG’s lawsuit fighting funds for nation’s first religious charter school(The Daily Signal) – Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is criticizing a lawsuit filed by his state’s attorney general against the nation’s first religious charter school as a “political stunt.”… Read More
Public Education
Soft bigotry of low expectations: Oregon joins list of states dumbing down education(The Daily Signal) – The Oregon Board of Education on Thursday voted unanimously to remove requirements for students to be proficient in reading and writing in… Read More
Government
Abbott enlists parents to get school choice for every Texas student ‘across the finish line’(The Daily Signal) – Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Tuesday called for parents to contact their state representatives and encourage them to get school choice “across the… Read More
Government
Families push to extend Illinois’ school choice program at start of veto session(The Center Square) – As members of each party lay out their priorities with the start of fall veto session at the Illinois statehouse, scores of school kids benefiting from… Read More
Government
PA Senate OKs parental warning for explicit school content(The Center Square) – The Pennsylvania Senate remains divided over a proposal that asks for parental permission before students can view sexually explicit content at school. In the end, a… Read More
Culture
VA won’t explain what it means to save the ‘health’ of the mother in an abortion(The Daily Signal) – One year since it began performing abortions, the Department of Veterans Affairs released annualized data to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee under… Read More
Courts
Georgia Supreme Court keeps six-week abortion ban in effect(The Center Square) – Georgia’s highest court upheld the state’s six-week abortion ban on Tuesday but sent some issues with the law back to a Fulton County court. The majority… Read More
Courts
Federal judge sides with Catholic clinic, halts Colorado’s ban on ‘abortion reversal’ treatment(The Center Square) – A federal judge ruled over the weekend in favor of a Catholic health care clinic that’s challenging Colorado’s ban on “abortion reversal” treatment. U.S. District Court… Read More
Culture
Here are university donors pulling their support after schools initially failed to condemn Hamas(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Many billionaires, business moguls and university alumni are withdrawing their support from Ivy League universities after school administrators and students failed to strongly condemn the… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma lawmaker says DEI is destroying higher education(The Center Square) – Oklahoma’s universities spend millions on diversity, equity, and inclusion requirements, and one lawmaker said he wants to do something about it. Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, called… Read More
Public Education
Study shows Wisconsin private schools ‘serve far more students with disabilities than is reported’(The Center Square) – Authors of a study about choice schools and disabled students in Wisconsin admit there is some discrepancy but say things are not nearly as bad a… Read More
Government
Ohio moves ahead with removing power from state school board(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine planned to move ahead Monday afternoon with moving control of the state’s education system from the school board to his office. In… Read More
Public Education
Watchdog says Texas schools ‘some of worst in country’ in teaching critical race theory(The Daily Signal) – Public schools in Texas continue to teach racially discriminatory content to children in violation of state law and without parents knowing, Accuracy in Media President Adam… Read More
Courts
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond sues state charter school board(The Center Square) – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said the approval of a Catholic charter school by the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board violates the U.S. Constitution. Drummond… Read More
Culture
Biden admin’s tobacco survey asks kids about their gender identity, sexual orientation(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Biden administration’s National Tobacco Youth Survey for 2023 asks middle and high school students to disclose their sexual orientation and whether or not they… Read More
Courts
CA judge temporarily blocks part of parental notification policy for gender changes(The Center Square) – Judge Michael Sachs of the Superior Court of California partially upheld and partially blocked parts of Chino Valley Unified School District’s controversial gender change notification policy… Read More
Opinion
Just spending more won’t improve student achievement in Kansas(The Sentinel) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is touting recent slight increases in state assessments as proof that more spending results in improved student achievement. But a state audit and… Read More
Government
$15,000 teacher raises part of House Democrats $40 billion school finance bill(The Center Square) – The Texas House Democratic Caucus on Thursday proposed a $40 billion public school education package that includes $15,000 teacher raises. State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, filed… Read More