Opinion
‘Eat or be eaten’: Academe’s cancel culture law of the jungle(The Daily Signal) – In the savagery of the jungle, the rule is “Eat or be eaten.” It seems that law of the jungle has made its way to… Read More
Culture
LGBTQ activist org encourages teachers, librarians to violate state laws banning sexually explicit books in schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a nationally known LGBTQ activist organization, encourages teachers and librarians to defy state laws banning sexually explicit… Read More
Public Education
Education hotline allegedly catches CRT in Arizona schools, violating state law(The Center Square) – Since Department of Education Superintendent Tom Horne introduced the Empower School Hotline in March, the department has received calls and emails reporting… Read More
Culture
‘Students start coming out’: ‘Rainbow library’ program pushes LGBTQ content to kids as young as 5(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a nationally known LGBTQ activist organization, uses its “Rainbow Library” program to teach kids about “they/them” pronouns… Read More
Culture
University’s transgender debate response called unconstitutional(The Center Square) – Free speech attorneys sent a letter this week to University of Pittsburgh officials defending the organizers of a transgender issues debate that… Read More
Courts
Arkansas AG argues lawsuit against new school choice law is really just political(The Center Square) – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin called a lawsuit against the LEARNS Act political, while the plaintiffs in the suit said the case is a constitutional question… Read More
Public Education
75% of University of Missouri’s freshman class received merit-based scholarships(The Center Square) – Approximately 75% of the University of Missouri’s 5,000 freshmen in 2022 received some type of merit-based scholarship, the institution reported. The $92.3 million in total scholarships… Read More
Public Education
Pritzker promotes early childhood education initiative; Republicans say it’s not sustainable(The Center Square) – Illinois will use $250 million in taxpayer funds for the Smart Start Program, which looks to make early childhood daycare and preschool more accessible for families… Read More
Public Education
Ohio Senate includes universal school choice, flatter tax in its budget(The Center Square) – The Ohio Senate’s version of the state’s next two-year budget includes school choice for all students, removing the power from the State School Board and a… Read More
Public Education
Omaha Public Schools survey reveals teachers, parents agree: Change is neededAmid a search for a new superintendent, a survey from Omaha Public Schools reveals the community wants the school to go in a different direction. The results reflect similar concerns… Read More
Culture
Parental rights groups added to Southern Poverty Law Center’s ‘hate and extremist’ list(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) added two prominent parental rights in education groups to its 2022 hate and extremist list on Tuesday. The group … Read More
Public Education
West Virginia approves 5,000 Hope Scholarship ESA applications(The Center Square) – West Virginia received 6,300 applications for its Hope Scholarship educational savings accounts for next school year and approved 5,047 at a cost of $22 million as… Read More
Government
Florida’s DeSantis signs Digital Bill of Rights into law, including protections for children(The Center Square) – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law on Tuesday a bill that creates a Digital Bill of Rights for Floridians. Senate Bill 262 sponsored by Sen. Jennifer… Read More
Opinion
5 things I saw at DC Library’s Children’s Pride Parade(The Daily Signal) – The Children’s Pride Parade held on a sunny Saturday by the D.C. Public Library drew fewer than 100 parents, children, and other… Read More
Culture
Antifa urged to battle California parents over elementary school’s LGBTQ+ ‘Pride Day’(The Daily Signal) – After parents in Glendale, California, protested a scheduled “Pride Day” at their local elementary school, the Southern California chapter of the violent extremist group… Read More
Culture
Ohio hospital doubles down on ‘diversity quotas’ for its healthcare leaders(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An Ohio hospital is setting diversity quotas for its employees in leadership positions, despite failing to reach a previous diversity threshold in 2022, according to… Read More
Culture
‘Incredibly unjust’: Elon Musk supports girl who spoke out against trans-identifying student(The Daily Signal) – Billionaire Elon Musk weighed in Saturday on the story of a Vermont family who spoke out against a biological male using their daughter’s locker… Read More
Public Education
Utah school district removes Bible from elementary and middle schools following complaintA Utah school district is removing the Bible from elementary and middle school libraries after receiving a complaint from a parent about its contents. It follows the passage of… Read More
Culture
Fight against DEI picks up steam nationwide(The Center Square) – The legislative fight against Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in education is picking up steam nationwide. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. introduced the Fairness in Higher… Read More
Public Education
‘Thank you, friend’: Texts reveal chummy relationship between Biden’s CDC chief and teachers union bosses(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Newly revealed texts display a close relationship between President Joe Biden’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) chief and the presidents of the nation’s… Read More