Public Education
Study: COVID cost Arkansas students $6.6 billion in lifetime earnings(The Center Square) – Months of educational setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic are projected to create a $6.6 billion in total lifetime earnings loss for Arkansas students, according to… Read More
Government
Promise delivered: Republicans swiftly override Cooper abortion veto(The Center Square) – North Carolina Republicans delivered on their weekend promise, swiftly on Tuesday evening overriding an abortion legislation veto of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The state Senate voted… Read More
Culture
Los Angeles Dodgers walk back decision to honor radical, anti-Catholic LGBT groupMajor League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers have walked back their plans to honor a group known for its “diabolical parodies” of Christian faith and LGBT advocacy after backlash this week. Read More
Public Education
Teacher who disclosed CEA’s anti-capitalist platform could face criminal investigation over violent Marxist speechA Colorado teacher who ignited a controversy when he tweeted the passage of the Colorado Education Association’s (CEA)anti-capitalist plank is under fire for advocating for revolution against white people. The… Read More
Courts
Iowa school district facing lawsuit over secrecy about school counselor’s resignation after inappropriate student contactAn Iowa school district is facing a lawsuit after failing to disclose information to the public regarding the “voluntary resignation” of a school counselor accused of inappropriate contact with a… Read More
Culture
Biden’s education secretary grilled about taking lunch money from schools that don’t allow males to play girls’ sportsIs the Biden administration prepared to take away kids’ lunches if their schools refuse to play males on girls’ sports teams? That’s the question put to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona… Read More
Public Education
School district uses increasingly familiar ploy to charge $11K for FOIA-type requestA school district is punishing an advocacy group with a familiar tactic: adding onerous fees to open records requests. The Sun Prairie Area School District (SPASD) presented a bill to… Read More
Courts
Liberal activist group, publisher file suit against Florida to push for LGBT-themed books in schoolsAn ultra-liberal advocacy group has joined a major publisher and parents to file suit in Florida after the removal of inappropriate sexual material from school curricula and libraries. The lead… Read More
Courts
Wyoming school district sued for hiding child’s gender transition from parentsA Wyoming couple is filing a lawsuit against their daughter’s school district for allegedly helping her socially transition to a boy. Sean and Ashley Willey are asserting three civil claims… Read More
Culture
‘It made me physically nauseous’: parents reportedly furious over illustrated 5th grade sex ed curriculum(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parents of students at a Long Island school are reportedly furious over a new sex ed curriculum aimed at fifth grade students which offers up… Read More
Government
Arizona lawmakers send Hobbs school ‘restroom accommodation’ bill(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers in Arizona have sent Gov. Katie Hobbs legislation that would allow parents to sue the school if their children are exposed to a… Read More
Culture
Teacher under investigation by DeSantis says parental rights ‘are gone when your child is in the public school system’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A teacher under investigation by the Florida Department of Education for showing an LGBT themed film to 10-year-olds said Tuesday parents don’t have rights when… Read More
Public Education
School choice chalking up more wins across country(The Daily Signal) – The momentum for school choice is continuing to build nationwide. Eight states have enacted new education choice policies or have expanded existing ones so far this… Read More
Public Education
Study: South Carolina learning loss could lead to reduced earnings(The Center Square) – South Carolina students lost months of learning over the past few years, which could result in billions of dollars of reduced wages. While the results vary… Read More
Culture
Miyares urges Biden administration to uphold Title IX(The Center Square) – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined nearly two dozen state attorneys general imploring the Biden administration to protect female athletes by upholding Title IX. The… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschool workshop, used curriculum sale to equip parents for next school yearFamilies interested in homeschooling often cite two challenges in starting: trying to find local resources, as well as choosing curriculum. However, the Midwest Parent Educators (MPE) nonprofit plans to address… Read More