Government
U.S. Naval Academy ditches racial preferences in admissions following Trump order(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. Naval Academy has ended racial preferences in its admissions process, President Donald Trump’s administration said in court filings Friday. The new changes to… Read More
Government
Colorado Dem says abortions save money, pushes taxpayer-funded proceduresAn influential Colorado Democrat sees more taxpayer-funded abortions as smart fiscal policy. Advocating for legislation that would guarantee state residents fund abortions for women enrolled in Medicaid and the Child… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina charter school makes compelling argument for single-sex classroomsMight boys and girls learn better when they’re taught separately? That’s the method used at Langston Charter Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina, which has the… Read More
Public Education
Pittsburgh Public Schools at half capacity; consolidation vote on hold after backlashThe Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) board has postponed voting on a recent consolidation proposal, which had been criticized over a shortage of details provided to the community. “Without the information… Read More
Courts
Wyoming doctor appeals after being fired from board for opposing child gender transitionsA Wyoming doctor forced off the state’s medical board after supporting a ban on gender transition procedures is continuing to fight his way through the courts – filing a federal… Read More
Government
Iowa bill allowing chaplains in public schools moves to SenateThe Iowa Senate will consider a bill giving public- and charter-school students access to chaplains as part of overall “services” provided to their communities. House File 884… Read More
World
Weekend roundup: Pressure on Putin, Greenland; France’s Le Pen convicted; Trump talks aid for farmersOver the weekend, President Donald Trump pressed Russia’s Putin on Ukraine peace talks, threatened oil tariffs, and jabbed Ukraine’s Zelenskyy, while entertaining a Greenland acquisition, irking Denmark. Trump increases pressure… Read More
Culture
Conservative student leader and her org targeted in free-speech case at North Carolina collegeA conservative student and the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter she leads at North Carolina’s Davidson College are under investigation by the school over a… Read More
Government
Maine won’t comply with Trump on trans athletes, even though most Mainers oppose males in girls’ sportsTen days after the Trump administration singled out Maine for allowing men in women’s sports, the liberal state is refusing to comply with federal policy. Earlier this month, the U.S. Read More
Culture
Medal of Honor awardee tells his story of faith and fightHe somehow dodged hundreds of bullets and dozens of suicide bombers. Master Sergeant (Ret.) Earl Plumlee told an audience Thursday night about the heroic actions he took during the Afghan… Read More
Government
McMahon: Trump admin will promote school choice, won’t punish states that don’t adoptAlthough the Trump administration wants to withhold federal funding if states refuse to adhere to specific education policies, support for school choice is not one of them. Education Secretary Linda… Read More
Courts
NJ mom adds TSA and DHS to lawsuit, alleges surveillance and harassment after objecting to sexual post in schoolsIn what may reveal a twisted web of government surveillance and harassment, a former New Jersey school board member who was allegedly targeted by the military… Read More
Culture
World Athletics will introduce genetic tests for women’s sporting eventsOlympic gold medalist Sebastian Coe wants to ensure only biological women compete in women’s sports. The World Athletics president announced this week that female athletes will have to take a… Read More
Courts
‘The law is on our side’: Lawsuit against Oklahoma Superintendent Walters dismissedA judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters over accusations the state neglected to address bullying complaints. The lawsuit, filed in November, was… Read More
Government
Lion data exclusive: Minimum wage hikes hurt fast-food workers nationwide, not just in CaliforniaA higher minimum wage leads to job losses for fast-food workers, dealing a blow to social justice advocates who say it helps poor workers. An analysis of employment data… Read More
Public Education
Illinois scholarship under fire for excluding white applicantsA race-based scholarship program in a liberal state is facing backlash. The Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois program offers financial support exclusively to non-white graduate students who want to… Read More
Government
DOE investigates Oregon school district and athletic association over trans athletes in girls’ sportsThe federal government is taking action against Oregon’s largest public school district and the state’s primary high school athletic governing body for likely Title IX violations. The U.S. Department… Read More
Government
Hillsdale president celebrates end of ‘Soviet’ US Dept. of Education, champions local school controlThe U.S. Department of Education is a “bureaucracy-ridden system” with “more employees in public education today who are not teachers than the teachers; and that means it’s sort of like… Read More
Homeschools
Military families homeschooled at double the nationwide rate even before COVID-19, survey findsWhile the COVID-19 pandemic caused an explosion in homeschool growth, a significant population group had already discovered the benefits of this alternative educational approach years earlier:… Read More
Government
Lawmakers grill PBS, NPR chiefs about ‘anti-American’ media bias in fiery hearingRepublican lawmakers clashed with the leaders of National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service in a fiery congressional hearing on Wednesday, accusing the broadcasters of partisan news coverage at taxpayers’… Read More