Public Education
NYC charter school bursting at seams fights uphill battle against ‘anti-charter’ biasA New York City charter school is making headlines as its administrators attempt creative solutions to the school’s spacing issues made worse by a hamstringing city law. In… Read More
Courts
Asian-American church sues California city for violating its religious freedomWhen a California city refused to allow a church to convert its newly acquired office building into a place of worship, the congregation sued. Read More
Government
Trump’s ed secretary nominee, dubbed ‘change agent,’ promises to tackle federal bureaucracy during hearingPresident Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, Linda McMahon, promised she is ready to take on a “system in decline” and make American education “the best in the world.”… Read More
Government
Kansas governor vetoes ban on so-called ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors – againKansas’ Democrat governor has once again vetoed a bill that would ban so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors, but an override is possible. Gov. Laura Kelly cited parental… Read More
Government
Illinois county votes to rename courthouse in rebuke to author of pro-life Hyde AmendmentDemocrats in Illinois’ second-largest county have voted to remove the name of a deceased Congressman from a local courthouse because of his pro-life views. The DuPage County Board… Read More
Public Education
Tennessee school district calls for expedited closure of southern borderWhile school boards may not be able to secure the U.S. southern border, they may certainly urge the federal government to do it. The Rutherford County Tennessee school… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian schools in Kansas outperform similarly-sized public schools once againKansas’ Christian schools are performing better in reading and math than even the best public schools on average. David Dorsey, senior education policy fellow at the Kansas Policy… Read More
Government
RFK confirmed as health secretaryRobert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed Thursday as President Donald Trump’s health secretary. The Senate voted 52-48 in favor of Kennedy, who faced scrutiny over previous statements expressing… Read More
Government
Florida Health Department launches pro-life ‘Strong Florida Moms’ websiteFlorida recently made a pro-life resource available for mothers and expecting mothers. The state’s Health Department and Department of Children and Families launched a website called Strong Florida… Read More
Homeschools
‘Student safety’ among top reasons more are homeschooling from all backgroundsHomeschooling is growing again – and the COVID-19 pandemic can’t be blamed this time for its popularity. “Outdated is the stereotype that (homeschooling) is confined to White, upper-income,… Read More
Government
Trump watching Texas ‘closely’ as it considers passing school choice billAs the nation’s second-largest state considers passing a much-anticipated universal school choice bill, President Donald Trump is letting members of the Texas House know he’s watching. The $1… Read More
Government
Hegseth rules out U.S. troops, NATO membership for Ukraine, as America pivots to China threatIn his first foray into Europe as the U.S. defense chief, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told a gathering of European defense ministers that European nations need to increase… Read More
Government
Tennessee governor signs universal school choice bill after shrewd additions helped it passTennessee is the latest state to enact universal school choice as Gov. Bill Lee signed a $447 million plan Wednesday granting families educational freedom. The measure, which passed… Read More
Culture
Male runner sets women’s track record days before NCAA bans trans athletesJust before the NCAA banned transgender-identifying athletes from women’s sports, a male athlete set a school record in indoor track and field. Rochester Institute of Technology junior Sadie… Read More
Government
School choice optimism grows as Republicans back Trump’s pick for ed secretary ahead of confirmation hearingExpand school choice, send education back to the states, and eventually, put herself out of a job. Those are the hopes Republicans have for President Donald Trump’s nominee… Read More
Government
University of Missouri splits with NPR stations. Will other universities follow suit?Early radio stations were often run by college engineering professors, but nearly a century later, some schools are finding public radio no longer aligns with their mission. Two… Read More
Culture
CDC website search for ‘abortion’ now also suggests looking up ‘adoption’A change to the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) directs users looking up “abortion” to try “adoption” as well. After the prompt to… Read More
Public Education
Are school counselors being trained as social justice warriors?Higher education programs in school counseling are facing backlash for buying into what critics call woke ideology infecting K-12 education. According to information compiled… Read More
Government
President Trump expected to drastically scale back Department of Education by executive orderThe Trump administration is reportedly drafting an executive order that would make good on the president’s campaign promise to eliminate the federal Department of Education… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit challenges alleged race-based hiring practices at University of IllinoisA new lawsuit is challenging the University of Illinois over alleged racial discrimination in its hiring practices as national pushback against diversity, equity, and inclusion… Read More