Public Education
Campaign against school choice effective in election, but families still want itSupport for school choice has skyrocketed across the nation in the last few years, but three school choice measures on Tuesday’s ballot failed to pass. Millions of dollars were spent… Read More
Politics
93% of college profs’ political donations went to Democrats in 2022A new analysis shows 9 in every 10 college professors who make political donations do so to Democrats. Education Freedom Institute’s (EFI) newest report compiled… Read More
Government
School choice saves billions in tax dollars, new analysis showsA new analysis shows school choice programs save taxpayers significant money. EdChoice’s Fiscal Research & Education Center (FREC) released a new report analyzing 48 school choice… Read More
Opinion
Does more regulation make for a better education? Public schools prove it doesn’tEditor’s note: This is part one of a two-part examination of calls for more regulation of homeschooling while so many public schools are failing students. As critics of homeschooling call… Read More
Politics
Kamala Harris concedes in speech echoing Hillary Clinton defeat. Full transcript below.After losing Tuesday’s presidential election to Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris publicly conceded the race in a speech Wednesday using some variation of the word “fight” nearly 20 times. Read More
Government
California voters approve $10B school bond; mixed results on bond measures elsewhereCalifornia voters have approved a $10 billion school bond, despite warnings repayment could take decades. On Tuesday, California voters approved Proposition 2 by a 57% to… Read More
Culture
University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders targeted by atheist group over team prayersCollege football coach Deion Sanders is once again being targeted by an anti-religion group for encouraging his players with prayer and inspirational messages. The University of Colorado Boulder football coach is… Read More
Courts
Orthodox Jewish families win appeal against California for religious discrimination in special ed caseOrthodox Jewish families scored a legal victory when a U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a prior ruling. In accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), California allows students… Read More
Politics
Florida, Nebraska, South Dakota voters protect unborn while abortion ballot measures pass in 7 other statesVoters in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota voted to reject abortion ballot measures that would have expanded abortion rights and placed both unborn babies and their mothers in further jeopardy. Read More
Public Education
This California teacher opposes teachers’ unions. Here’s why.Peggy Nguyen has been a teacher for almost 30 years, but she doesn’t support teachers’ unions. “I recently heard someone say that if you’re against the teachers’ union then you… Read More
Courts
Christian college files suit over denial of state financial aidA Christian college is suing two government student aid agencies for violating its religious freedom. Luther Rice College and Seminary filed a lawsuit on Oct. 15… Read More
Government
Poland arrests four in Russian bomb plot targeting US, allies in civilian air freightPoland arrested four people in an alleged Russian bomb plot aimed at testing security for Western air freight companies, according to the Polish National Prosecutor’s Office. The arrests follow a… Read More
Public Education
Florida schools score best in innovation, helping disadvantaged studentsFlorida schools top the nation in several key measures, a testimony to two decades of reforms led chiefly by Republican governors, a new report says. The Sunshine State’s schools earn… Read More
Courts
Illegal immigrant charged with heinous sex crime against 5-year-old girl(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An illegal immigrant man was arrested in New York after allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl, according to a Friday news release from Nassau County Police… Read More
Opinion
‘Stay strong hill country’: One volunteer’s perspective on the devastation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene(The Daily Signal) – Beside a lonely road in Boone, North Carolina, Styrofoam stood, balanced on cardboard and weighed down by a rock. Scrawled on it in faded black, yellow,… Read More
Opinion
Red, white and who? The decline of civics education and what conservatives are doing about it“No taxation without representation” was the rallying cry of early Americans who knew what was happening in their government and wanted to have a say. But few of their modern… Read More
Culture
Leaked report on Algerian boxer who fought as woman stirs more controversyA report allegedly containing medical details of the boxer who fought as a woman at the Olympics despite having the male XY chromosomes is stirring more controversy. The report was… Read More
Courts
Former Seattle Public Schools student to receive $16M in sexual assault settlementA former student at Garfield High School in Seattle will receive $16 million in a settlement after filing a lawsuit alleging years of sexual abuse by two former basketball coaches. Read More
Public Education
Oregon Department of Education releases guidance on cell phone restrictionsThe Oregon Department of Education released a new policy encouraging public schools to limit students’ cell phone use. The guidance cites the associated mental, social and… Read More
Christian Schools
Weighing the massive upside of a Christian educationA star softball player attends a Christian school that doesn’t have a softball team. Is she missing out? Some parents fear their children won’t get key school experiences without being… Read More