Culture
Recession fears drive significant stock market losses Monday(The Center Square) – The U.S. stock market saw significant losses Monday after opening with sharp declines that did not bounce back. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than… Read More
Public Education
Many teaching positions unfilled as school year startsAs schools around the country resume classes this month, the struggle to fill teaching positions continues for many of them. The troubling trend began in the wake of the COVID-19… Read More
Opinion
Private sector crucial in US-China race for military dominance in AI(The Daily Signal) – In the clear, blue sky 50,000 feet above Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, two F-16 Fighting Falcons square off in a dogfight. Although it… Read More
Culture
Poll: Majority of voters against allowing men in women’s sports(The Daily Signal) – Most voters oppose allowing transgender-identifying males to compete in women’s sports, but only 36% are aware that Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic… Read More
Public Education
School-level ACT scores show frightening declines since 2015 in Kansas(The Sentinel) – ACT scores for individual high schools in Kansas show concerning declines since 2015 in most cases. The statewide composite in 2015 was 21.9 but fell steadily to… Read More
Public Education
Med school quietly scrubs race-based criteria following complaint(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A prominent medical school silently removed a race requirement from a National Institute of Health (NIH)-funded research program on its website following an October 2022… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina’s focus on K-3 literacy paying off(The Center Square) – From kindergarten through third grade, North Carolina public school students scored higher than the national average on literary assessments at the end of last school year,… Read More
Culture
Shoplifting rose 24% this year, no end in sight(The Center Square) – Shoplifting has soared in the U.S. in 2024, forcing many stores to leave cities and continuing a trend in recent years. Shoplifting has risen 24% in… Read More
Culture
Kamala Harris spent her entire Senate career opposing border security(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Vice President Kamala Harris spent years in the Senate opposing immigration enforcement measures before she ascended to the White House, a review of her record… Read More
Public Education
Plans to regulate distance education raises concerns over continued innovation, accessThe Biden administration has announced plans to increase oversight over distance education, prompting educational experts to warn it will only hinder online programs’ access and flexibility for students. The increased… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas public schools could soon receive Educational Freedom Account funds(The Center Square) – The Arkansas Legislative Council will consider a rule allowing public schools to receive money from the state’s Educational Freedom Accounts. An ALC subcommittee recommended approval of… Read More
Culture
Biden administration gives up on Texas border suit, ordered to finish wall(The Center Square) – Texas has won another lawsuit against the Biden administration, this time one that requires it to finish building the border wall. The ruling was… Read More
Public Education
Leaders named for Iowa’s new Division of Special Education(The Center Square) – The Iowa Department of Education appointed a familiar face to lead its newly restored Division of Special Education. Dr. Barbara Guy, who served as Director of Special… Read More
Culture
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro criticized from all sides for playing politics with school choice(Daily Callers News Foundation) – Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro has tried to toe the line on school choice in his state, but now he is facing attacks from all… Read More
Public Education
Report: Maryland electric school bus program resulted in millions of dollars in ‘wasteful spending’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An investigation into a Maryland school system’s electric bus initiative found that it resulted in millions of dollars in “wasteful spending” due to issues with… Read More
Public Education
WA school leaders make case for more spending despite court-ordered funding bumps(The Center Square) – The Washington Association of School Administrators launched a new website last month that makes the case for increased state spending on K-12 education, even as the… Read More
Culture
More tech leaders break from Dems, endorse Trump to protect America’s futureA noted technology entrepreneur, who previously supported Democrats, has broken ranks to endorse former president Donald Trump in the Nov. 2024 general election. The latest defection from the Democrat Party… Read More
Culture
Bombshell FDA email turns transgender ‘health care’ narrative on its head(The Daily Signal) – A team leader at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended approving “puberty blockers” for teens who identify as transgender even while noting that a recent study… Read More
Courts
Org fighting radical gender ideology in California sues school district over public records(The Daily Signal) – The nonprofit that has been exposing radical gender ideology in California filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the public school district in Burbank, California, for… Read More
Public Education
Kansas Association of School Boards refuses to provide agenda for upcoming Title IX workshop(The Sentinel) – Weeks after a federal court placed a hold on implementing a new federal Department of Education (DOE) rule in Kansas, expanding Title… Read More