Christian Schools
Study suggests school choice could help mend America’s partisan divideSchool choice may help students overcome the growing divisiveness observed by cultural commentators today – and do more good for the public than public education itself, a new study… Read More
Courts
Appeals court upholds Catholic school’s right to dismiss teacher over same-sex engagementA North Carolina Catholic high school did not unlawfully discriminate when it terminated a substitute teacher who announced his same-sex engagement, The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled when… Read More
Courts
Texas school district responds after teacher arrested on charges related to prostitution ringFollowing the arrest of a Texas high school teacher accused of involvement in a prostitution ring targeting students, the Klein Independent School District (ISD) is trying to rebuild public… Read More
Public Education
Tuesday primary to narrow Nebraska Board of Education candidates in District 4. Who are they?In two of the four Nebraska Board of Education primaries May 14, three candidates are vying for the top-two spots in Districts 2 and 4 for the ballot in… Read More
Homeschools
‘They can do it’: Engineer’s book explores a dad’s discoveries in homeschooling his childrenWe don’t need previous expertise in a topic to be able to teach it to others, Craig Harrison argues – challenging assumptions about homeschooling that people may not even… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma State Department of Education demands school district return misused COVID relief fundsThe Oklahoma State Department of Education ordered a public school district to return over $573,000 of COVID-19 relief funds to the federal government, alleging misuse on athletic facilities. Read More
Courts
Student sues school district after suspension for using term ‘illegal alien’A 10th-grade student’s family has filed a lawsuit against a North Carolina school district after it suspended him for using the term “illegal alien” in… Read More
Public Education
Oregon middle school lesson plan asks students to compare Trump with HitlerA school district in Oregon, already under fire for violence previously reported on by The Heartlander, is again on the defensive after asking middle school… Read More
Courts
Los Angeles school district sued over anti-charter policyA charter school group is suing the Los Angeles school district for its alleged anti-charter animus, accusing the board of passing illegal policies that defy voters’ wishes. The… Read More
Courts
Special education teacher arrested in Texas for throwing, injuring autistic studentA Texas special education teacher was arrested Monday and charged with assaulting an autistic student during class. Shaq Morales, a special needs teacher at Banuelos Elementary School, allegedly… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Biden’s Department of Education issues another ‘Dear Comrade’ letterThe Biden Department of Education issued what’s known as a “Dear Colleague” letter as it continues to get blasted by… Read More
Culture
Female darts player forfeits big match rather than compete against biological maleA British female darts player made international news after refusing to play against a biological male in the Denmark Open last weekend. Deta Hedman, aged 64, was set… Read More
Public Education
Florida elementary school disbands Christian club after complaint from anti-religion groupAn elementary school in Hamilton County, Florida has disbanded its only Christian club following pressure from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). The Wisconsin-based… Read More
Christian Schools
‘Proof’ of greatness: Two Catholic school students crack 2,000-year-old trigonometry problemIf there was ever a real-life Good Will Hunting, most people wouldn’t expect to find them at an all-girls Catholic high school in New Orleans. But Calcea Johnson… Read More
Homeschools
Family finds ‘peace of mind’ in homeschooling after physical attacks from bullying, special needs diagnosesA Cuban family has found homeschooling to be the best educational option for their daughter Susana, who was physically attacked by one of her classmates at a public school… Read More
Courts
Missouri and 5 other states latest to file suit against the Biden admin’s ‘radical’ Title IX rewriteMissouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced a lawsuit Tuesday against the Biden administration’s revision of existing Title IX law through a Department of Education (DOE) rule change that includes… Read More
Public Education
Tuesday primary to narrow Nebraska Board of Education candidates in District 2. Who are they?In two of the four Nebraska Board of Education primaries May 14, three candidates are vying for the top-two spots in Districts 2 and 4 for the ballot in… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Teachers Union demands $50B in salary hikes, free abortions and moreThe Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has issued a 142-page list of demands to Chicago Public Schools (CPS) that includes unconventional items ranging from free abortions… Read More
Public Education
National teachers’ union losing members by the thousandsThe National Education Association is losing members by the thousands, and critics blame its political spending for alienating teachers. The NEA – America’s largest teachers’ union – lost… Read More
Culture
Missouri pro-abortion group pushing ‘extreme’ constitutional amendment turns in signatures, awaits verificationAn amendment to enshrine ‘abortion rights’ into the Missouri Constitution could appear on the ballot if enough signatures gathered by the pro-abortion activists are verified. Proposed constitutional amendments… Read More