Public Education
Kentucky House passes sexual abuse transparency act to protect students; bill now moves to SenateThe Kentucky House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 275, which aims at preventing school districts from keeping a teacher’s sexual misconduct secret or willfully ignoring… Read More
Public Education
Nude photos, sexualized science videos and more available to middle schoolers at this NY schoolA New York school district is under fire after a parent revealed the sexual and pornographic content her child could access through the student portal. In an undercover video,… Read More
Homeschools
Minnesota school district harasses homeschool family with threats of police visitationA Minnesota homeschool mom discovered a disturbing package from her local Minneapolis-area school district last fall when her family returned from a national fencing tournament. “Until this year, they never… Read More
Public Education
Research: 4-day school week has few benefits and most parents don’t want itFor over a decade, Missouri has allowed public school districts to hold 4-day school weeks. But policy makers and experts are questioning the benefits of the shorter week, which most… Read More
Culture
Libs of TikTok founder calls NBC News ‘embarrassing’ for bomb threat allegationsLibs of TikTok founder Chaya Raichik responded to recent attacks on her popular X account by accusing the media of fake outrage for her exposés of wrong-doing by schools and teachers. Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin skews report card to hide low-performing schools, critics sayWisconsin just released its 2022-23 education report card, which boasts 94% of its districts are performing at or above state expectations. But experts say the data is skewed. According to… Read More
Homeschools
‘Schooled, not educated’: Home education advocate Sam Sorbo explains why ‘everything is education’When Sam Sorbo first joined talk radio, she was interested in two things: politics and religion. But over the years, it’s all boiled down to one thing: education. “My original… Read More
Culture
EU-backed feminist ‘expert’ on traditional women says they should be censored but hasn’t interviewed a single oneA feminist researcher investigating how online media platforms control “extremist” content is calling for “more repressive measures” against traditional women who provide both political commentary and images of their family… Read More
Culture
Emails show Amazon censored books on COVID-19 after Biden admin pressure as censorship battle heats up in courts, CongressEmails disclosed by the House Judiciary Committee (HJC) show Amazon censored books for the Biden administration, even as Amazon expressed concern about whether the practice would draw attention. In one… Read More
Government
Alabama governor endorses universal school choice billAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey advocated for a universal school choice bill during her State of the State address on Tuesday. Since last summer, Ivey has expressed her desire to sign… Read More
Public Education
Republicans ‘sympathetic but cautious’ of Shapiro’s higher ed plan(The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal to shake up Pennsylvania’s higher education system has legislative Republicans intrigued – but not yet on board. “List me as sympathetic but… Read More
Government
Education establishment hostile to accreditation requirement to follow state law(The Sentinel) – The Kansas education establishment is pushing back hard against a bill that simply requires districts to comply with state law or lose accreditation. The Kansas House K-12… Read More
Public Education
‘Conflicted’ explains how radical staff trainings led a schoolteacher to leave public education, warns parents of Nazi-like tacticsChanging school curriculum, replacing textbooks and teachers, and undermining the family unit – what sounds like common public-school criticisms today – enabled the rise of Nazism, warns one former schoolteacher. Read More
Government
Legislation banning transgender athletes dies in the Legislature(The Center Square) – Advocates for the transgender community celebrated another victory in Virginia Tuesday when the House of Delegates K-12 Education Subcommittee voted down a bill that would have segregated sports… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: No, school choice will not destroy private schoolsSchool choice policies will not destroy the future of private education, despite some claims to the contrary. Interviewed in a recent piece for Fox News, President… Read More
Culture
Taxpayer dollars are funding the development of a transgender voice training appThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) has earmarked more than $200,000 to fund the development of a “transgender voice training” app to help biological men sound more feminine. The initiative,… Read More
Culture
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman blasts Harvard for giving Hamas attack supporter a ‘platform’Pennsylvania’s junior U.S. senator, John Fetterman, a Democrat, blasted Harvard University for giving a “platform” to a Hamas supporter who has justified the brutal terror attacks on Israel launched Oct. Read More
Public Education
Indiana bill would enable public school students to receive off-site faith-based instruction during school dayIndiana legislators are considering a bill that would allow “released-time” religious instruction for students during the school day at the discretion of their parents. The bill,… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Kim Reynolds wants to reform Iowa’s special education agencies after 20 years of declining academics and lack of accountabilityGov. Kim Reynolds is backing an effort to reform Iowa’s education agencies after reported mismanagement. The network of nine Area Education Agencies (AEA) – distinct from… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit: Minnesota Education Department ‘engaged in deceptive practices’(The Center Square) – A lawsuit in the Ramsey County Second Judicial Court claims Minnesota Department of Education employees “deleted large amounts of data and intentionally engaged in deceptive practices.”… Read More