Public Education
Arizona Gov. Hobbs takes ‘cheap shot’ at universal school choice, say criticsGov. Katie Hobbs proposed new regulations for Arizona’s school choice program that its supporters are calling a “cheap shot.” Hobbs has been a virulent critic of school choice since her… Read More
Public Education
Science of reading bridges partisan divide in educationIn an era of unprecedented partisanship, education reformers from both sides of the aisle are finding common ground in a surprising place: reading instruction. In her recent State of the… Read More
Culture
‘I will never agree with this,’ says female boxing star after USA org allows biological men to compete against womenUSA Boxing is under fire for its new transgender policy that allows biological men to compete against women. The updated policy was released last week along… Read More
Public Education
Florida teachers’ union faces decertification under new state lawThe United Teachers of Dade is facing decertification after failing to recruit 60% of Miami-Dade educators to its union. Last summer, a new Florida law passed… Read More
Public Education
Biden ed official second to resign over President’s stated support for IsraelA senior adviser with the U.S. Department of Education has become the second federal official to resign over the Biden administration’s position that Israel has a right to defend itself… Read More
Government
Ohio lawmaker expects override of Gov. DeWine’s veto of bill protecting children from experimental transgender drugs and surgeriesOhio State lawmakers expect to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill seeking to protect children from an activist-led transgender medical industry, even as the governor signed an executive… Read More
Public Education
Analysis: ESSER program made public education’s future more difficult as Biden financial cliff loomsA research center at Georgetown University (GU) is warning that thousands of public school districts face a “bloodletting” as one-time federal COVID-19 relief funds run out. “I know [saying ‘bloodletting’]… Read More
Courts
‘Budgeting is an artform, not a science,’ claims NYC teachers’ union in suit against mayor, who wants a balanced budgetThe New York City teachers’ union is suing Mayor Eric Adams for budget cuts caused by the city’s immigration crisis. The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) filed the… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Board of Education may remove school resource officers from public schoolsAn upcoming vote will decide if school resources officers will remain in Chicago’s public schools next fall. The Chicago Board of Education is set to vote on whether to renew… Read More
Public Education
Multiple victims and at least one killed during Iowa high school shootingA 6th grade student was killed and five others injured by 17-year-old student Dylan Butler Thursday at Perry High School in Iowa, law enforcement authorities have said. There was a… Read More
Courts
Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who refused gay marriage applicants on religious grounds, to appeal latest judgmentA federal judge has awarded a gay couple damages of over $260,000 in the case of former county clerk Kim Davis, who refused to issue a… Read More
Public Education
‘Putting the cart before the horse’: Missouri school board approves misleading bond proposalA Missouri school board is moving forward with a multi-million dollar bond, despite not knowing how the taxpayer dollars will be spent. The St. Joseph Board of Education… Read More
Culture
‘Total surrender and dedication to Jesus,’ says Hulk Hogan of baptismPerhaps the most influential professional wrestler of all time, Hulk Hogan, has made a public profession of Christ, posting a video of his baptism just before Christmas. Hogan, whose real… Read More
Public Education
Utah considers policy change to stop public schools from blocking charter school recruitmentAfter a year of growing popularity for charter schools and declining public school attendance, the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) is considering a policy change to make it easier… Read More
Culture
ESPN allegedly tried to censor former ‘SportsCenter’ anchor Sage Steele for supporting women’s sportsFormer ESPN anchor Sage Steele says the company tried to silence her heartfelt support for women’s sports to be free of biological males, but that she considered it “a hill… Read More
Courts
‘Raw retaliatory censorship’: Kansas veteran sues school board for restricting free speech, banning him from school propertyA Kansas man is suing his local school district for viewpoint discrimination after being banned from school property for over two years. It’s one of two lawsuits Justin Spiehs has… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina school districts are responding to new Parents’ Bill of RightsThe largest public school district in North Carolina has voted to create new policies to better align with the state’s newly passed Parents’ Bill of Rights. Read More
Public Education
Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism scandalHarvard’s president, Claudine Gay, resigned on Tuesday, marking the end of a contentious plagiarism scandal and what was the shortest presidential tenure in school history. “This is not a decision… Read More
Public Education
Florida legislators aim to crack down on chronic absenteeism in public schoolsFlorida lawmakers preparing to return to work Jan. 9 are set to address rising rates of chronic absenteeism among public school students. Data from the Florida… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian school girls’ basketball team uses winning to raise funds for Cambodian schoolThe Bethany Christian School girls’ basketball team in Goshen, Indiana, is taking sportsmanship to a new level this season through a partnership with a school in Cambodia. Bethany Christian’s assistant… Read More