Public Education
US House bill to crack down on teachers’ union receives national support as over 30 organizations endorseThe STUDENT Act, a congressional bill seeking to reform and depoliticize the nation’s largest teachers’ union, has accumulated a supportive coalition of over 30 policy organizations… Read More
Public Education
New report outlines advantages of Oklahoma’s universal education tax credit programOklahoma is taking education freedom to a new level by reimagining universal school choice as a tax credit, and a new report explains the advantages. The… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County, Virginia replaces entire school board as new members promise more transparency and parental involvementLoudoun County voters elected a completely new slate of school board members Tuesday in what many say is a resounding victory for parents. The new board… Read More
Public Education
Virginia judge says lawsuit of teacher shot by student will go forward as school district argues worker’s comp shieldA $40 million lawsuit in the notorious case where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher in Virginia is going forward, a local judge in the case… Read More
Public Education
‘Condom hunt’ activity reportedly part of curriculum used in many school districtsParents may be surprised to learn that a “condom hunt” is part of a commonly used health curriculum in schools around the country, according to a whistle-blowing teacher. Ramona Bessinger,… Read More
Public Education
Public school alternatives continue rise in North Carolina, as enrollment in public schools declinesTotal charter school enrollment in North Carolina rose approximately 5% this school year, while total public school enrollment shrank by 0.4%. This latest data from the North Carolina Department of… Read More
Public Education
With 9,000 special needs students waitlisted, Florida congressmen push for mid-year school choice expansionFlorida Republicans want to expand one of the state’s four school choice scholarship programs to accommodate the thousands of waitlisted special needs students. The Family Empowerment… Read More
Culture
Female field hockey player hospitalized after teeth knocked out by male opponent, leading to calls for policy changeA biological male playing on a girl’s varsity field hockey team severely injured a female opponent during a high school tournament Thursday in Massachusetts. The female… Read More
Culture
Riley Gaines advocates for fairness in women’s sports at a California university as protestors outside turn to vandalismFormer NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines was met with protest during her pro-women speech at a California college Friday. Around 150 people showed up at UC Davis Conference Center to hear… Read More
Courts
California faces lawsuit for ending religious exemptions on vaccinesThree mothers are suing California for taking away religious exemptions on vaccine requirements, claiming their First Amendment rights are being violated. The lawsuit, filed Oct. 31,… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: SEL is ‘class warfare some want warring in classrooms,’ contrary to the claims of EdWeek and othersIn a recent piece by Education Week categorized under “leadership,” the authors disguised what was, in fact, an editorial, as in-depth reporting on social, emotional learning (SEL) in the state… Read More
Culture
New report: Fewer than five China-linked Confucius Institutes left on American college campusesThe number of Confucius Institutes on U.S. college campuses has diminished from about 100 in 2019 to fewer than five today, a new government report reveals. Read More
Public Education
Denver students protest district leadership after more school violenceDroves of Denver students skipped class to protest what they say has been the district’s inadequate response to school violence. Students of Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College, a public… Read More
Culture
Nashville trans shooter cited students’ ‘white privilege’ as partial motive for school shooting, says alleged manifestoThree pages from the long-awaited manifesto of the Nashville transgender person police say shot and killed six people at a Christian school, including three children, was posted online by commentator… Read More
Public Education
Montana receives first round of charter school applicationsThe Montana Board of Public Education has officially received its first-ever charter school applications. Montana is one of the few states with no public charter schools. Read More
Culture
PragerU releases educational film about the dangers of ‘gender-affirming care’Conservative education nonprofit PragerU has released a short documentary, “DETRANS: The Dangers of Gender-Affirming Care,” and kicked off a $1 million marketing campaign to promote it. Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: As a teacher, I’m saddened by the continued disregard for student safety at Loudoun County Public SchoolsStudents at Loudoun County Public Schools are speaking out about their safety, but LCPS administrators are more concerned about upholding woke agendas than they are about restoring common sense policies… Read More
Culture
‘A compromise between right and wrong is wrong, always’: Riley Gaines reveals how faith helped her stand against transgender ideologyBefore 2022, Riley Gaines was known as a very good collegiate swimmer. Now she’s the face of fairness in women’s sports around the world and a voice of reason against… Read More
Public Education
Nearly 50,000 students forced to stay home while Portland teachers strike for 20% pay hikePortland teachers walked the picket lines forcing school closures Wednesday, leaving thousands of families of students scrambling for arrangements. Portland Public Schools closed the doors of 81 schools this week… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school district is under fire after 9 high school students overdosed on fentanyl and parents weren’t notifiedLoudoun County Public Schools is in hot water again, this time for withholding information from parents about multiple students overdosing on fentanyl. Nine students overdosed in the past month at… Read More