Culture
Christian youth reading Bible arrested for peaceful protest at Wisconsin drag event, while Nazis ignored by policeA Bible-reading teen was among several young people arrested during a peaceful protest across the street from a drag event that included kids last weekend in Wisconsin. Observers say… Read More
Public Education
Tennessee school district labels whites, Christians and ‘able-bodied’ as privileged, training documents revealA training on “cultural competency” offered by a Tennessee school district labels whites, Christians and the “able-bodied” as privileged, while classifying people of color, the “polyamorous” and people with disabilities… Read More
Courts
Parents aren’t just rebelling over progressive schools, but over progressive DAs contributing to rising crimeParents at a recent community meeting in Oakland, California vented their deep frustration with a progressive prosecutor and the growing problem of crime in the city. Ironically, Alameda County District… Read More
Homeschools
U.S. military works to support homeschool families as part of school outreachHomeschool parents serving in the military may not always know they have free help available – through School Liaison Officers, or SLOs. These officers work through the Child & Youth… Read More
Christian Schools
Anti-religious groups file lawsuit against Oklahoma’s historic religious charter schoolAmerica’s first ever religious charter school is being taken to court by two liberal organizations in what Oklahoma’s top education official calls “religious persecution.” The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)… Read More
Public Education
Maine school member denounces ‘pervasive DEI agenda,’ pivots to school choice advocacyA Maine school board member has resigned after she says her district fell prey to a “pervasive DEI agenda” that undermines parents. Jameson Davis, a school board member for Regional… Read More
Culture
Bookstores, national bookseller associations file lawsuit against Texas law rating explicit booksSeveral bookstores and national bookseller associations filed a lawsuit Tuesday over a new law intended to keep sexually explicit books from Texas schools. Bookstores Blue Willow Bookshop in West Houston… Read More
Public Education
Arizona Superintendent Tom Horne says universal school choice program will save taxpayer moneyWhile states like Alabama and Kentucky are still working toward starting robust school choice programs, Arizona is working to keep the one it already has. One of its greatest… Read More
Public Education
School choice advocates ‘fact check’ Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs who claimed ESAs are ‘unsustainable’ based on inflated numbersSchool choice advocates are fact checking Arizona’s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who called the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) “unsustainable.” “The newest voucher cost projections show us what we already… Read More
Public Education
Survey says nearly half of all parents think taxpayers don’t get value from public schoolsA new survey released by the consumer credit company Wallet Hub found that almost half of all parents believe that public schools don’t provide a good value for the money. Read More
Culture
Drew family legacy goes beyond success on the basketball court as the coaches live out their faithThe Drew family is one of the most successful in NCAA basketball history, and yet the coaches all agree on a simple purpose: glorifying God and developing godly men. Homer… Read More
Public Education
Judge denies Chicago Public Schools’ attempt to commandeer charter schoolsChicago Public Schools’ campaign to take over two charter schools has been shot down in court. CPS has been trying to close two charter schools run by Urban Prep Academies,… Read More
Christian Schools
West Virginia church opens microschool, triples enrollment in two yearsWhen West Virginia’s Expression Prep Academy opened with 15 students in 2022, its team had already overcome significant challenges just to launch in time for the school year. “We… Read More
Culture
‘Egregious injustice’: DoD refused to pay for fallen soldiers’ transportation to final resting place but allocates millions for ‘gender-affirming’ careThe Department of Defense refused to pay for fallen soldiers’ transportation to their final resting place, even as it forks over millions on transgender procedures for military members. U.S. Rep. Read More
Public Education
‘We’re very optimistic’: Education reform advocate explains the path forward for school choice in KentuckyDespite having fallen behind the school choice wave, Kentucky education reform advocates are confident change is right around the corner. The Bluegrass State is one of just five states… Read More
Government
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald proposes reform bill for nation’s largest teachers’ unionA U.S. congressman has proposed a bill to reform the National Education Association, which he accuses of being more “a political machine” than an advocate for education. “Student success is… Read More
Christian Schools
Former public school teacher opens Christian microschool, reaches maximum capacity after one yearWhen Mercedes Grant tried opening a Virginia microschool in July 2022, she organized meetups and small classes to generate interest. But no one signed up for months. “I knew… Read More
Public Education
Think tank says China’s communist party targeting US school districts with nearly $20 million in influence operationsParents Defending Education (PED) has released a report that shows China’s Communist Party (CCP) spending over $17 million on programs inside American K-12 classrooms, some of… Read More
Public Education
‘They’re afraid of empowered and informed parents’: Nevada sex education committee accused of bias against parents, favored LGBT-inclusive applicantsThe sex education committee for a Nevada school district favored “queer-inclusive” candidates as new members and frowned on those from a parental rights group, says one of the group’s leaders. Read More
Culture
Drag queens staging all-day show with ‘kids dance party’ in Wisconsin public park Saturday; protest plannedDrag queens are putting on an “all ages” show in a Wisconsin public park Saturday that features not only the usual raunchy burlesque and drag story hour but also a… Read More