Public Education
Philadelphia School District offers $300 a month to parents to drive their kids to schoolThe School District of Philadelphia is expanding a program that pays parents up to $300 a month to drive their kids to school. It’s hoped that the “Parent… Read More
Public Education
‘Leftists are doubling down on gaslighting parents.’ DeAngelis fires back at professor’s claim parental rights concerns are based on a ‘made-up crisis’A round table panel on education sparked controversy when a professor argued that parents having no say in schools is “a made-up crisis.” The… Read More
Courts
Michigan mom sues school district for negligence that allegedly led to her 14-year-old daughter’s suicideThe mother of a Michigan high school student has filed a lawsuit for wrongful death and gross negligence, following her 14-year-old daughter’s suicide shortly after being dismissed early from… Read More
Public Education
Marxist teacher chose by select Democrat committee insiders for seat for Colorado General AssemblyTim Hernández, the teachers’ union activist in Colorado who advocated for an anti-capitalist plank, was picked to fill a vacancy in the Colorado Legislature. Hernández, who is an… Read More
Public Education
Geography of school choice part III: Small towns and Friday night lightsIn rural towns, schools are geographic landmarks, major employers and, most importantly, the hub of high school football, which may help explain school choice deserts in less-populated Western… Read More
Christian Schools
Vermont’s new ‘equity’ rules may negatively impact private, Christian schoolsVermont’s State Board of Education might be incorporating equity rules for private schools that receive taxpayer dollars – rules which previously only applied to public schools. The change… Read More
Public Education
What took so long? Schools return to phonics amid crisis in readingAmerican elementary schools could be trapped under the looming shadow of illiteracy, but the solution has been around for decades. By 4th grade, students… Read More
Public Education
Texas man kicked out of school board meeting for reading from explicit book he opposed in schoolsLaw enforcement officers removed a man from a Texas school board meeting after he read from a book critics call pornographic, available in the district’s libraries. Mike Cee… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Missouri voters favor charter school expansion, educational freedom and restrictions on gender ideology in schoolsA recent poll revealed the majority of Missouri voters support socially conservative and pro-school choice policies for education. The survey was conducted by Saint… Read More
Public Education
Parents sue Tennessee school board for keeping explicit books in school libraries despite new lawParents are suing a Tennessee school board, claiming it violated the Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022. The lawsuit, filed by state Rep. Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, on the parents’… Read More
Public Education
Indiana teachers are only paid 23% of their per-classroom funding. Where does the rest of the money go?The average 20-student K-12 classroom in Indiana receives more than $234,000 in local, state and federal funding, local media reported. Read More
Culture
Florida Board of Education imposes tough penalties for violation of trans bathroom lawsThe Florida Board of Education (FLBOE) approved tough new rules that would penalize those who repeatedly violate transgender bathroom laws. While much of the media is treating the… Read More
Public Education
Nevada governor to campaign against Democrats who blocked school choiceNevada’s governor sent a warning to lawmakers who blocked school choice by vowing to campaign against them. “I’ll do everything in my power to prevent them from being… Read More
Culture
Book review: Oli London makes sense of the ‘gender madness’ in new autobiographyIn the first chapter of his autobiography, Gender Madness, British man Oli London recalls traveling to Armenia where he had found a “yes man” doctor to perform three of… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma 3rd grade teacher arrested for allegedly drinking on the jobA video released by police appears to show 3rd grade teacher Kimberly Coates blowing into a breathalyzer at three times the Oklahoma legal limit after being pulled from class. Read More
Homeschools
Kansas legislators encourage homeschoolers’ participation: ‘You know your child best’Four legislators from the Kansas House and Senate urged homeschool families to get more involved in the state’s educational policies, even inviting them to testify at legislative committees. Read More
Culture
DEI health executive condemns ‘life of Whiteness’ in ‘dangerous’ commentsThe diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer for Maine Health is facing criticism after video surfaced of his incendiary remarks about “whiteness.” Ryan Polly, who was… Read More
Public Education
The geography of school choice part II: the urban effectWhy hasn’t school choice made it out West? Liv Finne, director of the Center for Education at Washington Policy Center, has an intriguing answer. “I… Read More
Public Education
‘Do not contact their parents’: Texas school district trained staff to hide gender identity disclosures from parentsA records request in Texas turned up training materials instructing school district staff to keep students’ gender identity secret from their parents. Local resident Michelle Evans, who is… Read More
Culture
Pro-life diaper company donates over 100k diapers and wipes to Maui families in needPro-life diaper company EveryLife has donated more than 40,000 diapers and 60,000 wipes to Maui families after a community on the island was devastated by deadly wildfires. More… Read More