Public Education
Biden budget requests $500 million for two years of free community college with focus on minorities(Daily Caller) – President Joe Biden’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget includes $500 million in discretionary funding to provide two years of free community college, according to the document… Read More
Culture, Public Education
New Hampshire considers four laws to help families against LGBT indoctrination at schoolsThe New Hampshire legislature is considering four bills that would provide protection to families from the growing progressive impetus to indoctrinate the state’s youth into LGBT ideology.Two of… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt and Superintendent Walters partner to increase government efficiencyThe Oklahoma governor announced a new initiative to increase government efficiency – and the state’s education superintendent was the first to take decisive action.Gov. Kevin Stitt announced on… Read More
Public Education
Kansas among states lagging in civics instruction(The Sentinel) – Mar. 6-10 is designated as National Civic Learning Week. But a 50-state survey of curriculum and legislative initiatives shows Kansas lagging behind in dedication to teaching civics, defined… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas school district: honoring parents’ wishes on student pronouns is discriminatory(The Sentinel) – The Wichita School district is declining to answer questions about a teacher training that says it is “discriminatory” for teachers to honor parents’ wishes regarding their… Read More
Public Education
Who does Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s free school meal program benefit?Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to provide free breakfast and lunch to all Michigan’s schoolchildren despite the fact that over half of them already qualify for help.Whitmer’s executive… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Email about hiding student pronouns creates possible legal trouble for Arizona public schoolA middle school principal in Arizona is in hot water after a staff email showed the school tried to hide students’ pronoun preferences from parents.Under a recent Arizona… Read More
Public Education
Measure at Illinois statehouse proposes sex-ed curriculum changes(The Center Square) – A proposed measure in Springfield aims to set up a task force to examine how certain subjects are taught in Illinois schools. Read More
Public Education
Arizona bill banning critical race theory in schools goes to Hobbs’ desk(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is considering a bill that would, as sponsors say, prevent schools from teaching critical race theory.Senate Republicans voted 16-14 to… Read More
Public Education
Colorado’s first Satan Club meets at elementary school(Daily Caller) – The Satanic Temple’s After School Club at Paonia K-8 in Colorado held its first meeting on Monday after a parent requested the club for her son. Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
Christian university pushes back after local school district bans its student-teachers because of their faith(Daily Caller) – The president of a Christian university in Arizona is striking back at a local school district after its governing body voted to ban student-teachers from the… Read More
Public Education
ACLU opposes free speech, scientific exchange over intelligent design in West Virginia schoolsThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) took a stand against free speech, opposing a West Virginia bill that would make the teaching of intelligent design in public schools constitutional. Read More
Public Education
Rhode Island education system needs overhauled, not more funding, says policy group(The Center Square) – One Rhode Island legislator is proposing amending the state’s education funding formula, while one public policy group says the education system needs to be eliminated. Read More
Public Education
Texas Rep. Brian Harrison files bill to defund state school board association(Daily Caller) – Republican Texas Rep. Brian Harrison filed HB 3559 Monday to prevent taxpayer dollars intended for school districts from being used to fund nonprofit organizations and associations… Read More
Courts, Public Education
NY teacher ‘manipulated’ 5th-grader into gender change, caused ‘suicidal ideation,’ lawsuit claimsA New York teacher allegedly coerced a fifth-grade student into a gender transition without the parents’ knowledge, making the child suicidal, according to a lawsuit filed in January.Debra… Read More
Public Education
Nearly a dozen Nebraska high schools pranked with active shooter calls in one daySeveral high schools in Nebraska initiated lockdowns Thursday in response to “active shooter” calls received by the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP).Schools in Omaha, Fremont, Hastings, Columbus, Gering, Grand… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘Parents need to wake up’: Advocates sound alarm about Satanist after-school clubs sprouting across the country(Daily Caller) – The Satanic Temple (TST) made headlines in 2022 for fighting for the right to create after-school clubs for students and has recently been launching new groups… Read More
Public Education
School board rushes special meeting for policy change to clear wrestler for tournament. Did it violate the Kansas Open Meetings Act?(The Sentinel) – The Newton USD 373 Board of Education appears to have violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) during a special meeting called on Feb. 22, 2023. Read More
Public Education
Texas schools have more teachers than ever, but reports of shortages continue(The Center Square) – The number of public-school teachers in the state of Texas has increased for 10 consecutive years from 2011-12 to 2021-22.Yet the media has reported… Read More
Public Education
Legislators weigh in on Whitmer’s proposed online charter school cuts(The Center Square) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed 2024 budget cuts for online public charter schools are receiving some pushback from school choice advocates and legislators. Read More