School Choice
NC governor wants to cut school choice program to pay for teacher raises; GOP says no(The Heartlander) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein’s new budget would cut and then eliminate school choice, but Republicans are saying not so fast. Stein, a Democrat who… Read More
Abortion, Missouri
Missouri AG orders Planned Parenthood to stop chemical abortions(The Heartlander) — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has issued a cease-and-desist order barring Planned Parenthood from providing chemical abortions. The March 12 order argues Planned… Read More
Taxes
Americans face tax hike or higher debt as deadline nears(The Center Square) – Lawmakers face a tough decision this year: hike the national debt to extend the Trump-era tax cuts or let them expire and watch Americans' taxes… Read More
Opinion
Kansas City bar heads refuse to explain hypocritical ‘rule of law’ letter attacking Trump(The Heartlander) — The heads of two Kansas City bar associations refuse to elaborate on their full-throated written support of the American Bar Association’s one-sided attack on President Trump,… Read More
Government
Trump’s admin has one idea that could totally change how gov’t uses federal land(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Overseeing millions of acres of mostly undeveloped land, the federal government, under the direction of President Donald Trump, is seeking to use its vast… Read More
Government
Joni Ernst unveils legislation to track bureaucrats’ work for unions on taxpayer time(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa and Republican Rep. Scott Franklin of Florida introduced legislation Friday to mandate that the Office of Personnel Management… Read More
Public Education
NY governor demands public university take down Palestinian studies faculty job postingIn what may well be a nod to the Trump administration, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a stern order to a New York City college to remove a… Read More
Government
Indiana teachers’ union, Democrats oppose charter school funding despite better charter resultsAn Indiana teachers’ union and Democratic lawmakers are opposing a proposal to distribute education funding fairly between charter and government-run public schools. Indiana, like many other states, provides… Read More
Culture
‘Biblical terrorist’: Georgia Realtor shares how trans activist hounded her out of a job(The Daily Signal) – Transgender activists tried to hound a Georgia real estate agent out of business because the realtor urged a public library to move a sexually explicit… Read More
Culture
The DEI higher ed machine is crumbling(The Daily Signal) – The Trump administration is routing DEI regimes on college campuses. The University of California announced Wednesday that it would drop diversity statement requirements when hiring… Read More
Government
Assisted suicide bill advances in Delaware, as opponents warn it’ll target ‘most vulnerable citizens’Delaware is one step closer to legalizing assisted suicide after the state’s House advanced legislation last week to allow terminally ill patients to obtain lethal drugs. House Bill… Read More
Politics
‘Pure conviction’: Schumer defies his own party’s criticism, refuses to step down(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York pushed back against calls for him to step aside as Senate minority leader during an interview that… Read More
Government
DOJ explores criminal charges against ousted USIP mutineers(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Justice is exploring potential criminal charges against former U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) officials who attempted to block the Trump administration’s… Read More
Government
HHS unveils online tool to search for chemical contaminants in food supply(The Center Square) – U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has unveiled an online tool that allows users to search for chemical contaminants in their… Read More
Public Education
CPS, City of Chicago sparring over ‘dangerous levels of indebtedness,’ editorial warnsA left-leaning newspaper has taken Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to task for refusing to pay for recent pension plans or salary increases – a sum totaling more than $300… Read More
Courts, Kansas City
KC-area mom banned from school property for taking viral photo of sex-related poster wins her freedom back in courtA Kansas City-area mom banned from all school property and events for taking and sharing a photo of a sex-related school poster had her ban overturned Thursday in federal… Read More
Gender Identity
NJ school cancels ‘Gender Justice’ field trip for 2nd graders after criticism(The Heartlander) — A New Jersey elementary school will not send its 2nd graders on a field trip to the Alice Paul Center for Gender Justice after receiving online… Read More
Federal government
Trump order to close Education department sparks congressional action, lawsuits(The Center Square) – Lawmakers, school advocates and teachers’ unions are taking swift action after President Donald Trump’s executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education, one of… Read More
Gender Identity
9 in 10 Rhode Island school districts have policies to hide student gender identity from parents(The Heartlander) — Nearly 90% of Rhode Island’s public schools would hide a student’s transgenderism from parents, according to their written policies.Parents Defending Education (PDE) examined all of… Read More
DEI
Social workers get millions to push DEI in schools(The Center Square) – A close look at the Department of Education’s grant funding shows that millions of taxpayer dollars are being spent at universities to train social workers… Read More