Government
Michigan homeschoolers rally against government oversight measuresHomeschooling families in Michigan are uniting to oppose expected legislation that would mandate a state registry, fearing it could lead to increased government intervention in home education. Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin mom: High school students assaulted my 10-year-old at elementary schoolA Wisconsin mother has filed a police report after her 10-year-old son was allegedly assaulted by high schoolers at his public school. The mother, who told local media… Read More
Public Education
Ohio school system faces $90M deficit from COVID-19 spending(The Center Square) – Continued hiring and millions in building projects pushed an Ohio public school system to a financial cliff, including a projected $90 million deficit by 2028,… Read More
Culture
Her daughter was harassed by a boy on the girls’ team. Now, she’s speaking out to save Title IX(The Daily Signal) – Abby Cross and her husband went to the leadership of their daughter’s Bridgeport, West Virginia, middle school with concerns over a biological male competing alongside their… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Our children deserve better than so-called ‘public education,’ which has no legal responsibility to educate anyoneI’ll never forget a recent Facebook post from a mom whose child was struggling in public school. Even though her daughter had an individual education plan (IEP), the school… Read More
Public Education
Superintendent: Educators have ‘professional obligation to protect students from lewd and vulgar materials’In a powerful school board meeting speech, the superintendent of Georgia’s Cobb County Schools said educators who provide sexually explicit materials to children should not be in the classroom. Read More
Courts
Federal appeals court rules Maryland parents cannot opt children out of LGBTQ lessons(The Daily Signal) – Despite national attention and thousands of protesting parents, a federal court is refusing to allow parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ courses in school. Read More
Government
Opponents call measure ‘union propaganda’ that could be taught in Illinois schools(The Center Square) – A measure seeking to allow high schools around Illinois to observe an annual “Workplace Readiness Week” is ready to be sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s… Read More
Education
Legislation would charge teachers and others for sexually abusing 18-year-old students(The Center Square) – In Illinois, it is not illegal for an educator or staff member to have a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student, but some Republican lawmakers… Read More
Culture
Lawmakers call for cutting aid to colleges, banning ‘deceptive’ masks in response to protests(The Center Square) — New York universities and colleges that permit protests by groups affiliated with Hamas and other terrorist organizations would lose state funding under a proposal filed… Read More
Border
EXCLUSIVE: OLS task force takes down human smuggling operation(The Center Square) – After a year-long investigation into a smuggling operation at the border, an Operation Lone Star Task Force led by Goliad County Sheriff Roy Boyd took… Read More
DEI
Lawmakers press investigation into DEI agenda at the Pentagon(The Center Square) – A coalition of lawmakers is pushing forward the ongoing investigation into just how much taxpayer money Pentagon officials are taking away from national defense and… Read More
Missouri Legislature
Failure on constitutional ballot reform highlights end of Missouri legislative session(The Center Square) – As House Speaker Dean Plocher asked the Missouri Senate to get to work on Friday, the chamber adjourned. Plocher, a candidate for the GOP… Read More
Opinion
America’s ‘only hope’ may be in faith-filled pastors, voters, showing up to sway policy, cultureDon’t think the culture is completely in the commode? Articles in Cosmopolitan’sSummer 2024 issue include: “Helping My Best Friend’s Husband Collect a Sperm Sample Was the Hottest Hand… Read More
Public Education
Plan to replace SROs with restorative justice faces backlash at Chicago Public SchoolsChicago Public Schools unveiled a new safety plan aimed at replacing school resource officers (SROs) with restorative justice practices, but some question whether the move actually makes school safer. Read More
Government
Iowa governor announces $7M charter school grant program(The Center Square) – New charter schools could receive up to $500,000 in funding through a grant program announced by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday. The $7… Read More
Public Education
Teachers union boots school counselor who questioned gender policies: Report(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A teachers’ union in Minnesota expelled an elementary school counselor who expressed concerns about her district’s trans-identified students’ policy, The Christian Post reported Saturday. Read More
Culture
DOJ’s Kristen Clarke celebrates prison time for pro-life activists(The Daily Signal) – The Justice Department’s Kristen Clarke issued a statement this week celebrating news that seven pro-life activists would spend time in prison for attempting to stop abortions… Read More
Culture
US medical orgs ‘out of date,’ says British doctor on ‘weak’ evidence for gender treatments for kidsU.S. medical organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Endocrine Society are “out of date” on gender medicine for children and adolescents. So… Read More
Government
Illinois bill would criminalize sexual relationships between teachers and their 18-year-old students(The Center Square) – In Illinois, it is not illegal for an educator or staff member to have a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student, but some Republican lawmakers… Read More