Public Education
Texas Education Agency takes over more public school districts(The Center Square) – The Texas Education Agency is continuing to take over failing public school districts. The most recent takeovers include Socorro ISD and Marlin ISD. The… Read More
Opinion
The Washington Post’s 2,600-word love letter to a drag queen(The Daily Signal) – Anyone who reads The Washington Post regularly knows that, in its view, the LGBTQ community can do no wrong, that there’s no wretched excess that the fringe… Read More
Government
Hobbs vetoes bill requiring party affiliation listed for school board races(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation that would have required a school board candidate’s party affiliation to be listed on the ballot. Read More
Public Education
‘That is not a religion’: DeSantis bars satanists from Florida school chaplaincy program(The Daily Signal) – The Sunshine State is now welcoming chaplains into public schools, but Satanists need not apply. On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican,… Read More
Culture
Scotland presses ‘pause’ on puberty blockers, hormone drugs for children(The Daily Signal) – Following publication of a damning report on the dangers of gender transition procedures for children, Scotland officially is halting the prescription of puberty blockers and… Read More
Government
Kansas legislators should follow the principled lead of these three Democrats(The Sentinel) – “As I watch children in poverty, trapped in failing schools, who can hardly read, I’d be damned if I will continue to defend the status quo.”… Read More
Government
Alaska lawmakers seek constitutional amendment on correspondence school funding(The Center Square) – The Alaska House Judiciary Committee will hold hearings next week on a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment regarding school correspondence funding. An Anchorage Superior Court judge… Read More
Homeschools
He overcame a speech delay through homeschooling. Now this Hispanic 12-year-old is an online chess entrepreneurDonnie Humberto Iler is no ordinary Texas 10th grader. At age 12, he’s started a chess club, built an online chess teaching business, and taken two college… Read More
Christian Schools
Private and parochial schools produce better citizens than public schools, new research findsThe movement to establish public schools in America was based around a simple idea, namely that a widely educated populus would benefit the nation by being better citizens. Read More
Culture
Report: China is fueling US fentanyl crisis and U.S. isn’t stopping it(The Center Square) – The People’s Republic of China under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party “is the ultimate geographic source of the fentanyl crisis in the U.S.,”… Read More
Courts
Report: Family sues school over teacher’s alleged ‘fight club’ discipline for 7-year-old(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A family reportedly sued a school in Indiana over a teacher’s alleged “fight club-style” discipline of their 7-year-old son from Aug. 2023 to Nov. Read More
Government
Gov. Polis signs bill giving $24M to schools for new migrant students(The Center Square) – Colorado schools will receive $24 million in state money for one-time allocations to pay for the influx of new migrant students. Read More
Public Education
Digital standardized tests becoming new norm(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s shift toward digital standardized school testing will save the state $6.5 million and hours of lost learning for students, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro. Read More
Springfield
After approval by city council/city utilities, Lake Springfield may see redevelopmentSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Plans for the redevelopment of properties near Lake Springfield and the former James River Power Station have been approved by the City Council of Springfield and… Read More
Courts
Federal lawsuit challenges Nebraska’s midwife home birth ban(The Center Square) – A certified nurse midwife filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Nebraska this week for preventing her from attending home births or operating without… Read More
Opinion
Biden is building a military based on DEI and wokeness. It needs merit and preparedness.(The Daily Signal) – The military is rightly understood as an apolitical institution, managed on the basis of merit, yet accountable at the highest level to democratically elected civilians. Read More
Opinion
Planned Parenthood checklist: More abortions, less actual health care, more tax dollars than ever(The Daily Signal) – Planned Parenthood’s 2022-2023 annual report is out. Unlike last year’s annual report, now we’re finally able to see how the 2022 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Read More
Law Enforcement
SF bridge protest traps hundreds; California lawmakers seek stronger punishment(The Center Square) – After San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge was blocked off by pro-Palestinian protestors for four hours earlier this week, California lawmakers have redoubled efforts to increase… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Facing a migrant crisis and $45M in cuts, Denver looking to spend $30M on stagehands(The Center Square) – On the heels of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s announcement earlier this month of $45 million in budget cuts, Denver is now set to approve spending $30… Read More
Gender
Biden administration finalizes Title IX rule redefining sex discrimination(Chalkboard News) — Former secretary of education Betsy DeVos said Friday that the Biden administration’s finalized Title IX rule change has “gutted” five decades of protections for women… Read More