Public Education
Michigan state school board wants to suffocate charter schoolsThe Michigan State Board of Education has passed a resolution advocating for anti-charter reforms. The MSBE announced Wednesday it passed a resolution calling on… Read More
Public Education
Report: Michigan schools spent almost half of COVID funds on employees(The Center Square) – A new report found Michigan school districts spent their COVID-19 funds similarly to their general budget, with nearly half spent on employee compensation and benefits. Read More
Culture
Here’s how much Biden’s newest student loan giveaway would cost taxpayers(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Joe Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan would cost tens of billions to implement on top of hundreds of billions that have already… Read More
Public Education
Video shows student slap teacher in the face: ‘You want me to hit you again?’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A viral video that circulated Monday shows a student slapping his teacher in the face at a high school in North Carolina. The… Read More
Courts
The ACLU is suing against parental rights in MontanaThe ACLU is trying to overturn a Montana law requiring schools to notify parents about sex education or LGBT topics being discussed with their children. The… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas Blueprint for Literacy requires ‘science of reading’ in comprehensive education reform(The Sentinel) – Using the science of reading to teach literacy will soon be required in Kansas schools — and to train new educators in Kansas teacher’s college programs. Read More
Guns, Illinois
Trial on merits of Illinois gun ban could begin July 8, attorney says(The Center Square) – A plaintiff’s attorney suing Illinois over the state’s gun and magazine ban expects the case to go to trial on the merits in July.Illinois… Read More
COVID-19
Feds, scientists take fire for allegedly hiding COVID origins truth(The Center Square) – A Republican-led Congressional committee says a scientist and top advisor to Anthony Fauci used his personal email to hide evidence related to the origins of… Read More
President Biden
Biden’s easing of Iran sanctions in focus after missile strike on Israel(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden is taking heat from Republicans for easing sanctions on Iran, including giving the terrorist-sponsoring nation access to billions of dollars in previously… Read More
Courts
Alaska school choice program in jeopardy after judge rules it ‘facially unconstitutional’An Alaska Superior Court knocked down one of the state’s few school choice programs, sparking bipartisan concern from policymakers. Judge Adolph Zeman released a… Read More
Gender Transition
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill banning ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors(The Sentinel) – A new law that would have banned so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors has been vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly.Senate Bill 233, which passed … Read More
Courts
Investigators looking at possible cover-up at Virginia school where teacher was shot by 6-year-oldProsecutors in Virginia are now investigating why the disciplinary records of a 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary disappeared after the student shot a teacher. “We’ll work with the… Read More
Public Education
More universities are finding key loophole to skirt state diversity, equity and inclusion bans(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Universities are turning to rebranding to preserve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs despite laws barring them, according to The New York Times. Read More
Opinion
Scotland’s new transgender ‘hate crime’ law already showing how it leads to tyranny(The Daily Signal) – Scotland’s new “hate crime” law already is demonstrating how it will be used to squash dissent and free speech. The so-called Hate Crime and… Read More
Opinion
As fentanyl streams over wide-open border, students lead effort to combat campus overdoses(The Daily Signal) – Ten years ago, I had never heard the word “fentanyl.” Now, every sorority and fraternity on my college campus is equipped with Naloxone, also known by… Read More
Government
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill to ban ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors(The Sentinel) – A new law that would have banned so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors has been vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly. Senate Bill 233, which passed… Read More
Public Education
Legal battle brews over prayer club rejection at Washington state schoolTwo elementary students in Washington state are taking a stand against religious discrimination after their proposal to start an interfaith prayer club was rejected by the school’s principal. Read More
Public Education
Teachers, American public both pessimistic about future of educationNeither teachers nor the American public are optimistic about the present state of education, new research reveals. Pew Research Center has released two new studies that found general… Read More
Government
Lawmakers act on DeWine’s call to ban cell phones in classroom(The Center Square) – Gov. Mike DeWine’s push to ban cell phones in Ohio classrooms is meeting resistance from Republicans and Democrats. In last week’s State of the… Read More
Public Education
Some students are really identifying as ‘therians,’ records requests reveal(The Center Square) – A records request discovered 196 documents at Ann Arbor Public Schools about “therians” – students identifying as “a species of non-human animal on every level… Read More