Public Education
‘They weren’t faring as well’: Texas university reinstates standardized testing requirement(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of Texas (UT) Austin announced Monday it will require applicants to submit standardized test scores to boost student success. UT Austin will… Read More
Public Education
Aurora school district: No program allowed that doesn’t prioritize DEI(The Center Square) – Aurora Public Schools published a document that stated the district will not implement any program that doesn’t prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion. The board… Read More
Courts, Kansas
Kansas must use sex at birth on driver’s licenses, judge rules in temporary orderA judge ruled Monday that Kansas must list only sex at birth on its driver’s licenses until a lawsuit over the issue is resolved. After the Kansas… Read More
Border
Court hands Texas a win in lawsuit over federal border wall construction(The Center Square) – A U.S. District Court handed Texas a win in the first round of a case that consolidated two lawsuits filed against the Biden administration for… Read More
Federal Spending
Contract losses have defense contractors saying no to their biggest customer: the DOD(The Center Square) – As the Pentagon looks to shift the risk of cost overruns to contractors, some are sitting on the sidelines instead of bidding on projects from… Read More
COVID-19
Sen. J.D. Vance’s ban on federal mask mandates signed into law(The Center Square) – When President Joe Biden signed a package of bills over the weekend to avoid a government shutdown, he also made law Sen. J.D. Vance’s legislation… Read More
Federal Spending
Biden budget packed with tax hikes, increases national debt(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden on Monday released his $7.3 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 with $5.5 trillion in tax increases that continues to increase… Read More
DEI
Kansas universities spent $45 million on DEI, received $116 million from foreign sources last year(The Sentinel) — A new state audit says the six Kansas state universities spent $45 million on various Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) activities during the 2022-2023 school year… Read More
Public Education
Federal complaint filed against California school district over antisemitismA California school district is facing a civil rights complaint alleging it continuously ignored reports of “severe and persistent” bullying of Jewish students. “The Louis D. Brandeis Center… Read More
Public Education
Religious leader wants anti-violence efforts in Chicago schools(The Center Square) – Father Michael Pfleger worries Chicago city officials’ recent decision to remove school resource officers from all Chicago Public Schools could have the opposite effect of… Read More
Public Education
Despite lowest growth in spending per pupil, Indiana student scores rank third in nation(The Center Square) – While Indiana has increased its public education spending at a lower rate than most of the country, student tests rank among the best, according to… Read More
Public Education
Exclusive: Father of Indiana student who resolutely flies American flag on truck calls son a ‘hero’The father of a student in Indiana said he considers his son “his hero” after the teen refused pressure from school officials telling him to stop flying the American… Read More
Government
Tennessee bill would allow schools to dispense whole milk(The Center Square) – The Tennessee Senate is expected to take on legislation allowing public schools to serve whole milk again in Tennessee. The U.S. House passed a… Read More
Courts
Ted Cruz slams Biden Justice Department’s collusion with Southern Poverty Law Center(The Daily Signal) – Conservative U.S. senators condemned President Joe Biden’s Justice Department for receiving a briefing on “hate” from the Southern Poverty Law Center, a far-left… Read More
Opinion
‘Beyond human aid’? As an unmoored America founders on ancient rocks, our culture says try anything but GodAsk yourself: Does America need serious healing? The polls sure scream it. Last fall, an ABC News/Ipsos poll revealed 76% believe the nation is on the wrong… Read More
Courts
Christian employees can challenge mandated DEI trainings on religious freedom grounds, lawyer says(The Daily Signal) – Christian employees can raise religious freedom complaints against mandated diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings if those DEI trainings force an ideology on them or make… Read More
Government
Illinois’ ‘equitable’ funding report seeks $1.4 billion more for higher education(The Center Square) – Democrats unveiled a report that ultimately calls for Illinois taxpayers to pay $1.4 billion more to fund public universities. A Republican legislator questioned if that… Read More
Public Education
Watchdog group exposes radical, liberal ideology of school-based health centersA watchdog group released a report that exposes the liberal ideological aims of some public School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs), which include the promotion of abortion and gender transition services. Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts high school denied National Guard help tries cell phone ban nextA Massachusetts high school is implementing a cell phone ban in hopes of curbing student violence, after the governor refused to send in the National Guard. Brockton High… Read More
Public Education
Community group claims its Kansas school board lacks transparency in bond issue campaign(The Sentinel) – Voters in USD 273 Beloit (Kansas) go to the polls in April to decide the fate of a $20 million package of new construction… Read More