Public Education
Really? Michigan school students reportedly identify as therians(The Center Square) – Walking around on all four limbs while wearing an animal tail and a mask – called “quadrobics” – are key parts of identifying as a… Read More
Homeschools
New York CPS targets homeschool mom, claiming educational neglect after her move to FloridaA New York school district reported a homeschool mom to Child Protective Services (CPS) after she relocated to Florida, even though she had followed all applicable laws. Before… Read More
COVID-19
CDC drops 5-day isolation guidance for COVID-19(The Center Square) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that it no longer recommends people stay home from work or school for five days after… Read More
Border, Missouri
$2.3M request for supporting Missouri troops at border gets bipartisan support(The Center Square) – Legislative leaders from both parties are supporting Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s request for $2.3 million to send Missouri National Guard troops and State Highway Patrol… Read More
Government
Kansas House committee makes progress on bills stopping trans drugs, surgery for minorsA committee of the Kansas House of Representatives debated a pair of bills that would prohibit treatments for gender dysphoria in minor children. HB 2791 and HB 2792 would prohibit doctors… Read More
Missouri State University
Candidate for Missouri State president told a ‘whopper’ about why he was let go at Northwest Missouri State, board member arguesDid a candidate for Missouri State University president flat-out lie about why his presidency at Northwest Missouri State ended?That was the clear indication of at least two Northwest… Read More
Public Education
Report: Ohio school spending rising; teacher pay, enrollment declining(The Center Square) – Ohio schools spent nearly 15% more per student in 2020 than in 2002, while enrollment, the number of teachers and teacher pay dropped. According… Read More
Culture
Former student furious college has abandoned its Baptist roots as it planned to host anti-Christian drag eventA former student of a Missouri college founded by Baptists was planning to peacefully protest an on-campus drag-themed event Friday featuring two “nuns” affiliated with the Sisters of Perpetual… Read More
Opinion
Google AI’s recent debacle draws stark comparison to public education’s own ‘racial justice’ algorithm(The Daily Signal) – “Happy Days” thought they had a great idea for juicing ratings back in 1977, featuring an episode where “the Fonz” jumped a real-life shark on… Read More
Culture
Elite university’s med school DEI chief plagiarized directly from Wikipedia, complaint alleges(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Columbia University medical school’s chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer allegedly plagiarized large portions of his doctoral dissertation, including some passages from Wikipedia, according… Read More
Public Education
‘He has to be accountable’: Indiana school district refused to arrest teen student who assaulted 74-year-old teacherAn elderly Indiana teacher was viciously beaten by a teenage student, but the victim says officials have done little to discipline the teen. Robert Gooding, a 74-year-old substitute… Read More
Government
South Carolina leaders push school choice expansion(The Center Square) – South Carolina lawmakers announced a new proposal to expand school choice in the state. H.5164 would expand the Education Savings Account program, which Republican… Read More
Opinion
Time magazine’s insulting, false depiction of Christian martyrdom(The Daily Signal) – Time magazine issued a flowery piece on the glory of self-immolation on Wednesday, complete with a dose of anti-Catholic bigotry. Authors Solcyré Burga and Simmone Shah used… Read More
Courts
Former St. Louis principal pleads guilty after using school funds to hire a hitman to kill pregnant girlfriendA former principal of a Missouri middle school pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony charges related to a 2016 murder-for-hire conspiracy fueled by school funds. Cornelius Green stole $2,500… Read More
Government
Iowa House passes bill to change funding for Area Education Agencies(The Center Square) – The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill that changes how the state’s Area Education Agencies are funded amid accusations from some lawmakers that the… Read More
Public Education
Report: K-12 student funding rose, test results haven’t in West Virginia(The Center Square) – West Virginia inflation-adjusted education funding per student grew from $12,351 in 2002 to $14,163 per student in 2020, according to a new report from Reason… Read More
Public Education
Superintendent at second Texas school district faces electioneering allegations after audio revealedThe superintendent for another Texas school district faces allegations of electioneering in the Republican primary, after a school reform activist released audio of the alleged incident. The Heartlander… Read More
Courts
Americans with traditional religious beliefs ‘will be labeled as bigots and treated as such by the government,’ warns Justice Alito in rare statementThe Supreme Court may have declined to hear a discrimination case, but Justice Samuel Alito used the opportunity as a teaching moment about the threat of religious discrimination he… Read More
President Donald Trump
Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump’s claims of presidential immunity(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to hear former President Donald Trump’s claims that he is protected from prosecution by presidential immunity for his official… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump ordered to post $454M in New York fraud case(The Center Square) — Former President Donald Trump needs to fork over $454 million to comply with the verdict in his civil fraud trial, a New York appeals court… Read More