Government
Washington bill would restrict teachers from taking certain restraining measures against violent studentsThe Washington state Legislature is considering a bill that would limit the measures public school teachers can take to subdue unruly or violent students. Read More
Public Education
University of California system spending big on inclusive bathrooms, but ‘non-binary/trans’ students account for just 1.9% of studentsUpdated enrollment numbers from the University of California (UC) show self-identified non-binary and transgender students account for 1.9% of the student population system wide. Read More
Public Education
North Carolina ed leaders preparing for end of federal pandemic funding(The Center Square) – A toolkit developed by North Carolina education officials will help districts analyze which learning recovery programs had the best return on investment as federal COVID-19… Read More
Public Education
Iowa State University still pushes DEI principles on job listings after crackdown(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Iowa State University (ISU) appears to still be pushing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) principles in multiple job listings, despite a move by the Iowa Board… Read More
Public Education
Report: 30 years after landmark court ruling to increase funding, Kentucky’s public schools are worse than everPublic school activists often blame underfunded schools for poor test scores, but a new report from Kentucky says just the opposite. The Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions… Read More
Homeschools
Study: Homeschoolers learn more in fewer hours, compared to their public-school peersHow much of an entire day in public school is spent on actual education? Studies suggest it’s about 16 minutes per hour, which could explain why homeschool students… Read More
Government
Virginia legislative update: Key education bills advance(The Center Square) – Virginia’s 2024 General Assembly session is just over halfway finished, with 480 bills passed by the House of Delegates and 393 by the state Senate. Read More
Government
Virginia bill abetting ‘profit-driven industry’ of death, critics warn(The Daily Signal) – Critics raised the alarm as the Virginia Senate passed a bill Friday that would legalize assisted suicide, otherwise known as “medical aid in dying.” Based on… Read More
Culture
Author, radio host Eric Metaxas urges modern Christians to rise up against evilBestselling author Eric Metaxas has a warning for the modern American church: It’s time to rise up against evil before it’s too late. Metaxas is sharing messages from… Read More
Illegal Immigration
New York City sets curfews at migrant shelters after shooting(The Center Square) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has imposed curfews at “humanitarian” shelters in response to a migrant shooting incident in Times Square over the weekend. Read More
Energy
Energy group sues Biden administration, climate envoy Kerry for withheld documents(The Center Square) – Power The Future, an organization that advocates for workers in the energy sector, is suing the Biden administration for withholding documents pertaining to the office… Read More
Border
Within days of visiting Texas border, Louisiana governor sending troops(The Center Square) – Within days of joining Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and a coalition of Republican governors in Eagle Pass, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and state legislative leaders… Read More
Border
Operation Lone Star border security funding totals more than multiple state budgets(The Center Square) – The Texas legislature has allocated more than $11.6 billion to border security efforts over a four-year period, the most in state history. It totals… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas school district defends sending flier from progressive group fighting for ‘menstrual equity’(The Sentinel) — Leavenworth Unified School District 453 distributed a flier to parents recently announcing a day-long event at the State Capitol ostensibly to introduce students to… Read More
Public Education
Delaware prof offers extra credit for ‘white privilege checklist’Even as higher education has taken heat for pushing Critical Race Theory and other progressive, racially divisive ideologies, one Delaware professor is offering extra credit to… Read More
Opinion
Beware civics education’s ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’(The Daily Signal) – Everyone agrees that American students need better civics education. Civic knowledge in America is abysmal. Fewer than half of American adults can name the… Read More
Public Education
Dozens of unions to lose certification in Florida for failing to maintain 60% membership thresholdMore than 30 public sector unions in Florida have lost their certification, and dozens more are at risk for failure to maintain a minimum percentage of members. Last… Read More
Public Education
Kentucky House passes sexual abuse transparency act to protect students; bill now moves to SenateThe Kentucky House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 275, which aims at preventing school districts from keeping a teacher’s sexual misconduct secret or willfully… Read More
Culture
DC medical examiner confirms it will not immediately destroy baby bodies from abortion clinic(The Daily Signal) – The D.C. Medical Examiner will not immediately destroy the bodies of “The Five” aborted babies recovered from an abortion clinic in the nation’s capital, The Daily… Read More
Public Education
Video shows two Minneapolis high schoolers viciously attacking each other as teachers try to intervene(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A fierce altercation between Minneapolis students erupted during lunchtime, prompting an emergency police response, Daily Mail reported Saturday. The incident, which involved two female… Read More