Culture
Anti-school choice Republicans are unpopular with Texas GOP primary voters(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A large majority of Texas Republican primary voters told pollsters they’d be less likely to vote in Texas GOP primaries for a House member… Read More
Courts
California settles education case with $2 billion for K-12 learning recovery(The Center Square) – California settled a case alleging abysmal performance of the state’s public K-12 schools is a violation of state constitutional rights to an education by agreeing… Read More
Public Education
‘Conflicted’ explains how radical staff trainings led a schoolteacher to leave public education, warns parents of Nazi-like tacticsChanging school curriculum, replacing textbooks and teachers, and undermining the family unit – what sounds like common public-school criticisms today – enabled the rise of Nazism, warns one former… Read More
Culture
Indiana AG launches portal for parents to monitor public schools’ discriminatory policies, content(The Daily Signal) – Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced, in an exclusive interview Monday with The Daily Signal, the launch of a public portal online for parents in the state’s… Read More
Government
Legislation banning transgender athletes dies in the Legislature(The Center Square) – Advocates for the transgender community celebrated another victory in Virginia Tuesday when the House of Delegates K-12 Education Subcommittee voted down a bill that would have segregated… Read More
Education, Kansas
Olathe, Kansas superintendent touts ‘rebranding in an era of declining test scores(The Sentinel) — Unified School District 233 Olathe does not permit school board members to conduct annual needs assessments to improve student outcomes as required in state law, but… Read More
Missouri
Audit finds Montgomery County improving financial controls, but problems remain(The Center Square) – An audit found Montgomery County officials are improving financial controls and processes, but still overcharged taxpayers by approximately $89,000 in 2022. Republican Auditor Scott… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: No, school choice will not destroy private schoolsSchool choice policies will not destroy the future of private education, despite some claims to the contrary. Interviewed in a recent piece for Fox… Read More
Border
Texas officials: Border bill would codify mass migration, strip states of self-defense rights(The Center Sqare) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other leaders in Texas strongly oppose a Senate border bill introduced by Democrats, arguing it codifies mass migration into the… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump doesn’t have presidential immunity, federal appeals court says(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court dealt former President Donald Trump’s defense a major blow Tuesday when it said he doesn’t have presidential immunity to protect him… Read More
Congress
U.S. House begins debate on Mayorkas impeachment articles(The Center Square) – The U.S. House has begun debate on two articles of impeachment against U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the border crisis, with a vote… Read More
Missouri
West Plains, Missouri in direct path of total solar eclipse, to host massive four-day partyWEST PLAINS, Mo. – Look no further for the perfect place to celebrate the total solar eclipse on April 8. The city of West Plains sits in the path… Read More
Culture
Taxpayer dollars are funding the development of a transgender voice training appThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) has earmarked more than $200,000 to fund the development of a “transgender voice training” app to help biological men sound more feminine. Read More
Government
Iowa bill banning punishment for teachers who don’t use pronouns advances(The Center Square) – An Iowa subcommittee advanced a bill Monday that would ban disciplinary action against teachers and other school employees who do not use a student’s preferred… Read More
Courts
DOJ advised DC medical examiner to dispose of aborted baby bodies, lawyer says(The Daily Signal) – The Department of Justice reportedly advised the Washington, D.C. Medical Examiner to discard the remains of aborted preemie-sized babies, according to an attorney with the… Read More
Culture
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman blasts Harvard for giving Hamas attack supporter a ‘platform’Pennsylvania’s junior U.S. senator, John Fetterman, a Democrat, blasted Harvard University for giving a “platform” to a Hamas supporter who has justified the brutal terror attacks on Israel launched… Read More
China, Missouri
Missouri State Treasurer pledges support for bill requiring pensions to divest from China, other foreign adversariesMissouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek has pledged his support for a bill that would require government entities to divest themselves from any assets tied to China. House… Read More
Government
Proposed legislation would require schools to notify parents on student pronoun changes(The Center Square) – The Arizona State Senate Education Committee will be considering legislation that would require parents to be notified if their child begins going by different pronouns… Read More
Public Education
School districts, teachers unions kick off ‘Black Lives Matter’ Week Of Action(Daily Caller News Foundation) – School districts and teachers associations across the country are preparing to celebrate Black Lives Matter (BLM) at School’s annual “Week of Action,” from Feb. Read More
Public Education
Indiana bill would enable public school students to receive off-site faith-based instruction during school dayIndiana legislators are considering a bill that would allow “released-time” religious instruction for students during the school day at the discretion of their parents. Read More