Government
Illinois mandates mental health screenings of students starting this fall(The Center Square) – Starting in the fall of 2024, a new state law, the Wellness Checks in Schools Program Act, will require yearly mental health screenings for Illinois’… Read More
Public Education
Ohio teacher required ‘major brain surgery’ after being assaulted by a student, who may have been under the influence of drugsA 16-year-old student was arrested in Ohio after his alleged assault on a teacher left her suffering from a traumatic brain injury. After an… Read More
Government
Charter school supporters again asking Washington lawmakers for equal funding(The Center Square) – Washington’s 18 public charter schools say they’re getting a raw deal when it comes to education funding. That’s the argument behind legislation to allow… Read More
Public Education
Michigan schools to get 45 e-buses costing $5.9M in Federal taxpayer funds(The Center Square) – School districts in Detroit, Lansing and Pontiac will each receive $5.9 million in federal funding to buy 15 clean-powered school buses apiece. The funding… Read More
Christian Schools
Answers Academy in Kentucky celebrates new facility, expanded enrollmentAnswers Academy, a K-12 Christian school in Erlanger, Kentucky, held a ribbon cutting and dedication this month to celebrate an expansion that nearly doubles the school’s capacity. In… Read More
Biden administration
Accelerated implementation of federal student loan repayment drives deeper wedge(The Center Square) – Federal student loan forgiveness, hotly debated and previously litigated by political parties, will begin for some in February rather than July, a date moved up… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas Special Education Task Force recommends more funding without required study(The Sentinel) – Kansas legislation that created the Special Education Task Force directs it to “study and make recommendations for changes in the existing formula for funding… Read More
President Donald Trump
Georgia judge considers hearing amid district attorney controversy in Trump case(The Center Square) – Accusations against a Georgia district attorney handling former President Donald Trump’s election interference indictment have ratcheted the controversial case to a new level. The… Read More
2024 election
Iowa Republicans face below zero temperatures as they head to precincts(The Center Square) – Temperatures will remain below zero Monday as Iowa Republicans prepare to head to precincts to choose their candidate for U.S. president. “Basically, it’s going… Read More
Energy, Missouri
Rate increase approved to pay for Ameren Missouri’s renewable energy costs(The Center Square) – More than a million Ameren Missouri customers will see a fivefold increase in a line item next month on their electricity bills to pay for… Read More
Government
Idaho Republicans propose parental school choice tax creditTwo state lawmakers proposed an education tax credit bill that would bring school choice to Idaho families. State Sen. Lori Den Hartog, R-Meridian, and Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho… Read More
Public Education
9 in 10 small businesses think recent college grads have ‘unrealistic expectations’A new survey shows 91% of small businesses fear colleges and universities are raising unrealistic career expectations for their graduates. The survey by recruiter Red Balloon and… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana’s new Republican governor vetoes ed board’s attempt to lower high school graduation requirementsJust days after his inauguration, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order, vetoing an attempt to circumvent high school academic standards. The order… Read More
Public Education
Atlanta professor allegedly fired for refusing to inflate grades at an HBCUA former economics professor at Atlanta’s Spelman College alleges he was fired after he refused to inflate grades in an econometrics class. Spelman, a Historically Black College and… Read More
Public Education
Maps replacing Israel with Palestine reported in two separate public schoolsTwo separate public schools are facing criticism for allowing teachers to display maps in their classrooms that erase Israel, instead labeling the region as part of Palestine. Reports… Read More
Culture
The growing ignorance of the benefits of marriage—and why it’s dangerous(The Daily Signal) – A large percentage of Americans don’t know or outright disagree that marriage builds stronger families and is linked to better well-being for children, according… Read More
Culture
‘Deeply disturbing’: GOP senators slam Biden admin for using SPLC on ‘domestic terrorism’(The Daily Caller) – Republican senators condemned as “deeply disturbing” the Biden administration’s decision to reach out to the Southern Poverty Law Center for advice in combating the… Read More
Josh Hawley
‘I’m going to be a real pest on this’: Josh Hawley pledges to make Congress face feds’ failure to compensate victims of WWII-era nuclear wasteZoey had a mass removed from her ovary several years ago, but the St. Louis-area native recently had to return to the doctor because she’s in so much pain. Read More
Public Education
Biden announces fresh wave of student debt cancellations(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Joe Biden on Friday announced the latest round of student debt cancellations in a statement issued by The White House. Since the… Read More
Courts
Iowa appeals injunction on law banning sexually explicit books in schools(The Center Square) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said Friday she is appealing an injunction that kept a law banning sexually explicit LGBTQ books in school libraries from… Read More