School Choice
Poll: 70% of Americans support expanding school choice options(The Center Square) – Nearly 70% of Americans say expanding educational choices for families will help improve education overall in the U.S., according to new polling. A vast… Read More
President Biden
Biden’s funding request takes fire, has little hope in stalled House(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden requested more than $100 billion for a range of domestic and international issues, but that proposition has taken criticism and has little… Read More
Free Speech, Missouri
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Missouri v. Biden social media free speech case(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a free speech case involving the federal government and social media censorship during the COVID-19 pandemic.The court, which… Read More
Government
Texas House bill on school choice opposed by Gov. Abbott is ‘D.O.A.’ under session rulesA new school choice proposal authored by a Republican in the Texas House is dead-on-arrival, and not just because Gov. Greg Abbott opposes some of its provisions. The… Read More
Culture
Biological male wins gold for the eighth time in women’s fencing championship, causing outrageThe 14-time Finnish women’s fencing champion was defeated by a transgender competitor from the USA, sparking outrage last week. “On Sunday at the 2023 FIE Veteran Fencing World… Read More
Public Education
Sen. Tim Scott introduces two education funding bills addressing antisemitism, school choiceU.S. Senator Tim Scott introduced two new bills on Thursday seeking to curb antisemitism in higher education and expand charter school options for K-12 students. The first bill… Read More
Public Education
Watchdog says Texas schools ‘some of worst in country’ in teaching critical race theory(The Daily Signal) – Public schools in Texas continue to teach racially discriminatory content to children in violation of state law and without parents knowing, Accuracy in Media President… Read More
Courts
Brief filed in support of Maryland parents suing over right to opt their children out of the ‘Far Left’s gender and sexual ideology curricula’An amicus brief filed Wednesday in federal appeals court argues a public school district in Maryland must notify parents of the “use and discussion of… Read More
Public Education
Classic Learning Test enjoys influx of students wanting to take the revolutionary examThe Classic Learning Test has skyrocketed in popularity since being approved for admissions use in Florida’s public universities. The classically minded test was… Read More
Public Education
Union boss Randi Weingarten fought in-person learning for months, keeps repeating claim she wanted schools to reopenThe president of the American Federation of Teachers is continuing to claim she advocated for schools to reopen during the pandemic, despite evidence to the contrary. “We’ve always… Read More
Courts
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond sues state charter school board(The Center Square) – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said the approval of a Catholic charter school by the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board violates the U.S. Constitution. Read More
Culture
Biden admin’s tobacco survey asks kids about their gender identity, sexual orientation(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Biden administration’s National Tobacco Youth Survey for 2023 asks middle and high school students to disclose their sexual orientation and whether or not… Read More
Courts
CA judge temporarily blocks part of parental notification policy for gender changes(The Center Square) – Judge Michael Sachs of the Superior Court of California partially upheld and partially blocked parts of Chino Valley Unified School District’s controversial gender change notification… Read More
Opinion
Just spending more won’t improve student achievement in Kansas(The Sentinel) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is touting recent slight increases in state assessments as proof that more spending results in improved student achievement. But a state audit… Read More
Opinion
Plight of law enforcement is perilous; we need state control to make our communities safeSt. Louis is one of the most dangerous cities in America. But you wouldn’t know it from the FBI’s tracking of crime statistics. For three months this year, the… Read More
Energy
Alaska sues Biden administration over Arctic lease cancellations(The Center Square) – The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is asking a federal judge to reverse a decision by the Biden administration to cancel oil and drilling… Read More
Federal Spending
Budget group calls for restraint in spending package for Ukraine, Israel, Gaza(The Center Square) – A budget group called for restraint on Friday after the White House requested more money for Ukraine and Israel. “We live in dangerous times,… Read More
Culture
Senator, congressman want scrutiny for pro-Hamas student groups, complacent universitiesAs would-be terrorists cross America’s porous border, college students support the Hamas terror attack, and the federal government employs a virulent opponent of Israel, the U.S. Senate can’t even… Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley: Even in wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel, Biden is keeping border open, retaining vitriolic anti-Israel DHS employeeAs would-be terrorists cross America’s porous border, college students support the Hamas terror attack, and the federal government employs a virulent opponent of Israel, the U.S. Senate can’t even… Read More
Congress
Jordan out of speaker race after third failed speakership vote(The Center Square) – House Judiciary Chair Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is out as the Republican nominee for speaker of the House Friday after his third failed floor vote. Read More