Public Education
Many Pennsylvania senators continue to argue for school choice in budget talks(The Center Square) – While the Pennsylvania budget stalemate remains, senators argued over the importance of school choice and increasing public school funding at a committee hearing in Reading. Read More
Courts
School employees appeal ruling forcing them to cover $300K in legal fees for the school district they sued(The Center Square) – Taxpayer dollars should have been spent on education, not legal fees, according to a brief filed by the Springfield R-12 School District in response to… Read More
Public Education
Thousands on waiting list as Illinois school choice program set to expire(The Center Square) – Republican state Rep. Blaine Wilhour says there’s a reason why parents came out in support of the Invest in Kids scholarship by a nearly 3-1… Read More
Public Education
Education degrees are less popular than ever beforeEducation degrees have vastly declined in popularity since 1970, the National Center for Education Statistics revealed, drawing calls for more school choice and less liberal ideology in classrooms. Read More
Courts
Parent files lawsuit after school’s refusal to release message to students about a teacher’s gender changeA parent is suing a school district over a message the district allegedly wrote and read to students about a teacher’s gender change from male to female. The… Read More
Drugs, Missouri
‘Addiction is Real’ educates parents and communities about hidden dangers of substance abuseST. LOUIS, Mo. – Addiction is real, as the spike in teen overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically illustrates. Yet the internet is actually offering products with which… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Gaetz introduces bill to end ‘unqualified birthright citizenship’(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced a bill Tuesday that would deny automatic citizenship at birth to children born within the United States whose parents… Read More
IRS
Lawmakers: IRS dodging oversight after destroying 30 million records(The Center Square) – Lawmakers investigating reports that the IRS destroyed tens of millions of taxpayer records say the federal tax agency is not cooperating with the investigation.Ways… Read More
Culture
World swimming body will create ‘open category’ for trans swimmersThe governing body for international water sports will set up an “open category” to allow transgender athletes to compete in swimming, while protecting fairness in the women’s division. Read More
Illegal Immigration
DOJ sues Texas over Rio Grande barriers; Abbott says feds ‘left me no other choice’(The Center Square) – On the same day the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil complaint against Texas over a floating barrier of buoys strung together in the… Read More
Kansas, Law Enforcement
Federal judge rules Kansas Highway Patrol vehicle search tactic unconstitutional(The Center Square) – If you’re from a state with legalized recreational or medical marijuana and traveling through Kansas, the Fourth Amendment prohibits the Kansas Highway Patrol from searching… Read More
Public Education
Florida teachers’ unions suffer financial blow thanks to new paycheck lawsSeveral teachers unions are seeing a decrease in their revenue due to a Florida law that prohibits automatic paycheck deductions, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Florida teachers… Read More
Public Education
Denver school board fretted about blame for removing SROs in closed-door meeting after school shooting, recording revealsA day after a March school shooting Denver school officials held a closed-door meeting supposedly to discuss security concerns. In fact, much of the discussion was about their own… Read More
Public Education
Survey: Inflation hitting back-to-school budgets hardA new survey by a global financial services company shows back-to-school supplies in the U.S. are rising faster than the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The survey by WorldRemit… Read More
Culture
Freedom Caucus calls for Illinois public libraries to withdraw from American Library Association(The Center Square) – Some Illinois Republicans want public libraries in the state to withdraw from the American Library Association. Public libraries have been a hotly debated topic… Read More
Culture
School Board that recently flipped conservative revokes ‘anti-racism’ policy(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A school board that recently flipped to a conservative majority rescinded an anti-racism resolution Thursday that was enacted in 2020 following the death of… Read More
Public Education
Report sheds light on declining public-school enrollment in New Hampshire(The Center Square) – Microschools, learning pods, and other nontraditional types of learning venues continue popping up across New Hampshire as the ripple effects of COVID-19 take shape. Read More
Culture
New national association launched to compete with American Library Association(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A new national organization that seeks to serve as an alternative to the American Library Association (ALA) launched Monday, according to a press release… Read More
Courts
Texas detransitioner sues doctors for $1 million over botched surgery(The Daily Caller) – Another detransitioner who attempted a gender transition at age 17 is suing the doctors who operated on her, accusing them of ignoring her plethora… Read More
Culture
International cycling organization bans transgender athletes to protect fairness in women’s divisionWomen’s rights scored another victory this month when the Union Cycliste Internationale announced transgender athletes could no longer compete in the women’s division. “UCI would like to reaffirm… Read More