Public Education
White House edits website to reflect press secretary deception on Biden school reopeningBiden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is getting blasted by critics for suggesting that President Joe Biden tried to reopen schools quickly during the pandemic."Look, as you just said,… Read More
Culture
Boys are struggling in schools. Maybe the one-size-fits-all education system is the problemWhen sharing the experience of homeschooling her now 15-year-old stepson, Ryley, Katie Mathews doesn’t hesitate to use the D-word: discipline.“When we first got custody, he seemed like he… Read More
Public Education
Legislation scrapping A-F grades heads to Michigan governor(The Center Square) – The Michigan Senate has joined lower chamber colleagues and voted to scrap the A-F grading system used to evaluate public schools.Lawmakers approved House Bill… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Religious groups welcome two bills which would give Ohio students more excused absences(The Center Square) – Two bills in the Ohio Legislature would expand the number of days students could use as excused absences to six – three for religious activities… Read More
Christian Schools
Iowa opens applications process for education savings accounts May 31(The Center Square) – Iowans can begin applying for educations savings accounts May 31, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office said Thursday.The accounts allocate state funding for students who meet… Read More
Culture
Florida tops education rankings for first time ever amid education culture wars and school choice battles(Daily Caller) – Florida has ousted New Jersey for the top spot in education rankings for the first time ever amid education culture wars and school choice battles in… Read More
Government
Tennessee education will be led by new school choice advocate(The Center Square) – As Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee prepares to finalize a decision to sign legislation to expand the state’s educational savings account program, the state is about… Read More
Government
Black leaders call on Texas House to empower parents, pass school choice measures(The Center Square) – At a parental empowerment event in Houston, Texas, Dr. Richard Johnson, director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joined… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Georgia teacher wins back job, six-figure settlement after firing for DEI complaint(The Sentinel) – A substitute teacher in Georgia who lost her job after objecting to the reading of a book depicting gay parents to elementary students, including her children,… Read More
Government
Abbott pushes back against protester disrupting parental empowerment event(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded this week to a protestor who disrupted a parental empowerment event at the ROCK Church in Houston, Texas, saying protestors… Read More
Courts, Missouri
As her office crumbles beneath her, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner resigns, while blaming ‘outsiders’As she faced ouster for nonperformance and a hemorrhaging of prosecutors from her office, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner Thursday suddenly announced her resignation effective June 1. Read More
Missouri
The Arc of the Ozarks to unveil new neurodevelopmental, autism center in 2024SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Arc of the Ozarks plans to unveil a new neurodevelopmental and autism center in Springfield. The 1,600-square-foot sensory-focused center is slated to open in… Read More
Government
Governor signs school choice bill into law in South CarolinaSouth Carolina just joined the growing ranks of states making public money portable to help parents and students have more choices in K-12 education.On Thursday, Republican Gov. Henry… Read More
Culture
Baltimore proposes ordinance against the use of ‘incorrect names or pronouns’Using the wrong pronoun in Baltimore City will be unlawful if the Baltimore City Council approves a proposal on gender by one of its members.Councilman Kristerfer Burnett’s amendment… Read More
Culture
Puberty blockers cause bone damage in children, should be considered ‘experimental,’ say top Swedish doctorsSwedish doctors say puberty blockers, given to some kids to transition genders, cause bone damage in children and should be considered “experimental.”Doctors from the Karolinska Institute, a top… Read More
Public Education
Students fail history and civics in latest national report card. CRT ‘civics crusaders’ blamedTest scores for 8th graders on civics and history declined according to the test known as the Nation’s Report Card or NAEP, released Wednesday.It was the first time… Read More
Culture
Legal expert calls on district attorney to act after trans activists disrupt Texas House proceedings(The Center Square) – Some are calling for criminal charges a day after a group of trans activists disrupted Texas House proceedings in Austin, resulting in Texas Department of… Read More
Public Education
School district’s LGBT coordinator trained nurses to hide student’s gender transitions(Daily Caller) – An LGBTQ coordinator for a Colorado school district trained nurses to keep a student’s gender transition hidden from parents, according to a presentation obtained by the… Read More
Courts
SCOTUS to decide if public officials such as school board members can block critics on social media(The Sentinel) – Free speech rights in the era of social media are on the docket in the U.S. Supreme Court as justices consider whether public officials can restrict… Read More
Government
Stalemate continues over Oklahoma education bills(The Center Square) – A bill providing school choice tax credits for parents sits in the House of Representatives, and that’s where it will stay until the Senate… Read More