Culture, Public Education
Arkansas Senate advances bill requiring biologically based pronouns in schoolThe Arkansas Senate has passed a bill prohibiting teachers from using pronouns for students other than those assigned at birth, at least without parental permission.The vote was 19… Read More
Culture, Public Education
California school board keeps policy that hides students’ gender transitions from parents despite pending litigation(Daily Caller) – A California school board voted Thursday to keep a school policy which directs teachers to keep a student’s gender transition a secret, despite pending litigation over… Read More
Courts
‘Unlawful pause’ on student loans cost taxpayers $150 billion(The Center Square) –A new lawsuit challenges the U.S. Department of Education’s “unlawful pause” on federal student loan payments that have cost taxpayers $150 billion from lost interest.The… Read More
Culture
Professor says he ‘would burn’ down Florida college in resignation letter(Daily Caller) – A New College of Florida (NCF) professor wrote that he would burn down campus buildings if he were not “more patriotic,” according to a letter… Read More
Culture
DeSantis touts Florida ‘freedom’ at Hillsdale College(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Michigan on Thursday, claiming his state's "freedom" is the antithesis of Michigan.Headlining the stage at Hillsdale College's Searle Center,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Illinois reallocates $30 million of COVID-19 testing funds for classroom air purifiers(The Center Square) – Around $30 million has been designated to distribute 60,000 HEPA air purifiers in more than 3,000 Illinois schools across the state.Mike Claffey, of the… Read More
Government
Twenty-four Texas House Republicans defect on school choice vote(The Center Square) – In budget deliberations on Thursday, the Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives voted to ban state dollars from funding vouchers, Education Savings Accounts and other school… Read More
Education, Missouri
Missouri Workforce Diploma Program to help residents earn high school diploma online at no costA new program will help Missourians who didn’t finish high school earn their diploma online at zero cost. About 25% of adults over the age of 25 without… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Illegal entries at U.S. northern border continue to surge to record numbers(The Center Square) – Federal agents patrolling the U.S.-Canadian border in Vermont, upstate New York and New Hampshire continue to apprehend record numbers of foreign nationals illegally entering the… Read More
Race
Feds create race, gender speech codes for scientists to direct report language(The Center Square) – The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a federal and science technology office, has made race and gender speech codes for its scientists a top… Read More
Taxes
Property taxes climb 3.6% across U.S. to $339.8 billion(The Center Square) – Property taxes levied on single-family homes in the United States increased 3.6% to $339.8 billion in 2022, according to a new report from a real… Read More
Congress
House Freedom Caucus bills would reduce deficit by $1 trillion over decade(The Center Square) – Members of the House Freedom Caucus introduced 500 bills to reduce non-discretionary spending to pre-COVID levels. The legislation focuses on establishing budgets that are… Read More
Marijuana
Lucas’ summary for all Missouri politicians: ‘Thank y’all for the weed tax money’(The Center Square) – Democratic Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas provided a succinct summary for most of Missouri’s elected leaders after Tuesday’s elections. “Thank y’all for the weed… Read More
Gender Identity
Democrats compare Kansas’ ban on males in female sports to crucifixion of Jesus ChristOne Kansas Democrat lawmaker told her Republican colleagues they were “full of s–t” after they voted Wednesday to ban males in female sports – and two other Democrats likened… Read More
Culture
Judge halts Biden admin program requiring 2-year-olds to wear masks(Daily Caller) – A Texas federal judge halted the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) program that required children as young as 2 years old to wear masks. Read More
Public Education
First group of 4,500 teachers receive $3,000 civics bonuses in Florida(The Center Square) – As teacher shortages persist in states nationwide, Florida continues to expand teacher recruitment and reward teachers with bonuses, following through on several initiatives launched last… Read More
Public Education
Montana considers self-defense law against bullies in schoolsThe Montana Legislature advanced a bill that will give public school students the same rights to self-defense that Montana citizens enjoy outside of schools.HB 450, sponsored by state… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Maine Mom sues school district that enabled her daughter’s secret gender transitionA mother in Maine is suing her daughter’s school district after school staff secretly helped her daughter “transition” into a boy.After finding a “chest binder” in her daughter’s room… Read More
Culture
‘I’m crawling out of my skin for you’: California Gov. Newsom rails against conservative policies before Florida college studentsCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom paid a visit to Florida’s New College as part of a national tour to complain about conservative policies he disagrees with.New College is considered… Read More
Culture
‘Sanctuary city for the unborn’ petition falls short in Bellevue, NebraskaDespite organizers having turned in more than 7,000 signatures on a petition to outlaw abortion within the Bellevue city limits, the measure will not advance.That's because 20% of… Read More