Missouri, School Choice
‘He flip-flopped’: Missouri legislator one of three in hot water over about-face on school choice(The Heartlander) — Missouri Rep. Chris Lonsdale, R-Liberty, is taking heat for voting against an open enrollment bill last week after promising during his election campaign to support it… Read More
DEI, Kansas
Kansas DEI administrator resigns to focus on his diversity business(The Sentinel) – Shawnee Mission School District has announced that Dr. Tyrone Bates Jr. is resigning effective at the end of this school year, after four years as the… Read More
Critical Race Theory
Teacher courses promoting critical race theory were funded by pandemic relief(The Center Square) – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used federal pandemic relief funds to create virtual courses for teachers about anti-racism and social justice, which encouraged teachers to engage… Read More
Economy, Inflation
‘No painless option’: Fed faces tough choice on inflation following bank collapses(The Center Square) – The U.S. Federal Reserve may be less likely to use its key tool to combat inflation because of recent bank failures.The Fed has been… Read More
Elections, Missouri
Missouri, two other states withdraw from voter data organization(Ballotpedia) — Missouri, Florida, and West Virginia withdrew from theElectronic Registration Information Center on March 6.Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroftsaidthe state was withdrawing because ERIC would… Read More
Gender Transition, Missouri
Missouri needs to ban transgender treatments for minors, says Senator Josh Hawley, as national group decries the treatments for kidsMissouri lawmakers should go ahead and ban transgender treatments for children, in U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s considered opinion. Hawley’s office last month launched an investigation of the Washington… Read More
Culture
Georgia House committee approves bill banning gender surgeries on children(The Center Square) – After more than an hour of sometimes contentious debate, the Georgia House Public Health Committee passed an amended bill on Tuesday that would restrict certain… Read More
Government
Michigan voters oppose slashing online, charter school funding(The Center Square) – New polling data shows overwhelming public support for school choice and online charter schools among Michigan parents and voters.The National Coalition for Public School… Read More
Government
‘Backpack Bill,’ universal school choice, returns to Ohio General Assembly(The Center Square) – A plan to allow state education dollars to be used by every Ohio parent to pay for private school or other education expenses is back… Read More
Public Education
Florida House committee approves ‘Teacher Bill of Rights,’ limiting school administrators’ power(The Center Square) — The Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee approved three bills that are designed to reform the Sunshine State’s civil litigation system.House Bill 1035, also known… Read More
Public Education
$80,000 per year public school teacher busted for promoting communism, saying ‘F— capitalism’A profane and angry Marxist middle school teacher, who makes much more than the average educator in America, is in trouble after her pro-communism, anti-capitalist views went viral. … Read More
Culture, Public Education
Wisconsin school district hangs pride, trans flags for ‘Day of Silence’ activity(Daily Caller) – A Wisconsin school district hung numerous transgender, sexual orientation and gender identity flags to support students and faculty in the LGBTQ community, according to documents obtained… Read More
Culture
Arkansas law allows malpractice suits against doctors who perform sex change surgeries on minorsArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law that would allow children to sue their doctors for malpractice up to 15 years after providing medical sex changes, including hormones. Read More
Culture, Public Education
New York school district violated Civil Rights Act by hosting race-based student groups, complaint alleges(Daily Caller) – Parents Defending Education, a parental rights group, filed a civil rights complaint Tuesday to the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against a New… Read More
Inflation, President Biden
Biden takes fire after inflation increases again(The Center Square) – The latest federal inflation data shows consumer prices rose again in February, sparking criticism of President Joe Biden and his spending agenda. Read More
Consumer Protection, Missouri
Missouri treasurer says state has no investments in failed bank(The Center Square) – Missouri has no investment in one of two failed banks, and the Missouri Bankers Association on Monday characterized the collapses as an extreme exception. Read More
Congress, Hunter Biden
Treasury Department agrees to hand over Hunter Biden files to committee probing payouts to Biden family(The Center Square) – The House Oversight Committee said Tuesday that the U.S. Treasury Department is providing the investigatory committee with access to Hunter Biden’s Suspicious Activity Reports, after… Read More
Christian Schools, Courts
Suspicious report fuels accusations of anti-Christian bias in school eviction caseVentura County Christian School is going to court after it claimed the Ventura Unified School District terminated its lease in a blatant case of religious discrimination.“[The district] believes… Read More
Courts, Culture
Jewish parents are suing California for allegedly discriminating against their disabled childrenThree Jewish families are suing the California Department of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction in a bid to secure equal funding for their disabled children's private education.The… Read More
Christian Schools, Courts
Lawsuit filed against Arizona public school for discrimination against Christian university student-teachersAn Arizona school board’s decision to end its student-teacher partnership with Arizona Christian University is a case of “unconstitutional discrimination,” a new lawsuit claims.The Alliance Defending Freedom filed… Read More