Public Education
Family demands investigation into fake memorial for autistic son reportedly displayed at Los Angeles middle school(Daily Caller) – The family of a Bethune Middle School student with autism is calling for the California superintendent’s office to look into a death hoax involving their son,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
California school celebrates K-6 ‘Day of Reading’ by affirming ‘transgender and non-binary youth’(Daily Caller) – To celebrate the “National Day of Reading,” California’s largest school district hosted a read aloud event for pre-kindergarten through sixth grade students to affirm “transgender and… Read More
Culture
Arkansas committee greenlights bill creating obscenity standards for libraries(The Center Square) – The Arkansas Senate Judiciary Committee gave a "do pass" recommendation Monday to a bill that would penalize librarians who knowingly distribute what is deemed obscene… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to spend billions to transform California schools into hubs for community social services(The Center Square) – California Governor Gavin Newsom would like to see one out of every three schools in California become a community school. Community schools not only… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
South Dakota database reveals the bad apples among teachersA database of teacher’s license application denials, suspensions and revocations in South Dakota reveals surprising details parents and school administrators need to know.The database, run by the… Read More
Culture, Opinion
J.K. Rowling and the radical, anti-feminist gender ideologyPeople are angry at a woman for defending a renowned female author’s view on women because her opinions are allegedly harmful to men who want to be women.The… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas district officials silent on gender-transitioning book being read to kindergartners(The Sentinel) – A Kansas City, Kansas, USD 500 kindergarten teacher proudly, but anonymously, posted on a social media page that they had read the bookJulian is a… Read More
Taxes
IRS leaked thousands of Americans’ tax filings; Congress demands answers(The Center Square) – The new head of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee blasted the Biden administration for giving few answers after thousands of taxpayer files were… Read More
Education, Kansas, Opinion
Kansas education commissioner claims ‘proficient’ is a made-up term(The Sentinel) – Kansas education commissioner Randy Watson last week told the State Board of Education that “proficient is a made-up term that the federal government makes us define.”… Read More
Philanthropy
Willard teen raises money to pay overdrawn lunch balances at his schoolWILLARD, Mo. – One student at Willard Middle School has been tied to many charities in recent years. Now the eighth-grader has made a large contribution to his school… Read More
Missouri, Second Amendment
Two dozen AGs sue Biden’s ATF for taxing, registering pistol braces(The Center Square) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined 24 other attorneys general in suing the Biden administration for its rule outlawing pistol braces. The… Read More
College Admissions, Race
Poll: Americans oppose race as a factor in college admission decisions(The Center Square) – As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether it should be legal to use race as a factor in college admissions, new polling shows Americans oppose… Read More
Education, Kansas
Parent cites Leavenworth High School for lack of transparency, accountability(The Sentinel) — What began last year as concern over content in an English Language Arts class has repeated itself this school year and resulted in a Leavenworth High School… Read More
Culture
Is trans teacher with allegedly prosthetic body parts serious or trolling?A trans teacher in Canada who sports over-sized, but allegedly real, Z cup breasts has been called a “troll” by a Canadian media group as the teacher’s claims become… Read More
Government
North Carolina bill would increase punishment for sexually abusive teachersNorth Carolina Republicans are determined to throw out the trash, not pass it.A group of Republican state representatives introduced HB 142, also called Protect Our Students Act,… Read More
Culture
Federal DEI officer says offensive Twitter comments about ‘white folkz’ were ‘private free speech’A federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) officer apparently believes speech critics say is racist is acceptable as long as it isn’t made in an official capacity.Kelisa Wing,… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
LGBT activists protesting teacher’s firing are denied Holy Communion at Colorado parishThe Archdiocese of Denver is defending the decision of a Catholic parish to deny Holy Communion to three activists wearing rainbow face masks to protest a teacher’s firing.Sally… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Cartoon book about gender identity in New York middle school has parent furiousA parent in Dutchess County, New York is asking a local school why cartoon books about gender identity are available in her child’s middle school library.Kristi Rollman was… Read More
Public Education
Survey finds 55% of Colorado parents say public education ‘off the track’(The Center Square) – More than half of Colorado parents believe public education is “off on the wrong track” and favor measures to improve funding and support for charter… Read More
Government
Arizona Senate committee OKs bill to require more ESA disclosures(The Center Square) – The Arizona Department of Education may soon be required to create a quarterly report about the Empowerment Scholarship Account program.Senate Bill 1706 was introduced… Read More