Government
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gives school choice a shot in the armTexas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a list of emergency items for the current legislative session, including education freedom in the form of education savings accounts (ESAs).The governor’s… Read More
Public Education
Indiana House passes bill to provide voluntary firearms training to teachers(The Center Square) – Indiana lawmakers approved a bill recently that would allow teachers and school staff to receive firearms training.Under House Bill 1177, the… Read More
Public Education
Measure allowing noncitizens to vote in Illinois school board elections receives criticism(The Center Square) – Some see a measure at the statehouse as a threat to democracy by allowing non-citizens in Illinois to vote in school board elections. Others… Read More
Culture
Rufo releases guide for lawmakers on how to deal with gender in schools(The Center Square) – Christopher Rufo broke a story in 2022 about gender activists at Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospitals and public-school administrators collaborating to provide sexually explicit material and… Read More
National
CBO: Federal debt is growing faster than expected, deficits will average $2 trillion(The Center Square) – The U.S. Congressional Budget Office, the official budget projection resource for the federal government, released a string of alarming figures in its latest projections this… Read More
Gender Identity
District officials silent on gender-transitioning ‘Julian is a Mermaid’ being read to kindergartners in Kansas City, Kansas(The Sentinel) — A Kansas City, Kansas, USD 500 kindergarten teacher proudly, but anonymously, posted on a social media page about having read the book Julian is a… Read More
Border, Fentanyl
Senators call on Mexico, China to do more to stop illicit fentanyl trafficking(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee wants Mexico and countries that supply the precursor chemicals for making cheap and potent fentanyl to be held accountable and… Read More
Education, Missouri
Reeds Spring School District breaks ground on Table Rock Career CenterREEDS SPRING, Mo. – Residents in the Reeds Spring area can expect a new and improved career center after voters approved a $40 million no-tax-increase bond a year and… Read More
Public Education
Another California district axes honors classes in the name of equityParents in a California school district are protesting the high school for cutting honors classes in the name of racial equity.Culver City High School's decision was made because… Read More
Public Education
Florida teacher uses young students in TikTok videos with woke messagesSome are calling for a Florida teacher’s resignation after he posted videos mocking the removal of inappropriate books from schools, forcing students to participate. In the video, the… Read More
Government
School choice advocates launch campaign to amend Oregon ConstitutionA grassroots campaign in Oregon is collecting signatures to get two school choice constitutional amendments on the ballot.Although lawmakers in many states are working to implement school choice… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Feb. 13-17)NASA helps Louisiana Christian school students build model rockets– Ouachita Christian School in Monroe, Louisiana received a special class from NASA’s Education and Outreach program. Eighth graders got hands-on… Read More
Culture
Gov. DeSantis’ is wresting back control from diversity bureaucrats in higher ed. Here’s howFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is waging a war to regain public oversight in higher education by the dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracies.DEI has a chilling effect… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Oklahoma GOP education plan raises teacher pay, gives tax credit for private school(The Center Square) – Oklahoma public schools would get an increase of half a billion dollars in funding and parents would have access to a parental choice tax credit… Read More
Culture
Virginia Senate panel defeats slew of education bills, including on parents’ rights(The Center Square) – A panel of Virginia state Senate lawmakers defeated a torrent of Republican-backed education bills Thursday, including measures to require schools to maintain a catalog… Read More
Government
Tennessee Senate approves adding Hamilton County to ESA program(The Center Square) – A bill to add Hamilton County schools to Tennessee’s pilot education savings account program was approved by the Senate on Thursday and is scheduled to… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School board reverses woke urinal ban after students protest(Daily Caller) – A New Hampshire school board reversed its ban on urinals a week after prohibiting them amid backlash from students, according to WMUR News.The Milford School… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘Neopronouns’ and ‘gender euphoria’: Colorado school district trained teachers on the ‘ABCs of LGBTQIA+’(Daily Caller) – A Colorado school district taught teachers about deadnaming and gender euphoria in a teacher training titled the “ABCs of LGBTQIA,” according to documents made public by… Read More
Gas Prices
Contrary to late 2022, KC Fed predicts gasoline prices won’t lower inflation in 2023(The Center Square) – Gasoline prices contributed to the highest annual inflation rate in decades in 2022, but it probably won’t bring down inflation in 2023, according to… Read More
Biden administration, Mexican Border
Twenty-one attorneys general want Biden to designate Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations(The Center Square) – Five months after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott designated two Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and called on President Joe Biden to do the same,… Read More