Culture
North Carolina bill would prohibit schools from mandating COVID-19 shots, masks, and quarantines(The Center Square) – North Carolina House lawmakers have filed legislation to prohibit schools and public employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines, face coverings and quarantine requirements.In yet a… Read More
Government, Public Education
Wisconsin governor wants more money for public schools, less school choice for parents(The Center Square) – Gov. Tony Evers wants to spend more than a $1.3 billion more over the next two years, but it’s almost certainly not going to happen. Read More
Government
Oklahoma House will consider bill changing state education board(The Center Square) – A bill that would change the makeup of the Oklahoma State Board of Education passed the House Common Education Committee on Tuesday.House Bill 2562… Read More
Public Education
Illinois schools underperforming despite increased funding(The Center Square) – Public education advocates say Illinois' evidence-based funding model has adequately funded schools. However, one lawmaker says students are still underperforming. Illinois’ evidence-based K-12 schools… Read More
Culture
Kris Kobach joins amicus brief defending athletic participation based on biological sex(The Center Square) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is among 22 state attorneys general who want girls’ sports to be for biological females only. Kobach… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Minnesota, North Dakota Border Patrol agents continue to thwart human smugglers(The Center Square) – Border Patrol agents in Minnesota and North Dakota continue to apprehend foreign nationals brought in by human smugglers in the dead of winter and illegally… Read More
Biden administration, Inflation
Biden taking added fire as food, shelter, gas get more expensive(The Center Square) – The federal government released its latest inflation data Tuesday, drawing fresh fire for President Joe Biden as the cost of living continues to rise. Read More
Illegal Immigration
Poll: Americans sour on immigration(The Center Square) – Newly released polling data shows that as the number of people living in or entering the country illegally continues to soar, Americans’ feelings on the… Read More
Illinois, Legislature
Proposed legislation to require EV charging stations could make homes more expensive(The Center Square) – Proposed measures at the Illinois statehouse could require electric vehicle charging stations in the garage of new homes, a change one builder says would… Read More
Abortion, Missouri
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey files court brief on FDA’s regulation of abortion pills(The Center Square) – After warning national pharmacies not to mail abortion-inducing pills earlier this month, Missouri Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed an amicus brief in a… Read More
Guns, Illinois
Federal judge in Illinois’ gun ban cases orders state to show ‘each and every item banned’(The Center Square) – Three federal lawsuits against Illinois’ gun ban made some movement Monday as a federal judge ordered a response from the state to show “each and… Read More
Culture
Dan Meers, who plays Chiefs’ mascot, uses platform to share JesusDan Meers just returned from his third Super Bowl in four years. Some consider him the best at his position: Chiefs’ mascot, KC Wolf.But what excites him most… Read More
Culture
Attorneys general in 20 states denounce FBI anti-Catholic memoThe top legal officials from 20 states signed a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland denouncing a recent FBI memo that sought to tie Catholics to white supremacists. Read More
Culture, Public Education
After School Satan Club might pay the price for being controversial – literallyA Virginia school board is considering revising its policies on after-school clubs following conflict over a new “After School Satan Club.”The Chesapeake Public School Board previously allowed the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Pre-K teacher claims toddlers should talk about sex and genderA California nursery school teacher and professor of early childhood development is being ridiculed online after saying pre-school children should be exposed to discussions about sexuality and “queerness.”“Not… Read More
Culture, Government
Arizona parents protest Gov. Hobb’s attempt to deny school choice to 30,000 studentsA group of parents will converge at the state capitol on Tuesday to protest Gov. Katie Hobbs’ proposed budget cuts to the school choice scholarship program.“We’re not calling… Read More
Culture
DEI initiatives may be driving students away while hurting those who stayDiversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are becoming a politicized tool to promote a progressive agenda – and schools that promote them are suffering the consequences, a new report… Read More
Government
Florida House education choice expansion bill gets Senate companion(reimaginED) – HB 1 no longer stands alone.State Sen. Corey Simon R-Tallahassee, chair of the Senate Committee on Education PreK-12, on Friday filed SB 202, a companion bill that… Read More
Public Education
Committee defers bill that would have made South Dakota school lunches free(The Center Square) – A bill that would provide free school lunches to South Dakota public school students was deferred by lawmakers on the House Education Committee Monday. Read More
Government
Majority of Texas voters say school choice, border security, property taxes are top priorities(The Center Square) – Securing the Texas border, reducing property taxes and expanding school choice are all issues Texans say the state Legislature should prioritize this session, according to… Read More