Public Education
New Jersey teachers’ union promotes drag queen story hour at annual convention(Daily Caller) – A New Jersey teachers union hosted a drag queen story hour as a part of its annual convention, according to the convention program.The New Jersey… Read More
Homeschools
Kansas parents explain the homeschooling surge(The Sentinel) – K-12 schools in Kansas have lost more than 10,000 students since the beginning of the pandemic, and homeschooling registrations have more than tripled during that… Read More
Local News
Jobs for America’s Graduates program thrives at Dora High SchoolDORA, Mo. – In its second year of operation, the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) program at Dora High School is already seeing success in helping students navigate their… Read More
Big Tech
Paxton investigating Zuckerberg-funded nonprofit for alleged partisan electioneering efforts in 2020(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a Civil Investigative Demand to the Center for Tech and Civil Life (CTCL) as part of an investigation his… Read More
National
Democrats’ second-largest donor Sam Bankman-Fried’s net worth plummets 94% after his company FTX collapsesDemocrats’ millennial cash cow is turning belly up, as his company collapsed and 94% of his net worth was erased during an election in which he donated millions to… Read More
National
IG reports ‘historic’ COVID unemployment funds lost, Congress investigates(The Center Square) – As much as $400 billion in COVID-19 unemployment relief dollars were likely lost to waste and fraudsters. Lawmakers want answers. Republicans on the House… Read More
Immigration
Florida files SCOTUS brief ahead of oral arguments over DHS not deporting violent criminal aliens(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a lawsuit filed by Texas and Louisiana seeking to… Read More
Public Education
Conservatives sweep Kansas State Board of Education racesKansans voted overwhelmingly last Tuesday for parental rights and curriculum accountability in schools, in helping conservatives win all five of the open Kansas State Board of Education seats.This… Read More
Public Education
High school teacher in North Carolina facing 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for alleged distribution of child pornographyA high school teacher in North Carolina was suspended and is facing 10 felony counts after he willfully received and distributed child pornography, according to his arrest warrant.Eric… Read More
Public Education
Michigan Dems want to repeal third grade reading law, reform or repeal standardized testing(The Center Square) – Democrats seized a political trifecta in Lansing for the first time in 40 years, and now two legislators are suggesting changing the state's education policies. Read More
Culture
Dr. Ben Carson: Stop giving sex-change treatment to minors(Daily Caller) – Doctors around the country should stand up and refuse to administer sex-change surgeries to minors, neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson told the Daily Caller in an exclusive… Read More
Government, Public Education
Arizona charter school students outperform traditional public schools(The Center Square) – Arizona's charter schools, if separated from their public school counterparts, have eighth graders that perform at higher levels than nearly any other state.The National… Read More
2022 election
One Missouri county passes 10% business tax cut, another defeats 51% reduction(The Center Square) – Voters gave mixed results to ballot initiatives to reduce commercial property taxes in two Missouri counties during Tuesday’s elections. In Laclede County, 60% of… Read More
Public Education
Parental rights advocates sweep two neighboring Indiana school board racesCandidates who support parental rights and oppose Critical Race Theory won big in neighboring Indiana school board races, according to a report by Indianapolis PBS affiliate WFYI. Winning… Read More
Culture
Pro-abortion agenda stalled for remainder of term, Biden says(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden raised eyebrows Monday telling reporters that he expects no progress on the abortion issue in the second half of his… Read More
Courts, Public Education
‘It’s difficult to teach yourself’: Class action lawsuit says Connecticut school has failed to hireHigh school students in one Connecticut classroom have allegedly been forced to go weeks without a math teacher, leading to a lawsuit against the school.The Zandri family filed… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma’s education system ‘won’t go woke,’ says state superintendent-electOklahoma’s new superintendent of public schools says his win signals a rejection of the Biden agenda, more control for parents and more transparency. “We believe that we’ve got to… Read More
Public Education
High school teacher accused of making thousands of explicit videos of students arrested by feds(Daily Caller) – An Ohio teacher has been arrested by federal authorities after being accused of taking tens of thousands explicit videos of female high school students, according to… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Coalition of AGs file brief against school that hides students’ gender transitions from parents(Daily Caller) – A coalition of 17 Republican attorneys general filed an amicus brief Thursday in support of a lawsuit filed against an Iowa school that obscures students’ gender… Read More
2022 election
‘Vote like a mother’: parental rights groups notch key school board wins across the country(Daily Caller) – Grassroots organizations, focused on parental rights in education, are celebrating key victories in school board races across the country.Moms for Liberty, a coalition… Read More