Culture, Public Education
Mother to Texas state Reps: ‘If my daughter is taught CRT at all, I will sue you’A fed-up mother gave Texas lawmakers a tongue-lashing over Critical Race Theory (CRT), social and emotional learning, and gender ideologies she says her kids have been indoctrinated with. “I… Read More
2022 election
Better Elections wasted millions of out-of-state dollars in failed effort to get ranked-choice voting on the ballotJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A petition to get ranked-choice voting (RCV) on Missouri’s November ballot not only failed miserably, but wasted millions of out-of-state dollars in the process. … Read More
Public Education
Are charter schools re-establishing racial and ethnic segregation? Not so fast!A research paper in Demography, a journal publication of Duke University Press, raises the specter of renewed racial segregation in K-12 education due to the impact of charter schools. Read More
Public Education
From $39k to $155k, teacher salaries in the U.S. are all over the map(The Center Square) – A 28-year-old teacher's video announcing he quit his job in Ohio to go work as a manager in Walmart went viral in July and his… Read More
Public Education
$190,000 payout for Sacramento Antifa-supporting teacher to resign has critics pointing to union clout(The Center Square) – Reports that a California school teacher who was aligned with Antifa was paid $190,000 to resign this year are sparking outrage, leading critics to say… Read More
Public Education
Study: remote learning meant younger, disabled, minorities, fell further behind(The Center Square) – Students who were younger, disabled, Black, Hispanic or economically disadvantaged experienced the most significant effects of lost instructional time during the pandemic, a study… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Judge dismisses mask and exclusion lawsuit against most schools, state dismissed, saying cases are moot(The Center Square) – Sangamon County Judge Raylene Grischow on Friday dismissed most defendants from a large lawsuit parents brought over mask and exclusion mandates. The attorney that… Read More
Culture, Opinion
These doctors want to serve your children ‘gender affirming’ care, and sex change operations are on the menuThere are forces actively aligning against our children, and they are multiplying. As parents, if we don’t do something about it now, it could be too late. According… Read More
Local News
School board turns tail, votes to permit satanic clothing a week after banning itA school board that only a week ago chose to prohibit satanic clothing in schools voted Friday to do the opposite and permit it. The Hays Unified… Read More
National
Department of Justice moves to unseal Trump search warrant amid widespread criticism(The Center Square) – Facing widespread criticism over its actions, the U.S. Department of Justice is asking a court to unseal the search warrant of former President Donald Trump’s… Read More
Economy, Uncategorized
Housing affordability hits lowest point in years, trade group says(The Center Square) – The U.S. housing market is the most unaffordable that it’s been since the Great Recession, a homebuilding trade group said on Thursday. Read More
2022 election
With just an apartment in KC but a multimillion-dollar home in Virginia, does Senate candidate John Wood even live in Missouri?U.S. Senate candidate John Wood touts himself as a sixth-generation Missourian. But does he even live in the state anymore? Wood, whose own Missouri Bar license says he… Read More
Immigration
Preliminary CBP data of apprehensions, gotaways at U.S. southern border total 232,809 for July(The Center Square) – Preliminary data obtained by The Center Square from a U.S. Border Patrol agent show apprehensions and gotaways at the southern border total 232,809 in July. Read More
Public Education
Columbus City Schools plan remote learning if teachers strike(The Center Square) – Ohio’s largest school district continues to move forward with plans to open the school year for students Aug. 24, despite the system’s teachers union getting… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma lawmaker wants pandemic relief money allocated to teacher bonuses(The Center Square) – Oklahoma still has more than a billion dollars of pandemic relief money meant for education unallocated. One lawmaker said he’d like to see some of… Read More
Public Education
Hutchinson said Legislature didn’t support spending surplus on teacher raises(The Center Square) – Arkansas legislators designated a $1.6 billion surplus for tax breaks and school safety grants but did not take up teacher pay raises in a special… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Virginia to soon release guidelines on ‘sexually explicit’ material in education law(The Center Square) – Now that the public comment period has come to a close, the Virginia Department of Education will soon finalize its guidance on a new law… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Motions to dismiss challenges to COVID-19 school mandates under advisement(The Center Square) – As schools prepare to start a new year, whether the case challenging broad COVID-19 mandates on schools is dismissed is still up in the air. Read More
Public Education
Fargo school board scraps Pledge of Allegiance over ‘under God’ in the name of diversityWhy did a North Dakota school board drop the Pledge of Allegiance six months after voting to start each meeting with it? Because the phrase "under God” does not… Read More
Government
Report shows rapid growth in Kentucky nonpublic education enrollment(The Center Square) – It’s back-to-school time across Kentucky, and a report released Wednesday shows more kids are going away from public schools.According to EdChoice Kentucky, nearly 98,000 students… Read More