Public Education
‘English Learner limbo’ costs California students, taxpayers in money, resources while burdening officials, report findsWhen should public schools consider students English “speaking,” not learning? As soon as they can demonstrate proficiency – which isn’t what the current system does,… Read More
Government
‘Golden age of education just beginning’: Trump touts school choice victories as academic year beginsPresident Donald Trump is touting what his administration has done to advance school choice and restore parental rights as school starts and midterms loom. At an event… Read More
Public Education
Shock gloves in Omaha schools? Parents, students protest security measure for SROsHands off our children, parents and students warned Omaha Public Schools (OPS) upon hearing the district would equip school resource officers with shock gloves as the academic year begins. Read More
Culture
Study: Education data ignores strongest predictor of success – family structureAmid the myriad of data points on race, sex, income and disability, education data often ignores the single most important factor for student success – family. A new… Read More
Culture
AI-powered private school network to open new Oklahoma campus this fallAn educational model using artificial intelligence, called “Alpha Schools,” is tripling campus locations this fall to 40 open and enrolling locations nationwide, boasting an “efficient,”… Read More
Government
Democrat Gov. denied: Kids’ educational scholarships are saved(The Daily Signal) – Pennsylvania’s Republican-led Legislature has successfully pushed back against Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal to cut two scholarship programs from the 2026–27 budget. Shapiro’s… Read More
Opinion
New Kentucky audit shows why families need education freedom(The Daily Signal) – Kentucky State Auditor Allison Ball’s recent report on Jefferson County Public Schools should alarm every taxpayer and parent in the state. Read More
Courts
Fifth Circuit upholds Texas instate tuition ban for illegal foreign national students(The Center Square) – Nearly one year after a lower court ruled that Texas universities providing in-state tuition to illegal foreign nationals was illegal, the Fifth Circuit Court of… Read More
Culture
‘The camaraderie of motherhood:’ St. Gerard’s Campus transforming lives in FloridaThe graduating class of 2026 at St. Gerard’s Campus is only four students, with four babies in matching green caps and gowns. St. Gerard’s Campus,… Read More
Government
WATCH: ‘This is why we need choice’: Rep. Owens blasts Chicago superintendent over failing scores, gender material in schoolsRep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, excoriated Chicago Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Macquline King at a recent congressional hearing for prioritizing gender material in schools while the majority of… Read More
Public Education
Ed Department transfers more key responsibilities in next moves to dismantle agency(The Daily Signal) – The Department of Education is transferring two of its key responsibilities to other parts of the executive branch, marking the administration’s latest effort to wind… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Texas parents rate private schools higher than publicParents are far more likely to approve private school education than public school education, according to a recent poll from Texas Southern University. Read More
Government
House hearing grills public school superintendents over gender policies, student mistreatmentThe U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce paraded superintendents of some of the worst-offending public school districts in the nation Wednesday, grilling them about allowing males in… Read More
Government
MAHA secures med school support for nutrition education curriculum overhaul(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Make America Healthy Again movement won over some universities with its new curriculum initiative on Monday. Over 19 medical schools signed the… Read More
Culture
Author inspires patriotism in students who wouldn’t stand for Pledge of AllegianceNovels by a former Navy SEAL helped inspire patriotism in Mississippi high school students who refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. According to Fox News, Kelly… Read More
Public Education
WATCH: Experts say increased spending doesn’t mean better students(The Center Square) – Spending more taxpayer dollars doesn’t make kids smarter, according to experts. As K-12 test scores and student proficiency rates continue to decline nationwide, education… Read More
Public Education
Texas counselor says school choice helps students thrive outside traditional classroomsA counselor at a virtual school in Texas says there are five main reasons parents opt their children out of traditional schools, reinforcing arguments made by school choice advocates. Read More
Culture
Colonies trained in ‘the cross of Christ’: How early American education prioritized faith formationEarly American education wholeheartedly incorporated the Christian faith into its curriculum, representatives from two historical foundations told The Lion in an interview. Wallbuilders, founded by historian David… Read More
Government
Louisiana votes down all 5 amendments(The Center Square) – Louisiana voters rejected all five proposed constitutional amendments in Saturday’s election, turning down measures that would have addressed teacher pay raises, property tax policy, judicial… Read More
Government
Philadelphia ponders $1 rideshare tax to avoid eliminating school staffIn an ever-mounting effort to find enough funds just to keep up with current public education spending, Philadelphia’s mayor has proposed a $1 rideshare tax across all rides within… Read More