Culture
Rise of adolescent fentanyl overdoses forces schools to stock up on NarcanChildren under 14 are dying from fentanyl overdoses at the highest rate of any age group in the nation, leading schools to keep plenty of… Read More
Education
Poll: Voters satisfied with local schools but not public schools in general(The Center Square) – A new poll shows a large disparity between how voters think of their local public school system and the nation’s school system as a whole,… Read More
Public Education
The science of reading revolutionized reading instruction. Now it’s math’s turn, experts sayIt’s no secret that America’s students are failing to master even basic subjects like reading and math. While the return of the “science of… Read More
Culture
Fathers have unique, positive impact on a child’s education, study showsA father’s engagement in a child’s early years has significant positive effects on education, even years later, a new study has found. Researchers from Leeds University Business School… Read More
Government
School choice is better for democracy than government schooling(The Daily Signal) – As state after state embraces policies that empower parents with more options in K-12 education, opponents of school choice are claiming that it is a… Read More
Public Education
Blue state officials vote to shove ‘climate change’ education into math class(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The New Jersey Board of Education adopted K-12 standards for math and language arts that include climate change education Wednesday, according to New Jersey… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: How the Marxist left captured higher education(The Daily Signal) – The mission of a university is to discover truth and transmit that essential knowledge to future generations. That has been achieved by what we call… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Why young Americans are not taught about evil(The Daily Signal) – Most of our schools teach almost nothing of importance, and nothing is more important than the study of good and evil. In the United… Read More
Culture
Presidential hopeful Tim Scott releases sweeping ‘Empower Parents Plan’ to fight unions, Big Tech, Biden policiesPresidential candidate Tim Scott released his “Empower Parents Plan” for improving education on Monday, covering a variety of hot-button topics and reversing several of President Biden’s major policies. Read More
Public Education
‘Leftists are doubling down on gaslighting parents.’ DeAngelis fires back at professor’s claim parental rights concerns are based on a ‘made-up crisis’A round table panel on education sparked controversy when a professor argued that parents having no say in schools is “a made-up crisis.” The… Read More
Culture
Florida Board of Education imposes tough penalties for violation of trans bathroom lawsThe Florida Board of Education (FLBOE) approved tough new rules that would penalize those who repeatedly violate transgender bathroom laws. While much of the media is treating the… Read More
Public Education
What do this year’s gubernatorial candidates in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi think about education?Three states will elect governors in November. Here’s where the frontrunners stand on education. Kentucky In the Bluegrass State, Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear is running against… Read More
Public Education
Half of parents are sending or considering sending their kids to a new school, survey saysAs students prepare to return to school, many parents are looking to send them to a new school. Nearly half of parents have decided on or are… Read More
Public Education
Education degrees are less popular than ever beforeEducation degrees have vastly declined in popularity since 1970, the National Center for Education Statistics revealed, drawing calls for more school choice and less liberal ideology in classrooms. Read More
Public Education
Arizona school board member questions whether district really involves parents in transgender student plansThe largest school district in Arizona recently updated guidelines and issued a “support checklist” for transgender students, but at least one board member says the policies could keep parents… Read More
Public Education
Alabama’s Ivey signs education and state general fund budgets(The Center Square) – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the state’s budgets, including the general fund, Education Trust Fund (K-12 education) and their associated supplemental appropriations. The new outlays,… Read More
DEI
States push back against Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in universities(The Center Square) – A coalition of education experts, governors and lawmakers are pushing back against the “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” policies that have become the norm in public… Read More
Education, Kansas City
Kansas City Star’s reporting on Shawnee Mission teacher protest reveals bias(The Sentinel) — The Kansas City Star exaggerated repeatedly in a story about a protest at Shawnee Mission North over comments a teacher made in an op-ed for… Read More
Kansas
Kansas Ed. Dept. and other agencies fail to fully implement multiple audit recommendations(The Sentinel) – Several state agencies have failed to fully implement recommendations made by auditors over the last several years.According to a report from the Sunflower State Journal, the Kansas Department… Read More
Culture, Public Education
NC education head says Biden admin gender interpretation ‘would undermine the intent of Title IX’(The Center Square) – North Carolina Superintendent Catherine Truitt is formally opposing proposed federal Title IX regulations for transgender athletes, arguing they undermine the intent of the law.The… Read More