Public Education
Study: Masks get failing grade in keeping kids in schoolA study of the nation’s 500 largest school districts indicates that masking children in school had the opposite effect that proponents hoped — children in masked districts experienced, on average,… Read More
Culture, Government, Homeschools
It was once criminal ‘subterfuge’: Previous generations discuss early history of KC-area homeschoolingSome 40 years after they made history, several families in the Kansas City area are publicly sharing their memories of homeschooling before its legal status was recognized.Three moms… Read More
Government
DeSantis says Disney never objected to Florida’s parents’ rights bill until the far-left didPerhaps to placate far-left opponents of Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, Disney CEO Bob Chapek says the company had been lobbying against it “behind the scenes” all along. Read More
Culture
Parental rights bill signed by Florida governor, while conservatives at Disney note a climate of political fearGov. Ron DeSantis Monday signed Florida’s historic parental-rights bill protecting kids in grades K-3 from sexual and gender instruction in schools.The bill has inspired mania on the left,… Read More
Public Education
DeSantis signs bill requiring curriculum transparency(The Center Square) – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Friday that requires Florida school districts to be transparent in the selection of instructional materials, including library… Read More
Public Education
Michigan parents demand resignation of school board and administrators(The Center Square) – A group of parents in Rochester, Mich., are demanding a dramatic change in school leadership.Parents expressed their anger at Rochester Community Public Schools administrators… Read More
National, State Government
Diversity, equity and inclusion training makes its way into both public and private schools in KC areaKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Parents across the country have been removing their kids from public schools in droves of late, many of them in opposition to divisive race-based curricula. Read More
Government, Homeschools
From homesteading to homeschooling: How one northeast Missouri family is blazing its own trailShannon Slee may not have known she would end up being a homeschooling, homesteading mom of five children – but she did know that her family someday would look… Read More
Culture
DeSantis calls 2022 the year of the parent, praises parents’ rights bill“This really was the year of the parent in the state of Florida,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said this week, celebrating the parental rights bill passed by the state… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Arizona Senate passes education transparency bill(The Center Square) – The Arizona Senate passed a bill this week that would increase academic transparency. In a 16-13 vote along party lines with Republicans… Read More
Public Education
Rochester Schools paid $188,750 to settle lawsuit over district’s dossier of critical parents(The Center Square) – Rochester Community Schools (RCS) paid$188,750to settle a lawsuit accusing the district of collecting a dossier of parents critical of school policies and… Read More
Public Education
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has to sue to obtain public records. What chance do ordinary citizens have?The attorney general of the Show-Me State can’t get the Missouri School Boards’ Association to show him open records.That’s the assertion in a lawsuit filed by Missouri Attorney… Read More
National
AGs sue Biden administration over DOJ’s call to investigate protesting parentsThe lawsuit claims AG Garland has provided no evidence of spikes in threats against school personnel by American parents (The Center Square) – Fourteen Republican attorneys general, led by… Read More
Culture
Empower parents: Four ways teachers can partner with parentsWith the rise of virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, parents had a front row seat to school curricula for one of the first times in modern history. Sometimes… Read More
Government
House approves expansion of Georgia school voucher program(The Center Square) – A bill that would expand taxpayer savings on education in the state has been approved by the Georgia House and is headed to the Senate. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Bill giving Virginia parents power over sexually explicit coursework heads to governor(The Center Square) – Legislation that would allow Virginia parents to opt their children out of assignments that include sexually explicit content has passed both chambers of the General… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschool association seeks to end discriminatory practices for college placement examsPreparing to take college placement exams such as the ACT or PSAT? You may face trouble if you're a homeschool student.That's the conclusion of Home School Legal Defense… Read More
Government
School choice is public accountability to parentsWhat is empowerment? It’s the process of becoming stronger and more able to confidently control one’s life.During the pandemic, and concerning K-12 education, empowerment has become a key… Read More
Homeschools
KC-area homeschool conference to offer curriculum options, educational resourcesAs the number of homeschooling families increases nationwide, support groups and organizations are stepping up to help parents explore this alternative education option.The Midwest Parent Educators (MPE)… Read More
Public Education
This public school district’s ‘X-rated’ book may reveal an agenda parents aren’t aware ofAfter teachers’ raunchy read-alouds to sophomores, and after one to the school board last week, the Leavenworth Board of Education may now revisit whether a racy young-adult book and… Read More