Public Education
Local Kansas school board member says shady attempt to alter ethics policy was behind his loss of temper(The Sentinel) – Disagreement over an attempt to remove conflict of interest language from district ethics policy prompted an Olathe, Kansas Board of Education member to storm out of… Read More
Public Education
Evidence-Based Grading: Another attempt to obscure poor performance?(The Sentinel) – The Shawnee Mission School District near Kansas City will unveil the concept of “Evidence-Based Grading” (EBG) in the upcoming school year, fueling the conversation about how… Read More
Public Education
Clinton-appointed judge blocks school district from keeping boys out of girl’s bathrooms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A judge appointed by President Bill Clinton blocked a Wisconsin school district Thursday from enforcing a policy that keeps boys from using the girl’s… Read More
Public Education
Ninety approved for South Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway(The Center Square) – A pilot program designed to help address South Dakota’s teacher shortage launches with over 90 participants in the upcoming 2023-2024 school year, Gov. Kristi Noem… Read More
Public Education
Nation’s largest school district recommends book about transgender child for students in grades 3-5(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The nation’s largest school district recommended a book about a transgender child for elementary students to read over the summer. Read More
Public Education
Nation’s largest teachers’ union votes to officially promote child sex changes(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The nation’s largest teachers union approved a new measure this week that calls for the group and its members to promote sex-change procedures for… Read More
Public Education
‘We are concerned’: California professors frustrated over university system’s revised math standards(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Professors in California are staging a quiet protest against a new admissions policy they say leaves students unprepared for college-level math courses, according to… Read More
Public Education
School suspended kids for ‘misgendering’ teacher, sent them to ‘restorative justice’ training(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A California school suspended two kids for five days after they “misgendered” a transgender teacher and forced them to attend a “restorative justice” training… Read More
Government
‘Scare teachers into silence’: Dem Gov vetoes bill to require teachers inform parents of students’ pronouns(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have required teachers to notify parents if their child requested to change… Read More
Opinion
NEA head stresses ‘education justice’ rather than academic achievement in convention speechThe president of the National Education Association had a lot to say about social justice at its annual meeting this week, and virtually nothing to… Read More
Government
New Iowa education laws go into effect with emphasis on parents’ rightsA slate of newly signed Iowa laws officially took effect July 1, including an education bill that enforces parental rights. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed several bills into law… Read More
Public Education
Books under review ignite debate in Lee’s Summit, MissouriA flurry of book complaints filed by community members in January have reached the Lee’s Summit Board of Education for review, igniting fiery debates at recent board meetings. Read More
Culture
Biden admin releases LGBTQ toolkit encouraging schools to support student ‘sexuality’ clubs(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Education (ED) released an LGBTQ toolkit in June for schools and wider districts to create an “inclusive” environment, encouraging the creation… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts poised to teach gender ideology to preschoolersMassachusetts Gov. Maura Healy and state education officials proposed new physical and sex education guidelines for public schools – which include teaching gender ideology to preschoolers. The curriculum,… Read More
Public Education
Missouri school district rejects LGBT lobby’s requested ‘statement of support’After months of lobbying by the LGBT community, the Springfield Public Schools Board (SPSB) decided not to offer a statement of support for the gay community. Board members… Read More
Public Education
School board members defy anti-Christian watchdog and teachers’ union, continue quoting ScriptureEven when threatened with legal action, two Arizona school board members refuse to be silent about their Christian faith and won’t stop quoting Bible verses during school board meetings. Read More
Public Education
More than 500 parents of different faiths rally against mandatory LGBT materials in Maryland school districtParents rallied outside a Maryland school district office Tuesday to protest the district’s newly unavoidable LGBTQ materials. The parents in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) are outraged that… Read More
Public Education
‘I was shocked’: Minnesota mother exposes ‘highly sexually graphic’ books in school districtMinnesota mother Natalie Sonnek knew parents were complaining about sexually explicit books, but never thought she’d find them in her own child’s school library. She was wrong. Read More
Public Education
NYC mayor, Department of Ed announce new religious holidays, mindful breathing program for public schools, panned by criticsDuring New York City’s last week of school, five new religious school holidays were announced, as well as a mandatory daily “mindful breathing” program to begin next year. Read More
Christian Schools
Prayerful superintendent leaves public schools behind to become headmaster at growing private Christian schoolPrayer, and public schools being “past the tipping point,” led an Ohio public school superintendent to leave his position to become headmaster of a private Christian school. Matt… Read More