Public Education
Head of teachers’ union accuses Republicans of ‘brutalizing’ public school proponents and ‘terrorizing gay families’American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten made a number of accusations about Republicans over the weekend in a segment about education issues on MSNBC.Talking with host Ayman… Read More
Culture, Government, Public Education
Parents, local education officials push back against Illinois’ public school policies(The Center Square) – In what could be a top issue in the November election, parents of school children and local education officials are voicing their concerns over… Read More
Public Education
Group of attorneys general asking U.S. Supreme Court to halt elite school’s ‘racial balancing’ admissions policyThe Virginia attorney general is now leading a cadre of 16 AGs from across the country aiming to strike down what he says is “an illegal effort” to… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana bill requiring athletes to compete according to biological sex passes Senate(The Center Square) — Legislation to require transgender student athletes to compete on teams that correspond to their biological gender gained approval by the Senate with little opposition.The… Read More
Public Education
Colorado’s education board received over 17,000 public comments on revisions to social studies standards(The Center Square) – Colorado’s education board has received more than 17,000 public comments regarding proposed revisions to the state’s social studies standards, the agency said this week. Read More
Public Education
California puts school COVID-19 vaccine mandate on hold(The Center Square) – California will hold off implementing plans to require the COVID-19 vaccine for school children until July 2023, state officials announced Thursday afternoon. Read More
Culture
“Alabama common sense” – governor signs two bills to protect children from radical gender agenda in schoolsChildren in Alabama schools will be using bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their biological sex, and state employees and school officials are forbidden from providing students gender-altering… Read More
Public Education
Legislature’s veto override means charter schools could soon open in Kentucky(reimaginED) – An override of Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto Wednesday night could clear the way for charter schools to open in Kentucky, five years after they were made legal… Read More
Public Education
Sexual education proposal at center of primary for Nebraska State Board of EducationThree candidates are running in the primary election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7 on May 10, 2022. Those candidates are incumbent Robin Stevens, Pat Moore, and… Read More
Public Education
Youngkin amends bills to prevent tax increase, force school board election(The Center Square) – Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed amendments to more than 100 bills that passed the General Assembly, including amendments to prevent a potential tax hike, to… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Groups call on Department of Education to halt changes to Title IX(The Center Square) – A coalition of 26 conservative organizations have called on the Biden administration to halt making changes to Title IX, which they argue, if implemented, will… Read More
Culture, Public Education
SMSD justifies transgender discussions with kindergarteners(The Sentinel) – A PTA meeting for Trailwood Elementary in the Shawnee Mission school district disclosed the district’s rationale for discussing transgender and sex issues with kindergartners and other… Read More
Public Education
Grades are in for Kansas schools: just one A, but 80 Fs(The Sentinel) – Based on 2021 state assessment scores, only one public school in Kansas earned an “A” on Kansas Policy Institute’s A-F Grading of Kansas Schools initiative. According… Read More
Government, Public Education
Governor vetoes bill to fund Kentucky charter schools(The Center Square) – Saying Kentucky public schools are underfunded, Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill that would have funded charter schools in the state for the first time since… Read More
Public Education
Washington state school district under fire for discipline policy that considers students’ race(The Center Square) – A Washington state school board’s recent adoption of a “culturally responsive” student discipline policy that considers a student’s race before deciding on consequences for inappropriate… Read More
Culture, Public Education
California bill to require parents to tell schools about gun ownership fails(The Center Square) – A California bill that would have required parents or guardians of schoolchildren to disclose whether any firearms are in the home failed to pass through… Read More
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
Government
Education Scholarship Account bill passes South Carolina Senate(The Center Square) – The South Carolina Senate passed an educational scholarship account (ESA) bill and sent it to the House after a third reading Thursday.S. 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, Public Education
Parents must “earn” the right to know their “kids’ identities” according to public school staff trainingA Wisconsin school district offered a staff training session that included a slide saying, “Remember, parents are not entitled to know their kids’ identities. That knowledge must be… Read More