Press Release
Treasurer Fitzpatrick Announces Almost 400 MOScholars Scholarships AwardedJefferson City, MO — Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today announced that almost 400 scholarships have been awarded to students to attend the school of their choice through the MOScholars program. Read More
Education
Burgum calls for legislation to allow Pledge of Allegiance in all North Dakota schools(The Center Square) – Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said he wants legislation to allow the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited in every public school and during meetings… Read More
Education
Kansas legislators: State board must get honest about education failures, like Gov. Youngkin in Virginia(The Sentinel) – Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s bleak but refreshingly honest end-of-the-school-year report on K-12 education in the commonwealth focused on many of the issues facing public schools in Kansas stands… Read More
Education
Schools encouraged to spy on parents concerned about privacy in Zuckerberg-funded K-12 learning platformA digital education platform funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative told schools using its services to monitor parents’ online activity for signs of opposition after some expressed privacy concerns. Summit… Read More
Inflation
Americans feeling pain of inflation as they begin back-to-school shopping(The Center Square) – Inflation has soared in the past year, and parents are feeling the difference as they start back-to-school shopping this year. A new Morning Consult … Read More
Education
National poll: confidence in public schools is crumblingA national poll shows that confidence in America’s public schools is near an all-time low across political affiliations. In Gallup’s annual survey assessing public confidence in national institutions, just 28% of… Read More
Education
Exclusive: Lawmakers to address school choice and transparency laws at upcoming meeting(The Center Square) – The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) will hold its annual meeting this week, where lawmakers and policy leaders will address education bills focused on parental rights… Read More
Education
DeSantis’ message on education freedom is resonating in battleground states, teacher union poll finds(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ message of education freedom – including empowering parents, banning “woke” curriculum, and ensuring education transparency – are all policies that are resonating… Read More
Education
Illinois parents’ rights group urges parents to opt children out of controversial sex ed(The Center Square) – An Illinois parents’ rights group is advocating for parents to opt their children out of controversial sex ed courses.Awake Illinois founder Shannon Adcock said with the… Read More
Education
School district drops its threat to sue outspoken mom, as interest grows in her fight vs. inappropriate curriculaA Wisconsin school district has withdrawn its warning of legal action against an outspoken parent, after she obtained legal counsel to defend herself against the district’s claims of defaming it. … Read More
Biden administration
Critics blast Biden plan for 250,000 tutors to correct learning losses that he and supporters helped causePresident Biden has promised to fix learning losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, though critics argue his administration created the gap to begin with. Pandemic learning losses prompted the Biden administration last week to … Read More
Education
After being demonized, parent advocates doubt the sincerity of the Biden administration’s effort to mend fencesParent advocates are highly skeptical of the Biden administration’s sudden pivot to try to reconcile itself with concerned parents it once sought to investigate as domestic terrorists. The U.S. Department of… Read More
Education
National School Boards Association shedding members in over half the states after smearing concerned parentsWisconsin is the latest state to join a mass exodus of state school boards from the National School Boards Association in the wake of its infamous letter comparing concerned parents… Read More
National, State Government
Extent of far-left race and sex curricula in schools, and solutions, to be discussed by national panel at free public event in KC MondayFrighteningly fringe curriculum on race and sexuality is much more widespread across America – and much less coincidental – than many parents realize, close observers say. “These aren’t isolated incidents,” Mary… Read More
State Government
Possible school election bribery case not big enough for a local Kansas prosecutor. Will the attorney general step in?A local prosecutor won’t touch the case, but the Kansas Attorney General’s office may investigate whether a school superintendent attempted to bribe district employees into voting for a recent… Read More
State Government
Race-based grading in this Chicago-area school? News report says yes, school says noA Chicago-area high school is being accused of planning to no longer penalize students’ grades for missed assignments and classes, or for bad behavior, in order to eliminate what it… Read More
State Government
Eudora girl forced to share a bed with biological male on school-sponsored overseas trip(The Sentinel) – On a school trip to Costa Rica earlier this month, three female high school students in the Eudora school district were assigned to a two-bed hotel room… Read More
National, State Government
UM gets $1.25 million to help middle schoolers in core subjects(The Center Square) – A federally funded program to help middle school students improve in math, science and language arts showed favorable outcomes and will be increased and extended… Read More
National
A historic surge in homeschooling continues despite the return of in-person learningThe COVID-19 pandemic “ushered in what may be the most rapid rise in homeschooling the U.S. has ever seen,” according to a recent data analysis by the Associated Press. The analysis… Read More
State Government
‘Parents Bill of Rights’ gets initial OK in Missouri House(The Center Square) – A 10-page “Parents’ Bill of Rights Act of 2022” was perfected in the Missouri House last week after being voted out of the Legislative Oversight committee… Read More