Public Education
Washington charter schools have less funding, better academics than traditional public schoolsIt seems impossible that public education could be made cheaper without skimping on quality. But Washingtonâs charter schools appear to be doing just that. Charter schools are public schools â… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas will sue Biden administration if state is challenged over Title IX(The Center Square) â Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Arkansas would sue the Biden administration if it pulls education funding over Title IX. The governor signed an executive order… Read More
Culture
Federal farm credit agency plows ahead with DEI, ‘queer’ farming(The Daily Signal) â A regulatory agency established during the Great Depression to help farmers financially recover from the Dust Bowl is now pushing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility standards… Read More
Culture
âProud to be an Americanâ: UNC frat brothers receive nationwide support for defending American flag during campus protestMembers of a University of North Carolina fraternity received widespread support after a viral video captured them safeguarding the American flag during an anti-Israel protest on campus. On Tuesday, members… Read More
Public Education
Board members accuse superintendent of âmanipulatingâ Missouri school district as finances implodeTwo school board members spoke out against the reinstatement of a superintendent in Missouri, accusing the administrator of multiple acts of bad faith as the districtâs financial condition deteriorates. Recent… Read More
Culture
Pentagon says it can’t calculate diversity training costs because Congress defunded DEI offices(The Daily Signal) â The Pentagon told Congress it could not provide a required accounting of diversity training to Congress because it didnât have enough people working in diversity, equity,… Read More
Legislation
Kansas House fails to override veto of youth ‘gender-affirming care’(The Sentinel) â A bill that would have banned so-called âgender-affirming careâ for minors in the state is dead, at least for this session, after two Kansas House Republicans switched… Read More
Public Education
Senate Republicans grill Biden education secretary over antisemitism in universitiesMiguel Cardona, education secretary for the Biden administration, faced questioning in a Tuesday Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing centered on the 2025 Department of Education (DOE) budget… Read More
Culture
Englandâs NHS: âWe are defining sex as biological sexââSexâ is a biological fact, says Englandâs National Health Service (NHS), as it prepares for what appears to be a landmark swing away from gender ideology in its written constitution. Read More
Courts
West Virginia track and field athletes granted injunction following protest(The Center Square) â A Harrison County Circuit Court judge ruled Thursday a group of middle school athletes can continue to compete in the shot put following a protest against… Read More
Culture
More than half arrested for campus protests were outside agitators, university says(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Over half of the protesters arrested at New York University (NYU) in late April were outside agitators, the University claimed, according to CNN. The NYPD… Read More
Culture
âCoddledâ college students falling prey to âcultural Marxismâ in campusesâ takeover by anti-Jewish mobs, Missouri senators Hawley, Schmitt argueUniversities across America have âtotally failed this countryâ in creating a climate of âcultural Marxismâ resulting in the anti-Israel mobs on campuses, say Missouri Senators Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt. Read More
Public Education
Florida teachersâ union blames public school decline on burgeoning chartersAfter a Florida school district announced it was cutting 700 positions, the local teachersâ union was quick to point the finger at charter schools. âItâs a drain on public schools… Read More
Culture
New Jersey college cancels drag queen story hour for kids of school employeesThe drag queen story hour scheduled for âBring Your Child to Work Dayâ at a New Jersey college was canceled amid concerns from staff members. Brookdale Community College announced its… Read More
Courts
Texas, 8 other states sue Biden admin over âillegalâ Title IX ârewriteâTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit Monday aimed at what he calls the Biden administrationâs attempt to ârewriteâ Title IX. âTexas will not allow Joe Biden to rewrite… Read More
Public Education
School board member Lanning fired from Missouri nonprofit after harassment charges, viral videoA Missouri school board member was fired from her nonprofit job weeks after criminal charges for harassment were filed against her and following calls for her resignation. Whitney Lanning, a… Read More
Opinion
Biden botched financial aid rollout, but parents and students are paying the price(The Daily Signal) â In a normal year, May 1 is known as National College Decision Day, the deadline for students to commit to enrolling at a college,… Read More
Culture
Adams says âoutside agitatorsâ behind Columbia protests(The Center Square) â New York Mayor Eric Adams is defending the NYPD’s decision to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators holed up in a building at Columbia University Tuesday night, and to… Read More
Legislation
Arizona Senate passes abortion ban repeal, heads to Hobbs’ desk(The Center Square) â The Arizona State Senate voted to repeal the abortion law that would ban almost all abortions unless a motherâs life is at risk in a narrow… Read More
Public Education
Evidence for illegal electioneering on bond issue mounts in St. Joseph, Missouri school districtThe superintendent, director of communications and other St. Joseph, Missouri school district (SJSD) employees used district resources to coordinate and promote the yes campaign in a school bond issue that… Read More