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Florida Bill Would Ban Mandatory DEI Statements for Colleges
Proposed legislation in Florida would ban mandatory DEI statements from the hiring and tenure processes in higher education. Read More.
Mainstream media gave Biden student loan bailout overwhelmingly positive coverage: analysis
U.S. newspapers reporting on President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program were strongly biased in favor of the administration’s bailout, according to a report released Tuesday that reviewed more than eight dozen articles on the topic. Read More.
More Than 30 Illinois Public Schools Have No Students Proficient In Math Or Reading: Report
There are no students proficient at grade level in math or reading at dozens of Illinois public schools, according to a new report from a nonprofit research organization. Read More.
This education reform plan could be a blueprint for the entire country
The Sanders administration recently unveiled Arkansas LEARNS, the most far-reaching, bold, and conservative education reforms in the entire country. Read More.
Virginia Gov. Youngkin Orders Education Secretary to Review 'AP African American Studies' Course
The state will now join Arkansas, Mississippi, and North Dakota in reviews of the course material after it was banned in Florida. Read More.
Loudoun County Board flamed for voting to keep student sex assault report under wraps: 'Hiding something big'
Loudoun County's school board voted 6-3 last Tuesday to keep a report on district sexual assaults under wraps, garnering criticism from parents who called for transparency. Read More.
Oklahoma public universities spent millions on DEI: report
Public colleges and universities in Oklahoma spend millions of dollars on “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives each year, according to a disclosure by Chancellor Allison Garrett of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Read More.
'Woke' California university slammed for 'dehumanized' initiative encouraging students to tell on professors
California State University Monterey Bay facing criticism for encouraging students to tell on professors for racism if they aren't 'consistently' called on. Read More.
Larry Hogan Claims School Curriculum Fight Reeks Of ‘Big Government’
Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, who is considering a run for president, said Sunday that elected officials dictating school curricula reeks of big government. Read More.
The Future for Religious Charter Schools
Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School board, which authorizes and oversees all virtual charter schools in the state, meets today to consider certifying an unusual, pathbreaking school. Read More.
To Increase Equity, School Districts Eliminate Honors Classes
A group of parents stepped to the lectern Tuesday night at a school board meeting in this middle-class, Los Angeles-area city to push back against a racial-equity initiative. Read More.
KY Senate permits teachers to refuse to refer a transgender student by their preferred pronouns
The Kentucky Senate passed a bill Thursday allowing teachers to refuse to refer to transgender students by their preferred pronouns — a proposal that was touted as protecting free-speech rights in classrooms but denounced by a lawmaker whose transgender son died recently.
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Broward County Schools Remove Sexually Explicit, Pornographic Book
Concerned parents scored a victory this week following Florida's Broward County Schools removing a sexually explicit book from schools. Read More.
The Rise of School Choice
Since the national adoption of compulsory schooling in the late nineteenth century, state governments have overwhelmingly entrusted themselves with near-monopolistic control over K-12 education. Read More.
New Jersey high school students to 'hit snooze' as board of education approves later start time
Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey, has changed its start time to 35 minutes later after the board of education there voted "yes" to a "later start resolution" on Feb. 13, 2023. Read More.
