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Parents Group Alleges Racial Discrimination in Minnesota Teacher Hiring Program
The Minnesota school district stands by its person of color criteria for teacher recruitment programs, saying it benefits students’ learning and performance.
Proposed State Laws Seek to End Local Taxpayer Funding for Educating the Undocumented
The average cost of educating a K–12 student exceeds $15,000 per year. More than 29 percent of students are from households headed by illegal immigrants.
IN-DEPTH: Braving the Thorns: A Mother Leads Her Daughter Away From Transgenderism
‘If I knew there were dangers ahead, I thought, I would do everything to prevent my child from going astray ... I had no idea what I was facing.’
Other States Eye Copying Texas in Allowing Chaplains in Public Schools
The Lone Star State made the change after a U.S. Supreme Court case examined the concept of separation of church and state.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Considers Case Questioning the Constitutionality of School Choice
Ending America’s oldest school-choice program may force tens of thousands back to public schools that don’t have capability to taken them all in.
How the FBI, DOJ, and Teachers Unions Are Targeting Parents Who Advocate for their Kids’ Education: Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich
Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich are former school board members, and founders of Moms for Liberty, a grassroots parental-rights organization.
BC MLA Questions Why a Book Too Inappropriate for Legislature Was Allowed in Schools
A B.C. Conservative MLA has raised questions about a book available in public schools with content that was deemed too racy to be read in the legislature.
New Hampshire Board of Education Approves PragerU Online Course
Board of Education unanimously approves PragerU’s video series on financial literacy as an accredited course for high schoolers.
Teachers Union Boss Denies Comparing Parental Rights Advocates to Racial Segregationist
It’s not the first time AFT’s Randi Weingarten has come under fire for making such a comparison.
Superintendent Ryan Walters on CCP Schools in America, Parents’ Choice, and Classical Education
Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters talks about a CCP Confucius Institute in Oklahoma, the ills sabotaging American K12 education, and methods to fix.
