A Pennsylvania state Senator told a radio host that approval of a measure to notify parents when weapons are illicitly brought to school was opposed by some school districts as cumbersome. The state Senate recently passed Senate Bill 971, a bipartisan measure that would notify parents if a weapon, such as a gun or knife, was found at a school or a school-related event.
There are many new laws that Tennessee can expect from the General Assembly starting this month. The ‘Family Rights and Responsibility Act’ outlines 12 fundamental rights of parents.
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced the decision on Thursday, calling the Bible an "indispensable historical and cultural touchstone."
The Satanic Temple has reached out to the state of Florida to offer their services as school chaplains under the state's new in-school chaplain program.
Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom, the latest move from a GOP-dominated Legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor.
In a victory for education freedom, an anti-school choice measure is being removed from the November ballot in Nebraska.
The Louisiana Senate has passed a universal school choice bill, thanks in part to the support of Gov. Jeff Landry.
Homeschooling families in Michigan are uniting to oppose expected legislation that would mandate a state registry, fearing it could lead to increased government intervention in home education.
The Louisiana House of Representatives rejected legislation to end government approval of homeschool programs, which advocates say would have made homeschooling easier for families in the Bayou State.
The Republican attorney general of Texas, Ken Paxton, warned the city of Austin not to defy a Texas law that bans gender-altering medical treatment.
Gov. Bill Lee signed into law Friday a controversial bill to allow school teachers and staff to carry guns in school. The law goes into immediate effect.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a major school choice bill Tuesday, with parents, students, advocates and educators in attendance.
A new school choice bill was passed in Nebraska..., focusing on low-income families.
Independent Women’s Voice applauds the Mississippi Legislature for bi-partisan passage of House Bill 1607—the Mississippi Women’s Bill of Rights—moving Mississippi one step closer to being a state that stands with women.
Independent Women’s Voice (IWV) applauds Idaho Governor Brad Little for signing HB 421 into law, legislation inspired by IWV’s Women’s Bill of Rights (WBOR) model legislation that codifies the common public understanding of sex-based words, such as ‘woman’ and ‘man’, already used across state code. The bill is set to take effect July 1, 2024.