Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed a federal lawsuit against Jeffco Public Schools on behalf of three families Wednesday. The lawsuit alleges that the school district violated the constitutional rights of parents Joe and Serena Wailes when it arranged for their 11-year-old daughter to share a bed with a transgender student during a trip out of state in June 2023. Since that incident, two other families have come forward with similar concerns.
A handful of red states are working to dismantle racist diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in education and government that often and ironically discriminate against some groups of students while favoring other groups of students. But Idaho is trailing the pack.
In a talk to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Iowa’s Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said prioritizing school choice in elections year after year eventually led to strong majorities in its favor.
The Moore County School Board discussed a proposal for purchasing 12 metal detection systems at its Sept. 3 work session.
Last week, America First Legal (AFL) secured an important victory for the parents of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, when the U.S. Department of Education decided that the Cedar Grove School District violated the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). According to the Department, the district violated the law by failing to provide parents with lawful prior notice of and a meaningful opportunity to opt their children out of the District’s “equity” and “diversity” surveys.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order on Tuesday (Aug. 27) prohibiting the teaching of critical race theory in Louisiana K-12 public schools.
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Huntington Beach officials have taken a controversial step towards implementing a new law that would require adults working in city facilities to inform parents if their children identify as transgender or gay.
Illinoisans already face a high tax burden and now DeKalb County school districts are asking voters to raise sales taxes for schools. Sales taxes would go up 1% in DeKalb County if voters approve the County School Facility Occupation Tax. DeKalb County Board Vice Chairman John Frieders told The Center Square that the school districts in DeKalb County are struggling financially.
First grade students at Rhodes Academy in Hempstead had a special guest to wrap up their first week back at school amid a sudden shakeup that ousted the district's superintendent.
ACT scores for individual high schools in Kansas show concerning declines since 2015 in most cases.
The Louisiana law requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments is constitutional, state Attorney General Liz Murrill argues in a legal brief filed this week.
The Missouri secretary of state last year enacted a rule requiring libraries to “adopt written policies determining what material is age-appropriate.” But at least one Kansas City-area library seems to have passed the buck on to parents.