Perspectives Arizona governor struggles to explain anti-school voucher stance despite her private school education Spencer Irvine February 28, 2023 Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who narrowly defeated Republican nominee Kari Lake last fall, made it clear in her first…
Perspectives Following DeSantis? Virginia to review AP black history course Spencer Irvine February 27, 2023 After the back-and-forth statements between Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and The College Board, four other states announced plans to…
Perspectives LGBTQ activists show up in force on debate on gender identity in schools Spencer Irvine February 23, 2023 The Indiana state legislature is considering a bill that would prohibit classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity. WDRB…
Perspectives Wall Street Journal praises Iowa Gov. Reynolds over school choice Spencer Irvine February 9, 2023 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, has made school choice a centerpiece of her administration and garnered high praise from…
Perspectives Sarah Huckabee Sanders nominates Florida education official to reform education Spencer Irvine January 13, 2023 Newly-elected Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the daughter of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Trump White House press…
Perspectives Chicago Public Schools watchdog issues troubling sexual misconduct report Spencer Irvine January 12, 2023 The inspector general’s office (OIG) in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced that its Sexual Allegations Unit closed over 600 cases…
Perspectives Report finds a large exodus of school superintendents since the pandemic Spencer Irvine December 30, 2022 According to a recent report, half of the country’s 500-largest school districts have or will change their superintendent since the…
Perspectives Government issues confusing guidance on relief funding Spencer Irvine December 29, 2022 Leave it to the federal government to mess up or create more confusion, especially when it comes to pandemic relief…
Perspectives Kentucky Supreme Court rules against school choice tax credit program Spencer Irvine December 21, 2022 The Kentucky Supreme Court dealt a blow to the school choice movement in the Commonwealth by ruling against the state’s…
Perspectives Maryland school transportation staff used government cards for personal use Spencer Irvine December 20, 2022 There is yet-another example of government waste of taxpayer dollars, this time in the suburbs north of Washington, D.C. Two…
Perspectives DC schools, teachers union reach tentative agreement on pay Spencer Irvine December 16, 2022 District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and the Washington Teachers Union (WTU) reached a tentative agreement last month, which has…
Perspectives West Virginia struggles to fully certify teachers Spencer Irvine December 2, 2022 West Virginia admitted that it is having a certification problem with teachers, with many teachers not carrying the proper teaching…