February 8, 2023 Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces universal school choice proposal: Freedom for 'every family in Arkansas' Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' proposed education freedom accounts and a "three-year, phased-in approach to fund students" that will provide "universal choice for all families by 2025-2026."
February 8, 2023 Maryland 15-year-old student charged after bringing loaded handgun to school: authorities Maryland school security personnel at Duval High School near Washington, D.C. searched a 15-year-old student and found a loaded handgun, according to law enforcement.
February 8, 2023 Rep. Omar denies that government wants to prevent parents from being involved in children's education Rep. Ilhan Omar said that schools do not withhold information about children with their parents, despite several instances of parents being left in the dark about a child's gender identity.
February 8, 2023 Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo orders K-12 audits in an attempt to improve the state's public education system Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo called to evaluate K-12 resources statewide during his campaign. He recently ordered all public schools in the state to collect and report third party audits.
February 8, 2023 Texas A&M course assigns book that rips Trump: ‘Welcome to the reality-based community' The "Basics of Democracy" textbook is assigned in a political science class at Texas A&M that rips former President Trump and claims opponents operate in the 'reality-based community'
February 7, 2023 Washington elementary school excludes White students from ‘safe space’ club, mentor program, email shows Centennial Elementary in Olympia established a fifth-grade "Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Mentor Group" that the principal says excludes White students.
February 6, 2023 Florida House speaker investigates books in Hillsborough after content was challenged by parents Florida House Speaker Paul Renner announced he has requested records from school district officials regarding so-called "age-inappropriate" reading materials available to students.
February 6, 2023 New Mexico considering naming a first-in-the-nation 'state aroma,' thanks to fifth-grade class The state of New Mexico may become the first state in the nation to have an official aroma, thanks in no small part to the advocacy of a fifth-grade class with a passion for chilies.
February 6, 2023 Suspected prostitution ring moves into CA neighborhood outside Catholic school: 'Pimp is blocking my driveway' A community in Oakland, California, is sounding the alarm on suspected prostitutes and pimps that loiter near a Catholic school "during all periods of the day."
February 6, 2023 Iowa youth program founder will remain 'all in' on helping kids after being shot Will Keeps, a youth program founder in Iowa, was shot last month in a shooting that killed two students. Keeps is a former gang member who turned his life around.