SecurityCommentary
Foreign Adversaries and America’s Classrooms
As the United States engages in kinetic operations against Iranian targets in the Middle East, there are legitimate worries about terrorist activity here at home…. Read More
EducationCommentary
School ‘Default Closure’ Rules Hurt the Children They’re Meant to Help
Milton Friedman once warned that “one of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” When the… Read More
Education Commentary
Accreditation Mandates Bring CRT Into Colleges and K-12 Schools
A recent report from Defending Education has found that more than half of collegiate social work programs appear to embed anti-racism and diversity, equity, and… Read More
LawNews
Mom Asks Court to Strike Down Regulation That Allowed School to ‘Socially Transition’ Daughter
A New England mother is asking the Rhode Island Supreme Court to strike down a regulation that allowed her daughter to “socially transition” genders at school without… Read More
EducationCommentary
Charlie Kirk Understood Conservatives Need to Take Back Academia
Until last week, we used to speak metaphorically about United States campuses becoming the main battleground in the culture wars. As the heartrending assassination of Charlie Kirk proves, we have become… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Parents Angry as Virginia High School Faces Probe of Minors’ Abortions
In what has become a chilling unearthing, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia has launched an investigation into Centreville High School for accusations of arranging… Read More
SocietyNews
School Allegedly Allowed Her Daughter to Socially Transition to a Boy
She got the knife away from her daughter. The teenager looked like a “deer in headlights” after the failed suicide attempt, her mother says. Driving… Read More
EducationCommentary
Education Department’s Return on Investment? Zero. Shut It Down.
In fiscal 2024, when President Joe Biden was still in office and the federal government was running a $1.8 trillion deficit, the Department of Education… Read More
EducationCommentary
Virginia Schools Face Ultimatum Over Transgender Policies
The U.S. Department of Education is charging that five public school divisions in Northern Virginia are violating federal law by continuing to allow boys who… Read More
EducationNews
This ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Provision Will Be Trump’s Greatest Legacy, Ted Cruz Says
When Sen. Ted Cruz pitched the president on the most far-reaching federal school choice measure on the books, he encouraged Donald Trump to consider his… Read More
EducationNews
‘Big, Beautiful’ Law to Supercharge School Choice, Advocate Says
School choice advocates are celebrating the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s unprecedented creation of a federal school choice benefit that could empower parents across the… Read More
EducationNews
California Faces Deadline to Remove ‘Gender Ideology’ From Curricula
The state of California must remove from federally funded sexual education curricula all gender ideology references that “indoctrinate” students, according to a notice from the… Read More
EducationNews
Lawmaker’s Bill Would Cut ‘DEI Crap’ From School Accreditation Process
A Florida Republican lawmaker is introducing a bill to overhaul how schools get accredited in a move he suggests could refocus education toward practical ends,… Read More
EducationNews
DOJ ‘Digging and Looking’ Into Anti-Parent School Board Activity Under Biden Admin
The U.S. Department of Justice is “digging and looking” into the Biden administration’s weaponization of school boards against parents, DOJ official Ed Martin said. Former… Read More
EducationNews
Teen Suspended and Dubbed a Racist for Saying ‘Illegal Alien’ Wins $20K, Apology From School
There’s justice for a North Carolina teen wrongly suspended and branded a racist for using the phrase “illegal alien.” Last year, 16-year-old Christian McGhee of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
At 100, the National Spelling Bee Needs a M-A-K-E-O-V-E-R
The fourth time was the charm for Faizan Zaki, of Allen, Texas, who last Thursday night won the 100th National Spelling Bee. The word that… Read More
EducationNews
Education Department to Launch Title IX Investigations to Mark Law’s Anniversary
To mark the 53rd anniversary of Title IX, the Department of Education is announcing investigations into two apparent violations of the federal law protecting women’s… Read More
EducationNews
EXCLUSIVE: Seattle Public School Employees Accused Israel of ‘Colonialism,’ ‘Genocide’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, an employee of Seattle Public Schools accused Israel of “colonialism”… Read More
EducationNews
Senate Panel Hearing Spotlights Charter Schools for Special-Needs Kids
Sen. Bill Cassidy on Thursday urged parents and school choice advocates to continue efforts to promote the educational benefits of charter schools, with an emphasis… Read More
EducationCommentary
What a Croc: Don’t Let ‘LA GATOR’ Scholarships Go Underfunded
Louisiana families are on the cusp of a transformative opportunity for their children—but that opportunity is in jeopardy of being swamped. Last year, Louisiana Gov…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Trump Rejects Obama-Era Race-Based School Discipline Policies
The second Donald Trump administration continues to ferret out racial favoritism in education and the federal workforce, and there is plenty to be found. The… Read More
EducationCommentary
Education Freedom Meets Religious Freedom
Two important developments in education occurred over the last week. One was a sign of the problem we have. The other was a sign of… Read More
EducationCommentary
New Senate Proposal Moves the Ball on Closing Down Department of Education
Will the U.S. Department of Education end with a bang or a whimper? So far this year, President Donald Trump’s executive orders have arrived with… Read More
EducationNews
EXCLUSIVE: Group Equips Parents to Lobby Lawmakers to Follow Trump’s Edict on Girls Sports
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A conservative organization for parents is equipping them to challenge their elected representatives who are defying President Donald Trump’s executive order… Read More
EducationCommentary
School Choice Soon Available to Half of US Kids, But How It’s Designed Is Critical
School choice will soon hit a tipping point. If Texas enacts a universal school choice bill, as seems very likely, then more than half of… Read More
EducationNews
Education Department’s Probe Into Anti-Parent California Law Could Help Affected Families, Legal Group Hopes
Aurora Regino was the last to know that her daughter’s school district was secretly helping the 11-year-old identify as a boy. An elementary school guidance… Read More
EducationNews
Border Patrol Recruiter Asked to Leave California High School Career Fair
A Border Patrol recruiter was asked to leave a college and career fair on Wednesday at a public high school in Southern California. A post… Read More
EducationNews
How Red States Plan to Carry Out Trump’s Executive Order Eliminating the Department of Education
Red state officials awaiting guidance on how to respond to the executive order dismantling the Department of Education say they are eager to centralize authority… Read More
EducationNews
Why Trump Aims to Put His Secretary of Education Out of Work
President Donald Trump said Thursday he hopes his executive order to begin eliminating the Department of Education will put Secretary of Education Linda McMahon out… Read More
EducationNews
‘The Department of Education Has Not Improved Student Achievement’
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday afternoon that aims to eliminate as much of the Department of Education as he can. The move… Read More
