by Beth Holmes | Apr 3, 2023 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The Parents’ Bill of Rights Act proposed by the GOP is mostly a way to strip education down to only what the most most conservative voices want taught. The so-called Parents’ Bill of Rights Act passed on Friday in the House of Representatives. It...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 29, 2023 | News, Teacher Issues
Menstrual cycles may be about to become the new banned topic in grade schools in Florida, along with sexuality and race. Legislation in Florida is moving through the state House of Representative to ban any discussion of human sexuality topics, including menstrual...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 20, 2023 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The Texas takeover of Houston schools has many enraged, in a state that makes much of regional rights over widespread authority. On Wednesday, Texas education commissioner Mike Morath announced that the state would be taking over Houston’s public school...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 13, 2023 | News, Teacher Issues
Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a new education bill on Wednesday, one that ties important things like a higher minimum salary for teachers to new restrictions on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity. The Good: The bill...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 27, 2023 | News, Teacher Issues
A Kentucky bill aimed at solving their teacher shortage is moving forward through the state House of Representatives. House Bill 319 is a multi-feature bill aimed at getting more teachers into classrooms. Every county in Kentucky but one reports a shortage of...