As book bans soar, schools, libraries buy fewer books on LGBTQ+, race
After years of culture war battles in school and public libraries, the campaign by conservative-leaning “parent rights” groups has succeeded in casting a nationwide chill…
Newly elected L.A. school board members vow to defend against Trump
Newly elected Los Angeles school board members say they are united in a mission to protect the district’s most vulnerable — students and staff who…
Oklahoma amends request for Bibles that seemed to match Trump version
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma has amended its request for 55,000 Bibles to be placed in public schools that initially matched a version of the holy book…
Bibles that Oklahoma wants for schools match version backed by Trump
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s top education official is seeking to purchase 55,000 Bibles for public schools and specifying that each copy contain the Declaration of Independence…
Anti-Haitian rhetoric has made Springfield residents dismayed, fearful
A disturbing scenario has played out at public schools across Springfield, Ohio, in recent days, with children turned away as they arrive or, worse, rushed…
Sondheimer: Can CIF committees reshape the future of prep sports?
It’s time for fine-tuning, creativity and some commonsense solutions.The California Interscholastic Federation, which governs high school sports in the state, is holding a series of…
GOP Rep. Mike Garcia says job is to keep U.S. from becoming California
There was a bogeyman at Republican Rep. Mike Garcia’s town hall in Santa Clarita this week: the state of California.Onstage at the Performing Arts Center…
Republicans’ ‘Tampon Tim’ joke about Walz is already backfiring
Before Tuesday, vice presidential contender Tim Walz was hardly a household name. Now that the Minnesota governor has been the subject of round-the-clock news interviews…
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law raises preferential treatment concerns
Christians and Jews believe in the Ten Commandments — just not necessarily the version that will hang in every public school and state-funded college classroom…
How will Louisiana’s Ten Commandments classroom requirement work?
BATON ROUGE, La. — Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms,…
California Assembly passes bill to make kindergarten mandatory
After several failed attempts, California lawmakers are once again working to mandate that children attend kindergarten, with the state Assembly passing a bill to make…
California teachers criticize Newsom’s budget proposal
SACRAMENTO — California’s largest teachers union on Friday turned up the pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, announcing a public campaign aimed at blocking part of his…
New Florida law to open public schools to volunteer chaplains
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida school districts will soon have the option of allowing volunteer chaplains to counsel students under a bill signed Thursday by Republican Gov.…