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Georgia mulls legislation requiring weapons detection systems in all public schools
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (378+ words) As a practicing attorney here in Georgia, I am used to entering a Georgia courthouse most days, where I pass through security which includes a weapons detection system," he said,reportedby NPR and PBS affiliate WABE.org. It's my opinion…...
Arkansas OKs $32 million for Education Freedom Accounts
3+ week, 5+ day ago (267+ words) (The Center Square) " Arkansas lawmakers have approved an additional $32 million in funding for Education Freedom Accounts for the fiscal year after a request was sent by the Arkansas Department of Education. The funding request was outlined in a'letter'from Arkansas Department…...
Congress nears bipartisan permitting reform
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (472+ words) (Daily Caller News Foundation) " House Republicans are plowing ahead with a bipartisan permitting reform bill this week as the issue of deregulation takes center stage in Congress approaching recess, despite opposition from some hardliners. "The last thing we need to…...
Arkansas may ban school choice funds from being used for team sports
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (609+ words) A proposed new rule may prohibit homeschool and private-school families from using Arkansas" education freedom funds for team sports " even as public schools face no such restrictions. In describing extracurricular activities that the state"s school choice funds can be…...
‘No Arkansas tax dollars have gone toward’ school counselor association criticized for promoting DEI, Gov. Sanders says
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (514+ words) (The Daily Signal) " Arkansas Gov.Sarah Huckabee Sandersclarified Monday that no Bear State tax dollars supported a school counselor association that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion, after The Daily Signal inquired about military branches'including the Arkansas Air National Guard'sponsoring an…...
Active shooter hoaxes hit colleges nationwide, says Education Secretary McMahon
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (157+ words) These threats are not just" College campuses nationwide are facing swatting" incidents " intentional, false claims of emergencies, according to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. These threats are not just disruptive " they are dangerous," McMahon said on X Friday. Each one…...
Arkansas teacher charged in killing of couple hiking with children
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (347+ words) A 28-year-old teacher has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a married couple who were hiking with their children at Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas." He was charged with two counts of capital murder and is…...
Arkansas wins lawsuit against removing CRT from public schools
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (207+ words) Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders originally signed the ban" The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Arkansas's ban on teaching critical race theory in public school classrooms. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders originally signed the ban into law, along…...
New Arkansas private school credits school choice program for successful launch
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (377+ words) Star City Christian Academy will" A new private school is opening in southeast Arkansas this fall, which founders say wouldn't be possible without the state's Education Freedom Account. Star City Christian Academy will welcome its first group of students Aug....
Ten Commandments ruling proves we can’t count on public schools to revive morality in America
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (915+ words) Christian parents at their wits" end with schools" sexual and racial indoctrination of their children should be waking up to a mournful reality: It"s a fool"s errand to rely on public schools to hand down morality. For one…...