Andrew Rice | October 26, 2025 (The Center Square) — A vast majority of Americans do not believe the federal government should have control over education policy, according to a new poll. The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll found that only 11% of American voters think the federal government should set standards for curriculum, testing […]
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Shirleen Guerra | October 20, 2025 (The Center Square) — Fairfax County Public Schools says new evidence shows allegations that Centreville High School staff arranged or paid for student abortions without parental consent are “likely untrue.” The findings come from a 61-page report prepared for Fairfax County Public Schools by outside counsel and sent Oct.
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Bethany Blankley | October 8, 2025 (The Center Square) — The Texas Comptroller’s Office, which manages Texas’ new Education Savings Account program, has begun rolling out the program under Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock. Earlier this year, the Texas Legislature created the state’s first ESA program, which Hancock says has been formally named the Texas Education
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J.D. Davidson | June 30, 2025 (The Center Square) — Parents receiving taxpayer money for school choice won’t lose it immediately, as the state plans to appeal a ruling that declared Ohio’s EdChoice program unconstitutional. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Jaiza Page ruled late Tuesday in favor of 200 of the state’s public school districts
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Sarah Roderick-Fitch | May 7, 2025 (The Center Square) — Loudoun County Schools once again finds itself at the center of controversy and a new investigation by the Commonwealth of Virginia, following an alleged incident involving a transgender student filming the opposite sex in a locker room. Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares
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Bethany Blankley | May 2, 2025 (The Center Square) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has opened the first Office of Parental Rights in the U.S. OPR litigators will “provide justice to parents and families whose rights have been violated” within the public school system, he said. “Governments should understand that – when it comes
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Morgan Sweeney | April 25, 2025 (The Center Square) — President Donald Trump signed a handful of executive orders Wednesday evening aimed at dismantling key concepts and ideologies that have significantly shaped American education – some, more acutely within recent years, and others, across decades. One such order seeks to reform higher education accreditation practices,
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Sarah Roderick-Fitch | April 10, 2025 (The Center Square) — As cellphone bans in schools are gaining steam in dozens of states, one lawmaker is taking it to the federal level by proposing legislation leading to cellphone-free schools. Freshman Virginia Democratic Rep. Eugene Vindman has introduced the UNPLUGGED Act, which the lawmaker describes as the
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Shirleen Guerra | March 27, 2025 (The Center Square) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin returned 205 budget amendments and a message to the General Assembly: Virginia is booming—and it’s time to lock in tax relief, boost reserves and double down on strategic investments. Democratic leaders and policy advocates say the plan banks too much on savings while
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Shirleen Guerra | March 24, 2025 (The Center Square) — President Donald Trump issued orders to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and transfer responsibilities back to the states; Gov. Glenn Youngkin responded, “Virginia is ready.” Youngkin’s backing of Trump’s executive order aligns with a broader effort to shift Virginia’s education policies to state control. One clear
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