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Chipping Away at Blaine Amendments Crucial for School Choice

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Jillian Schneider | March 18, 2023 (The Lion) — With 29 states currently considering school choice legislation, the education freedom movement seems unstoppable. But the legacy of a 19th century congressman hasn’t made it easy. The “Blaine Amendments” are present in 37 state constitutions. They forbid public funds from going to religious education institutions, causing legal trouble for some school choice …

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Virginia Teachers Union Sneaks CRT, Marxism Into Classrooms Despite Ban

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John Ransom | March 18, 2023 (The Lion) — The Virginia Education Association is finding ways to introduce Critical Race Theory (CRT) materials into classrooms, despite a statewide ban. In February, as a part of its Black History Month, the VEA provided educators with a Black Lives Matter “tool box,” Fox News reports. The union claimed …

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Debating Between ‘Public’ and ‘Private’ Education? Consider This First.

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Shanxi Omoniyi | February 25, 2023 (The Lion) — Before Christian parents of school-aged children decide between Christian or public education, it’s essential to first settle the purpose of education, advises a Bible scholar and teacher. “Education is not primarily about learning skills, job skills, or even learning self-expression or something like that,” said Dr. …

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Suparna Dutta Removed From State Board of Education

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Asian Mom, Engineer Smeared as ‘White Supremacist,’ ‘Not Qualified’ John Ransom | February 13, 2021 (The Lion) — Virginia Democrats voted along party lines to oust a parent who was appointed to the Virginia Board of Education (BOE), claiming she wasn’t qualified. “They voted to remove Suparna Dutta, shockingly claiming that a public school parent …

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STUDY: Rural School Choice Is a ‘Rising Tide That Lifts All Boats’

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Jillian Schneider | January 18, 2023 (The Lion) — Critics say school choice policies harm rural communities. They couldn’t be more wrong. School choice policies help families take advantage of educational alternatives in their community while simultaneously benefiting local public schools, the Heritage Foundation reports in “Rustic Renaissance: Education Choice in Rural America” by Jason Bedrick and …

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‘We Don’t Sue Enough of Our Public Schools,’ Says Education Reform Expert

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Jillian Schneider | January 13, 2023 (The Lion) — Public education all over America is failing, including in California with its poor test scores and the worst literacy rate in the nation. A proposed constitutional initiative submitted to California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office in December might help – a move which would “establish the right to a high-quality public education” and establish …

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Public Schools Face Dramatic Rise in Student Misbehavior

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Joe Herring | January 12, 2023 (The Lion) — Reports of student misbehavior have risen sharply in public schools, as districts also report widespread “stunted” social development among students. Yet special education resources may not be able to cope with the subsequent rise in students with special needs. The annual “School Pulse Panel,” a survey …

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High School for the Gifted Withholds Notification of Awards in the Name of ‘Equity’

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Joe Herring | January 3, 2023 (The Lion) — Parents with children attending a top-ranked Virginia high school were shocked to discover administrators withheld notifications of National Merit Scholar awards for years. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHS) in Fairfax County, Virginia is a STEM-centered magnet school with high standards for admission, …

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