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readlion. com > indianas-public-universities-cutting-merging-nearly-600-degree-options

Indiana's public universities cutting, merging nearly 600 degree options

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (416+ words) State officials will cut and" Indiana's public universities are eliminating or combining hundreds of degree programs after a state review found many had little or no student interest. State officials will cut and merge nearly 600 degree options following a review…...

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readlion. com > blue-state-school-changes-stance-on-pledge-of-allegiance-after-family-files-lawsuit

Blue state school changes stance on Pledge of Allegiance after family files lawsuit

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (205+ words) (Daily Caller News Foundation) " A Maine school district has reinstated the Pledge of Allegiance at a local high school to settle a lawsuit filed by a father in March, local media reported. The paper reported Wednesday that staff at Falmouth…...

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readlion. com > texas-sets-record-with-school-choice-applications-spanning-race-income-geography

Texas sets record with school choice applications spanning race, income, geography

2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (1340+ words) After Texas set a nationwide record with 274, 000 applicants to its new school choice program " the most in a program's first year " the fight to characterize the applicant pool continues. Media outlets wrote that "most" of the applicants were white, well-off…...

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readlion. com > maryland-considers-joining-states-passing-school-bell-to-bell-cellphone-bans

Maryland considers joining states passing school "bell-to-bell" cellphone bans

2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (389+ words) Schools are to be centers of learning and" The'Old Line'State is pondering a new policy for its schools " banning cellphones for the entire school day, starting in the 2027-28 academic year. Schools are to be centers of learning and social development,…...

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readlion. com > watch-lawmakers-clash-over-religious-instruction-bill

WATCH: Lawmakers clash over religious instruction bill

21+ hour, 36+ min ago  (514+ words) (The Center Square) " Arizona lawmakers are debating a bill that would require public schools to allow students to leave campus for religious instruction, raising questions about parental rights and constitutional limits. State Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, is sponsoring'Senate Bill…...

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readlion. com > schools-must-notify-parents-of-lgbtq-day-of-silence-friday-or-face-legal-action-catholic-legal-group-says

Schools must notify parents of LGBTQ "Day of Silence" Friday or face legal action, Catholic legal'group says

21+ hour, 51+ min ago  (349+ words) In the wake of the Supreme Court empowering parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ material, the Thomas More Society is'warning'school districts nationwide that they must notify parents before involving children in'Friday's LGBTQ'Day of Silence." The Chicago-based Catholic legal…...

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readlion. com > court-upholds-iowa-law-banning-sexually-explicit-school-materials

Court upholds Iowa law banning sexually explicit school materials

1+ day, 41+ min ago  (310+ words) In a knockout punch against efforts to sexualize children, a federal court in Iowa denied a request to block a law that bans sexually explicit books in schools and sexual instruction for young children. The 8th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals on…...

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readlion. com > idaho-bill-to-defund-teachers-unions-awaiting-governors-signature

Idaho bill to defund teachers" unions awaiting governor"s signature

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (390+ words) HB 516 makes it illegal to "require or permit a school district, including specially" The Idaho Legislature has passed a bill prohibiting teachers" unions from receiving public funding. HB 516 makes it illegal to "require or permit a school district, including specially…...

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readlion. com > department-of-education-ends-obama-biden-era-enforcement-of-trans-ideology-in-educational-agreements

Department of Education ends'Obama-, Biden-era'enforcement of trans ideology in educational agreements

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (219+ words) However, OCR is withdrawing portions of these agreements, saying previous administrations forced an "ideologically-driven interpretation" of Title IX by interpreting sex as "gender identity." The Biden administration's 2024 Title IX rules added "gender identity" under non-discrimination protections, but in 2025 a federal…...

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readlion. com > most-important-best-qualified-teacher-will-always-be-a-parent-says-former-school-assistant-principal

Most important, best-qualified teacher" will always be a parent, says former school assistant principal

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (586+ words) Another former schoolteacher has joined the ranks of homeschool defenders " Daniel Buck, director of the American Enterprise Institute's Conservative Education Reform Network. "I've taught every grade level from 6 to 12, was an elementary school assistant principal, and attended one of the…...