By: Molly Launceford As part of the December 2022 omnibus bill, Congress appropriated $23 million dollars toward civic and history education. This more than triples the annual spending of previous years and is the first major increase in federal funding of civic education in quite some time. What does this mean for states? Education is … Continue reading The National Effort to Improve Civic Education
Who is Winning?: An Early Evaluation of Arizona’s Massive School Choice Experiment
By: Mike Feeney On January 13, 2023, newly elected Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs issued her first budget proposal, which includes a plan to repeal the massive expansion of the state’s school voucher program that former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law in June of 2022. While Hobbs’ efforts to repeal the state’s voucher program … Continue reading Who is Winning?: An Early Evaluation of Arizona’s Massive School Choice Experiment
The Crusade Against Public Education in Arizona
By: Sarah Fisher Arizona is plagued by a public education crisis. In 2022, a study performed by the personal financial service, WalletHub, ranked each state from best to worst public education based on thirty-two different metrics. Some of these metrics included test scores, dropout rates, bullying rates, access to illegal drugs, and more. Relying on … Continue reading The Crusade Against Public Education in Arizona
Another Dangerous Proposition
By: Austin Agostino 2021 was a record year for anti-LGBTQIA+ bills, with 26 enacted in 10 states. Just over a month into 2022, LGBTQIA+ groups are opposing at least 200 bills. In the wake of divisive politics, a revolution of Nixon and Reagan-era ideologies have found a place in the 21st century. The current Florida … Continue reading Another Dangerous Proposition
The Establishment Clause and State Funding for Religious Schools
By: Sharon Foster In December 2021, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Carson v. Makin. The Court was asked to decide whether Maine’s secondary school funding program violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. The plaintiffs contend that the State’s refusal to provide tuition assistance for sectarian education violates their right to … Continue reading The Establishment Clause and State Funding for Religious Schools
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