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1 week ago | 
readlion.com | Adam Wittenberg |Karsten Harrison |John Ransom |Jillian Schneider
A 17-year-old student is in custody after shooting four people at a Dallas high school Tuesday, the second shooting at the school in one year. No one died in the incident at Wilmer-Hutchins High School, which took place shortly after 1 p.m., officials said. An unidentified student reportedly let suspect Tracy Haynes Jr. into the building, where he indiscriminately shot five people, including one at point-blank range. Victims were taken to local hospitals for treatment, local media reported.
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1 month ago | 
readlion.com | Tom Joyce |Michael Dillon |Amanda Crumrine |Karsten Harrison
Texas lawmakers want parents, not the government, to have more control over their children’s education. The Texas Senate passed a Parental Bill of Rights last week along party lines, with Republicans in support. The legislation would bar diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in public K-12 schools and prohibit instruction on sexual orientation and so-called gender identity. Sen.
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1 month ago | 
readlion.com | Michael Ryan |Karsten Harrison |David Hicks |John Ransom
A Kansas City-area mom banned from all school property and events for taking and sharing a photo of a school poster had her ban overturned Thursday in federal court. Carrie Schmidt had been banned by Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 – not just from its property and events, but also from events at other area school districts that involved Gardner Edgerton students and personnel.
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | Adam Wittenberg |Anthony Kinnett |Bethany Blankley |Karsten Harrison
As the nation’s second-largest state considers passing a much-anticipated universal school choice bill, President Donald Trump is letting members of the Texas House know he’s watching. The $1 billion measure, which would provide education savings accounts for about 100,000 Texas students, passed the state Senate last week, but it is poised for a battle in the House, where it has previously faced defeat. Trump praised Lt. Gov.
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | Shanxi Omoniyi |Bethany Blankley |Karsten Harrison
South Dakota is considering legislation to allow chaplains in public schools as volunteers or paid employees, joining a national trend started by Texas almost two years ago. Proponents of House Bill 1054 argued chaplains can help students build support systems and avoid behavioral incidents while attending schools, according to the Argus Leader. The bill passed the House Education Committee with a 10-5 vote Monday and will move to the House for further consideration.
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | Adam Wittenberg |Bethany Blankley |John Ransom |Karsten Harrison
Gov. Greg Abbott declared school choice an emergency item that “MUST be passed this session,” giving the Texas Legislature 30 days to consider a measure that would create the nation’s largest universal school choice program. Abbott, a Republican who has campaigned heavily on school choice, gave his State of the State address Sunday in Austin, naming his priorities for the Legislature to address in the next month. Lawmakers are prohibited from voting on other measures until the 30 days is done.
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | Adam Wittenberg |Karsten Harrison |Bethany Blankley |Chrissy Clark
An education freedom advocate has released an ad promoting school choice in Texas as the state Legislature moves closer to accomplishing Gov. Greg Abbot’s priority of establishing universal choice in the state. The ad, from yes. every kid., will air on local television in Austin during Abbott’s State of the State address Sunday, the organization said in an email. “Gov.
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | Fred Lucas |Karsten Harrison
(The Daily Signal) – Wisconsin, one of the seven presidential battlegrounds states, could become one of just a handful of states to have voter ID requirements enshrined in its state constitution. A total of 36 states have some form of ID requirement to vote, although only 22 require photo IDs, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. However, only a few states have it in their constitution.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
readlion.com | Bethany Blankley |Karsten Harrison
(The Center Square) – On the same day the Texas Senate filed its 2026-2027 biennium budget proposal, the Texas House filed a similar budget. The proposals are nearly identical, allocating more than $330 billion in spending, including $1 billion for school choice.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
readlion.com | Frances Floresca |Josh Mann |T. A. Defeo |Karsten Harrison
The Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) has published a list of schools eligible for the state’s education savings accounts program. For students to be eligible for Georgia Promise Scholarships, they must be zoned for a public school in the bottom 25% for academic achievement, according to the state’s website. In addition, students must have attended one of these public schools for at least two consecutive semesters or be entering kindergarten.
