New Mexico AG Calls for Reform After Report Finds “Substantial Racial Disparities” in One School District

The Systemic Racism of California's Public Schools

The Systemic Racism of California's Public Schools

Childcare doesn’t need more subsidies. It needs less red tape

Last week, a New Mexico judge upheld the state’s universal childcare program, a victory for those who see greater public spending as the key to making childcare affordable. But there is a better way to lower costs: Reducing the regulations that make childcare so expensive in the first place. Consider the recent overhaul of the []

Once designed to strip Native students of culture, this school now safeguards it

For more than a century, federal boarding schools worked to forcibly assimilate Native American children into white culture. Here's how one Santa Fe school has worked to change that legacy.

Report: Native American Students Face Harsher Discipline, Lost School Days at NM District

Native American students in a New Mexico school district are receiving harsher punishments and losing more school days for infractions similar to those committed by their white peers, according to [] The post Report: Native American Students Face Harsher Discipline, Lost School Days at NM District appeared first on URL Media.

Opinion | In Mississippi, Redistricting Is Still About Race

Chris Danielson writes about how redistricting efforts in Mississippi are based far more in race than they are in partisan politics. The post Opinion | In Mississippi, Redistricting Is Still About Race appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools

The U.S. agency that oversees dozens of schools serving Native Americans is reporting more on-time high school graduations than ever.

A look at new Connecticut laws taking effect on July 1. They include DCF reforms and absentee voting

HARTFORD, Conn. — New state laws implementing sweeping reforms to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, expanding absentee voting to all eligible voters, preventing armed security officers with records of misconduct from serving ...

A lack of funding, a glut of stigma: How Ohio LGBTQ+ health outcomes are impacted

For the 1 in 10 Ohioans who identify as LGBTQ+, media representation and social acceptance may have improved, but stigma and discrimination still impact them in large aspects of their lives, including healthcare access, a new report shows. State data cited by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio showed that 10.6 of Ohioans are a [] The post A lack of funding, a glut of stigma: How Ohio LGBTQ+ health outcomes are impacted appeared first on Cincinnati CityBeat.

Vote Now to Name Indiana State Fair the Best in America

Vote Now to Name Indiana State Fair the Best in America

What’s Really Replacing Religion In America’s Schools?

A federal appeals court struck down a key part of Florida’s law restricting race and gender discussions in public colleges and universities on Tuesday. The same people celebrating the ruling are also decrying a recent decision by the Texas State Board of Education that allowed biblical passages to appear on a secondary school reading list. ...

Wyoming pols cheer as Supreme Court upholds laws banning transgender girls from athletic teams

The high court ruling comes three years after the Wyoming Legislature enacted a ban on transgender girls participating in middle and high school sports. The post Wyoming pols cheer as Supreme Court upholds laws banning transgender girls from athletic teams appeared first on WyoFile .

Federal Investigation at UCLA Follows Decades of CEO Advocacy

Dear Supporters, We have major news to share in the fight for colorblind equality. A Department of Justice investigation has determined that the UCLA School of Medicine has been illegally using race as a factor in its admissions process. This finding serves as a powerful reminder: This investigation—and the legal accountability we are seeing today—would never have been possible without the Center for Equal Opportunity’s relentless efforts over more than 30 years. Establishing the Intellectual and Legal Framework for Colorblind Equal Opportunity The current accountability at UCLA is the direct result of a strategic foundation that CEO has spent three ... Read More

Elimination of single-family zoning move closer in Oak Park – Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest

Village board member Cory Wesley, perhaps the most outspoken proponent of eliminating single family zoning districts in Oak Park, says single family zoning is racist in origin and limits affordability and socio-economic diversity: “It was implemented to keep Black people out of various different areas, Oak Park being one of them. It is not unique to Oak Park, this is prevalent across the entire country.”

Midwest People: July 2026

Updates about construction professionals in the Midwest region.

Low-Tax States For Middle-Class Families Ranked by Childcare Affordability

Low-Tax States For Middle-Class Families Ranked by Childcare Affordability

Gov. Tim Walz: The Supreme Court Says States Can Be Cruel to Trans Kids

Gov. Tim Walz: The Supreme Court Says States Can Be Cruel to Trans Kids

Officials: Trans athlete bans won’t change Illinois school sports

In a 6-3 decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld multiple state bans on transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports. The ruling could have an impact on Illinois, and potentially the midterm elections. The court upheld bans in two states, Idaho and West Virginia, which prohibited individuals who identified as transgender women []...Click to read more

What can Mass. learn from New Mexico’s universal child care experiment?

New Mexico is making waves, and generating questions from curious onlookers, by offering universal child care to all families. How is it funded? Is it truly universal? Are there enough caretakers to keep up with demand? And with our astronomically high child care costs, could Massachusetts achieve something similar? Jacob Vigil, the chief legislative officer of New Mexico Voices for Children, joins CommonWealth Beacon's Chris Lisinski to dive into the policy, the grassroots campaign behind the changes, and how money from the booming New Mexican oil and gas industry played a key role.

Bor County education conference adopts bold public school reforms

The education department in Jonglei State’s Bor County, in partnership with education partners, on Tuesday The post Bor County education conference adopts bold public school reforms appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

Honest Elections Project Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Louisiana v. Callais

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project, released the following statement: “The Supreme Court got it right: Louisiana’s second majority-minority district is an illegal race-based gerrymander by the plain letter of the law. Race should have no role in redistricting whatsoever, and the Court deserves credit for striking this one down.” The post Honest Elections Project Applauds Supreme Court Decision in Louisiana v. Callais appeared first on Honest Elections Project.

Even More Illinois Counties To Vote On Separating From Chicago

Even More Illinois Counties To Vote On Separating From Chicago

Why Ohio Got a Terrible Grade on the NPE Report

Carol Burris, executive director of the Network for Public Education, was the author of the recent report Public Schooling in America: Our 2026 Report Card on the States. The subtitle: THE BEST AND THE WORST STATEHOUSES FOR SUPPORTING PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THEIR STUDENTS. She wrote recently to explain why Ohio received a low grade: Ohio []

The many ways U.S. Hispanics describe their identity

Fifty years ago, Congress passed a law to improve data collection on people in the United States who have roots in Spanish-speaking countries – a group that came to be labeled “Hispanics” and “Latinos” in federal surveys and publications. The law was meant to help decision makers better understand the fast-growing Hispanic population, but it also []

Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school sports

The court's conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year, ruled that state bans in Idaho and West Virginia don't violate the Constitution or the federal law known as Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education.

California Promised Billions For School Mental Health. Instead, Districts Got A Paperwork Nightmare

When the staff at Plumas Charter School first heard about California’s plan to fund on-campus mental health care, it seemed like the perfect solution for a rural community short on doctors. The small school had endured a brutal stretch of student trauma, including pandemic isolation, nearby wildfires, and a car accident that killed a classmate. [] California Promised Billions For School Mental Health. Instead, Districts Got A Paperwork Nightmare

We asked Americans to grade the economy. Then we asked if it would change their vote.

Americans at the Great American Fair gave the economy a grade B but said values, faith, family and party affiliation matter more at the ballot box.

Hispanics-only program draws civil rights complaint against USC, Loyola Marymount University

'Open discrimination, they don’t try to hide it.'

Fairfax County Schools in VA Sued for Allegedly Hiding Student Gender Transitions From Parents

“FCPS was given an opportunity to correct its anti-parent policies” The post Fairfax County Schools in VA Sued for Allegedly Hiding Student Gender Transitions From Parents first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Supreme Court says states can ban men from competing in women’s sports

The high court said federal law allows schools to provide separate men’s and women’s sports teams. [...]

Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls, women from athletic teams

The Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling Tuesday upholding state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams.

No Policy Shift: NCAA Boss Reacts to New SCOTUS Ruling on Transgender Athletes

No Policy Shift: NCAA Boss Reacts to New SCOTUS Ruling on Transgender Athletes

Supreme Court Rules States Can Exclude Transgender Athletes from Female Sports

(NaturalNews) The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 30 voted 6-3 to uphold state laws in West Virginia and Idaho that bar transgender girls and women from competi...

States can ban transgender women and girls from sports, according to U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state bans on transgender girls and women competing in girls’ and women’s school sports, delivering a major victory to Republican-led states and a devastating defeat to trans students who had asked the justices to let them participate in public school life as themselves.

The Democratic battle over a Florida district reveals the political cost of DeSantis’ new electoral map

Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s decision to run in majority-Black District 20 after the disappearance of her former seat has ignited a debate among Democrats over racial representation

“Nuclear Family Month” shows that MAGA is still coming for same-sex marriage

Red state anti-Pride proclamations demonize most straight people along LGBTQ folks

US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in female sports

The US Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-3 decision that states can ban transgender women from competing in female schools and college sports. The court decided that the state laws do not violate Title IX. In a post to Truth Social, President Trump described the ruling as a “big win”.

Before Brown v. Board, another segregation case changed public schools. That fight isn’t over.

To understand why five California families took their fight against segregated schools to court in the 1940s, picture the buildings reserved for their children’s learning. At that time in rural Orange County, just south of Los Angeles, school officials ordered Mexican-American children into environments that weren’t designed for education. Their studies took place in converted []

US Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Transgender Girls and Women Participating in Female School Sports

WASHINGTON (AP), Jun 30: The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgende...

Let’s Mark America 250 with a Civic Education Revival

Let’s Mark America 250 with a Civic Education Revival

When Did Citizenship Become Optional at the Ballot Box?

In a 10-5 vote, the Los Angeles City Council voted last week “to advance a measure that would allow non-citizens to vote in citywide and Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) school board elections.” Let that sink in. In one of America’s largest cities, elected officials are seriously debating whether citizenship should still matter at the ballot... The post When Did Citizenship Become Optional at the Ballot Box? first appeared on Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Arizona Drops Regulation Of School Choice In Settlement

Arizona Drops Regulation Of School Choice In Settlement