Friday, February 13, 2026

EDUCATION

Former Columbia Student Sues Congresswoman

(The Center Square) ​​ Khymani James, indefinitely suspended from Columbia University in 2024, says in a court filing the North Carolina congresswoman leading the Committee on Education and the Workforce “abused her role and authority.” He says she tried to retaliate against and punish him for First Amendment protected criticism...

Superintendent Group Webinar Details School Response to ICE

(Esther Wickham, The Center Square) The American Association of School Administrators hosted a members-only virtual webinar last week, providing school leaders with guidance on how to respond to potential encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on school campuses, according to materials exclusively obtained by The Center Square. The webinar...

Virginia Democrats Push Mandatory DEI Curriculum

(Esther Wickham, The Center Square) Democrats in the Virginia Legislature proposed a bill requiring public schools to include diversity, equity and inclusion topics in their curriculum. House Bill 614, introduced this month by Delegate Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, would require all public elementary and secondary schools within Virginia to adjust their...

Texas Parents Win Lawsuit Against School District Taken Over by State

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square)  In what is considered a landmark win for parental rights and free speech, a federal jury found that officials from Marlin Independent School District, outside of Waco, unlawfully retaliated against parents who publicly complained about the district and violated their constitutional rights. Five plaintiffs were...

Minnesota Schools Teaching Black Lives Matter’s ’13 Guiding Principles’

Critics argue taxpayer-funded curriculum promotes partisan worldview over traditional social studies

Ex-Sec. of State Reveals Details of Victor Davis Hanson’s ‘Major’ Illness

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Conservative scholar Victor Davis Hanson revealed details about a major illness in an update Saturday that followed several days of speculation and concern. Hanson’s statement came to many via former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — currently the director of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, where Hanson...

DOJ Sues Virginia Over Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

(Esther Wickham, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit this week against Virginia, alleging the state unlawfully grants in-state college tuition rates to students who are not legally present in the United States. The government is seeking a permanent injunction against certain provisions of the Virginia...

Pennsylvania Principal Caught on Hot Mic in Antisemitic Rant

Jewish Federation leaders sharply condemned the incident

Somali-Run Daycare That Misspelled ‘Learning’ Received $4M in State Funding

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Quality learning? Doesn’t seem like it. A YouTuber named Nick Shirley has found that a Somali-run daycare in Minnesota, which received roughly $4 million in state funding over the last two years and is licensed for 99 children, appeared to be empty when he visited it...

Free Speech Under Fire Nearly 300 Times in 2025 on Campus

(Tate Miller, The Center Square) Two hundred seventy-four incidents involving interference to free speech have taken place so far on college campuses in 2025, according to FIRE data, an increase from 2020’s high of 252 – with a free speech advocate stating college presidents have the ability to better...

Record School Spending Fails to Reverse Decline in Test Scores

Since 2002, K-12 public school spending has increased by more than 35%, yet enrollment has dropped 2.1%...

Trump Admin Demands Tim Walz’s Resignation after Another Fraud Discovery

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanded on Monday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz step down over allegations that his administration allowed millions in taxpayer money to be stolen by “ghost students.”  McMahon’s scathing letter, published on X, came after the Education Department reportedly uncovered at least 1,834 fraudulent college applicants in...
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