Jonathan Butcher

IT’S HERE: The Polarization Myth: America’s Surprising Consensus on Race, Schools, and Sex (Encounter Books, Dec. 2, 2025). When headlines scream of division, here is a refreshing perspective: Americans are more united than you think. Order here: a.co/d/5mXWXCN

The @indianafamily Institute found that K-12 administrators have hidden DEI policies in staff positions, professional development, curricula, and student programming. Indiana students are still subject to DEI through equitable grading, transgenderism, and studying communism in kindergarten. @JM_Butcher dailysignal.com/2026/07/14/ind…

...the Family Institute’s audit is a design worth repeating around the country. dailysignal.com/2026/07/14/ind… 5/5

and practices themselves have been dismantled.”... The Indiana Family Institute has performed a valuable service for policymakers and moms and dads. While Indiana K-12 law is too lenient for now and hardly a national model...4/5

Last year, many Indiana public school teachers promised to end racist diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in schools. If successful, such assurances and the policies that follow would be models for other states. How’s it going? 1/5

The surveys on antibias trainings find little to no change in behaviors or attitudes, sometimes creating resentment for having to undergo the training. Details--> google.com/url?sa=t&sourc…

A new report from the State Financial Officers Foundation and Open the Books shows $225 million in alleged fraud throughout American schools over the past six years. “These schemes within public schools arguably hit us where it hurts most: America’s future leaders.” @pedrobrodrigue7 dailysignal.com/2026/07/12/k-1…

And posted links to DEI & CRT on her website. I discussed in my book from 2022 & examples here: google.com/url?sa=t&sourc…

Government officials caught admitting they still push DEI in Georgia. "DEI is under a lot of scrutiny right now. So we've been really intentional about just reframing our work. We're still not doing anything differently.

For those concerned that “govt shekels bring govt shekels,” this is yet another example of a state that went all-in on school choice and then improved homeschool freedom. The more people invested in ed freedom, the better.

Good coverage here @DailySignal K-12 Education Systems Hit With $225 Million Fraud Allegations dailysignal.com/2026/07/12/k-1…

I just got ahold of Randi Weingarten's union's new resolutions. They're voting on them next week. Buckle up.

Today we celebrated the outstanding achievement of all 7 of Polk State’s Health Sciences and Nursing degree programs, which boast 100% licensure pass rates. This accomplishment underscores the excellence of our instructors, our rigorous curriculum and our emphasis on real-world training. With an estimated 1 million residents by 2030, the demand for qualified medical professionals in Polk County continues to grow. That is why the state’s allocation of $7.6 million to complete the Polk State Haines City-Davenport Campus is so vital. I look forward to successfully opening the campus in January and building on this momentum.

This is wild Staff rosters are ballooning but not because of teachers Schools are hiring everything but teachers (while student enrollment is declining) I don't want to hear any complaints about funding or class sizes when this is how schools handle personnel h/t @ASmithAZ

Hey #lalege We had an opportunity to be included here… SB 269.

Congress is now formally investigating Randi Weingarten for using teachers' dues to fund her book calling conservatives fascists. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Congress is going to finish the job of closing ED—> edworkforce.house.gov/news/documents…

Check out @heritage's model legislation on the success sequence, available for all to use here: heritage.org/model-legislat…

Outstanding!--> DeWine Signs Success Sequence into Law for Students dailysignal.com/2026/07/09/dew…