2020s senatorial press release: on Education

Nathan Dahm: Don't single out homeschool, non-accredited school students

Nathan Dahm: Education dollars should fund students not systems

Jon Tester: Ban cell-cultivated meat from school breakfast & lunch

Currently, the USDA sets nutritional requirements for the meals that are able to be served to students through the NSLP and SBP, but has not issued any guidance on the use of cell-cultivated protein in those programs. Tester's bipartisan bill would fix the lack of standards by banning cell-cultivated meat from the programs.

"Montana ranchers grow the best meat in the world, that's a fact--and our students ought to be getting the best in their school breakfasts and lunches every day," said Tester. "This commonsense bill will make sure our schools can serve real meat from our ranchers, not a fake substitute that's grown in a lab."

Mike Rounds: Ban cell-cultivated meat from school breakfast & lunch

Currently, the USDA sets nutritional requirements for the meals that are able to be served to students through the NSLP and SBP, but has not issued any guidance on the use of cell-cultivated protein in those programs. Tester's bipartisan bill would fix the lack of standards by banning cell-cultivated meat from the programs.

"Our students should not be test subjects for cell-cultivated 'meat' experiments," said Senator Rounds. "With high quality, local beef readily available for our students, there's no reason to be serving fake, lab-grown meat products in the cafeteria. I'm pleased to introduce this bipartisan legislation that benefits South Dakota producers and protects students from the unknown effects of cell-cultivated 'meat' products."

Ted Cruz: School choice is the civil-rights issue of the 21st Century

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined the co-chairs of the Congressional School Choice Caucus, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), in introducing a resolution designating January 21st-January 27th, 2024, as National School Choice Week.

Upon joining the resolution, Sen. Cruz said, "For over a decade, I have been the leading advocate for school choice in the U.S. Senate because I firmly believe that school choice is the civil-rights issue of the 21st Century. Every single child deserves access to an exceptional education regardless of their zip code, race, ethnicity, or socio-economic status. I will continue to stand up for our students in Texas and across the country because building a stronger America starts in our K-12 classrooms."