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Parental rights advocates call out Indiana professor for op-ed against parents

An Indiana assistant professor is being criticized after pitting parents’ rights against children’s “right to learn to be free thinkers” in a column for the Indianapolis Star. Sarah J. Reynolds,… Read More

July 13, 2023
Courts
Mom slapped with restraining order by PTA president suspected of harassment

The president of a Utah school’s parent teacher association filed a restraining order against a mother whom she allegedly harassed. Jennifer Auwerda, the president of the PTA at Hillcrest Junior… Read More

July 13, 2023
Opinion
Is Oklahoma AG Drummond’s ‘mayday’ over a Catholic charter school a politically motivated false alarm?

The legality of religious charter schools may be unsettled by the courts, but not for Oklahoma’s attorney general, who is peddling his opposition far and wide in what may be… Read More

July 13, 2023
Culture
Former LGBT activist regrets ‘grooming’ kids in gender ideology

A former gay activist said she regrets indoctrinating kids into gender ideology, but she herself was indoctrinated before she really understood what the ideology was all about. “I started to… Read More

July 13, 2023
Culture
United Nations: Freedom of religion must give way to LGBT practices

Freedom of religion must be made compatible with the rights of LGBT persons and practices, a United Nations official told the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. In… Read More

July 13, 2023
Public Education
More teachers are skipping school post-COVID than ever before

Many education officials are concerned with the rise of chronic absenteeism among students. After all, schools can’t teach if students don’t attend. But an equally pressing, though less publicized, issue… Read More

July 13, 2023
Public Education
New York middle school principal charged with attempted rape of high school girl, in latest case of alleged predation by school officials

A New York middle school principal has been charged with luring and the attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl after he was caught with condoms, chicken nuggets and a milkshake… Read More

July 13, 2023
Government
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers blasted for using ‘partial veto’ to approve 400 years of public ed funding increases instead of just two years approved by lawmakers

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed the state’s 2023-2025 budget Wednesday after partially vetoing 51 items, much to the chagrin of both Republican and Democratic lawmakers. Most notably, Evers changed the… Read More

July 12, 2023
Public Education
‘I’m going to fight harder for my kids’: South Carolina father gives school board a bag of chicken feed to condemn its cowardice

A South Carolina father gave his school board a bag of chicken feed to demonstrate his lack of confidence in their “chicken” leadership. At a Beaufort County School District (BCSD)… Read More

July 12, 2023
Culture
‘Perfect storm’: New data supports transgender contagion theory

The rising number of teens now identifying as “non-binary” is part of a social contagion spread by education bureaucrats and social media, indicates new data. According to the New Jersey… Read More

July 12, 2023
Uncategorized
North Carolina governor vetoes three bills intended to protect parents’ rights and minors; Legislature may override

The North Carolina governor vetoed three bills pertaining to parental rights and gender-altering procedures last week while the Legislature prepares to vote on possible overrides this week. Gov. Roy Cooper… Read More

July 11, 2023
Public Education
Maine school district pays drag queen ‘Priscilla Poppycocks’ $1,000 speaking fee

A Maine public school is under fire after a Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) request returned documents showing the school paid a drag queen to talk to minors. While the… Read More

July 11, 2023
Government
Homeschool nonprofit celebrates Ohio’s new law eliminating ‘common conflicts between parents, schools’

Ohio has become the latest state to ease homeschooling requirements after the governor signed a new law July 4. “By simplifying the law, the sources of many common conflicts between… Read More

July 11, 2023
Government
This California assemblyman wants more LGBT books in schools but refused to answer question over book about oral sex, gay dating apps

A California lawmaker who wants more LGBT book in schools refused to say if a book about gay dating apps and sexual acts was age appropriate. During the public comment… Read More

July 11, 2023
Public Education
New Oklahoma laws take effect, marking significant change to public schools

More than 50 new Oklahoma state laws took effect July 1, including changes to public schools’ safety and security. Under Senate Bill 100, over 2,000 school… Read More

July 6, 2023
Government
Pennsylvania’s Democrat governor pulls support for school choice, breaks campaign pledge

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro pulled his support for school choice Wednesday after a multi-day budget impasse with the legislature. The deadlock left Shapiro, a Democrat, in the embarrassing position of… Read More

July 6, 2023
Courts
‘Lie from the pit of hell’: GOP presidential hopefuls laud Supreme Court decision ending affirmative action in college admissions

Republican presidential hopefuls hailed the U.S. Supreme Court’s striking down of racial preferences in college admissions, with one calling affirmative action a “lie from the pit of hell.” The high… Read More

July 6, 2023
Opinion
NEA head stresses ‘education justice’ rather than academic achievement in convention speech

The president of the National Education Association had a lot to say about social justice at its annual meeting this week, and virtually nothing to say… Read More

July 6, 2023
Government
New Iowa education laws go into effect with emphasis on parents’ rights

A slate of newly signed Iowa laws officially took effect July 1, including an education bill that enforces parental rights. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed several bills into law on May… Read More

July 6, 2023
Public Education
Texas school district restricts bathroom use to biological sex, won’t require staff to use preferred pronouns

A Texas school district unanimously passed two gender policies, keeping bathroom and locker room use based on birth sex, and preventing faculty from being forced to use students preferred pronouns. The… Read More

July 5, 2023