Culture, Public Education
School 4 days a week: Is a schoolchildâs dream a parentâs thorny nightmare?Some Nebraska schools are moving to a four-day school week, following the lead of at least six other school districts in the state. Amid a challenging hiring and… Read More
Culture
Multi-occupancy genderless bathroom bill advances at Illinois statehouse(The Center Square) â Illinois lawmakers are advancing a measure that would would allow certain bathrooms in the Land of Lincoln to be genderless. State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, filed … Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
Debating between public and private education? Consider this first.Before Christian parents of school-aged children decide between Christian or public education, itâs essential to first settle the purpose of education, advises a Bible scholar and teacher. âEducation… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Nebraska bill addresses teacher shortage by recruiting veteransThe Nebraska Legislature is considering a bill that would address the stateâs teacher shortage by fast-tracking temporary teaching licenses for military veterans. LB 188, sponsored by… Read More
Culture
Biden admin looking to remove religious student groups’ protections on campus(Daily Caller) â The Department of Education (DOE) announced a proposal Tuesday rescinding a Trump-era policy that prohibited universities from receiving federal funding if they restricted religious student group activities. Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘I have a Master’s degree’: Teacher mocks parental involvement in curriculum(Daily Caller) â A teacher speaking out against parental rights legislation in Arizona Wednesday cited her masterâs degree while mocking parents seeking involvement in school curricula. âI have a masterâs… Read More
Culture
CVS and Walgreens plan to dispense abortion pills. Oregon’s AG is leading a group in support(The Center Square) â Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is leading a coalition supporting CVS and Walgreens pharmaciesâ plans to start offering mifepristone and misoprostol, also known as chemical… Read More
Culture
Virginia House committee defeats effort to enshrine abortion in Constitution(The Center Square) â Efforts by Virginia Democrats to advance a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow voters to decide whether to place reproductive health protections in the state constitution,… Read More
Culture
FBI has until March 1 to turn over information of probe targeting parents(The Center Square) â U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona have until March 1 to turn over documents to the House Judiciary… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Urban Christian Academy loses most of its support after leaders abruptly push LGBT agendaWhen a Christian school in Kansas City announced it would close due to backlash against its sudden LGBT-inclusivity, the media had a field day while failing to even question… Read More
Culture, Public Education
California school district sued for enabling childâs gender transition and hiding it from parentsA California school district secretly counseled an 11-year-old through a gender transition, prompting the mother to file a lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that members of the Chico Unified… Read More
Culture, Public Education
California school celebrates K-6 ‘Day of Reading’ by affirming ‘transgender and non-binary youth’(Daily Caller) â To celebrate the âNational Day of Reading,â Californiaâs largest school district hosted a read aloud event for pre-kindergarten through sixth grade students to affirm âtransgender and non-binary… Read More
Culture
Arkansas committee greenlights bill creating obscenity standards for libraries(The Center Square) â The Arkansas Senate Judiciary Committee gave a “do pass” recommendation Monday to a bill that would penalize librarians who knowingly distribute what is deemed obscene material. Read More
Culture
Poll: Americans oppose race as a factor in college admission decisions(The Center Square) â As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether it should be legal to use race as a factor in college admissions, new polling shows Americans oppose the… Read More
Culture, Opinion
J.K. Rowling and the radical, anti-feminist gender ideologyPeople are angry at a woman for defending a renowned female authorâs view on women because her opinions are allegedly harmful to men who want to be women. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kansas district officials silent on gender-transitioning book being read to kindergartners(The Sentinel) â A Kansas City, Kansas, USD 500 kindergarten teacher proudly, but anonymously, posted on a social media page that they had read the book Julian is a… Read More
Culture
Is trans teacher with allegedly prosthetic body parts serious or trolling?A trans teacher in Canada who sports over-sized, but allegedly real, Z cup breasts has been called a âtrollâ by a Canadian media group as the teacherâs claims become… Read More
Culture
Federal DEI officer says offensive Twitter comments about âwhite folkzâ were âprivate free speechâA federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) officer apparently believes speech critics say is racist is acceptable as long as it isnât made in an official capacity. Kelisa… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
LGBT activists protesting teacherâs firing are denied Holy Communion at Colorado parishThe Archdiocese of Denver is defending the decision of a Catholic parish to deny Holy Communion to three activists wearing rainbow face masks to protest a teacherâs firing. Read More
Culture, Public Education
Cartoon book about gender identity in New York middle school has parent furiousA parent in Dutchess County, New York is asking a local school why cartoon books about gender identity are available in her childâs middle school library. Kristi Rollman… Read More