U.S. House passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Parents Bill of Rights” along a mostly party line vote in what promises to be one of the themes of the 2024 election. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-California, introduced the legislation as a part of his “Commitment to America” campaign platform.  “In our commitment to America, we said we…
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Missouri’s House budget committee cuts governor’s proposed increases to pre-K funding, child care subsidies

Missouri’s House budget committee made major changes to the state’s spending plan Thursday, which included cutting proposed increases to pre-K funding and child care subsidies. House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith, R-Carthage, submitted the revised plan to determine spending for the fiscal year starting July 1. The changes removed $56 million in funding to expand pre-K…
Culture, Parents March 24th, 2023

Utah Gov. Cox signs bills requiring parental consent on minors’ social media use, among other restrictions

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox made history by approving the nation’s first laws requiring parental consent for a minor to use a social media application. Four other states are considering similar measures, NBC News reports. Lawmakers say the new Utah laws, H.B. 311 and S.B. 152,  address what some believe is a growing youth mental health crisis, exacerbated by…

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Universal school choice bill passes Florida Senate, heads to Gov. DeSantis

Florida is on the brink of becoming the fourth state this year to pass a universal school choice bill, joining Utah, Iowa and Arkansas. The…

House committee finds ‘no legitimate basis’ for FBI to investigate protesting parents

A House subcommittee report revealed the Biden administration inappropriately used “federal law-enforcement and counterterrorism resources” on parents who protested controversial local school policies. The report…

Georgia moves closer to school choice scholarships to help students in lowest performing schools

A Georgia state House committee okayed a bill on Tuesday that will give students in low-performing schools up to $6,500 to attend the school of…

ACLU threatens to sue if Georgia Gov. Kemp signs bill protecting children from sex-change surgeries

(The Center Square) – The Georgia Senate passed a modified version of a bill that would restrict certain surgical procedures on minors for gender dysphoria…

Florida lawmakers make K-12, welfare and Medicaid budget recommendations

(The Center Square) – Three of the biggest components of Florida’s state budget were revealed this week as lawmakers set out to appropriate $42 billion…

Bill regarding gender pronouns headed to Gov. Burgum’s desk in North Dakota

(The Center Square) – The North Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that makes using transgender student pronouns optional for teachers. Senate Bill…

Youngkin appoints new superintendent of public instruction

(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s Chief Academic Officer Lisa Coons has been appointed to serve as Virginia’s new superintendent of public instruction, Gov. Glenn Youngkin…

Illinois House passes bill to penalize libraries that restrict inappropriate children’s books

(The Center Square) – Libraries in Illinois, including at K-12 schools, could see their funding cut if there are efforts to restrict books under a…

Pentagon doctors say 7-year-olds can make trans decisions for themselves

In an op-ed disguised as a scientific research paper, Pentagon doctors are pressing to allow children as young as 7 to make medical decisions about…

Middle school science teacher pushes anti-capitalism and anarchy on students in biology lessons

A middle school science teacher in Minnesota is teaching anarchy and anti-capitalism in the classroom – and the district is defending her actions as free…

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