Culture
Fight against DEI picks up steam nationwide(The Center Square) â The legislative fight against Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in education is picking up steam nationwide. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. introduced the Fairness in Higher… Read More
Culture
Gov. Inslee raises Pride flag at the Washington State Capitol campus(The Center Square) â The Pride flag is now flying over the Washington State Capitol campus in Olympia. Several members of the LGBTQ community â as well as Sen. Emily… Read More
Culture
Largest teachers union backs LGBTQ group that encourages hiding student gender changes(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The nationâs largest teachers union is backing an LGBTQ group that recently came under scrutiny for encouraging educators to keep studentsâ gender transitions a secret,… Read More
Courts
Parents take school board to court for assigning LGBT books without their consent(The Daily Signal) â Six Maryland parents of different religious backgrounds are suing the Montgomery County Board of Education for forcing their children to read LGBTQ âprideâ books without parental… Read More
Courts
DeSantis sued by pro-LGBT restaurant over ban on drag shows for kids(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Florida restaurant filed a lawsuit against Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday over a newly signed law that prohibits businesses from allowing minors… Read More
Culture
Censured Houston Democrat pushes back after siding with GOP child gender modification ban(The Center Square) â A Houston Democrat is pushing back against some members of her own party who voted to censure her after she voted to âprotect and care forâ… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Florida extends gender lessons ban from K-3 to all grades under Parental Rights lawThe Florida Board of Education extended an existing ban on lessons involving gender identity and sexual orientation from K-3 to all grades in public schools. Previously the board… Read More
Culture
Legislation aiming to protect girls sports in North Carolina to be heard as LGBT activists muster opposition(The Center Square) â LGBTQ rights activists are mobilizing ahead of planned committee meetings this week on legislation designed to restore integrity to girlsâ school sports programs. Equality North Carolina,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Middle schoolers allegedly ‘bullied’ peers into participating in LGBT ‘Day of Silence’(Daily Caller) â Students at Felix Festa Middle School in New York felt they were âbulliedâ into participating in an LGBTQ âDay of Silence,â according to an anonymous parent report… Read More
Public Education
Biden administration opens investigation into Loudoun County Public Schools’ response to sexual assualts(Daily Caller) â The Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) opened an investigation Wednesday into Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) over its handling of multiple sexual assaults which… Read More
Culture
Florida House passes bill to extend Parent Rights in Education Act(The Center Square) â Florida lawmakers have passed several education reforms this session, but the one drawing the most attention might be an extension of the Parent Rights in Education… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Minnesota doctor who gets paid for sex changes hosts trans âfairâ at elementary schoolA controversial doctor who is paid to perform gender-changing procedures is hosting a “gender resource fair” at a Minnesota elementary school later this month. The event will also… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Ohio school district bought controversial gender books for its libraries(The Center Square) â The Columbus Public School District purchased many controversial books on gender in 2022, including “Gender Queer,” a novel at the center of a national debate on… Read More
Culture
60% of voters avoid talking about controversial issues like gender identity(The Center Square) â Nearly six out of every 10 voters admit they are now staying quiet about certain issues in order to keep the peace and avoid conflict, a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘It’s not appropriate’: Parents call out school board for refusing to let students opt-out of gender identity lessons(Daily Caller) â Maryland parents are pushing back against a school board that is refusing to let them opt their child out of lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation. Read More
Courts
19 attorneys general back Missouri college’s religious liberty case against Biden administration(The Center Square) â The U.S. Supreme Court hasnât agreed to hear a case involving a private Missouri collegeâs challenge to a Biden administration ruling, but Missouri Attorney General Andrew… Read More
Culture, Public Education
âWe canât have activists in our schoolsâ: Local parent condemns Wisconsin teacher over âRainbowlandâ controversyA self-described âteacher activistâ from Wisconsin set the internet ablaze when she tweeted that her school deemed a Miley Cyrus song too controversial for 1st graders. Melissa Tempel… Read More
Culture
Five-year-old boy testifies against drag queen bill wearing sparkly dress and crownTestimony against a Nebraska bill to prohibit children from attending drag shows was heard last week from fully outfitted drag queens, including a 5-year-old boy. Asa Ross and his… Read More
Public Education
Students slam school after it clamped down on those wanting to protest gender-bending bathroom policies(Daily Caller) â Students are speaking out against an Illinois high school that threatened to discipline students who protest the use of bathrooms on the basis of gender identity, rather… Read More
Culture
Florida Representative claims Parental Rights in Education bill will lead to ‘hate, bigotry’ and ‘death’(Daily Caller) â Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida said Thursday that a parental-rights in education bill debated in the House of Representatives would lead to âhate, bigotry and even… Read More