Culture
North Carolina Senate approves parental rights in education bill on party-line vote(The Center Square) – The North Carolina Senate approved legislation to codify parents’ rights in education and stipulate age appropriateness for curriculum on gender identity and sexual orientation. The upper… Read More
Public Education
Kansas mom spearheads petition for right to speak at public meetings(The Sentinel) – An online petition is proposing to amend the Kansas Open Meetings Act to require all meetings of public bodies and agencies, particularly school boards, to allow time… Read More
Public Education
School board president sued, accused of ‘tyranny’ for silencing and ejecting parents from meetingsFights over what parents can say during school board meetings – or whether they can say anything at all – are becoming commonplace. Some parents, feeling… Read More
Culture
Parents’ Bill of Rights proposed by North Carolina policy group(The Center Square) – A North Carolina think tank is proposing a Parents’ Bill of Rights to give parents more authority in their children’s education. The proposal, released… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘Parents Bill of Rights’ gets initial OK in Missouri House(The Center Square) – A 10-page “Parents’ Bill of Rights Act of 2022” was perfected in the Missouri House this week after being voted out of the Legislative Oversight committee… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Groups call on Department of Education to halt changes to Title IX(The Center Square) – A coalition of 26 conservative organizations have called on the Biden administration to halt making changes to Title IX, which they argue, if implemented, will negatively… Read More
Culture, Public Education
SMSD justifies transgender discussions with kindergarteners(The Sentinel) – A PTA meeting for Trailwood Elementary in the Shawnee Mission school district disclosed the district’s rationale for discussing transgender and sex issues with kindergartners and other young… Read More
Culture, Public Education
California bill to require parents to tell schools about gun ownership fails(The Center Square) – A California bill that would have required parents or guardians of schoolchildren to disclose whether any firearms are in the home failed to pass through a… Read More
Culture
Kemp expected to sign Parents’ Bill of Rights(The Center Square) – Georgia lawmakers have signed off on a measure to give parents more insight into what their children are learning in school. The state Senate voted 31-22… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Bill giving Virginia parents power over sexually explicit coursework heads to governor(The Center Square) – Legislation that would allow Virginia parents to opt their children out of assignments that include sexually explicit content has passed both chambers of the General Assembly… Read More