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Culture
New report highlights key role of fathers in children’s academic, emotional success

A new report underscores what many have known for generations – the presence of a father in the home plays a crucial role in a child’s academic and emotional success. Read More

July 10, 2025
Courts
Wyoming judge grants parents’ motion to intervene in school choice lawsuit

A district court judge has permitted two families to join the legal defense of Wyoming’s first-ever school choice program. After a June 27 hearing, District Judge Peter Froelicher granted a… Read More

July 2, 2025
Culture
Grammy nominee Rachael Lampa says her son’s Down syndrome ‘differences are actually superpowers’ 

Grammy-nominated artist Rachael Lampa says her emotions ran the gamut when she learned her newborn son had Down syndrome.  She even cried.   Today, though, she is simply grateful – for… Read More

July 1, 2025
Opinion
Government schools no longer ‘co-parents’ with America’s moms and dads, Supreme Court rules

Absolutely no one won at the U.S. Supreme Court this term more than America’s parents and children. Parents, not public schools, can direct the upbringing of their children especially in… Read More

June 27, 2025
Courts
Supreme Court sides with parents in Maryland dispute over LGBT pride storybooks in school

The Supreme Court on Friday sided with parents in a dispute about whether Maryland’s largest school district could force children to study LGBT storybooks without parental… Read More

June 27, 2025
Government
Half of public-school board elections run uncontested, leaving little accountability with voters

A June 2025 study from Brown University’s Annenberg Institute found about half of school board races from 16 states were uncontested, leaving voters no alternative candidates… Read More

June 24, 2025
Culture
School choice states top latest ‘Parent Power!’ rankings

States with school choice lead an annual measure of the freedom parents have to find the right school for their children. The Parent Power! Index, published… Read More

June 18, 2025
Public Education
More parents insist on finding the right environment for their children, report says

School choice surged during COVID-19 and shows no signs of slowing down, a newly released study shows. The study, published by education… Read More

June 11, 2025
Culture
Parents want conservative higher ed reforms, poll finds

Most American parents have increasing concerns over the overall direction of higher education, a new poll reveals. Parents Defending Education (PDE) polled parents of children aged… Read More

June 5, 2025
Government
Rights for parents in children’s medical care nears floor vote

(The Center Square) – Mandatory consent from parents for several medical treatments is poised to reach a floor vote in the North Carolina House of Representatives. As lawmakers return from… Read More

May 6, 2025
Opinion
Fairfax County doubles down on keeping secrets from parents

(The Daily Signal) – Recent votes to continue secret gender “transitions” in schools and to remove public access to the Fairfax County, Virginia, sex education committee cap years… Read More

April 24, 2025
Government
Children ‘do not belong to government,’ warns Federal Ed Dept about Colorado trans bill

(The Daily Signal) – As Colorado lawmakers consider a bill that would take custody rights away from parents who diverge from transgender orthodoxy, the Trump administration’s Education Department says that… Read More

April 23, 2025
Courts
Supreme Court to consider if religious parents can opt kids out of sexually explicit storybook readings

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday Maryland parents’ challenge to a ban on opting their young children out of storybook readings about pride parades,… Read More

April 21, 2025
Culture
Tax Day: Teens lack financial literacy

(The Center Square) – This tax day, one group is pushing for better financial literacy for kids. The American Parents Coalition is advocating for financial literacy education for kids, arguing… Read More

April 15, 2025
Politics
Group equips parents to lobby lawmakers to follow Trump’s edict on girls sports

(The Daily Signal) – A conservative organization for parents is equipping them to challenge their elected representatives who are defying President Donald Trump’s executive order protecting women’s sports.  The American… Read More

April 1, 2025
Homeschools
Homeschooling in Minnesota continues to grow after COVID-19 uptick

Minnesota mom Jamie Wagner had expected her daughter would attend a public kindergarten – until the COVID-19 pandemic. “They were trying to do school over Zoom or keep the kids… Read More

March 26, 2025
Culture
Study: Parenting may help protect against aging effects, increase brain connectivity

Do you want to stay young for longer? Then have more children, a recent study from Rutgers Health and Yale University suggests. “Parenting more children is associated with higher brain-wide… Read More

March 25, 2025
Government
‘Pro-life means being pro-family’: Proposed bill promises financial support and flexibility for childcare

A new U.S. bill could grant parents greater financial support and freedom of choice in childcare decisions, the Daily Wire reports. The Respecting… Read More

March 25, 2025
Government
Texas Senate passes Parental Bill of Rights

Texas lawmakers want parents, not the government, to have more control over their children’s education. The Texas Senate passed a Parental Bill of Rights last week… Read More

March 24, 2025
Culture
NJ hospitals ask parents if their newborns are transgender

Four hospitals and eight healthcare centers in New Jersey ask parents whether they identify their newborns as transgender, The Telegraph reports. The form given to new… Read More

March 19, 2025