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Public Education
California offers little oversight for classroom AI, prioritizes ‘social justice and equity’

Multiple California school districts have reportedly signed contracts to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to perform tasks such as developing assignments and grading, but critics worry… Read More

June 14, 2024
Public Education
Superintendent: Educators have ‘professional obligation to protect students from lewd and vulgar materials’

In a powerful school board meeting speech, the superintendent of Georgia’s Cobb County Schools said educators who provide sexually explicit materials to children should not be in the classroom. “Anyone… Read More

May 21, 2024
Public Education
Colorado middle school requires teachers to show LGBTQ+ ‘Day of Silence’ video to students

(The Daily Signal) – A middle school in Colorado set time aside for all students and staff to participate in a daylong LGBTQ+ celebration, encouraging students to watch a promotional… Read More

May 17, 2024
Public Education
Florida school board adopts library policy to comply with 2022 state law

A Florida school board has approved a new library and media policy requiring parental consent for students to check out books containing inappropriate content, such as profanity, violence, sexual content and… Read More

May 16, 2024
Public Education
Father calls out California school for having 5th graders discuss pro-trans book with kindergarteners

A California father has taken to social media to speak out against La Costa Heights Elementary School, where his 5th grade class had to discuss a… Read More

May 16, 2024
Culture
Target retreats from LGBTQ merch after yearlong stock tumble

(The Daily Signal) – This year’s Pride Month is shaping up to be a much more humble affair at Target. In an extremely gratifying twist, the company that bragged its transgender… Read More

May 15, 2024
Courts
Student sues school district after suspension for using term ‘illegal alien’

A 10th-grade student’s family has filed a lawsuit against a North Carolina school district after it suspended him for using the term “illegal alien” in class. Read More

May 10, 2024
Public Education
Oregon middle school lesson plan asks students to compare Trump with Hitler

A school district in Oregon, already under fire for violence previously reported on by The Lion, is again on the defensive after asking middle school students… Read More

May 10, 2024
Opinion
Op-ed: Biden’s Department of Education issues another ‘Dear Comrade’ letter

The Biden Department of Education issued what’s known as a “Dear Colleague” letter as it continues to get blasted by… Read More

May 9, 2024
Opinion
How federal ‘science’ spending helps radicalize college students

(The Daily Signal) – Americans are watching as hordes of anti-American and anti-Israel activists have seized public spaces, occupied university buildings, denied access to reporters, and clashed with police and counterprotesters (all while demanding … Read More

May 7, 2024
Culture
New Jersey college cancels drag queen story hour for kids of school employees

The drag queen story hour scheduled for “Bring Your Child to Work Day” at a New Jersey college was canceled amid concerns from staff members. Brookdale Community College announced its… Read More

May 2, 2024
Public Education
NYC schools set to adopt new anti-hate crime curriculum in nod to DEI

New York City (NYC) public schools will soon implement a new curriculum for grades 6 through 12 that purportedly centers on teaching students to stand up against hate crimes but… Read More

May 1, 2024
Public Education
Principal placed on leave after drag queen performance at New Mexico high school prom

A New Mexico public high school principal has been placed on leave after approving a drag queen to perform at the school’s prom without parental knowledge. Irene Cisneros, principal of… Read More

April 30, 2024
Courts
NC educator wins settlement after teaching ‘viewpoint diversity’ got him fired

A North Carolina teacher won his lawsuit against the public school that fired him for teaching “viewpoint diversity.” David Phillips spent eight years teaching English at the… Read More

April 29, 2024
Opinion
Biden is building a military based on DEI and wokeness. It needs merit and preparedness.

(The Daily Signal) – The military is rightly understood as an apolitical institution, managed on the basis of merit, yet accountable at the highest level to democratically elected civilians. The Biden… Read More

April 22, 2024
Public Education
‘Space aliens or illegal aliens?’ North Carolina student given 3-day suspension for allegedly ‘racist’ question

A North Carolina high school student has been suspended for three days for asking his teacher to clarify an assignment’s use of the word “alien.” Christian McGhee, a student at… Read More

April 19, 2024
Public Education
Michigan public school teaches first-graders they/them pronouns

(The Center Square) – A Michigan elementary school notified parents it wants to teach their first-grade children about pronouns. The letter written from Schavey Road Elementary School by Principal Liz… Read More

April 19, 2024
Culture
‘Being an American means true freedom,’ says dance team after nearly being canceled for wearing American flag-themed attire

Members of a regional women’s country line dance team were asked not to perform at a Seattle dance convention after some attendees felt “triggered and unsafe” due to the team’s… Read More

April 16, 2024
Public Education
Massachusetts school board under fire over event featuring a drag show

A Massachusetts school board is facing intense scrutiny from community members after an event featuring a drag queen was held at a district high school. During a Sutton School Committee… Read More

April 8, 2024
Culture
National Council of Teachers of English hosts seminar on how to teach ‘Gender Queer’

(The Daily Signal) – The National Council of Teachers of English, a professional development organization, hosted remote training to instruct K-12 teachers on how to teach the controversial book “Gender… Read More

April 3, 2024