Politics
Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s Attorney General nominee; his future, and next nominee, are unknownEmbattled Republican Matt Gaetz “has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation,” the Associated Press reported. Gaetz, a… Read More
Government
3 Illegal Immigrants arrested for raping children, marking 39 such arrests in Massachusetts this year for child crimesImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Boston announced the arrest of three illegal immigrants, each for child rape. The arrests mark the 39th time illegals in Massachusetts have been… Read More
Politics
‘Bust up the status quo’: Why education reformers are optimistic about Linda McMahon as Secretary of EducationPresident-elect Donald Trump is filling his cabinet with people ready to disrupt the status quo, and future Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is no exception. Left-of-center media is already… Read More
Government
Texas Lawmaker Urges GOP to ‘Get the Nerve’ to Repeal Law That Biden Weaponized Against Pro-Lifers(The Daily Signal) – Rep. Chip Roy says Congress should vote by the end of the year to repeal the law used by the Biden Department of… Read More
Politics
What Pete Hegseth’s tattoos really mean: He’s Christian and patrioticWashington insiders and progressives have been so disturbed by the reform platform President-elect Donald Trump means to implement once inaugurated that they have stooped to misrepresenting tattoos. Trump’s nominee… Read More
Public Education
NC Legislature empties school choice waitlist as it overrides Democrat governor’s vetoAnother 54,000 students will join North Carolina’s school choice program after the state Legislature overrode Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto this week on funding for it. The Republicans used their… Read More
Courts
Texas parents reunited with infant daughter 9 months after CPS wrongfully removed herA pair of Texas parents have won a wrongful removal case that saw their six-week-old daughter taken by Child Protective Services (CPS) after she experienced medical… Read More
Public Education
Public schools perpetrating “crime” of illiteracy on students as ‘iPhone generation’ approaches college age, professors warnAn increasing number of professors at first-tier colleges are lamenting the lack of reading skills in their students from public schools, with some educators calling it a national “literacy crisis.”… Read More
Public Education
Parents in Massachusetts School District Can’t Opt Out of ‘Sexuality,’ ‘Gender Identity’ Lessons(The Daily Signal) – Some Massachusetts elementary schools are observing “Transgender Awareness Week” in a district that bars parents from opting their children out of lessons about… Read More
Government
Trump names former Cabinet member Linda McMahon as next Secretary of EducationPresident-elect Donald Trump has nominated business executive Linda McMahon for Secretary of Education. In his press statement, Trump described McMahon, who is well-known for founding… Read More
Public Education
Ohio teacher charged with felony after allegedly assaulting 7-year-old special needs studentAn Ohio teacher has been charged with felony assault after she allegedly slapped a special needs child in an incident caught on camera, local TV reported. Jodi Grafmiller allegedly… Read More
Courts
Wyoming judge strikes down state’s sweeping pro-life laws; appeal is likelyA Teton County judge on Monday overturned two Wyoming pro-life laws – including one that’s the first in the nation that prohibited drug-induced abortions. Judge Melissa Owens struck down… Read More
Public Education
Illegal teachers’ union strikes in Massachusetts nears third week, amasses thousands in finesThree Massachusetts teachers’ unions are continuing their illegal strike, forcing 10,000 students out of school. The Beverly Teachers Association (BTA), the Union of Gloucester Educators (UCE), and the Marblehead… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian high school forfeits playoff game against transgender opponentA Christian high school in California has forfeited a girls’ volleyball game against an opposing school with a male player. In a statement to families… Read More
Culture
Helene death toll rises to 103 in North Carolina, 232 in South(The Center Square) – North Carolina fatalities linked to Hurricane Helene has risen to 103, says the Division of Public Health in the Department of Health and Human Services. The… Read More
Government
Trump vows to tackle energy problems, chronic disease with latest nominationsPresident-elect Donald Trump is making good on campaign promises to work to bring down energy prices and address chronic diseases in Americans. His latest cabinet nominations and staff selections… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma superintendent buys Bibles for schools, urges prayer in bold moveRyan Walters is making good on his promise to put Bibles in Oklahoma classrooms, but it’s not without pushback. Walters, the state’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced Thursday the… Read More
Public Education
Oregon teacher on leave after showing 1st-grade students video about masturbation, erectionsAn elementary school teacher in Oregon has been placed on leave after showing 1st-grade students a health video focusing on genitalia and masturbation. Joyce Smith-Johnson, elementary level director for… Read More
Public Education
Toxic lead discovered in Asheville, North Carolina schools’ waterAsheville public schools still don’t have clean water, city officials have reported. On Thursday, Clay Chandler of Asheville’s Water Resources Department (WRD) said a Nov. 7 test found lead… Read More
Public Education
Virginia teacher fakes kidnapping, sexual assault for “attention”A Virginia special education teacher has been charged with a misdemeanor for faking a kidnapping and assault. Alisha Ferrell, an Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)… Read More