Culture
Company says global tech outage not a cyberattack(The Center Square) – Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike said Friday a major technology outage is not a cyberattack but is due to a defect in a single content update. Banks, airlines… Read More
Courts
Appeals court: No constitutional right to change sex on birth certificate in TennesseeA federal appeals court in Tennessee ruled that people do not have a constitutional right to change the sex on their birth certificate, at least in Tennessee. The case was… Read More
Courts
Lawsuits challenging year-old model gender policies in full swing(The Center Square) – One year after the Virginia Department of Education rolled out new model policies for the treatment of transgender students, the ACLU has undertaken several lawsuits on behalf… Read More
Culture
Biden wipes out another $1.2B in student debt as he fights to stay in 2024 race(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Biden administration announced Thursday it would forgive $1.2 billion in student debt held by 35,000 public service workers. President Joe Biden will have… Read More
Culture
Olympic volleyball player Kelly Cheng planning to use platform to share ChristAs the Paris 2024 Olympics approach, Team USA beach volleyball player Kelly Cheng is preparing to use her platform on the world stage to share the message of Jesus Christ. Read More
Public Education
Chatbot tracking California students fails as questions mount about kids’ privacyWeeks before the collapse of an artificial intelligence tool tracking California students academically, a whistleblower was raising privacy and other concerns, according to multiple media reports. The AI chatbot was… Read More
Opinion
Radicals double down on gender ideology at the UN Human Rights Council(The Daily Signal) – The U.N.’s new “SOGI czar” delivered his first report to the UN Human Rights Council, which just concluded its meeting in Geneva. A SOGI czar is… Read More
Culture
Trump accepts GOP nomination with speech focused on national unity(The Daily Signal) – Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican presidential nomination for the third time Thursday night, less than a week after the attempt on his life. “We rise together… Read More
Public Education
‘Unchecked illegal immigration’: Massachusetts parents brace for stream of immigrant children in classroomsAmid a nationwide influx of illegal immigrants, public schools such as Norfolk School District in Massachusetts are trying to soothe parents’ concerns about the impact on… Read More
Public Education
New AI guidance for developers in educational technology released by Department of EdThe Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Educational Technology has released new guidance for tech-developers integrating artificial intelligence into their educational products. The agency cites a… Read More
Public Education
‘Usurpation of parental rights’: District’s ‘gender inclusion’ training costs taxpayers $1.5K(The Daily Signal) – The South Pasadena Unified School District in California paid an organization that wants a “more inclusive world for gender-diverse children and teens” $1,500 for a three-hour… Read More
Public Education
Kansas State Board of Education to ‘take a serious look’ at cellphone banRestricting cellphone use in Kansas public schools is on the table now that the state board of education is forming a “blue-ribbon task force” to examine the issue. The Kansas State… Read More
Culture
Missouri AG: Stopping gender experiments on children is ‘personal for me’(The Daily Signal) – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey says his experience as a prosecutor of child abuse and as a foster father fuel his resolve to end gender “experimentation” on… Read More
Culture
Finnish mom’s secret to raising independent kids: let them take risks and skip homework!Annabella Daily has no problem letting her elementary-aged schoolchildren schedule their own playdates, skip homework to play outside, or stay home alone. In fact, she encourages it. “American parents around… Read More
Courts
California school sues over ban on K-12 schools notifying parents of gender changes(The Center Square) – California parents and a school district filed a joint federal lawsuit against the state over its new ban on public schools notifying… Read More
Courts
Washington parent group filing federal challenge to Biden Title IX changes(The Center Square) – The fight over the Biden administration’s rule changes to Title IX, which will allow boys who identify as girls to compete in girls’ sports, has inspired… Read More
Culture
President Biden tests positive for COVID in Las Vegas(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday while in Las Vegas, the White House said. “Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President… Read More
Culture
JD Vance contrasts own biography, youth with Biden record(The Daily Signal) – Sen. JD Vance of Ohio accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination Wednesday night, vowing to never forget where he came from as he highlighted his life story… Read More
Public Education
Oklahoma’s Ryan Walters revokes license for teacher who wished Trump shooter ‘had better scope’(Daily Caller news Foundation) – Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters stated on Tuesday that he plans to revoke an Ardmore City School instructor’s teaching certificate over her comments praising the… Read More
Public Education
Nonprofit to hand out DC taxpayer cash to families in fight to stop kids ditching school(Daily Callers News Foundation) – A Washington, D.C., nonprofit is launching a program to shell out thousands of dollars of taxpayer money in part so parents will send their kids… Read More