Public Education
Oakland elementary teachers call for pro-Palestine ‘teach-in,’ promote union resources that ignore HolocaustElementary teachers with the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) plan on having a “teach-in” to promote solidarity with Hamas to students, with the help of the local teachers’ union. “We’re… Read More
Public Education
Utah governor and higher ed. board vow to protect free speech on campus after conservative events targetedAfter several campus free speech incidents at the University of Utah involving conservative speakers, the state’s higher education board took action to ensure free speech is protected on public campuses. Read More
Homeschools
Congressional Award Gold Medal winner: ‘Homeschool fit my specific needs’One of the latest recipients of the Congressional Award Gold Medal credits her success to homeschooling. “I absolutely wouldn’t be where I am today without homeschool,” Addison Mouser, of Dallas,… Read More
Culture
‘Grotesquely unfair’: Piers Morgan and Riley Gaines call for female athletes to boycott events with biological males who dominate the competitionFormer NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines and British journalist Piers Morgan are urging female athletes to boycott competitions allowing biological males to participate in women’s events. Gaines reiterated her position on… Read More
Culture
Former DEI director, accused of white supremacy despite being black, condemns DEI ideology for being antisemitic, harming minority studentsDr. Tabia Lee was fired from her diversity, equity and inclusion job because she wasn’t “the right type of black person.” Now, she’s speaking out against… Read More
Culture
House report accuses FBI of abusing power to investigate Catholics, ‘violating the religious liberties of millions’A new House report alleges the FBI investigation into so-called “traditional” Catholics was an abuse of power. The report, first obtained by… Read More
Culture
‘I wish they would have stopped me.’ Tik Tok influencer Nikita Teran explains the struggle of detransitioning, how doctors failed herSocial media influencer Nikita Teran is embracing her biological gender after spending five years living as a transgender man. But detransitioning hasn’t been an easy process. “Nobody transitions with doubts… Read More
Christian Schools
Catholic leaders oppose women’s college plan to admit biological males who identify as womenA Catholic all-women’s college in Indiana is facing criticism after announcing it will begin accepting male students who identify as women. The admission policy of Saint… Read More
Public Education
Struggling Saint Louis Public Schools sues state to halt opening of hoped-for charter schoolSt. Louis, Missouri’s public school district has filed a lawsuit against the state to stop the opening of a state-approved, public charter school. Critics of the suit contend that Saint… Read More
Government
New ESA effort in Wyoming Legislature gets support of House speakerThe Wyoming Legislature is considering a new school choice bill, winning the support the House speaker who shelved a previous version of the bill. The new… Read More
Courts
Parents sue Tennessee school district for ending home instruction to their 7-year-old daughter with cancerA Tennessee school district is facing a lawsuit for denying home instruction to a 7-year-old student with cancer. “Caroline S. is a seven-year-old second grader who enjoys gymnastics and softball,… Read More
Courts
ACLU takes aim at parental rights in Iowa with new lawsuit defending sexual content in schoolsThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday, taking aim at the state’s parental rights bill signed into law… Read More
Culture
Anti-Israel protests continue at Columbia, even targeting Hillary Clinton, in what university officials defend as ‘a good example’ of ‘respectful speech’Anti-Israel student protestors at Columbia University continue to demonstrate, and even barraged Hillary Clinton with chants about “genocide” as she departed a classroom. The former secretary of… Read More
Public Education
Rhode Island Dept. of Ed. trains teachers to use woke, pro-LGBT tools on studentsA parental rights advocate blew the whistle on the Rhode Island Department of Education’s teacher training involving an “intersectionality wheel” that encouraged teachers to be an “LGBTQ ally.” Nicole… Read More
Public Education
‘We had no idea.’ Convicted prostitute removed from Texas school district’s sex ed councilA convicted prostitute has been removed from a Texas school district’s sex education advisory council, raising questions about accountability and oversight. As a local parent, Ashley Ketcherside served on the… Read More
Public Education
Immigration crisis causing chaos, budget trouble for New York City schoolsImmigrants housed in New York City will be shuffled to new shelters as required under city sanctuary rules for non-citizens, causing chaos in the public school system. The surge of… Read More
Public Education
Unions compel empty schools to remain open amid declining enrollment, financial troublesTeachers’ unions are forcing empty schools to remain open after pushing to keep them closed during the pandemic. Classrooms in many schools are empty or partially-filled,… Read More
Courts
Michigan Catholic school joined by two religious groups in fight to protect right to hire faculty committed to church teachingA Michigan Catholic school is fighting the state for the right to hire teachers and staff who share the Catholic faith, and it is now being supported by two other… Read More
Public Education
Report: Maryland teachers’ union lines its own pockets with millions of taxpayer dollarsThe state teachers’ union in Maryland is spending millions on its own employees while neglecting teachers and students, a new report revealed. Project Baltimore, a Maryland watchdog organization, discovered that… Read More
Public Education
Republican lawmakers pledge to ban harmful teacher strikes in Oregon after weeks of closed classroomsThree Republican lawmakers have promised to legislation preventing teachers from walking off the job after nearly 50,000 students were shut out of Portland, Oregon schools for most of November. Oregon… Read More