Courts
Texas Supreme Court rules state’s abortion ban laws are legal(The Center Square) – The Texas Supreme Court delivered another blow to abortion activists in another lawsuit filed over state laws banning most abortions, ruling they are constitutional. Justice Jane… Read More
Opinion
Opinion: States should defy Biden administration’s Title IX rules(Daily Caller News Foundation) – More than half of the country’s states have sued the Biden administration over its new rules governing Title IX enforcement. Many have made public statements… Read More
Culture
Harvard’s largest faculty department ditches DEI mandate for applicants(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) announced Monday to staff that it was changing its hiring requirements to no longer include a diversity, inclusion… Read More
Public Education
Over 600 sites offering free meals to New Mexican children, regardless of income level(The Center Square) – The Summer Food Service Program started its food service for the 2024 service term this month at over 600 locations in New Mexico. The program, administered by… Read More
Courts
21 AGs join to fight race-based American Bar Association rule(The Center Square) – Tennessee is leading a 21-state fight to remove race-based criteria from the American Bar Association’s accreditation process. The ABA is the accrediting body for law schools… Read More
Culture
Biden State Department spending millions on foreign LGBTQ events as ‘Pride Month’ begins(The Daily Signal) – The State Department is funding an array of LGBTQ pride events across the globe ahead of June, some of which include events focused on children, federal grant… Read More
Culture
Air Force paid for drag queen to appear at ‘bingo’ event and ‘glow party,’ documents show(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Air Force paid for bingo and party events attended by a drag queen in 2022, according to records obtained by Judicial Watch. The 423d… Read More
Culture
As school year ends, 750 sites in Missouri providing meals for children on Federal taxpayer money(The Center Square) – As free and reduced-price meals for students stop as the school year ends, more than 750 sites throughout Missouri will be providing meals through the Missouri… Read More
Public Education
‘After generations of failure,’ Illinois Rep. Ford hoping to see Chicago Public Schools improve(The Center Square) – A new Public Agenda poll finds that most city residents don’t think Chicago Public Schools students are learning enough, with most of the blame tied to… Read More
Public Education
Recommendations for Iowa’s community colleges address pronouns, DEI(The Center Square) – No one on Iowa’s community college campuses should feel “compelled” to disclose their pronouns or submit diversity, equity and inclusion statements, according to a report from… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas will sue Biden administration if state is challenged over Title IX(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Arkansas would sue the Biden administration if it pulls education funding over Title IX. The governor signed an executive order… Read More
Culture
Federal farm credit agency plows ahead with DEI, ‘queer’ farming(The Daily Signal) – A regulatory agency established during the Great Depression to help farmers financially recover from the Dust Bowl is now pushing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility standards… Read More
Culture
Pentagon says it can’t calculate diversity training costs because Congress defunded DEI offices(The Daily Signal) – The Pentagon told Congress it could not provide a required accounting of diversity training to Congress because it didn’t have enough people working in diversity, equity,… Read More
Government
Kansas House fails to override veto of youth ‘gender-affirming care’(The Sentinel) – A bill that would have banned so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors in the state is dead, at least for this session, after two Kansas House Republicans switched… Read More
Courts
After judge blocks law protecting kids from transgender surgeries, Ohio calls on State Supreme Court to intervene(The Daily Signal) – The attorney general of Ohio has asked the state’s Supreme Court to intervene in a matter involving an Ohio judge who temporarily blocked a law protecting… Read More
Opinion
Liz Truss’ warning to US: Stop appeasing woke Orwellianism at home and totalitarianism abroad(The Daily Signal) – Why am I launching “Ten Years to Save the West” in the United States as well as in the United Kingdom? Well, I like to… Read More
Public Education
Michigan school district cancels first-grade pronoun lesson(The Center Square) – DeWitt Public Schools canceled an optional “mini-lesson” for first-graders that would have taught they/them pronouns after parent reactions went viral on social media. DeWitt Public Schools… Read More
Public Education
Texas Education Agency takes over more public school districts(The Center Square) – The Texas Education Agency is continuing to take over failing public school districts. The most recent takeovers include Socorro ISD and Marlin ISD. The TEA appointed… Read More
Government
Hobbs vetoes bill requiring party affiliation listed for school board races(The Center Square) – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation that would have required a school board candidate’s party affiliation to be listed on the ballot. Read More
Public Education
‘That is not a religion’: DeSantis bars satanists from Florida school chaplaincy program(The Daily Signal) – The Sunshine State is now welcoming chaplains into public schools, but Satanists need not apply. On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed a… Read More