Public Education
Missouri school district rejects LGBT lobby’s requested ‘statement of support’After months of lobbying by the LGBT community, the Springfield Public Schools Board (SPSB) decided not to offer a statement of support for the gay community. Board members instead chose… Read More
Courts, Race
Affirmative action struck down: U.S. Supreme Court rules against race-based admissions by Harvard, University of North CarolinaIn a highly anticipated ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court found Thursday that the race-based admissions policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina violate the Constitution. The 6-3 ruling… Read More
Public Education
More than 500 parents of different faiths rally against mandatory LGBT materials in Maryland school districtParents rallied outside a Maryland school district office Tuesday to protest the district’s newly unavoidable LGBTQ materials. The parents in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) are outraged that new policies… Read More
Public Education
Interview: Mississippi leads in reading while nation faces education ‘humiliation’Mississippi students have gone from 49th in reading to first, according to the latest national assessments data. Those same assessments have Mississippi ranked second in math. Read More
Culture
Professor threatens suit after allegedly being fired for teaching sex is determined biologically with X and Y chromosomesA college professor in Texas is threatening to sue a community college after he was allegedly terminated because he taught that sex is determined by biology during a biology class. Read More