Culture, Public Education
Kansas high school sports association bans males from competing against girls, following new lawFollowing a law recently enacted by the Kansas Legislature, the Kansas State High School Activities Association has adopted a new rule banning trans-identifying biological males from competing against girls. The… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Missouri school allows reading of LGBT book to 2nd graders despite state law requiring parental consent(Daily Signal) – A Missouri elementary school allowed a parent to read the transgender-promoting children’s book “I Am Jazz” to a second-grade class without first informing other parents, although state… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parental education rights movement still going strong(The Center Square) – Amid parental concerns, heated school board meetings, and legal battles, Pennsylvania joins the list of other states drafting parental rights legislation. Republicans in both chambers say… Read More
Culture
Children’s hospital offers consultations on transgender treatments to kids younger than 10(Daily Caller) – Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University, offers consultations on transgender treatments to children younger than 10, the Daily Caller has learned. Doernbecher’s Gender… Read More
Courts, Culture
Catholic group sues FBI, DOJ for records related to leaked memo targeting CatholicsCatholic advocacy group CatholicVote is suing the FBI and DOJ for records related to a retracted FBI memo targeting traditionalist Catholics, according to a lawsuit. CatholicVote filed the lawsuit Thursday… Read More
Culture
Kansas Legislature enacts Women’s Bill of Rights in override of Gov. Kelly’s vetoThe Kansas Legislature voted to override the veto of Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly of a previously approved bill that would limit bathroom used to sex assigned at birth. The bill… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Union president grilled by GOP over ‘unconscionable’ school lockdownsThe head of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randi Weingarten, testified in front of Republican lawmakers over school lockdowns pushed by her teachers’ union. Appearing before the House Select… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘Therapy is not gonna work’: Police release dash cam footage of trans teacher who allegedly threatened violence(Daily Caller) – A transgender Florida teacher who allegedly threatened violence against his middle school students told police that his therapist told him therapy wouldn’t work for him in newly… Read More
Culture
Library group blames book challenges on anti-LGBT prejudice, ignores porn charges(Daily Signal) – The American Library Association released a list Monday of the 13 most “challenged” books aimed at teens during 2022, blaming anti-LGBT prejudice for… Read More
Culture
University of Minnesota professors retract ‘false, misleading’ research characterizing their school as racistA trio of Minnesota professors retracted their research article on “structural racism” at their university due to its false and misleading claims. The article, published in Health Services Research… Read More
Culture
North Dakota governor signs bathroom law designating public facilities as male or femaleGov. Doug Burgum signed a bill restricting the use of certain public bathrooms, locker rooms, and related facilities to male or female. According to the bill’s official summary, it restricts… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Trans-identifying male student, 18, showered with high school girls, violating their rights, attorneys sayA Wisconsin law group says an 18-year-old student, a biological man identifying as a woman, showered nude with under-age, high school girls in violation of their privacy rights and likely… Read More
Courts, Culture
Alliance Defending Freedom wraps up oral arguments in case on Biden’s Title IX overreachPublic school athlete Amelia Ford. (Courtesy ADF) The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) completed oral arguments in front of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, challenging the Biden administration’s redefinition… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘Person who produces sperm’: Vermont school district will no longer use gendered terms in sex ed classes(Daily Caller) – A Vermont school district is no longer using the terms “male” and “female” when teaching sexual education classes, according to a letter obtained by Parents Defending Education… Read More
Culture
NH committee votes on ‘parents’ bill of rights’ down split partisan lines(The Center Square) – New Hampshire legislation proposing a “parents’ bill of rights in education” is moving out of a House panel without a recommendation because of a split vote… Read More
Culture
The University of Kansas School of Medicine partners with California school to promote far-left anti-racism program(Do No Harm) – The KU Medical Center (KUMC) at the University of Kansas School of Medicine (KUSOM) has teamed up with UC San Francisco (UCSF) in a program that… Read More
Culture
Riley Gaines attacks Biden’s grasp on reality as president makes transgenderism center-piece of second term pushFormer All-American swimmer Riley Gaines took a verbal shot at President Biden’s grasp on reality after he announced his bid for a second presidential term. "President Biden says he wants… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Michigan spent $6.2M on COVID advertising to target students(The Center Square) – Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services spent $6.2 million on COVID advertising, which targeted K-12 students between October 2022 and July 2023. The campaign budgeted… Read More
Culture, Public Education
CDC linked to progressive plan in schools to replace parents, critics warnThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been linked to a progressive group's plan to challenge parents as the main moral authority in children’s lives, warns a conservative… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Report: schools tossing Chromebooks designed to expire after four years(The Center Square) – A new report has found that the millions of taxpayer-funded Chromebooks that flooded schools during the pandemic are being discarded because of their expiration dates. Read More