Culture, Public Education
Gender Queer tops list of most challenged books for second year in a row(The Center Square) – The graphic novel Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe was the most challenged book of 2022, according to an annual list of the most controversial books as… Read More
Culture
Parent, education groups protest DOE’s transgender expansion for Title IXA coalition representing parents and education groups sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) protesting the Biden administration’s expansion of Title IX to include gender identity.“On behalf… Read More
Culture, Public Education
DC Public Schools require negative COVID-19 tests after spring breakThe District of Columbia Public Schools system will require staff and students to submit a negative COVID-19 test when they return from spring break.This will mark the fourth time in… Read More
Culture
Damar Hamlin, the focus of national prayer just months ago, fully cleared for football returnDamar Hamlin has been cleared by doctors to resume all football activities just three months after a cardiac event nearly took his life.The Buffalo Bills’ safety got the green light… Read More
Courts, Culture
Christian baker appeals to Colorado Supreme Court over gender-transition cake ruling(The Center Square) – Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips appealed to the Colorado Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s ruling that he violated anti-discrimination laws by refusing to create a cake celebrating… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Texas House passes bill to ban sexually explicit books from school libraries(The Center Square) – The Texas House, with 11 Democrats joining Republicans, passed a bill that seeks to ban sexually explicit books from being in public school and classroom libraries.HB… Read More
Culture
Reuters photos of kids pointing guns at NRA event a ‘set up’ says grandfatherA photograph taken by a Reuters photographer of a child pointing a gun straight at the camera was a “set-up” at an NRA event to make gun owners look bad,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Virginia school district upholds parental rights on sex book after challenge by ACLUA school district superintendent is standing firm after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sent him a warning letter when the district removed 14 books containing overt sexual material.The… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Loudoun County teacher banned from putting Bible verse in email signatureA Loudoun County Public Schools teacher was banned from including a Bible verse in her email signature in what one legal group calls a First Amendment violation.The unnamed teacher's email… Read More
Courts, Culture
Moms for Liberty receives support from 10 state attorneys general in lawsuit against school board for restricting parents’ speechSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed an amicus brief with nine other AGs on behalf of Moms for Liberty, which accused a Florida school board of violating the First… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘They should be worried’: Teachers union attempts to fight moms over parental rights advocacy(The Daily Signal) – A Pennsylvania teachers union conference featured a session on fighting parental rights advocacy.The Pennsylvania State Education Association’s southern region conference last week featured a session on… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Florida extends gender lessons ban from K-3 to all grades under Parental Rights lawThe Florida Board of Education extended an existing ban on lessons involving gender identity and sexual orientation from K-3 to all grades in public schools.Previously the board had issued a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Louisiana State Legislature considers auditing DEI and CRT programsLouisiana lawmakers are reexamining progressive programs in the state’s educational institutions, including content related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Critical Race Theory (CRT).Rep. Valarie Hodges, R-District 64, introduced… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents are calling for entire Denver school board to resignAfter violent shootings and months of incompetent management, parents and residents are calling for the entire Denver Public School board to resign.“There’s too much dysfunction,”said Dorian Warren, a local… Read More
Culture
Kirk Cameron teams up with Sheriff Mark Lamb to bring ‘hope and encouragement’ to Arizona familiesOutspoken Christian actor Kirk Cameron continued his “Freedom Island” book tour in Arizona, teaming up with Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb to bring a message of “hope and encouragement” to… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Multi-million-dollar trans bathroom plan for Loudoun County schools panned by criticsLoudon County Public Schools (LCPS) is again making headlines for bad reasons after a Virginia father took the district to task for its $11 million renovation plan for transgender bathrooms.Michael… Read More
Culture
‘Do you think this is fair?’: Biden’s education secretary refuses to answer GOP rep’s question about men in women’s sports(Daily Caller) – Department of Education (ED) Secretary Miguel Cardona refused to answer a question on whether it is fair for biological men to compete against women in athletics, according… Read More
Culture
Arkansas enacts Given Name Act. Here’s what parents of schoolchildren there – and elsewhere – need to know(The Daily Signal) – Arkansas lawmakers delivered a clear message to parents of K-12 students this week: You have the right to know how your child is being treated in… Read More
Culture
NGO normalizing prostitution to 10-year-olds received millions from Gates FoundationAn organization receiving millions from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation normalizes commercial sex work and expansive gender identities for children 10 and under.The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), which… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parent keeps child at home after ‘kill’ list circulates at Pennsylvania schoolA parent at a Pennsylvania school is keeping their son at home after the student appeared on a “kill list” circulating among 5th grade students.The parent, who wishes to remain… Read More