Culture, Public Education
The country’s largest school districts are hiding kids’ gender transitions from parents(Daily Caller) – The nation’s largest school districts are implementing policies that require educators to keep students’ gender transitions a secret from their parents. Los Angeles Unified School … Read More
Culture, Public Education
Tulsa Public School Board shuts down parent commentsParents who want to speak before the Tulsa Public School Board (TPS) must first get approval from the school board’s lawyers, reports KTUL TV news. District parent Kathy McDonald… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Minnesota could deny teaching licenses to educators with traditional views on gender with new standardsMinnesota’s proposed teacher licensing standards would leave religious educators in a quandary between their faith and their jobs. The standards , which are in the final stages of approval,… Read More
Culture, Government
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders supports parents and school choice with executive orderArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed her first executive order toward “bold conservative education reform.” Sanders signed the order, called Arkansas LEARNS, after being inaugurated on Tuesday. "Hit the ground… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Alabama school district mandates that counselors ‘affirm’ students’ preferred gender identity(Daily Caller) – An Alabama school district mandates that school counselors “affirm” students preferred gender identity, according to a document made public by Parents Defending Education, a parental rights in… Read More
Culture
Female athletes demand NCAA protect women’s sports outside annual convention(Daily Caller) – Female athletes, alumni and supporters delivered a petition to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Thursday demanding that the governing body take deliberate action to prohibit men… Read More
Culture
House of Representatives passes two pro-life measures despite bizarre opposition from DemocratsThe U.S. House of Representatives passed two pro-life measures on Wednesday, despite Democratic opposition some observers found shocking. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act passed 220-210 with complete Republican support. Read More
Culture
Kirk Cameron plans national library tour to promote family values and freedomAfter successfully promoting his new children’s book at previously unwelcoming public libraries, actor and writer Kirk Cameron is planning a national library tour. Cameron’s new book, As You Grow… Read More
Culture
Sex change patients reported serious health problems after surgeries, study finds(Daily Caller) – A new study examining transgender patients’ stressors and coping mechanisms revealed widespread unhappiness with the outcomes of various cross-sex medical procedures, along with serious complications and negative… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
‘We saw four burning school buses’: KC youth group returns from Mexico after violence following arrest of El Chapo’s sonA routine mission trip to Mexico for a KC-area youth group turned into a harrowing escape after the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán, son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. The… Read More
Culture
Louisiana requires pornography websites to verify users are legal adults in an effort to protect minorsA new Louisiana law protecting minors from online pornography went into effect Jan. 1. The law requires websites containing 33% or more pornographic material to verify users are legal… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Community ousts school board members for backing policy to hide kids’ gender transitions(Daily Caller) – Residents of Paris, Maine, recalled two school board members on Tuesday who pushed a gender identity policy that would hide student gender transitions from parents, according to… Read More
Culture
Harvard University offers class on transgender medicine for ‘infants to older adults’(Daily Caller) – Harvard Medical School is offering a course on “Caring for Patients with Diverse Sexual Orientations, Gender Identities, and Sex Development,” according to an archived version of a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Maine parents demand local school district remove over 80 ‘explicit’ books from school libraries(Daily Caller) – A group of Maine parents called Monday for a school district to remove 82 books containing sexually explicit content they found in school libraries, the parents told… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Woke ‘implicit bias’ training for educators is a priority for national teachers’ unionThe nation’s largest teachers’ union wants educators to know they are inevitably biased, even racially biased, despite their best intentions. “Understandably, most people aren’t too eager to be that candid… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Mask mandates make comeback in some public schools amid push back from MDs, parentsExperts and parents are questioning school districts which are imposing mask mandates over seasonal increases in viruses. Districts in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Jersey and Massachusetts are among those bringing back… Read More
Culture
Ahead of Texas legislative session, most viewed bills filed relate to parental rights, child abuse(The Center Square) – Ahead of Texas' 88th legislative session, at least 1,635 bills have been filed as of Jan. 9, according to state prefiling legislative data. The Texas legislature… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Report: Washington schools superintendent not sufficiently tracking $3B in federal aid(The Center Square) – A new state study looking at school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on minority students found that the Washington Office of the… Read More
Culture
The Heartlander 2022 review: Christian education grows, school choice expands, parents fight for their rightsAs Christian education continued to soar last year, public education stumbled to its feet after its paralyzing pandemic response led to historic declines in attendance and academic performance. From ribbon… Read More
Culture
‘Keep fighting for our Missouri families,’ say supporters of Ashcroft’s library ruleWho knew Missouri residents had such strong opinions about libraries? After a Sunshine Law request, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft released all the public comments his office received regarding… Read More