Culture
California study finds suicide risk doubles after male-to-female surgeries(The Center Square) – A study using California government data found suicide rates double after surgery for transgender females who receive male-to-female gender change surgeries. This study follows a 2020 analysis… Read More
Culture
California ranks worst for employment-related religious discrimination charges(The Center Square) – California ranked first in the number of religious discrimination charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, with 1,550 charges filed in 2022, according to Eldessouky… Read More
Public Education
California school district pays social justice group millions to train high school students as political activistsA group of social justice activists in California received nearly $2 million in taxpayer funds to train public school students and teachers in “equity” leadership and activism. At least 78… Read More
Public Education
Federal complaint filed against California school district over antisemitismA California school district is facing a civil rights complaint alleging it continuously ignored reports of “severe and persistent” bullying of Jewish students. “The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human… Read More
Public Education
San Francisco Unified latest public school district to face closures over falling enrollmentThe San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is set to close some of its schools due to declining enrollment leading to large budget deficits, reported local CBS… Read More
Courts
California school can keep gender notification policy, critical race theory ban(The Center Square) – Temecula Valley Unified School District can keep its ban on critical race theory and its policy requiring parents to be notified if a child wishes to… Read More
Courts
Teachers sue Gavin Newsom over policy forcing them to lie about student’s transgender status to parents(The Daily Signal) – Two teachers have added the governor and attorney general of California to a lawsuit. The suit claims that state policies have forced educators to lie to parents… Read More
Culture
California university lecturer says ‘whites are psychopaths,’ sparking outrage(The Center Square) – A speaker at the University of California San Francisco said “whites are psychopaths” and “it (is) written in the law you can rape black women,” sparking… Read More
Public Education
LAUSD adopts policy to restrict charter schools on 350 campuses(The Center Square) – The Los Angeles Unified School District voted to adopt a policy restricting public charter schools from operating on public school campuses with the largest portion… Read More
Courts
Parents sue California for ‘misleading’ title on transgender ballot initiative(The Center Square) – A parents’ rights group is suing California’s attorney general over what they claim is a politically-charged labeling of their ballot initiative. Parent activist group Protect… Read More
Public Education
California school cancels contract with ‘Woke Kindergarten’ after backlash(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A school in California will no longer be using the services of a program called “Woke Kindergarten” following national backlash, a spokesperson for Hayward Unified… Read More
Public Education
University of California system spending big on inclusive bathrooms, but ‘non-binary/trans’ students account for just 1.9% of studentsUpdated enrollment numbers from the University of California (UC) show self-identified non-binary and transgender students account for 1.9% of the student population system wide. Most of… Read More
Public Education
Teacher who criticized ‘Woke Kindergarten’ program put on leave by school district(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An elementary school teacher who questioned a California school spending $250,000 on a teacher training program called “Woke Kindergarten” was placed on leave by Hayward… Read More
Courts
California sues nonprofits offering ‘abortion pill reversal’ treatment(The Center Square) – Lawyers representing organizations delivering “abortion pill reversal” treatments requested that the courts throw out a lawsuit by California Attorney General Rob Bonta that alleges the treatment’s… Read More
Courts
California settles education case with $2 billion for K-12 learning recovery(The Center Square) – California settled a case alleging abysmal performance of the state’s public K-12 schools is a violation of state constitutional rights to an education by agreeing to… Read More
Public Education
Student grades get even worse after California school drops $250,000 on ‘woke kindergarten’ program(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An elementary school in California paid an organization called “Woke Kindergarten” $250,000 to train teachers to confront “white supremacy” and “racism” in the classroom, according… Read More
Public Education
‘Absolutely devastated’: California parents angry over school district response to overcrowdingCalifornia parents are protesting their local school district after overcrowding led to discussions of relocating students. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has lost… Read More
Public Education
‘Students were finding needles on their lunch tables’: California city council approves plan to ban homeless camps within 150 feet of schoolsA California city council is taking action to ban homeless encampments near schools after students and staff reported feeling unsafe. The San Jose City Council voted… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit filed against California school district that hosted racially segregated ‘playdate’A California school district is being sued for refusing to disclose information about a racially segregated social event it hosted. Judicial Watch, a government watchdog and educational foundation, recently filed… Read More
Courts
Blue state officials agree to pay thousands after barring church from preschool lunch program for beliefs on gender(Daily Caller News Foundation) – California state officials agreed to settle with the Church of Compassion and Dayspring Christian Learning Center Tuesday for nearly $200,000 after trying to exclude the… Read More