Courts
Iowa school district settles lawsuit with pro-parent group over transgender policyAn Iowa school board has agreed to pay $20,000 to resolve a lawsuit over a district policy enabling students to transition genders at school without parental notification or permission. Parents… Read More
Opinion
Book review: A conservative vision for the future of public educationIn an education landscape long dominated by Democrats and liberal policies, what do conservatives have to offer? A lot, according to Frederick Hess and Michael McShane. In their new book,… Read More
Public Education
Indiana AG launches ‘Eyes on Education’ portal to empower parental rights in public educationIndiana has launched an online “education portal” where objectionable content in schools can be reported by parents, students and teachers. The office of Indiana’s Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita announced… Read More
Government
Illinois measure would make parents abusers for denying sex changes for their kids(The Center Square) – A parents’ rights group is pushing back against a proposed Illinois bill equating denying children things like puberty blockers to child abuse. State Rep. Anne Stava-Murray,… Read More
Homeschools
Minnesota school district harasses homeschool family with threats of police visitationA Minnesota homeschool mom discovered a disturbing package from her local Minneapolis-area school district last fall when her family returned from a national fencing tournament. “Until this year, they never… Read More
Public Education
Washington official certifies student parent rights initiative, sends to Legislature(The Center Square) – The Washington Secretary of State’s Office has formally certified Initiative 2081, which would give parents of public school students the right to review educational and health… Read More
Government
Maine bill proposes state custody of kids who want trans treatments against parents’ wishesOutrage is growing as the Maine Legislature has proposed a measure that would allow the state to take custody of minor children for the purposes of transgender sex change treatments. Read More
Culture
North Carolina year in review: School choice gains, racial discrimination judgment(The Center Square) – Universal school choice and a landmark decision in higher education at the U.S. Supreme Court topped North Carolina’s 2023 impactful education developments. The state became 10th… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina school districts are responding to new Parents’ Bill of RightsThe largest public school district in North Carolina has voted to create new policies to better align with the state’s newly passed Parents’ Bill of Rights. Read More
Culture
Rules of the road: Governing big tech for wellbeing of kids(The Daily Signal) – “Why expect our children to wear seat belts when we can ask everyone to drive responsibly?” Americans are smart enough to recognize that as crazy talk,… Read More
Culture
Watch: Parents speak out after their daughter was told to sleep with a boy who identified as a girl(The Daily Signal) – Parents Joe and Serena Wailes were shocked and horrified to discover that their 11-year-old daughter had been assigned to not only room with, but also… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school board advances parental rights, despite ‘shocking’ oppositionThe Lansing Board of Education in Kansas voted Monday to adopt a new transgender student policy requiring parental notification, despite opposition which the board’s vice president… Read More
Public Education
Opt in or opt out? Albuquerque Public Schools survey asked students about gender, sex, alcohol and drugsA New Mexico’s largest school district provided students in grades 6 to 12 surveys asking about their gender, use of alcohol and drugs, and sexual intercourse. The New Mexico Youth… Read More
Courts
ACLU takes aim at parental rights in Iowa with new lawsuit defending sexual content in schoolsThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday, taking aim at the state’s parental rights bill signed into law… Read More
Courts
Alaska AG reaffirms parents’ rights to opt children out of sex ed, gender identity lessonsAlaska Attorney General Treg Taylor released an opinion Thursday informing school districts that parents have the right to opt their children out of gender identity lessons. Referencing a… Read More
Public Education
Nevada school board cuts off mother reading from pornographic book, despite its presence on school shelvesA mother’s microphone was cut off in a Clark County school board meeting after she read from a sexually explicit book reportedly found in the Las Vegas-area district’s schools. In… Read More
Public Education
Montgomery County Public Schools faces First Amendment lawsuit from parents who want ability to opt-outA major Maryland school district is facing another lawsuit in an ongoing battle over parents’ rights. The lawsuit, filed by America First Legal, claims Montgomery… Read More
Courts
Christian parents win lawsuit for right to opt their children out of SELChristian parents won a lawsuit in Pennsylvania that reaffirmed their right to opt their children out of social-emotional learning (SEL) lessons. “Pennsylvania protects parent’s religious beliefs and allows them to… Read More
Public Education
‘I will not stand for it’: Oklahoma’s top ed official condemns school district suspected of dodging parental notice policyOklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters voiced strong criticism of a school district he suspects is trying to bypass a state policy requiring parental notification for kids’ gender and… Read More
Culture
California taxpayers paying to fund LGBT group fighting parental notification(The Daily Signal) – Over the summer, when a Southern California school board opposed a new state-determined social studies curriculum that included a bio of slain gay rights activist Harvey… Read More