Culture
Illinois House passes bill to penalize libraries that restrict inappropriate children’s books(The Center Square) – Libraries in Illinois, including at K-12 schools, could see their funding cut if there are efforts to restrict books under a bill that passed… Read More
Culture
Pentagon doctors say 7-year-olds can make trans decisions for themselvesIn an op-ed disguised as a scientific research paper, Pentagon doctors are pressing to allow children as young as 7 to make medical decisions about transitioning to another gender. “We… Read More
Culture
Majority of voters support requiring schools to tell parents about students’ gender transitions(Daily Caller) – Approximately 71% of registered voters are in favor of legislation that would require schools to inform parents about their students’ gender transitions, according to a poll by… Read More
Culture, Government
Georgia legislator: Parents can’t decide on education because they did ‘not finish high school’A Democratic legislator in Georgia is taking heat for opposing school choice because some parents in the state “did not finish high school.” “I see parents being able to direct… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Texas mom pulls child from middle school after sexual game in classroom, rethinks progressive commitmentsA mother removed her child from a Texas middle school after the teacher had some students portray “seductive hookers” as part of a game. Laura Maria Gruber says her daughter… Read More
Culture
These 14 states are moving to ban drag shows for kids(Daily Caller) – After Tennessee became the first state to prohibit drag shows in places where children may be present, several red states are pushing for similar legislation. States including… Read More
Education, Missouri
Missouri moms started ‘Parents Changing Education’ to give parents a voice, resources(The Heartlander) — When trouble arose in her kids’ school district, Ashley Al-Shawish first decided to contact her Missouri legislators. “I thought that if I went to Jefferson City, everything… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Mom sues military officials who allegedly retaliated against her complaints of school ‘polysexual’ postersA New Jersey mom is suing military officials who deemed her social media post voicing concern over an elementary school’s “polysexual” posters a “security threat.” In November, Angela Reading posted… Read More
Courts
Who’s to blame? More school systems suing social media companies over student mental health(Daily Caller) – Following the example of Seattle Public Schools, more school districts across the country are suing social media companies for… Read More
Culture
Ohio Parents Bill of Rights before Ohio lawmakers(The Center Square) – School systems would have to have policies that allow parents to be more active in their child’s education, give parents notice of sexually explicit materials and… Read More
Culture
Over 6,000 schools have policies to hide students’ transgender status from parents, sparking action in CongressThousands of schools in the U.S. have policies to keep parents in the dark about their kids’ gender identities, leading one congressman to introduce a ban on the deception. A… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School board refuses to review policy telling girls to leave locker room if uncomfortable with trans students(Daily Caller) – The Catalina Foothills School District board told parents Thursday that it would not be reviewing a policy that directs female students to use a different locker room… Read More
Culture, Public Education
House Republicans gather Florida parents’ input ahead of education bill voteMembers of the Republican House Education and Workforce Committee and House Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education subcommittee held a series of Friday roundtables with Florida parents to garner support… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘It’s happening everywhere’: Lawmakers push to ban secret student pronoun changes, keep parents involved(Daily Caller) – A U.S. lawmaker introduced legislation to Congress on Wednesday that would require schools to receive parental permission before a student changes their pronouns, a response to a… Read More
Culture
Biden’s education secretary charges ‘censorship’ after conspiring with DOJ to label parents as ‘domestic terrorists’The U.S. Secretary of Education has joined a Democrat chorus characterizing the removal of pornographic materials from libraries and schools as book banning and censorship. Miguel Cardona’s comments came after… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Kentucky bill allowing parents to challenge ‘obscene’ classroom material heads to governor’s desk(Daily Caller) – The Kentucky House passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow parents to challenge sexually explicit materials in the classroom. In an 80-18 … Read More
Culture
Left-wing protesters disrupt mothers’ book launch, throw drinksBy disrupting a launch party for a conservative book at a New York restaurant, left-wing protesters ironically proved the book’s point, its authors say. The book, "Stolen Youth: How Radicals… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Finger pointing erupts between education bureaucrats over school’s sexual fantasy writing assignmentA high school teacher in Oregon outraged parents after giving students an assignment to write about their sexual fantasies. But thus far, the teacher, the high school, the district and… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Texas lawmaker prioritizing school safety, teacher pay hikes, parental controls over explicit materials(The Center Square) – Over the last few weeks, House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, has announced in piecemeal fashion bills he says the state House must prioritize. Several he recently… Read More
Culture
VP Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff links parents speaking at school board meetings to the Holocaust(Daily Caller) – Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, linked the “hate” which led to the Holocaust to parents speaking out at school board meetings on Wednesday… Read More