Government
Abbott signs ‘Save Women’s Sports Act’ into law(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Save Women’s Sports Act into law Thursday, a day after the state filed its 50th lawsuit against the Biden administration… Read More
Government
Illinois law now requires schools to report bullying to parents within 24 hours(The Center Square) – Illinois school officials are now required to notify parents and guardians of any cases of bullying within a 24-hour period. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the measure… Read More
Culture
Town board partially freezes public library funding amid parent protests over sexually explicit books for kids(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Virginia town board voted to freeze some funding to a public library while parents protest the presence of sexually explicit content in the kid’s… Read More
Government
Abbott signs bills banning DEI in public higher education, reforms tenure(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed two bills into law designed to reform public higher education institutions in Texas. One bans them from implementing DEI policies… Read More
Courts
Catholic parents sue state officials for dismissing Supreme Court decision granting religious schools tuition funding(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Two parents and a Catholic high school filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Maine Department of Education Commissioner Pender Makin for allegedly discriminating against religious students… Read More
Culture
21 federal agencies promote pride month with taxpayer dollars(The Daily Signal) – While a number of companies have faced public criticism for promoting LGBTQ Pride Month in June, federal organizations promoting “pride” activities have mostly flown under the… Read More
Public Education
Parents furious at school board for pushing LGBT, sexual content on kids despite them ‘opting out’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A district-wide library book policy has parents accusing a Wyoming school board of failing to stop the “sexualization” of their kids, according to ABC13 News. Read More
Culture
Parent org tracks thousands of schools that advise teachers on how to hide gender transitions from parents(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parents Defending Education (PDE), a parental rights organization, has identified thousands of school districts which have policies that advise employees on how to keep a… Read More
Courts
Teachers’ union files suit over new Tennessee law blocking automatic dues withdrawals(The Center Square) – The Tennessee Education Association has filed a lawsuit over a law that eliminates the option for automatic payroll dues deductions for its public employee members. Tennessee… Read More
Opinion
Wisconsin med school fully embrace DEI(Do No Harm) – The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (UWMSMPH) scores in the green on the Diversity, Inclusion, Culture, and Equity (DICE) Inventory, as it… Read More
Culture
Major league baseball strikes all pride jerseys(The Daily Signal) – In this Year of Consumer Backlash, it may go down as one of the biggest coups of 2023. While Americans bring the country’s… Read More
Opinion
Med school and association all in on DEI with ‘socially accountable admissions’(Do No Harm) – The University of California, Davis medical school gets top marks from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for its commitment to… Read More
Opinion
I’m a mother. What is so hateful about parents fighting for children in schools?The liberal Southern Poverty Law Center recently added several parental rights organizations to its “hate group” list, including Moms for Liberty and Parents Defending Education. But… Read More
Public Education
State Senator demands investigation into California university’s reported $220 million China campus deal(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Republican senator is calling for an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley’s reported multimillion dollar deal with a Chinese university, according to a… Read More
Public Education
Homeschool students allowed to participate in public school activities next year(The Sentinel) – Noelle Friese is excited for her children in the homeschool she runs with her husband. After moving to Kansas a year ago with her husband Mathew, who… Read More
Culture
‘Radical’: Parental rights advocates sound the alarm on Biden DOJ, FBI cozying up with LGBT activist groups(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Education and parental rights advocates are sounding the alarm on a new White House initiative to have federal law enforcement and national security agencies work… Read More
Government
Massachusetts legislative committee reviewing charter school bills(The Center Square) – Massachusetts lawmakers are reviewing more than a dozen bills about statewide charter schools as the debate over the education option is weighed against traditional public schools. Read More
Government
Gov. Abbott signs parental rights, education bills into law(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed four parental rights and education bills into law on Monday and separately expanded virtual learning programs statewide. He did so less… Read More
Public Education
Pritzker signs law stripping funding from libraries that restrict access to controversial books(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law a measure that withholds state funding from any of the state’s 1,600 public or school libraries that remove books… Read More
Public Education
‘Unacceptable’: Gender studies professor defends giving student a zero grade for use of ‘biological women’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A gender studies professor defended her decision to give a student a failing grade on an assignment because she used the term “biological women,” claiming… Read More