Culture
School officials’ maniacal focus on equity should shift to academic preparation(The Sentinel) – Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently blasted Fairfax County school officials for their maniacal focus on equity after they withheld national merit award information from students until… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Op-Ed: Liberal religious leaders are shooting themselves in the foot by suing over Missouri’s abortion banA small group of liberal religious leaders is suing the state of Missouri over its abortion ban, ironically claiming access to abortion is part of their religion.Although… Read More
Culture
Library offers controversial activist $35,350 in taxpayer money for hour-long speech(Daily Caller) – New York Times Magazine writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of the 1619 project, has reportedly been offered $35,350 for a lecture at a local library.Public library… Read More
Courts, Culture
Colorado baker to appeal ruling he violated law for not making cake celebrating gender transition(The Center Square) – A Colorado baker will appeal a Thursday ruling by the state Court of Appeals upholding that he violated an anti-discrimination law by refusing to create… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Lansing parent wins school curriculum challenge(The Sentinel) – Kirsten Workman, the Lansing mom who withdrew her 12th-grade daughter from an English Composition class over content she found objectionable and mounted a curriculum challenge to… Read More
Culture
College Board announces decision to change AP course after Florida rejects its woke ideologyThe College Board says it will revise the AP African American Studies course after its rejection by the Florida Department of Education (DOE) for questionable content."As presented, the content… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Wisconsin elementary school putting students through LGBT training created by activists(Daily Caller) – A Wisconsin school district is putting elementary school students through a weeklong gender identity and sexual orientation lesson created by LGBT activists, according to an email… Read More
Culture
Arkansas Senate passes bill classifying drag shows as adult entertainment(The Center Square) – The Arkansas Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would classify drag shows as an adult business and bans the performances from public property. Read More
Culture
Training for daycare workers has little kids identify doll as ‘non-binary’ and use ‘they’ pronoun(Daily Caller) – A training promoted by the North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children (NCAEYC) instructs daycare teachers on how to discuss gender identity in their… Read More
Culture, Public Education
The shocking true story of how school and state officials took a girl from her parents, allowing her to be trafficked twice and relentlessly abused in the name of gender ideologySchool and child welfare officials in Virginia, blinded by radical gender ideology, allowed a 14-year-old girl to be sex trafficked twice and horrifically abused in an unfathomable chain of events. Read More
Culture
Montana bill banning obscene material receives community support despite criticism from LGBT advocates, librariesA bill prohibiting obscene materials for children in schools and libraries had its first hearing in the Montana State Legislature last week.Rep. Bob Phalen, R-Lindsay, led the sponsors… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Indiana’s ban of males in female school sports takes full effect after lawsuit dismissalA lawsuit contesting an Indiana law banning transgender biological males from playing on female sports teams has been dismissed, removing a previous injunction.The law, passed last year, applies… Read More
Culture
Inaugural ‘Stolen Innocence’ panel aims to help parents guard their children against increasing sexualization in schoolsAlexandra Schweitzer had turned the children’s book she was inspecting sideways, like a curious youth trying to better see a Playboy centerfold.Her husband wondered what in the world… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
Wokeness is coming for classical Christian education(The Federalist) – It’s been a good year for classical Christian education. New school starts are up threefold, a book on classical education became No. 1 on The New… Read More
Culture
DeSantis admin mandates training for school librarians to vet pornographic books(Daily Caller) – Florida librarians are now required to take an annual training on which books and instructional materials, specifically ones containing pornography and Critical Race Theory (CRT), are… Read More
Culture
Poll shows majority of Americans support some abortion restrictions(The Center Square) – A majority of Americans surveyed support at least some abortion restrictions, according to a poll conducted ahead of the 50th anniversary of the March for… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Seattle Public Schools’ diversity employees are among highest paid in the district(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools is focused on addressing the "legacies of racism in our education system" and has made its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees among… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Omaha school district spends COVID-relief funds to open $6.6 million health care center in poor performing high schoolA Nebraska high school is using federal COVID-relief dollars on a health care center despite the extreme academic needs of its students.Benson High School (BHS) in Omaha will… Read More
Culture
North Dakota bills seek to restrict access to obscene books for minorsNorth Dakota lawmakers are considering two bills that would prohibit public libraries from displaying sexually explicit materials to minors.HB 1205, introduced by House Majority Leader Mike Lefor, R-Dickinson,… Read More
Courts, Culture
DeSantis’ admin did not violate injunction against anti-CRT law, judge findsThe administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis did not violate an injunction barring enforcement of anti-Critical Race Theory (CRT) legislation, a judge ruled.The “Individual Freedom Act,” informally known… Read More