Culture, Public Education
Judge requires public school board to pay $40K to parent for First Amendment violation after banning him from meetingsA Maine school board was forced to pay $40,000 for violating the First Amendment rights of a father in the district it banned from attending school functions. This is… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Harassed and ostracized Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter has its religious liberty rights restored by courtIn another landmark ruling for religious liberty, a Fellowship of Christian Athletes high school chapter whose status was revoked by the school and whose members were harassed have had… Read More
Culture, Homeschools
Homeschool nonprofit counters unlawful challenges to parental freedomsA $2,000 bill just to process homeschool paperwork in New York? A threatening letter from a school district in West Virginia, stating that a student would be required to… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Biden administration and special interest groups played politics instead of getting kids back to school(reimaginED) – On Sept. 1, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona claimed that the Biden administration had a plan to “focus on safely getting back to in-person learning” last year. Read More
Culture, Opinion
Mask mandates expose the mulishness of public education bureaucrats while others buck policyAccording to Burbio’s Mask Policy Tracker, only seven of the 500 largest school districts in the United States (1.4%) had a mask mandate in effect for students beginning… Read More
Culture
Christian group sues AG Nessel over civil rights interpretation(The Center Square) – A Christian health care group says that Michigan’s recently reinterpreted civil rights law relating to sexual orientation and gender identity violates its constitutional right to… Read More
Culture
Arizona attorney general’s office files civil rights lawsuit against Tucson for not honoring religious exemptions(The Center Square) – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Tucson over its COVID-19 vaccination requirements.The Attorney General’s office… Read More
Culture
These men in drag wanted to dance for children so badly they hired armed goons to protect themPromoters of a “kid friendly” drag show felt the event was so important they enlisted the protection of armed ANTIFA militants. The Barrel Babes Drag Brunch at… Read More
Culture
Michigan library defunded over LGBTQ books hits $245,000 on GoFundMe(The Center Square) – A GoFundMe fundraising site has garnered more than $245,000 in support of a Michigan library for about a year after voters rejected its millage, angry… Read More
Culture, Public Education
AG Paxton advisory: Texas public schools can’t impose mask mandates(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an advisory Wednesday as the new school year begins to clarify that no public schools can impose mask mandates. Read More
Culture, Opinion
Parents and schools are fighting for control of the nation’s children. Who gets custody of the kids?Relations between parents and schools look increasingly like a divorcing couple preparing for a custody battle. In the best of times, parents and schools have viewed each other… Read More
Culture
Wisconsin city leaders threatened with legal action over conversion therapy ban ordinance(The Center Square) – There’s now a threat of a lawsuit over La Crosse’s recent ban on conversion therapy. The city council approved an ordinance in… Read More
Culture
Telemedicine abortions up in Washington state(The Center Square) – Telemedicine seems set to play a crucial role for women seeking abortions, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, sending the controversial… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Poll: Most Christian parents of public school children lack confidence in K-12 public education, and half prefer private educationHow do Christian parents across the country feel about public education? Some 66% “lack confidence” in the quality of their kids’ K-12 education, and nearly half (43%) say their… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Coalition of lawmakers to D.C. mayor: End ‘unreasonable and destructive’ vaccine mandate for kids(The Center Square) – A coalition of leading Republicans sent a letter to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Thursday calling for an end to end the district’s “unreasonable… Read More
Culture
Texans encouraged to use iWatchTexas to report suspicious behavior(The Center Square) – Texans are being encouraged to use a free iWatch reporting system to alert local and state law enforcement about suspicious behaviors and activities that appear… Read More
Culture
DeSantis: ‘State of Florida is where woke goes to die’(The Center Square) – At a Tuesday news conference announcing new legislative proposals to expand teacher hiring, Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back against the narrative that mask and vaccine… Read More
Culture
Washington think tank highlights consequences of pandemic-era remote learning(The Center Square) – The free market Washington Policy Center think tank on Tuesday released a study that says the state’s closure of schools in… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents’ rights group rallies outside Illinois State Capitol, criticized new sex ed standards(The Center Square) – As schools across the state begin this week, a parents’ rights group rallied outside the Illinois statehouse Tuesday to call attention to issues they say are… Read More
Culture, Public Education
As students return to school, some are facing COVID-19 vaccine mandates doctors say stunt learning and don’t substantially impact public healthMore COVID-19 mandates are in store for students in two major U.S. cities, and some doctors argue the costs outweigh the benefits. Schools in New Orleans and Washington, D.C. Read More