Public Education
Virginia school board approves co-ed sex classes despite public oppositionOver parents’ objections Fairfax County Public Schools is planning for sex education to be co-ed in upper elementary and middle-school classes starting this fall. The Virginia school district… Read More
Public Education
Illinois schools to receive taxpayer dollars for special education referrals(The Center Square) – A new law allows Illinois school districts to get reimbursed with taxpayer money for sending their troubled students to both public and private special education… Read More
Christian Schools
The ‘father’ of school choice you’ve never heard of: Father Virgil BlumSchool choice proponents often credit Milton Friedman for starting this popular movement, but new scholarship suggests at least one other professor should get recognition where it’s due. “We… Read More
Culture
Parents Defending Education adviser explains ‘anti-woman,’ ‘anti-girl’ Title IX reinterpretation(The Daily Signal) – Parents Defending Education filed a lawsuit on April 29 against the Biden administration’s reinterpretation of Title IX allowing males in female sports and… Read More
Culture
HHS urged crackdown on whistleblowers exposing gender medicine, video reveals(The Daily Signal) – An office of the Department of Health and Human Services that enforces medical privacy laws expressed concern last summer that “so-called” whistleblowers had exposed “gender-affirming care,”… Read More
Public Education
Executive order paves way for cellphone-free schools in Virginia(The Center Square) – Virginia is joining a growing number of states seeking to limit cellphone usage in public schools. Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order 33 on… Read More
Biden administration
23 state coalition challenges new federal regulations on washing machines(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a 23-state coalition of attorneys general opposing another Biden administration regulation on home appliances, this time on washing… Read More
Biden administration
Republicans take aim at federal home appliance rules(The Center Square) – The House Rules Committee met on Monday to discuss several bills for consideration by the House floor. Hot topics at the hearing included Title IX,… Read More
Elections
Democrats told to oppose requiring citizenship to vote(The Center Square) – The Biden administration opposes a U.S. House of Representatives bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, announcing it in a statement from the Office of… Read More
President Biden
Jean-Pierre clashes with reporters over Biden Parkinson’s reports(The Center Square) – White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre clashed with reporters during Monday’s press briefing while dodging questions about published reports that a renowned Parkinson’s disease expert… Read More
2024 election
Poll: Independent voters move away from Biden(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump holds a lead over President Joe Biden just a few months away from election day. Emerson College Polling released the… Read More
Education, Kansas
Wichita schools discriminate against blacks in discipline, DOJ finds(The Sentinel) — A report from the Department of Justice found pervasive evidence of discrimination in Wichita Public Schools against students based on race and disability.KSNW-TV … Read More
Culture
Elite university settles lawsuit with Jewish students over alleged campus antisemitism(Daily Caller News Foundation) – New York University (NYU) settled a lawsuit Tuesday with Jewish students over claims that the university did not protect them from antisemitism on campus. Read More
Culture
Award-winning author, journalist accuses The New York Times of ‘stealing’ Biden Parkinson’s storyAn investigative journalist who worked for The New York Times for a decade has accused the newspaper of stealing his story about how a Parkinson’s disease doctor has been… Read More
Courts
AGs petition Supreme Court to weigh in on parental rights(The Center Square) – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares filed an amicus brief Monday with attorneys general from 15 other states asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case… Read More
Culture
Columbia University removes deans caught sending texts with ‘antisemitic tropes’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Columbia University removed three deans from their positions after they were caught sending text messages that touched on “antisemitic tropes” during a campus event… Read More
Culture
Sanctuary cities overwhelmed, kick illegal immigrants out of shelters(The Daily Signal) – Democrat mayors who initially advertised their cities as welcoming sanctuaries for illegal migrants have scrambled to scale back key shelter programs as they grapple with mounting… Read More
Public Education
Colleges ‘robbing’ liberal students by having their views go unchallenged, says Princeton profPrestigious universities are overwhelmingly liberal by virtually every measure, but they are failing to produce many students who can think critically and articulate opposing viewpoints. In fact, conservative… Read More
Public Education
DOJ issues damning report on discrimination in Wichita Public Schools(The Sentinel) – A report from the Department of Justice found pervasive evidence of discrimination in Wichita Public Schools against students based on race and disability. KSNW-TV … Read More
Government
FAFSA debacle sparks Congressional action(The Center Square) – Congressional Republicans are pushing new legislation this week in the House and Senate to force the Biden administration to fix the FAFSA process after ongoing… Read More