Culture
‘We want diversity of opinion, we don’t want diversity of facts’: Obama calls on government to regulate speech(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Former President Barack Obama said at a forum Tuesday that the U.S. must address what he called misinformation and said government must regulate social… Read More
Culture
Report: UConn approving DEI grants, prompting ‘student activism’ accusationsThe University of Connecticut is spending taxpayer money on internal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) grants – including ones to make marine science more diverse, the College Fix… Read More
Government
More than 2,000 Connecticut families protest report seeking increased homeschool regulationsAfter a government report calling for more restrictions on homeschool families in Connecticut, more than 2,000 people demonstrated at the state capitol. “We are here because we are… Read More
Public Education
Connecticut schools tightening YouTube policies after issues with elementary studentsAs more Connecticut public-school teachers use video-based educational resources and instruction, districts are struggling to balance technological considerations with student safety. “Policies vary from district to district,” CTInsider.com… Read More
Government
Connecticut Democrats advance bill to protect out-of-state abortionists and trans medical industryDemocrats in Connecticut plan to expand the state’s “shield law” that protects nonresidents who perform abortions in Connecticut from legal prosecution when they “break the law” in their own… Read More
Politics
Where does the money come from? Elderly Democrats say donations made in their name aren’t genuine(The Daily Signal) – Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue may have raked in millions through fraudulent donations, according to the testimonies of elderly Americans who said federal election records do not… Read More
Public Education
Connecticut community in uproar after special ed teacher threatens violence against Trump supportersA Connecticut special education teacher who unleashed a video tirade threatening violence against Donald Trump supporters is on paid leave and under police investigation, media outlets reported. Read More
Courts
Female athletes who challenged Connecticut trans policy score win for women’s sports(The Daily Signal) – A federal court upheld four female high school track athletes’ challenge to a Connecticut policy allowing male participation in female sports. Read More
Public Education
A Connecticut college student can’t read or write. She blames Hartford Public SchoolsA 19-year-old student is taking legal action against her Connecticut school district after she graduated high school unable to read, write or do math. Aleysha Ortiz and her… Read More
Public Education
Florida tops state-by-state education freedom report card; Louisiana most improvedThe third annual Education Freedom Report Card from the Heritage Foundation is out, detailing the best and worst states for school choice and parental rights… Read More
Courts
Connecticut’s school vaccine exemption ban survives legal challenge(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging Connecticut’s 2021 ban on religious exemption for school vaccination requirements. A lawsuit filed… Read More
Public Education
‘No, this isn’t an SNL skit’: Biological male takes 3rd at Connecticut state championships in girls’ shot putA biological male beat several female competitors to advance to Connecticut’s track and field state championships in the girls’ shot put event where he placed 3rd. Rose McNaughton,… Read More
Public Education
Ohio school board member resigns over colleagues’ fealty to administrators; experts say it’s a nationwide problemA Ohio school board member has resigned out of frustration with the district’s policies and curriculum – as well as with her colleagues’ apparent unwillingness to stand up to… Read More
Culture
Illegal alien convicted of killing 2 children released despite ICE detainer(The Daily Signal) – Connecticut law enforcement officials released an illegal immigrant convicted of killing two young children in a drunk driving accident, despite a detainer request lodged against… Read More
Culture
UConn Coach Dan Hurley puts devotion to Christ over demands of the dayKnown for building one of the best programs in men’s college basketball, Connecticut Huskies coach Dan Hurley has built his life on the solid foundation of Jesus Christ. Read More
Public Education
It took approximately 20 minutes for kids to revolt when school put tampon dispenser in boys’ bathroom(Daily Caller News Foundation) – It only took roughly 20 minutes for a tampon dispenser in the boy’s restroom at Brookfield High School in Connecticut to be torn down,… Read More
Public Education
Connecticut school district faces backlash after removing Columbus Day and Veterans Day from calendar(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Connecticut school district is receiving backlash after stripping both Columbus Day and Veterans Day from the school’s calendar following a vote from the… Read More
Courts
Group seeks to overturn Connecticut religious exemption ban for school vaccines(The Center Square) – Critics of a Connecticut law banning religious exemptions from school vaccination requirements have lost several rounds in federal court but are planning to ask the… Read More
Public Education
Report reveals meager results for $24.7 million Connecticut program to address chronic absenteeism in schoolsA new report on the nearly $25 million initiative to combat chronic student absenteeism in Connecticut reveals only modest gains. Despite the mixed results, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont… Read More
Courts
Appeals court upholds Connecticut ban on religious exemptions(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court has upheld a 2021 Connecticut law banning religious exemptions for immunization requirements for schools, colleges and early education, but critics of the… Read More