Culture
Puberty blockers cause bone damage in children, should be considered ‘experimental,’ say top Swedish doctorsSwedish doctors say puberty blockers, given to some kids to transition genders, cause bone damage in children and should be considered “experimental.”Doctors from the Karolinska Institute, a top European medical… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Families sue school after daughters were allegedly coaxed into ‘secret’ club that hid gender transitions(Daily Caller) – Two Colorado families are suing their school district, alleging that staff encouraged their daughters to join a “secret” club aiming to transition students and conceal the… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Parents get back in charge of their children’s education(Daily Signal) – Parents in the pandemic era have asserted themselves with new vigor for the sake of their children. Parents no longer presume that the zoned public school is… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Missouri school allows reading of LGBT book to 2nd graders despite state law requiring parental consent(Daily Signal) – A Missouri elementary school allowed a parent to read the transgender-promoting children’s book “I Am Jazz” to a second-grade class without first informing other parents, although state… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parental education rights movement still going strong(The Center Square) – Amid parental concerns, heated school board meetings, and legal battles, Pennsylvania joins the list of other states drafting parental rights legislation.Republicans in both chambers say they… Read More
Courts, Culture
Alliance Defending Freedom wraps up oral arguments in case on Biden’s Title IX overreachPublic school athlete Amelia Ford. (Courtesy ADF)The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) completed oral arguments in front of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, challenging the Biden administration’s redefinition… Read More
Culture
NH committee votes on ‘parents’ bill of rights’ down split partisan lines(The Center Square) – New Hampshire legislation proposing a “parents’ bill of rights in education” is moving out of a House panel without a recommendation because of a split vote… Read More
Government, Public Education
New book sounds alarm on America’s ‘failing’ public education systemPublic schools are failing American children, even 40 years after a Ronald Reagan-appointed commission warned that a “rising tide of mediocrity” was eroding our “educational foundations.”This, according to a new… Read More
Culture, Public Education
CDC linked to progressive plan in schools to replace parents, critics warnThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been linked to a progressive group's plan to challenge parents as the main moral authority in children’s lives, warns a conservative… Read More
Culture
Parent, education groups protest DOE’s transgender expansion for Title IXA coalition representing parents and education groups sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) protesting the Biden administration’s expansion of Title IX to include gender identity.“On behalf… Read More
Culture
Reuters photos of kids pointing guns at NRA event a ‘set up’ says grandfatherA photograph taken by a Reuters photographer of a child pointing a gun straight at the camera was a “set-up” at an NRA event to make gun owners look bad,… Read More
Education, Kansas
Microschools continue to gain traction in Kansas. Here’s what they are and do(The Sentinel) — Microschools, which provide opportunities for enterprising teachers and parents to find alternatives to the public school system, are gaining traction across the country — and indeed, even… Read More
Courts, Culture
Moms for Liberty receives support from 10 state attorneys general in lawsuit against school board for restricting parents’ speechSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed an amicus brief with nine other AGs on behalf of Moms for Liberty, which accused a Florida school board of violating the First… Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘They should be worried’: Teachers union attempts to fight moms over parental rights advocacy(The Daily Signal) – A Pennsylvania teachers union conference featured a session on fighting parental rights advocacy.The Pennsylvania State Education Association’s southern region conference last week featured a session on… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Florida extends gender lessons ban from K-3 to all grades under Parental Rights lawThe Florida Board of Education extended an existing ban on lessons involving gender identity and sexual orientation from K-3 to all grades in public schools.Previously the board had issued a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parents are calling for entire Denver school board to resignAfter violent shootings and months of incompetent management, parents and residents are calling for the entire Denver Public School board to resign.“There’s too much dysfunction,”said Dorian Warren, a local… Read More
Culture
Kirk Cameron teams up with Sheriff Mark Lamb to bring ‘hope and encouragement’ to Arizona familiesOutspoken Christian actor Kirk Cameron continued his “Freedom Island” book tour in Arizona, teaming up with Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb to bring a message of “hope and encouragement” to… Read More
Culture
Arkansas enacts Given Name Act. Here’s what parents of schoolchildren there – and elsewhere – need to know(The Daily Signal) – Arkansas lawmakers delivered a clear message to parents of K-12 students this week: You have the right to know how your child is being treated in… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Parent keeps child at home after ‘kill’ list circulates at Pennsylvania schoolA parent at a Pennsylvania school is keeping their son at home after the student appeared on a “kill list” circulating among 5th grade students.The parent, who wishes to remain… Read More
Culture
‘I’m not going to stop until I stop breathing’: Mother jailed for defying public school zoning regulations speaks out for parents’ rights and school choiceTwelve years ago, Kelley Williams-Bolar went to jail and made national news for lying so her daughters could attend a school outside their public district.Now, she’s a staunch advocate… Read More