Culture
Virginia DOE shifts control of transgender issues back to parents(The Center Square) – Virginia public schools will no longer be allowed to provide gender affirming counseling services to students without first consulting with their parents, per new guidelines from… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Parents group files lawsuit against Wisconsin school district over gender identity training policyA federal lawsuit against a Wisconsin school district alleges violations of parenting rights and religious freedom in the wake of controversy over the school’s new gender identity policy.Last year, the… Read More
Culture, Government
Education bill would provide scholarships to improve child learning(The Center Square) – A bill that would empower parents to help their children recover learning losses has been introduced in the U.S. Senate.Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-MS, has co-sponsored… Read More
Public Education
‘Wow, I can be smarter!’ Students see intelligence gains when they learn to apply themselves, study showsStudents who fall behind their peers in early adolescence tend to remain academic underachievers for the remainder of their school years, with many dropping out without earning a high school… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school superintendent, board president silence parents upset by transgender issue(The Sentinel) – USD 491 Eudora superintendent Stu Moeckel and school board president Mark Chrislip denied parents’ requests to address the board about mistreating a student at a recent school… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Virginia rally against “racist and divisive ideologies” to include prominent speakers and local stakeholdersThree Loudon County, Virginia parent advocacy groups will host a rally on Tuesday to demand “an end to the racist and divisive ideologies” in public education. The“eRACEd Rally Against… Read More
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 the latest… Read More
Education
Virginia Governor blasts ‘progressives’ and vows to keep up the fight for parents’ rights at Back-to-School rallyVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin criticized progressive school administrators in Fairfax County Public Schools for what he said were violations of parental rights. Youngkin made the comments as he hosted a… Read More
Education
How Missouri’s new school choice program helped a disabled child’s parent avoid returning to a public school nightmareSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri’s expanded school choice program began rolling out only in July. But at least one parent already says she’ll never forget what the program has done for… Read More
Education
Mother asking for just a list of textbooks by grade is billed nearly $1,300 by Texas school districtA Texas mother trying to choose between schools asked her local school district for a list of required textbooks by grade. They billed her $1,267 for the information. Jennifer Crossland told… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschool families: Consider these fall outings and opportunities in the Kansas City areaFrom campus visits and field trips to standardized tests and special celebrations, the fall can bring numerous opportunities for homeschoolers in the Kansas City area. Now that the school year has… 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 the Anderson… 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 over… Read More
Education
Parents against sweeping new K-12 sex ed curricula met with hate, physical assault – and a claim that toddlers should pleasure each other sexuallyParents opposed to an aggressive new sex education curriculum in Wisconsin suffered assaults on both their persons and their sensibilities from a hostile crowd supporting the change.“Pure hatred. Pure, unbridled… Read More
Public Education
‘We need to turn the page’: Rochester school board candidates rise up to end retaliation against concerned parentsOutraged citizens in Michigan’s Rochester Community Schools have stepped up to run for school board, seeking major change after the district spied on and threatened parents – and even got… 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 as teammates… Read More
Education
Kansas superintendent, school board face backlash over lack of transparency(The Sentinel) – It’s been a summer of discontent among Louisburg USD 416 patrons over recent actions by its superintendent and school board with accusations of lying coupled with a… 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 public schools… Read More
Education
FBI, Department of Justice continue to go after concerned parents, says Sen. Ted CruzDespite significant backlash over its “domestic terrorist” letter, which critics said targeted parents, Biden’s Department of Justice doesn’t appear to be backing down. And neither is the FBI. “Unfortunately, the White… 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 hurting… Read More