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Verizon Denies Relationship With Leftist Group Despite Promoting Its Education Program After Black Lives Matter Riots
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Right after the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots in Minneapolis, Verizon promoted education materials from the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center that advocated for teaching Black Lives Matter in school. The company now denies any relationship with the SPLC. Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian law firm that urges companies to… -
opinion
Walz Makes ‘Knucklehead’ Suggestion to Abolish Electoral College. Here’s Why We Should Keep It.
The polls must be looking bad for Democrats because they appear to be restarting their campaign to abolish the Electoral College. A few left-wing journalists have whined about the Electoral College during the presidential campaign this year. But now Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, finally has decided to publicly air his grievance… -
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FOR SHAME: On Anniversary of Oct. 7, College Students Celebrate Rape, Kidnapping, and Slaughter of Jews
As the civilized world mourns the first anniversary of the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust—and prays for the release of the more the 100 hostages, including four Americans, still being held by Palestinian jihadists in terrorism tunnels—American college campuses are rife with celebrations of Hamas’ atrocities. On Oct. 7, 2023, Iran-backed Hamas militants… -
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One Year Since Oct. 7: Despite Campus Unrest, Freethinking Young Journalists Are Rising to Occasion
A full year after the devastating Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel by Hamas, the consequences for Israel have been significant, with an ongoing war of survival still raging within the Gaza Strip and northern Israel. The ramifications of the attacks were also felt across the United States in the months that followed. Many elite American… -
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EXCLUSIVE: 7 Arizona School Districts Exposed for ‘Transitioning’ Kids Without Parental Consent
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Seven Arizona school districts have policies mandating staff hide students' “transgender” identity from their parents, according to documents newly obtained by Parents Defending Education and shared with The Daily Signal. Parents Defending Education, a parental rights organization, keeps a list of school districts across the country that openly instruct school districts… -
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End Woke Higher Education Act Is a Big Win for First Amendment
Rarely does a piece of education legislation deserve a grade of A+. But the End Woke Higher Education Act, which has passed the U.S. House of Representatives, has earned it. The policies in the bill—which passed 213-201 on Sept. 19—are right on point and are articulated well. Freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of… -
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EXCLUSIVE: School District Sued for Withholding Public Records About Gender Transition Plans for Children
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The nonprofit that has been exposing radical gender ideology in California filed a lawsuit Monday against the public school district in Lynwood, California, for failing to comply with state law by providing requested documents about its "gender transition" plans for schoolchildren. Lynwood Unified School District in Los Angeles County hasn’t responded… -
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School Threatened to Arrest Parents for Wearing Pink Wristbands in ‘Protest’ of Boys in Girls Sports
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A coalition of parents sued the Bow School District in New Hampshire on Monday after being punished and threatened over a “silent protest” standing up for women’s sports. Multiple parents and one grandfather decided to wear pink wristbands during a soccer game to show support for protecting women’s sports, to which the… -
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Stanford Marketing Course Requires DEI Statement Before Student Enrolls
THE CENTER SQUARE—Requiring students to make a DEI statement to qualify for a course is “inappropriate” and could cross the line of compelled speech, according to a Brookings Institution expert. Stanford University is requiring that those applying to enroll in “Global Entrepreneurial Marketing,” a course offered by the Department of Management Science and Engineering, make a statement… -
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School Board Violated First Amendment by Blocking Journalist From LGBTQ Social Media Profile, Court Rules
A school district's LGBTQ affinity group violated the First Amendment by blocking a journalist on social media amid a heated debate about parents' right to opt their children out of hearing teachers read LGBTQ-themed books, a federal judge ruled last week. Atheist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and other parents demanded the right to opt out of… -
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EXCLUSIVE: University Health System Organizing Voter-Registration Drives in Heavily Democratic Area of Philadelphia
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Temple Health is using tax-exempt university resources to operate a get-out-the-vote effort in a predominantly Democratic area. The university health system, affiliated with Temple University in Philadelphia, is operating a voter-registration drive and get-out-the-vote effort in North Philadelphia, which is predominantly liberal and votes overwhelmingly Democratic, according to internal documents obtained by… -
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With Good Reason, More Americans Are Skipping College
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Is college still worth it? According to Newsweek, millions of Americans are just saying “no.” Why? Because, according to a new poll, many see universities as a place where political agendas replace useful skills, and they walk away… -
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Virginia School District Refuses to Give Public Records to Teacher It Opposed in Election
A public school teacher in Fairfax County is suing her school district for withholding public records mentioning her name. Julie Perry, a history teacher at Centreville High School in Northern Virginia, filed a Freedom of Information Act request on May 29 for emails from Assistant Superintendent Penny Gros because she felt like her job was… -
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EXCLUSIVE: North Carolina School District Spends $3K for ‘Implicit Bias’ Training
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A school district in North Carolina spent more than $3,000 on two hours of training in “implicit bias” for its school board members last year, according to documents obtained by Parents Defending Education through a public records request and shared with The Daily Signal. The Wake County Public School System gave… -
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Did Elite Colleges Lie to the Supreme Court or Are They Breaking the Law Today?
When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its monumental decision in 2023 telling colleges and universities that “yes,” they did have to comply with the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment in their admissions policies, the question immediately arose of whether they would comply or cheat. With the latest admission numbers from schools such as… -
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What a Federal Appeals Court Gets—but the University of Louisville Doesn’t—on Transgender Issues
It’s genuinely amazing how quickly one’s whole life can change. Seven years ago, I was in my 14th year as chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. I’d worked with many dedicated colleagues to build a strong and respected program. My prior three annual… -
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EXCLUSIVE: House Oversight Probes Why Census Miscounts Boost Democrats in Electoral College, Apportionment
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A key House committee has begun an investigation into Census Bureau overcounts and undercounts that favor Democrats in awarding congressional apportionment and Electoral College votes. House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., wrote Census Bureau Director Robert Santos on Wednesday to inquire about its communications about the overcounts and undercounts… -
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Don’t Jail Parents for School Shootings. Arm Teachers.
Understandably, we want to blame someone besides the 14-year-old who murdered four people Sept. 5 at Apalachee High School in Georgia. People are shocked and upset that the father taught the boy to shoot and hunt, and bought the boy a rifle for Christmas. But that doesn’t mean it made any sense for police to… -
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Parental Rights Advocate Challenges ‘Political Indoctrination’ at Rhode Island School District
Editor’s note: In this podcast episode, Nicole Solas said she submitted a public records request to the University of San Diego. She later clarified that she actually submitted the request to the University of Rhode Island. Rhode Island mom and parental rights advocate Nicole Solas was sued by teachers unions in 2021 after she requested… -
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Vermont Christian School Fights Sports Ban for Affirming That ‘Boys Are Boys and Girls Are Girls’
In the fight over allowing biological males in women’s sports, a Christian school in Vermont finds itself in court—again. Last year, Mid Vermont Christian School accused the Vermont Principals’ Association, the “governing body for high school sports and activities for the state’s 300 public and private secondary schools,” and Vermont state officials of religious discrimination for…