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‘Queer All School Year’: Los Angeles School District Forces Gender Theory Into Classroom
The largest public school district in California is teaching a curriculum promoting transgenderism and gender theory to children, according to public documents. The Human Relations, Diversity, and Equity department at Los Angeles Unified School District is using presentations, training programs, and clubs to instruct K-12 students on gender identity, according to public documents, first reported by…Reagan Reese -
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Border Mess Seen as Factor in Lax Response to Texas School Shooting
Illegal immigration has consequences for so many aspects of our society, from public health to health care to economics and so much more. Its greatest impact may be on law enforcement and public safety. It turns out that the mess at the southern border, which has been a problem from almost the moment President Joe…Jarrett Stepman -
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Parents Need to Know Their Rights to Reclaim America’s Schools
Starting with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread school closures, parents got a firsthand look at their children’s education through virtual instruction—and they didn’t always like what they saw happening. The parental revolt of 2021 toppled Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia’s gubernatorial election after he infamously quipped, “I don’t think parents should be…Rob Bluey -
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Biden’s New Title IX Rule Guts Protections for Women and Girls. Here’s How to Fight It.
A few days after the momentous golden anniversary of Title IX—the federal civil rights law that prevents sex discrimination in any educational institution receiving government funding—the Biden administration has proposed a new rule to radically rewrite that law by, among other things, adding provisions for individuals claiming to be transgender and gutting the protections for…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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Education Reformers Look to Example of Mary McLeod Bethune
Congressional leaders unveiled a statue of education pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune in a ceremony Wednesday in the Capitol’s National Statuary Hall. The next day, a Heritage Foundation panel convened to discuss the legacy of Bethune and what her work means today to Americans, as well as the future of education in this country. Bethune, a…Jarrett Stepman -
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New Video of Police Response to Uvalde School Shooting Just Adds to Bewilderment
The newly released surveillance video of police officers responding to a mass murder in progress at a school in Uvalde, Texas, does little to explain or justify the baffling actions of law enforcement. The video, obtained by the Austin American-Statesman, shows the teenage gunman while he was still outside Robb Elementary School, his entry into…Steven Bucci -
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Preferred Pronouns and More: What I Saw at Teachers Union Convention
As a teacher, I attended the National Education Association convention last week, and my worst fears were confirmed. Public schools are no longer a safe place for families who hold traditional values or for families who believe gender (as in male/female binary) is biologically determined. It was also evident that the teachers union is a…Brenda Lebsack -
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Los Angeles School District’s Racist Left Uses CRT to Hold Down Blacks
Those who argue that critical race theory is a conservative hallucination need look no further than Los Angeles to see that the right is right—yet again. The 600,000-student Los Angeles Unified School District is using taxpayer dollars to train government teachers and staff members to instruct boys and girls that meritocracy, success, and hard work…Deroy Murdock -
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Biden’s Push for ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Betrays Parental Rights
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade through its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a renewed conversation about abortion is front and center all across the country. And rightfully so, because states will now be forced to confront the question of whether or not they will stand for…Timothy Doescher -
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Biden’s Executive Actions on Food Stamps, Obamacare, Student Loans Will Balloon Deficit, CBO Says
A letter from the Congressional Budget Office in response to an inquiry by a Republican congressman from Missouri confirms that the Biden administration’s executive actions will increase cost to federal taxpayers and fuel rising deficits. The response to Rep. Jason Smith from the CBO highlights three major actions taken by the Biden administration—on food stamps,…Nina Owcharenko Schaefer -
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Cornell University Removes Bust of Abraham Lincoln After Getting 1 ‘Complaint’
The war on history came for all our past, from Columbus to the Founding Fathers to Abraham Lincoln. Now, college campuses appear to be conducting mop-up operations. The College Fix reports that officials removed a bust of Lincoln from a Cornell University library exhibit after somebody complained. “Someone complained, and it was gone,” Cornell University…Jarrett Stepman -
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Caught Red-Handed: Critical Race Theory Taught at West Point
Various news outlets—Fox News, The Washington Times, the New York Post, and Breitbart, among others—have reported on a trove of documents obtained by Judicial Watch revealing that the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been indoctrinating cadets on critical race theory. That’s in spite of claims to the contrary made by various defense and…Dakota Wood -
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Best Teachers Could Be Your Parents, ‘Homeschool Awakening’ Documentary Suggests
Actor Kirk Cameron’s new documentary “The Homeschool Awakening” features 14 homeschooling families. Those families, failed by the public education system, have embarked on a homeschooling journey, and they share how the decision has changed their lives. Like most other American families, those parents initially sent their children to public school because “it’s just what you do.” The…Bernadette Hassan -
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By Inserting Gender Identity, Team Biden Muddies Title IX’s Protections for Girls, Women at School
On the 50th anniversary of Title IX protections for girls and women, the Biden administration proposed rule changes in enforcing the law that would have dramatic repercussions for publicly funded schools around the country. The Education Department released a 700-page document Thursday announcing the proposed changes to Title IX regulations. Perhaps most significantly, the changes…Jarrett Stepman -
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Biden Administration Proposes Changing Title IX to Include Transgender Students
President Joe Biden’s Department of Education on Thursday unveiled proposed changes to Title IX, a landmark civil rights law intended to curb sex-based discrimination in federally-funded education, that would expand the law’s protections for transgender students. The proposed changes would expand protections against discrimination on the basis of sex under Title IX of the 1972 Education…Reagan Reese -
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On 50th Anniversary of Title IX, Biden Seeks to Undo Protections for Women
It’s been 50 years since the U.S. government acted to ensure equal educational opportunities for girls and women through Title IX. Since put in place as education amendments in 1972, Title IX has prohibited sex-based discrimination in education programs, including competitive sports. Title IX states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis…Virginia Allen -
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Federal Court’s School Dress Code Ruling Skirts Larger Issues
In the 1950s, when television was in black and white—as was the distinction between acceptable and unacceptable behavior—comedian Milton Berle would occasionally wear a dress in a skit, causing the studio audience to laugh uproariously. How things have changed. A U.S. court of appeals recently ruled that North Carolina charter day schools cannot have dress…Cal Thomas -
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School Counselor Put on Leave After Deriding ‘Gender Ideology’
A Milwaukee public school counselor was placed on administrative leave after stating she would refuse to support transgender students, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The school district announced Friday that Marissa Darlingh was put on leave on June 15, the last day of school, for speaking out against transgender students, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Darlingh’s…Reagan Reese -
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Supreme Court Upholds School Choice, Free Exercise in Maine Case
“The state will take your money, but won’t allow you to use it as you know best,” Amy Carson said, in a stinging rebuke of her home state of Maine last year when legal scholars from the Institute for Justice and First Liberty Institute appealed her case to the U.S. Supreme Court. In a child’s…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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Concerned Parents: Ask Your Children If They’ve Encountered a Drag Queen at School
The world continues to change, and as a result, so do our social standards and norms. This change has been a part of the human experience and development since the dawn of creation. However, there are certain standards that have remained untouched, such as the protection of our children and the things they should and…Armstrong Williams