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opinion
6 States Sue to Block Biden’s Student Loan ‘Forgiveness’ Scheme
Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, and South Carolina sued the Biden administration Thursday to block the president’s plan to “forgive” student loan debt. The lawsuit by the six states follows another one filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation on behalf of an individual borrower. President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness scheme is an illegal… -
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School Choice Opponents Concede Defeat Just Days After Declaring Victory
On Friday, opponents of education choice in Arizona declared a “historic victory.” But by Monday, they were conceding defeat. They had sought to gather enough signatures to block Arizona’s newly passed massive expansion of education choice and put it on the ballot for voters to decide. But apparently, the voters weren’t interested in what opponents… -
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Borrower Sues to Stop Biden’s Unfair, Illegal Student Loan Bailout
Probably the most common legal argument against the Biden administration’s student loan bailout plan is that the federal Department of Education simply doesn’t have the authority to accomplish it. That’s a core argument in a new lawsuit filed by the Pacific Legal Foundation on behalf of an employee whose student debt is affected by the… -
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Apparent Victory Rings Hollow for Group Opposing School Choice
The effort to block a massive expansion of education choice in Arizona appears to be running out of steam. Beth Lewis, executive director of the anti-school choice group Save Our Schools Arizona put on her best game face Friday afternoon as she announced that her group has gathered enough signatures to put the recent expansion… -
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Politicizing College Football, UMass Trolls Liberty University With ‘Pride Day’
College football season is back—and so is the politicization of a fall pastime that used to unite Americans across the aisle. This year’s game day rivalries on the University of Massachusetts’s home field consist of a little more than fans with opposing school spirit. With plans to host the Liberty University Flames on its territory… -
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Under Fire After Videos Expose ‘Big Moneymaker’ Allegations About Transgender Surgeries on Kids
The governor of Tennessee is calling for an investigation into Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Pediatric Transgender Clinic following viral tweets exposing alarming attitudes toward transgender surgeries and procedures for children. Daily Wire host Matt Walsh shared Tuesday afternoon that his team has been investigating the transgender clinic, claiming that “Vanderbilt drugs, chemically castrates, and performs… -
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The Left Targets Youngkin’s Transgender Education Reform Prioritizing Parental Rights
Many on the Left appear appalled at the idea that parents should have the right to know and intervene if their children “identify” as the opposite sex or seek controversial transgender medical interventions that may irreversibly harm their bodies. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, on Friday announced a new model policy on students who… -
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Lawmakers, Parents Vow to Stop Infiltration of LGBT Gender Ideology in Schools
As parents become more aware of what radical activists are teaching their kids in school, a group of House Republicans held a “Back-to-School Roundtable” on Capitol Hill aimed at protecting children from LGBT ideology. “We have seen school boards, teachers unions, and even the Department of Justice attempt to hijack parental rights. But these people… -
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Supreme Court Hands Short-Term Win to Pride Group, but Encourages Yeshiva University to Return
Another conflict is brewing between the constitutional right to freely exercise religion and the civil right to be free from discrimination. Like several such cases in recent years, the Supreme Court is likely—or so we hope—to decide this one favorably in the end. Yeshiva University, located in New York City, includes America’s largest Jewish undergraduate… -
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Does Your Kid’s School Librarian Need Parental Supervision? ‘Banned Books Week’ May Tell You.
Banned Books Week is coming to K-12 schools and city libraries across the nation September 18-24. This is a time for librarians to promote books that have been challenged for offensive content, such as sexually explicit writing and images, the promotion of so-called transgender lifestyles, and child sexual abuse. Librarians get to tout their activism… -
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Southern Poverty Law Center Takes Aim at School Boards, Local Elections With New PACs
The Southern Poverty Law Center, notorious for branding mainstream conservatives and Christians as “hate groups” and equating them with the Ku Klux Klan, is taking aim at school boards and local elections. The SPLC Action Fund announced the launch of two political action committees on Monday, targeting local government races in the South and countering… -
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DeSantis: Purpose of Education Is to Educate, Not ‘Indoctrinate’ Kids
ORLANDO, Florida—Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke about how important it was for parents to reclaim their rights in education, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve seen over the last few years in our country how important policy is, both good and very bad,” DeSantis said at a Heritage Foundation event Friday in Orlando. “There may be no… -
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Biden Education Department Declines to Explain 160,000 ‘Missing’ Public Comments on Redefining ‘Sex’ in Title IX
As the clock ticks down on the public comment period for the Department of Education’s proposed rule change to Title IX, inconsistencies have emerged on the total number of comments already submitted. Politico reported Tuesday that the Regulations.gov website tracking the total number of publicly submitted comments had logged over 349,000 comments. But by Friday, three days… -
opinion
Orthodox Jewish Schools Share Priorities of Most Americans, Regardless of What NY Times Says
The New York Times is once again preparing to release a hit piece on Orthodox Jewish schools, also known as “yeshivas.” The attack comes just before a key state Board of Regents meeting, apparently timed to support a push to regulate the content of instruction in those schools so that it’s “substantially equivalent” to that… -
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Where Does Your State Rank in Education Freedom?
Florida ranks highest among the states in education freedom, while the District of Columbia trails behind all of them, according to a new “report card” from The Heritage Foundation. The leading think tank’s 2022 Education Freedom Report Card, released Thursday, measures all 50 states and the District based on four broad categories: school choice, transparency,… -
opinion
Student Debt Relief: Reparations for Rich White People
To reduce inflation, battle climate change, reduce gas prices, stem rising crime, and protect our southern border, President Joe Biden has forgiven $10,000 in federal student loans and extended $20,000 in debt cancellation to Pell Grant recipients for borrowers making less than $125,000 a year. A study by the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School found… -
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3 Biden Lies About His Student Debt Bailout Scheme
By my count, there are at least three lies behind President Joe Biden’s “student loan relief” plan: a bald-faced lie, a half-lie, and a lie of omission. First, in its Aug. 24 “fact sheet,” the White House advances the falsehood that college is the “ticket to a middle-class life.” That’s untrue. The ticket to a… -
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5 Reasons Biden’s Student Loan Scheme Is Terrible, Corrupt Idea
There’s a long list of reasons why the the Biden administration’s scheme to write off upward of $20,000 per person in student loan debt, announced Aug. 24, is a terrible and corrupt idea: It’s flagrantly illegal and usurps powers reserved for Congress, which even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledged a year ago. It’s unfair, especially… -
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4 More Reasons to Be Mad About Biden’s Student Loan Debt Amnesty
With every passing day, the scope of the Biden administration’s regressive, expensive, unfair, and potentially illegal amnesty for student loan debt becomes clearer. Some 43 million borrowers will be eligible for the loan cancellation, courtesy of the millions of Americans who did not, or could not, attend college. According to the Biden administration, 27 million… -
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On Student Debt, More Government Spending Is Problem, Not Solution
No sooner had President Joe Biden announced his plan for student loan debt forgiveness ($10,000 for nonrecipients of Pell Grants and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients), the president of the NAACP was complaining that it should be more than twice as much. At least $50,000. Brookings Institution scholar Andre M. Perry echoed the sentiment. The…