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Texas AG Paxton Sues School District for ‘Illegally Teaching’ Critical Race Theory
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Coppell Independent School District for “illegally teaching woke and hateful critical race theory curriculum,” his office said in a Wednesday press release. The lawsuit follows an undercover video revealing Coppell school district’s Director of Curriculum and Instruction Evan Whitfield admitting to defying Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on…R.E. Wermus -
Another Federal Court Determines Parents Had No Right to Know School Was Socially Transitioning Daughter
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit recently determined that the efforts of a Florida middle school to help a minor child socially transition to a different gender behind her parents’ backs were not sufficiently egregious to “shock the conscience” and allow the parents’ claim to proceed. But in granting…Sarah Parshall Perry -
‘A Is for Abortion’: Public High School Teaches ABCs for Women’s History Month
America’s public high schools are strange places to find displays of the alphabet. Perhaps with plummeting standardized test scores and a substantial increase in English-as-a-second-language students in sanctuary districts, high school educators feel the need to review kindergarten basics. In Fairfax County, Virginia’s West Springfield High School, located just 17 miles from the White House,…Stephanie Lundquist-Arora -
Texas Bill Would Ban ‘Furry Culture’ in Public Schools
THE CENTER SQUARE—State Rep. Stan Gerdes, R-Smithville, introduced the FURRIES Act, known as the Forbidden Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education, on Thursday to prohibit Texas public schools from allowing furry subculture behavior in classrooms and on campuses. The furry subculture involves individuals adopting anthropomorphic animal identities who often dress in costumes and attempt to mimic…Bethany Blankley -
Pentagon Schools Instruct Use of Minecraft to Promote DEI Trojan Horse
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Department of Defense’s school system touted the video game Minecraft as a tool for teaching social-emotional learning, a Trojan horse for diversity, equity, and inclusion. A Department of Defense Education Activity middle-school teacher sent an email to staff encouraging them to use Minecraft to teach kids to “develop important [social-emotional learning]…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
Is the Jig Up for Elite Higher Education?
Over the last three decades, elite American universities have engaged in economic, political, social, and cultural practices that were often unethical, illegal—and suicidal. They did so with impunity. Apparently, confident administrators assumed that the brand of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, and other elite universities was so precious to the nation’s elite movers and shakers that…Victor Davis Hanson -
Dismantling the Education Department
Conservatives have been working to correct President Jimmy Carter’s mistake ever since he made federal education programs into a Cabinet-level agency. For decades, Republicans have said they wanted the U.S. Department of Education abolished as billions of dollars have been spent at the federal level, yet student test scores have steadily declined. Now, President Donald…Adam Kissel -
Course Correction Required for Naval War College’s Women, Peace, and Security Program
At a February town hall, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declared: “Our strength is our shared purpose … ” and he has begun correcting misguided policies of the past four years. On the top of the list is expunging DEI. Likewise, the Naval War College’s Women, Peace, and Security program, or WPS, merits special attention…Rebecca Buis -
EXCLUSIVE: Seattle Children’s Hospital Renamed DEI Programs to Sidestep Trump, Employee Says
Seattle Children’s Hospital renamed its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs to circumvent President Donald Trump’s directives, a whistleblower tells The Daily Signal. On Day One of his presidency, Trump signed an executive order to terminate “diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) discrimination in the federal workforce and in federal contracting and spending.” For Seattle Children’s Hospital…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
What Does DEI Have to Do With Preserving American Battlefield Memorials?
On President Donald Trump’s first day in office, he ordered all federal agencies to terminate all of their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and all DEI offices and positions, including “chief diversity officer” positions. One federal agency, the American Battle Monuments Commission, appeared to disobey that order until it came under scrutiny. Although Trump issued…GianCarlo Canaparo -
Leftist ABA Used Its Accrediting Power to Force Law Schools to Violate the Law
Virtually every law school in America must be accredited by the American Bar Association, an organization that has abused this position of trust to push a radical leftist agenda on law students, including policies that violate the law itself. The American Bar Association has long held an undeserved position as a vaunted legal institution—largely through…Zack Smith -
GOP Lawmakers File SCOTUS Brief Supporting Parents’ Lawsuit Against Schools Forcing Gender Ideology on Kids
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Dozens of congressional Republicans will file an amicus brief to the Supreme Court Tuesday morning in support of parents’ constitutional rights to opt their children out of left-wing gender ideology and sexuality content in schools. The 66 lawmakers signed on to an amicus brief in support of parents’ legal challenge to a Maryland…Adam Pack -
Education Department Launches ‘End DEI’ Portal for K-12 Discrimination Reporting
THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. Department of Education has launched the “End DEI” portal for parents to report instances of race or sex-based discrimination in K-12 schools. End DEI is “a public portal for parents, students, teachers, and the broader community to submit reports of discrimination based on race or sex in publicly funded K-12 schools,”…Tate Miller -
A Renaissance in American Education: The Phoenix Declaration’s Bold Vision
When debates over education often focus on what we’re against—bureaucratic overreach, ideological indoctrination, declining standards—a refreshing alternative has emerged. The Phoenix Declaration, unveiled by The Heritage Foundation under the leadership of Jason Bedrick, offers a compelling vision for what conservatives are for in education. Launched at the Conservative Vision of Education Conference in Phoenix on…Tiffany Justice -
Mom Tries to Get Pornographic Content Out of Daughters’ High School Curriculum
A New Mexico mom is speaking out against pornographic content in her two daughters’ high school curriculum. One of Monika Bialostocka’s twin daughters brought home a book assigned as part of her English curriculum that graphically depicted pedophilia between a 64-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy, according to an original report last week in Independent…Moira Gleason -
Restoring Trust in Public Health: Next Time, Don’t Close Schools Needlessly in a Pandemic
This is the third in an eight-article series on “Restoring Trust in Public Health: Lessons from COVID-19.” Four years of the Biden-Harris administration has left Americans rightly skeptical of public health institutions. This series highlights key findings from several congressional oversight reports, including the final report of the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic,…Robert Moffit -
Idaho Governor Signs $50 Million Private School Choice Bill into Law
THE CENTER SQUARE—Idaho Gov. Brad Little just unlocked $50 million to expand private school choice starting next school year. Little signed House Bill 93 into law on Thursday. The measure provides a $5,000 tax credit for families’ education expenses, including private school transportation, tuition, supplies, and tutors. It also provides up to $7,500 for special…Tom Joyce -
Higher Ed Needs to Show Its Work on Ending DEI
Students are not the only ones who have homework due this semester. Teachers, college professors, and school administrators have a civil rights assignment to turn in this Friday—a project that’s long overdue. The responses will offer a glimpse at how serious educators are at protecting equality under the law and uncover the interest groups who…Jonathan Butcher -
Court Rules Schools Can Hide Kids’ Gender Identity From Parents
As further evidence of a sweeping national trend in constitutional analysis gone awry, yet another federal court has ruled that parents have no right to information related to the gender that their minor child chooses to identify as at public school. In Foote v. Ludlow, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit determined…Sarah Parshall Perry -
K-12 DEI Program Faces Federal Scrutiny Amid Trump Crackdown
THE CENTER SQUARE—A parental rights education group has filed a federal complaint against a California school for allegedly offering training sessions to some teachers and not to others based on the teachers’ race. Parents Defending Education is filing a complaint with the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Monday pointing to Kingmakers of Oakland,…Casey Harper