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EXCLUSIVE: California School District’s Ethnic Studies Course Trains Students for ‘Social Justice,’ ‘Activism’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Los Angeles County school district offers an ethnic studies course covering the “intersectionality” of “identity markers” such as race, gender, and sexual orientation. “Ethnic Studies aims to educate students on social justice themes related to ethnicity, identity, and the historical element that is the common denominator, while providing students with… -
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Oklahoma Has Best School Choice in America, State Education Chief Says
Every state should adopt Oklahoma’s school choice model, says Ryan Walters, the state’s superintendent of education. “We have the best school choice in the country, and it’s a national model that every state should follow,” Walters told The Daily Signal at talk-radio host Erick Erickson’s The Gathering conference in Atlanta over the weekend. “But frankly, I think that… -
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Kamala Harris ‘Owns It as Much as Anybody,’ Texas Lawmaker Says of Border Crisis
Regardless of what federal courts say, Texas needs to remove illegal immigrants allowed into the country by the Biden-Harris administration, Rep. Chip Roy says. “We had six kids who died from fentanyl poisoning in the school district in which my family resides, southwest of Austin, Texas,” the Texas Republican told The Daily Signal at Erick Erickson’s… -
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EXCLUSIVE: California District Allows 12-Year-Olds to Transition Without Parental Involvement, Denies It
A California high school disputed The Daily Signal’s recent report that it allows kids to transition gender without parental involvement, yet internal documents say parents are optional for ages 12 and up. The Daily Signal reported on July 28 that the Newport-Mesa Unified School District allows students to complete so-called gender support plans, which lay… -
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America Can’t Afford Ongoing Border Crisis, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Says
ATLANTA—The only rational explanation for the Biden-Harris administration’s open border policy is that Democrats think illegal immigrants will help them in the Nov. 5 election, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says. “It just doesn’t make sense, unless you think you can turn those [illegal aliens] into voters, and it’s going to help you in your next… -
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‘Beatdown’ for GOP Candidate: How Michigan Combats Election ‘Misinformation’
When a Republican primary candidate for a local township post in Michigan made posts on social media, she didn’t anticipate what she characterized as a “Shut up, lady” letter from the state attorney general’s office threatening to prosecute her. The GOP candidate, Kerry Lynn Elieff, described new polling locations in a June 12 post on… -
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‘Marxist Professors Leaving’: DeSantis Explains How He Saved Education in Florida From Leftist Indoctrination
ATLANTA—Taxpayer dollars shouldn’t fund education systems that seek to undermine American values, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday. “We have a radical idea that the tax dollars that Floridians pay should not go to fund universities that are hostile to our freedoms and way of life,” DeSantis, a Republican, said at conservative commentator and radio… -
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Louisiana AG Defends Constitutionality of Ten Commandments in Schools
The Louisiana law requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments is constitutional, state Attorney General Liz Murrill argues in a legal brief filed this week. House Bill 71 made Louisiana the first state to require public universities and K-12 schools to display the Ten Commandments after Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed it into law on… -
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Tim Walz Silent on Ties to Minnesota Freedom Fund That Bailed Out Rioters, Domestic Abusers
When rioters took to the streets of Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd, setting fire to a police station, a Japanese restaurant, and a low-income tenement building (among others), then-Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., raised money for the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which posted bail on behalf of the rioters. Now that Harris, Joe Biden’s vice… -
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Kamala Harris’ VP Pick Signed Bill Allowing Illegal Aliens to Get Driver’s Licenses in Minnesota
Democrats’ new running mate for presumptive presidential nominee Kamala Harris signed a bill last year allowing illegal immigrants to receive Minnesota driver’s licenses. In March 2023, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation allowing Minnesota residents to apply for and obtain standard state driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status. “Ensuring drivers in our state are licensed… -
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Maryland County’s Electric School Bus Program Resulted in Millions of Dollars in ‘Wasteful Spending’
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—An investigation into a Maryland school system’s electric bus initiative found that it resulted in millions of dollars in “wasteful spending” due to issues with the vehicles, according to a report from the county’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released in late July. In February 2021, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Organization Fighting Radical Gender Ideology in California Sues School District for Withholding Public Records
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The nonprofit that has been exposing radical gender ideology in California filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the public school district in Burbank, California, for failing to comply with state law by providing requested documents. Burbank Unified School District, in Los Angeles County, hasn’t responded to the Center for American Liberty’s repeated… -
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VICTORY: California Dad Wins Custody of Son, 4, Over Mother Who Sought to Raise Him Nonbinary
Harrison Tinsley, now has full custody of his 4-year-old son, Sawyer, after a long legal battle prompted by his ex-girlfriend’s efforts to raise the boy nonbinary. “I know he’s a boy,” says Tinsley. “He wants to be a boy. He adamantly expresses that. If you say anything to the contrary, he gets very upset, and… -
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Likely Harris Nomination Dampens Enthusiasm of Swing State Dems
Democratic Party elites have all but coronated Vice President Kamala Harris as their new presidential nominee, after pushing President Joe Biden out of his own reelection campaign. But even so-called mainstream media outlets warn that she may not succeed against former President Donald Trump. A recent New York Times analysis piece ranked Harris as the least likely… -
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George Washington Foresaw Today’s Irresponsible, Immoral Leadership in Washington
In President Joe Biden’s announcement on social media of his decision not to run for reelection, he ticked off the many wonderful achievements during his three and a half years in the nation’s highest office. But if things are so great, as Biden seems to think, why are Americans so dispirited? Biden’s polling is horrible…. -
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California School District Partners With LGBTQ Center That Recommends Transgender Surgeries for Minors
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A California high school refers students to an LGBTQ+ nonprofit that helps minors get transgender surgery referrals, documents obtained by The Daily Signal reveal. The high school in the Newport Mesa Unified School District in Southern California has scannable QR codes in its hallways that take students to a number of… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Top Pediatrician Promoting Trans Procedures for Texas Kids Now High Ranking NIH Official
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The chief pediatrician at Texas Children’s Hospital resigned in April 2022 after just seven months in her role, shortly after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott forced the hospital to pause attempted sex-change procedures on children, such as puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries. Now she’s working for President Joe Biden’s administration in a… -
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‘I Took A Bullet For Democracy’: Trump, Vance Hold Swing State Rally Just One Week After Assassination Attempt
The Daily Caller News Foundation—Former President Donald Trump and Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio held their first joint rally together in Michigan on Saturday, a state that the pair is seeking to turn red after President Joe Biden won it in 2020. The event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the first rally since Trump survived… -
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Texas Church Led by Pro-Trump Pastor Catches Fire After Assassination Attempt, Republican Convention
UPDATED 10:05 p.m. Central—The historic sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Dallas, the church led by Pastor Robert Jeffress, caught fire on Friday night. The cause remains unknown, though the fire comes less than one week after an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, of whom Jeffress has long been an impassioned supporter. “Dallas… -
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‘They’re Not Listening To Us’: 100 Muslim Parents Oppose Gender Ideology at Virginia School Board Meeting
About 100 Muslims attended the Fairfax County School Board meeting on Thursday night to protest the school district’s plans to add radical gender ideology to elementary schools’ curriculums. The Northern Virginia school district unanimously approved changes to its Family Life Education Curriculum on June 27—including teaching kindergartners about the supposed “gender spectrum” and middle schoolers…