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Why Students, Alumni of King’s College Fear Closure of Christian Outpost in New York
No student, professor, or alumnus of The King’s College wants May to mark the financial ruin of the respected Christian liberal arts school in New York City. But the 85-year-old school will need a miracle to keep its doors open after several years of New York’s COVID-19 restrictions, decreased enrollment, and questionable business calls. … -
opinion
In Texas, Democrats Struggle to Fight School Choice Bill as Support Booms
A Texas bill that would offer families an education savings account of $8,000 per child caused an extraordinary stir Wednesday at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. For the bill’s first hearing by a Texas Senate committee, advocates and critics flooded the hearing room to argue about the effects on students, families, and schools of… -
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Arkansas Governor Signs Bill Banning Biological Males From Using School Girls’ Bathrooms
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican, signed a bill Tuesday that bans biological males in public schools from using girls’ bathrooms. House Bill 1156 requires that public school districts or open-enrollment public charter schools rely on the students’ sex as listed on his or her original birth certificate “issued at or near the time… -
opinion
Did Southern Poverty Law Center and James Madison Museum Team Up to Put ‘Anti-racist’ Curriculum in Virginia Schools?
The Albemarle County school district in Virginia has been subjected to two lawsuits related to its implementation of an “anti-racist” curriculum, which one parent said was “incubating a culture rooted in grievance, discord, and victimhood.” But parents in the school district near Charlottesville may be alarmed to discover that it is not just the school… -
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If Washington Wants to Support Taiwan, Here’s First Thing It Should Do
Honduras on March 15 announced plans to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. Given Beijing’s insistence on a “One China Principle,” the move will require the Central American nation to cut ties with Taiwan, leaving the island with just 13 formal diplomatic partners. This represents not only a blow to Taipei’s international… -
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Missouri Issues Emergency Rule Restricting ‘Inhumane Science Experiments’ on Children
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Tuesday issued an emergency regulation on gender transition treatments to protect children from what he calls “inhumane science experiments.” Gender transition interventions are covered by existing Missouri law governing unfair, deceptive, and unconscionable business practices, including in administering health care services, according to the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. Bailey’s… -
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‘Unconstitutional’: Federal Judge Blocks Multiple California Gun Restrictions
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction blocking multiple California gun restrictions Monday, saying the laws violated the Constitution in light of a landmark Supreme Court case in June. Federal District Judge Cormac J. Carney, a George W. Bush appointee, temporarily restricted portions of California’s Unsafe Handgun Act that mandated purchase restrictions on certain handguns, such as magazine safety… -
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Progressive College Recruits Students From DeSantis-Aligned Florida School; Board Member Slams ‘Political Indoctrination’
A board member at The New College of Florida where Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed new board members has responded to a progressive college’s active recruitment of students from New College. Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, is publicly offering New College students the opportunity to transfer, offering to match tuition and transfer credits. “It’s incredibly important… -
opinion
Will Teachers Unions’ Political Contributions Prevent School Choice in Pennsylvania?
A well-funded network of government unions stands in opposition to parents, students, and lawmakers eyeballing education reform in Pennsylvania. Until recently, they have cowed and cajoled elected officials into stalling some of the more audacious legislative initiatives. But in the aftermath of the COVID-19 shutdowns and a critical court ruling, the atmosphere may be ripe… -
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‘We Are Under Siege,’ Texas Sheriff Says of Border Crisis
Kinney County, Texas, is “under siege by illegal aliens and smugglers,” Sheriff Brad Coe testified Wednesday during a House committee hearing. “The number of migrants seen on game cameras … , we’re averaging between 160 and 180 people per night that are going through the county unchallenged,” Coe said during the Homeland Security Committee’s hearing in… -
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Pro-Trump Super PAC Accuses DeSantis of Violating Florida Ethics Law
Allies of former President Donald Trump accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of violating ethics and election laws through a "shadow presidential campaign," according to a 15-page complaint filed Wednesday. DeSantis has not announced a presidential campaign, though he is widely considered a top contender. NEVER BACK DOWN PAC just launched to encourage DeSantis to run,… -
opinion
Newsom Tries to Impose California’s Extremism on 21 States
Once again, California is trying to bully other states. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that California would not renew a $54 million contract with Walgreens. Walgreens’ crime? The drug store chain had said it would not stock abortion pills in 21 states, following a sharply worded letter from 20 state attorneys general warning that mailing… -
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BREAKING: Indiana Student Counselor Fired for Condemning School District’s Hidden Transgender Policy
PENDLETON, Ind.—An Indiana school district fired a student counselor Thursday night for confirming and condemning the existence of a secret transgender policy that keeps parents in the dark about their children’s “gender transitions.” Kathy McCord worked as a counselor at Pendleton Heights High School for 25 years before the school board voted unanimously to terminate… -
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Arkansas’ Sanders Signs Ambitious Education Reform Agenda of School Choice, Anti-Indoctrination
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday signed into law what she called “the largest overhaul of the state’s education system in Arkansas history.” The “Arkansas LEARNS” initiative is an ambitious reform agenda that expands school choice, modernizes school transportation, restructures teacher compensation to pay more for performance, provides supplemental education for struggling students, and… -
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Texas Abortion Ban Viewed as Virtually Untouchable. A Lawsuit Aiming to Change That Has Problems.
In an era of increasing litigation over state abortion bans since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, one ban in Texas so far has avoided a post-Roe legal challenge. Texas’ Heartbeat Act, also known as SB 8, bans abortions performed after a fetal heartbeat can be detected (at around six weeks’ gestation). The… -
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Districts in California, Kansas, DC Area Push Black Lives Matter at School’s Left-Wing Agenda
Observances of Black Lives Matter at School Week across the country included lessons on unconscious racial bias, globalism, and so-called microaggressions developed by far-left groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Howard Zinn Education Project. D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice this week approvingly cited numerous examples in Hayward, California; Lawrence, Kansas; and… -
opinion
The ‘Sainted Junior Senator From New York’ Turns 100
James L. Buckley turns 100 Thursday. America’s oldest living former senator and older brother of the late William F. Buckley Jr., Jim Buckley achieved the first third-party victory to the Senate in 40 years when he won in 1970 as the candidate of the Conservative Party in New York. A veteran of World War II,… -
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National Effort Thwarted, DHS Funds ‘Mary Poppins’-Style ‘Ministry of Truth’ in Rhode Island
Not to be deterred by its embarrassing failure to carry out its 2022 national “Disinformation Governance Board” plan, the federal Department of Homeland Security has now resorted to funding a grassroots surrogate operation in Rhode Island. A grant of more than $700,000 was provided by the DHS to the University of Rhode Island, which in… -
opinion
Biden ‘Weaponizes’ Feds to Boost Democratic Voter Turnout, Ohio Secretary of State Says
OXON HILL, Md.—Top Republican state election officials are opposing President Joe Biden’s executive order putting the power of the federal government behind voter turnout efforts. “As a group, the Republican secretaries of state have been vocally opposing this,” Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, vice chairman of the Republican Secretaries of State Committee, told The… -
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Lawmakers Are Considering Competing Parents’ Rights Bills in North Carolina, but Only 1 Really Empowers Families
No one can say “parents’ rights” aren’t popular in North Carolina, with state lawmakers introducing more than one proposal this year to advance them. But there are stark contrasts between the competing pitches to empower parents. One bill reinforces the idea that children belong to parents first. The other is declaring open season on the…