Category: Education & Family News

Iowa Governor Signs Gender Identity Education Bill That Boosts Parental Rights

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed a bill to prohibit students from kindergarten through grade six in the state from being provided instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation. The legislation, Senate File 496, also has several other provisions to restrict age-inappropriate instruction and give parents and guardians more ways to oversee and guide…


Why California’s Schools Are Losing Their Teachers, Part III

Commentary In Part I and Part II, I described Marina Middle School in San Francisco. The principal, the secretary, the custodian, several teachers—all walked away. The school had devolved into a blackboard jungle. Students were in charge. In San Francisco, this was not the first such incident. Everett Middle School had incidents of violence and…


Group Advocating ‘Race-Blind America’ Wants Medical Schools to Admit DEI’s Harm

A nonprofit advocating for a race-blind America vows to take its pushback on the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in medical schools to a new level: asking leadership to admit the harm of DEI to medicine. Earlier in May, the efforts of Color Us United (CUU) and its partners drove the University of North…


Montana Becomes First State to Ban Drag Story Hour

Montana has become the first state in the union to ban “drag story hour” for children at public schools and libraries. The state’s Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the new bill on May 22 after the legislature passed it. The legislation (pdf), which went immediately into effect, was written to prohibit minors from attending “sexually oriented shows”…


IN-DEPTH: Transgender Movement Has ‘Dangerous’ Hidden Motivations, Says Former LGBT Activist

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Despite consumer opposition, companies believe backing transgenderism will win them more long-term cash because it has the approval of global regulatory power players, according to women’s rights activist Kay Yang. The push is part of a philosophical movement aimed at allowing for customization of the human body with sex-change surgery, technological advances, and more,…


Colleges, Financial Aid Reforms Should Focus on Workforce Preparation: Experts

David Trulio said the late former President Ronald Reagan would be proud of the Reagan Institute Summit on Education. The Institute wrapped up the 2023 event in Washington on May 25, discussing how institutions can better prepare students for the workforce. Trulio, President and CEO of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, touted the…


Biden Welcomes the NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion Team to White House

U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes the University of Connecticut Huskies Men’s Basketball team to the White House at 5:00 p.m. ET on May 26 to celebrate their 2022–2023 NCAA Championship season. …


Virginia Mom Turning to Courts After Failing to Secure Harsher Punishment for Son’s Assault

A Virginia mother has decided to take legal action against Fairfax County Public Schools because she believes the district did not take the assault and battery of her son seriously or do enough to keep him safe after he suffered physical and emotional injuries. Taylor Brock’s son, a seventh grader, was assaulted on the school…


Most Major Retailers Are Carrying LGBT, Pride Merchandise for Children

As Target continues to endure backlash over its newly launched “Pride” line of clothing and merchandise for kids, the retail giant is not alone in carrying woke wares for children and teens. Similar items that have prompted some to call for the “Bud Light treatment” of Target can also be found at Walmart, Kohl’s, Macy’s,…


Christian Students Sue Professor, Claim She Forced Them to Pay $99 to Fund Left-Wing Activism

Two Christian students at Michigan State University are suing a former professor, alleging that she forced them and hundreds of other students to pay a $99 membership fee to her own left-wing activist group as part of the course requirements. In a complaint (pdf) filed last week in a federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan,…