The Orange Unified School Board adopted a “parent’s bill of rights,” which grants district parents and guardians the right to know what their children are being taught and the right to be heard by district leaders. At a special June 20 board meeting, trustees unanimously approved the resolution—though Trustees Andrea Yamasaki and Kris Erickson criticized…
Orange Unified Adopts ‘Parent Bill of Rights,’ Votes to Fly Governmental Flags Only
June 23, 2023
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Suddenly, School Choice: Its Rapid Post-Pandemic Expansion Sets Up a Big Pass/Fail Test for Education
June 22, 2023
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News Analysis A growing number of states are adopting a comprehensive new type of school choice program that would pose a threat to public schools if many students were to leave them for a private education. Eight states—including Arizona, Florida, Indiana, and West Virginia—have approved “universal” or near-universal school choice laws since 2021. They open…
California Bill Allowing Minors to Consent to Mental Health Care Stirs Controversy Amid Gender Ideology Debate
June 21, 2023
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The California senate judiciary committee has voted in favor of controversial proposed legislation that opponents involved in the national debate over gender ideology have called “child emancipation” and “state sanctioned kidnapping.” State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblywoman Wendy Carillo (D-Los Angeles), the authors of Assembly Bill 665, claim the criticisms of the bill…
Southern California School District Considers Policy Notifying Parents of Students’ Trans Status
June 20, 2023
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Should schools notify parents if their child wants to identify as transgender or non-binary? The question—which has recently been the subject of heated debate nationwide—is now being discussed by the Chino Valley Unified School Board in San Bernardino County, California. The board is currently considering a proposal—introduced on June 15 by Board President Sonja Shaw—that…
Conservative Parental Rights Activists Vow to ‘Never Give Up’ After Cyberattack
Cyberattacks on businesses, governments, and other organizations are happening at an accelerating rate, a former FBI executive and security expert told The Epoch Times. The attacks allow anonymous criminals to quickly, cheaply, and easily crash websites, according to James Turgal, a former executive assistant director for the FBI Information and Technology Branch (CIO). Recently, conservative…
LGBTQ+ Schoolbooks for Kindergarten, Elementary Students at Center of Parents’ Lawsuit
“Pride Puppy!” is one of the more than 20 books with an LGBTQ+ theme that the largest school district in Maryland approved, in the fall of 2021, for instruction of students in kindergarten through fourth grade. The 32-page illustrated storybook–which the publisher lists as appropriate for 3- to 5-year-olds, and grades preschool through kindergarten, tells…
LGBT Schoolbooks for Kindergarten, Elementary Students at Center of Parents’ Lawsuit
“Pride Puppy!” is one of the more than 20 books with an LGBT theme that the largest school district in Maryland approved, in the fall of 2021, for instruction of students in kindergarten through fourth grade. The 32-page illustrated storybook–which the publisher lists as appropriate for 3- to 5-year-olds, and grades preschool through kindergarten, tells…
House Republicans Defend Parental Rights Groups Against ‘Extremist’ Label
House Republicans have submitted a resolution (pdf) in defense of parental rights organizations such as Moms for Liberty following their classification as “extremist” by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on a “hate map” alongside Ku Klux Klan chapters. The resolution, filed by Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) on June 15, asserts that it is not extreme…
Parental Rights Groups Respond to Southern Poverty Law Center ‘Hate’ Designation
Parental rights organizations, many with chapters in Virginia, responded to The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), labeling them “hate” and “extremist group.” Groups including Parents Rights in Education, Moms For Liberty, and Parents Against CRT were all on the SPLC’s new hate map. Suzanne Gallagher, national executive director of Parents Rights in Education, told The…
New Jersey Schools Report More Than 4,200 Percent Increase in Nonbinary Students in Four Years
In just four years, the number of “nonbinary” students in New Jersey public schools rose by 4218 percent, figures from the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) show. People who identify as nonbinary say their “gender identity” does not conform to exclusively male or female. This massive increase in students identifying as nonheterosexual isn’t thanks…
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