Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER), a nonprofit group focusing on equal rights and merit, is planning to release a rebuttal against a document titled “Myth Busters” that was published by a parent-teacher association (PTA) group. The Palomar Council PTA JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Committee published “Myth Busters” in December 2022. It lists…
Californians for Equal Rights Foundation to Release Rebuttal Responding to PTA’s ‘Myth Busters’
January 21, 2023
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In the Name of Confucius | Documentary
January 20, 2023
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“In the Name of Confucius” is the first documentary film exposing the growing global controversies surrounding the Chinese regime’s multi-billion dollar Confucius Institute (CI), a Chinese language program attaching to over 1,600 foreign universities and schools around the world. Featuring the exclusive personal story of a former CI teacher, Sonia Zhao, whose defection and complaint…
Mother Facing Charges After Reporting Schools’ Security Flaws in Massachusetts
December 14, 2022
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A Massachusetts mom of three is facing criminal charges—including breaking and entering—after reporting disturbing security flaws she discovered by posing as an intruder in local schools. Kayla Churchill told The Epoch Times her actions were in response to the tragic Uvalde shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Churchill said she was quickly…
Texas School District Using Loophole to Get Around Its Own Transgender Bathroom Policy
A Texas school has quietly allowed transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice for years while telling other students who feel uncomfortable about the move to use a single-person restroom. At a Nov. 14 meeting, parents for and against transgender students using bathrooms of their choice spoke at a Frisco Independent School District (FISD)…
Ottawa School Trustees Call Police to Remove Parents During School Board Debate Over Masks
The Ottawa Carleton District School Board, the city’s largest board, ended a heated, emergency evening meeting debating a motion to reinstate mask mandates in schools without a vote on Nov. 22. The motion before the board would require staff and students to wear surgical or N95 masks in all schools, except for musical/performing arts or sports activities…
English Schools Watchdog Downgrades Hundreds of Top-Ranking Schools
The watchdog responsible for monitoring the quality of education in England has downgraded hundreds of schools that were previously classed as “outstanding” after they were reinspected for the first time in years. The report, published by Ofsted, states that only 17 percent of the 370 schools that held the top ranking retained the grade following…
Teachers Have Mixed Reactions to Biden Administration Spending Billions on ‘Green’ School Initiatives
While public schooling in America struggles financially to keep its head above water, President Joe Biden is pumping billions into making U.S. learning institutions energy-efficient and “greener.” Concurrently, the landscape of education faces significant challenges. Critical teacher shortages persist, while 2022 marked historically low student performance in subjects like reading and math. Fanning these flames is…
Companies, Schools Teach Kids to Follow UN Sustainability Goals
November 15, 2022
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The United Nations wants your children to embrace its Sustainable Development Goals—and Thomas, a cartoon train character beloved by kids and parents alike, is on board with that. In September, the UN and the toy company Mattel, Inc. announced a collaboration to “introduce the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to preschool audiences through the animated children’s…
Colorado Parents Say School District Lied About ‘Furries’
Colorado parents are accusing the state’s second-largest school district of a “furry” cover-up that mocked parents and erroneously discredited a GOP gubernatorial candidate. During her campaign, Heidi Ganahl, a Republican running for governor, has voiced concerns about the “furry” trend among students. The controversy started on Sept. 24 when Ganahl told a local radio host…
Judge Rules Alberta Politicians Were ‘Unreasonable’ in Lifting Mask Mandate
EDMONTON—An Alberta judge has ruled that the provincial government’s February public health order removing mandatory masking for students in schools was “unreasonable,” because the decision was not made by the chief medical officer of health (CMOH). In an Oct. 26 decision, Court of King’s Bench Justice Grant Dunlop stated that the Public Health Act required…
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