Tag: Education & Family

No Evidence of Hate Crime Against Virginia Muslim High School Student: Police

There’s no evidence that an alleged assault on a female Muslim high school student in Fairfax, Virginia was a hate crime, local police said. The Dec. 14 incident involved a male student at Fairfax High School, who reportedly pushed a female Muslim student to the ground, pulled off her hijab, and beat her up, while…


School Board ‘Shenanigans’ Inspire Greater Interest Among Parents to Vote in Midterm Elections

While most admit to voting only in presidential elections, a year of what some describe as school board “shenanigans” has inspired greater interest among parents to vote in midterm elections. According to FairVote, while about 60 percent of America’s eligible voters cast ballots during presidential elections, only about 40 percent vote during midterms, with 2020…


Virginia Gov.-Elect Youngkin Picks Next Education Secretary

Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin on Monday announced his first Cabinet pick, naming Aimee Rogstad Guidera as secretary of education. The appointment continues his promised commitment to reform education, including ending mask mandates for children at schools, removing sexually explicit books from school libraries, and removing critical race theory from school curricula. Home to some of…


EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Ben Carson on Therapeutics, Pandemic Politics, and the Dangers of Critical Race Theory

This episode will premiere at 7 p.m. ET on Dec. 18th. If you have trouble seeing the video at premiere time, please refresh the page. See you there!               “We should be using every tool available to us to fight the pandemic,” says Dr. Ben Carson, meaning not just vaccines…


[Premiering 12/18 at 7pm ET] EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Ben Carson on Therapeutics, Pandemic Politics, and the Dangers of Critical Race Theory

“We should be using every tool available to us to fight the pandemic,” says Dr. Ben Carson, which means not just vaccines and monoclonal antibodies but also therapeutics like hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. “Let’s look at all of these things. … And let’s throw the politics out.” In this exclusive interview with Dr. Ben Carson, the…


Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Expected to Kill School Curriculum Transparency Bill

It is unlikely Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf will sign into law a bill that would make sure parents have online access to what their children are being taught in public schools across the state. House Bill 1332, dubbed the “Empowering Parents With Curriculum Transparency” bill, would require school districts to share their curricula on public…


Harvard Won’t Require SAT or ACT for 5 More Years

Harvard University will extend a move not to require SAT or ACT scores for prospective students until at least 2026, the university announced Thursday. The Ivy League school initially stopped requiring the tests because of the COVID-19 pandemic, asserting some applicants had limited access to testing sites. The extension was also attributed to the pandemic…


Purdue University Condemns Harassment of Chinese Student Who Criticized CCP: ‘Unacceptable on Our Campus’

Purdue University has weighed in to support a Chinese student who faced harassment on campus over his criticism against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), saying that those who censor speech on behalf of the communist regime should “pursue education elsewhere.” “One of our students, after speaking out on behalf of freedom and others martyred for…


Hillsdale College’s Larry Arnn on Lockdowns, Education, and the Tyranny of Experts

The government’s pandemic response, while telling people to “follow the science” of its experts, has adopted a model of tyranny by the experts who have twisted the true spirit of science, according to Dr. Larry Arnn, president of Hillsdale College. “It’s just foolish to say, ‘That scientist can rule,’” Arnn said in an interview on…


Colorado Elementary School Faces Backlash for Promoting ‘Families of Color Playground Night’

An elementary school in Colorado has gone viral on social media after promoting what appears to be a racially segregated event on the school’s playground. The Centennial Elementary School, which is part of the Denver Public School (DPS) system, has recently planned “Families of Color Playground Night[s].” The school’s calendar suggests that the first event…