Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs stripped counties of their right to hold authority over abortion prosecutions in an executive order announced on Friday. Under the executive order (pdf), Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has exclusive authority over criminal prosecutions of medical providers, other entities, or individuals for violations of Arizona’s abortion statutes. The order also prohibits state…
Arizona Governor Strips Counties of Authority Over Abortion Prosecutions
June 24, 2023
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Harvard Professor on Leave Amid Accusations of Fraud
A Harvard Business School professor has been placed on leave amid accusations that she fabricated data that underpinned multiple peer-reviewed studies. Behavioral scientists, including Leif Nelson, analyzed some of the studies co-authored by Harvard professor of business administration Francesca Gino. They found signs that data used in at least three of the studies was fabricated to…
Idaho School District Votes to Ban LGBT Politics From Classrooms
June 24, 2023
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An Idaho school district voted to ban classroom discussions on gender identity this week in the latest battle by conservatives to keep left-wing sexual ideology out of the schools. The Nampa School District in Idaho will prohibit discussions or lessons on gender identity, transgenderism, and sexual orientation in the classroom. The past few years have…
30 Percent of Employer Health Plans Pay for Transgender Procedures, Survey Shows
An increasing number of American employers provide insurance benefits that will pay for sex-change procedures for employees, a new survey shows. According to the 2022 survey of 502 U.S. employers—conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans (IFEBP)—gender-transition procedures covered by the insurance plans include sex-change surgeries, cross-sex hormone treatments, and cosmetic surgery. Medical…
Orthodox Jew Violently Assaulted for Voicing His Views on Traditional Morality
June 22, 2023
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Troubled by evidence of the sexualization of children in his town’s schools and library, Marc Aisen of Marblehead, Massachusetts, went to a campaign event to question a local Democrat politician about the social trend. His questioning earned Aisen, an Orthodox Jew, a beating. Aisen described the assault to The Epoch Times, saying, “Her supporters grabbed…
Groups Clash Over LGBT Policy at Southern California School Board Meeting Before School Year Ends
June 22, 2023
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The Glendale Unified School Board’s final meeting of the school year on June 20 drew dozens of parents, community members, and activists protesting over the district’s policies on LGBT content in schools. The protest comes just two weeks after three demonstrators were arrested at a June 6 board meeting, where opposing sides clashed as the…
Florida Sues Biden Administration Over College Accreditations
June 22, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a lawsuit against Biden’s Department of Education to stop accrediting agencies from having power over the state’s colleges and universities in his ongoing war against “woke” ideology. Attorney General Ashley Moody joined DeSantis during a news conference on June 22, announcing a lawsuit challenging a federal requirement that public postsecondary schools must…
California Leaders Demand More ‘Diversity,’ LGBT Themes in Schools
June 22, 2023
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California leaders demand more “diversity” in education, including LGBT themes, and vow more oversight for resisting school boards. California’s Department of Education and legislators joined forces and came together on Wednesday to call on textbook publishers to commit to producing educational resources and materials “free from discrimination and inclusive of the diverse narratives that reflect the…
Charter School Teachers Happier Than District Public School Teachers, Survey Finds
Insights provided by a new survey show that public charter school teachers are happier at their jobs than teachers at public district schools. According to the preview of a national survey, commissioned by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and conducted by The Harris Poll from May 10–30, 2023, teachers at public charter schools…
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…
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