Tag: Education & Family News

Opposition Cites Orwell’s Animal Farm in Latest Criticism of The Voice

The federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has launched his strongest attack yet against changing Australia’s Constitution to entrench Indigenous interests. Dutton said the Indigenous Voice to Parliament would take Australia “backwards not forwards” and called it “regressive, not progressive.” “It should be very clear to Australians by now that the prime minister is dividing our…


UT Austin Spends Over $13 Million on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Salaries: Documents

The University of Texas at Austin spends more than $13 million on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) salaries for close to 200 jobs, according to documents obtained by The Epoch Times. That’s enough money to fund 342 in-state students to attend one of Texas’ top publicly funded universities for a year, based on $35,000 in…


Tennessee Gov. Signs Bill to Free Teachers From Mandatory Union Dues

Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee signed a new bill into law that would free teachers from paying mandatory union dues and increase their pay. Republicans in the state legislature have tried to remove the mandatory union fees for years. The Teacher Paycheck Protection Act was passed on May 18 and raises the minimum salary of teachers to $50,000 a year…


University of California Could Provide Illegal Immigrant Students With Job Opportunities

The University of California is moving closer to potentially employing illegal immigrants in various roles across its campus system after its Board of Regents agreed in a May 18 meeting to convene a working group on the issue. In a closed board session, officials discussed the “Equitable Student Employment Opportunities” (pdf) measure before proceeding to vote on the matter in an open…


Victorian Parliament Hosts Drag Queens in Response to Community Outrage

State leader Premier Daniel Andrews has gone on the political offensive in the culture wars inviting five cross-dressers to Parliament House in response to the cancellation of drag storytime events across Melbourne. On May 17, the drag queens were hosted by the Victorian Labor premier and Minister for Equality, Harriet Shing, to celebrate the International…


New Hampshire Republicans Sink Own Party’s Parental Rights Bill

A group of New Hampshire Republicans tanked their own party’s parental rights bill in a House floor debate on May 18 because they said they believe children have a constitutional right to privacy from their parents. “We all agree parents have constitutional rights,” said Rep. Dan Hynes (R-Hillsborough). “You know who also has constitutional rights…


[PREMIERING NOW] Karol Markowicz: ‘Ultimate Revolutionaries’—How the Woke Regime Indoctrinates Children

“This happened in a red enclave, in a red hamlet, in a red town, in a red county. I need these people to understand that this could happen anywhere.” New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz was a self-described “New York supremacist,” having spent all of her life in the Big Apple. But she uprooted her…


Karol Markowicz: ‘Ultimate Revolutionaries’—How the Woke Regime Indoctrinates Children

“This happened in a red enclave, in a red hamlet, in a red town, in a red county. I need these people to understand that this could happen anywhere.” New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz was a self-described “New York supremacist,” having spent all of her life in the Big Apple. But she uprooted her…


Newsom Sets Aside $1 Million for Mandatory Dyslexia Screening for California’s Children

California may soon implement mandatory dyslexia screenings for its second-grade students, thanks to a budget provision by Gov. Gavin Newsom. In his latest proposed 2023–24 state budget, released on May 12, the governor set aside $1 million for the age group to undergo screening for dyslexia beginning with the 2025–26 school year. Newsom said that…


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] Karol Markowicz: ‘Ultimate Revolutionaries’—How the Woke Regime Indoctrinates Children

“This happened in a red enclave, in a red hamlet, in a red town, in a red county. I need these people to understand that this could happen anywhere.” New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz was a self-described “New York supremacist,” having spent all of her life in the Big Apple. But she uprooted her…