Tag: Education & Family News

House Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses’

The House Education Committee Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development holds a hearing on “Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses” at 10 a.m. ET on July 13. Witnesses to testify will be: Mr. Paul Moore, J.D., senior counsel at the Defense of Freedom Institute  Mr. John C. Yang,…


LIVE NOW: House Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses’

The House Education Committee Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development holds a hearing on “Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses” at 10 a.m. ET on July 13. Witnesses to testify will be: Mr. Paul Moore, J.D., senior counsel at the Defense of Freedom Institute  Mr. John C. Yang,…


Whitmer Creates Lifelong Education Department for Michigan

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has issued an executive order to create a second state education department that will focus on facilitating access to programs like childcare, after-school activities, and affordable education for adults. The executive order (pdf) on Wednesday brings about a restructuring of the Michigan Department of Education and creates a fresh agency focused solely…


Videos Expose Communist Influence Behind Bid to Change Australia’s Constitution

The underlying communist influence behind a proposal to change Australia’s Constitution continues to come to light. The campaign group against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Advance Australia, has uncovered videos of Teela Reid, a member of The Voice referendum working group, praising the Communist Party of Australia for fighting “with and beside” Aboriginals for land rights….


Anti-Conservative Author Accused of Plagiarism

A prominent black author—known for his anti-conservative, anti-Independence Day views and promotion of critical race theory—has had his children’s book, which warns against white supremacy, yanked off the market over allegations that it is full of plagiarized content from several different publications, including The New York Times, National Geographic, and The Washington Post.  Rann Miller,…


Studying: Is It Still a Thing?

Commentary Greg Tanaka grew up around violence and decided that studying would be his way out. That led to a career in computer science and a move to Palo Alto so his kids could get a great education. But Palo Alto schools don’t seem to value studying right now. Last year, they excluded high-scoring students…


Transgender Movement Has Corporate, Profit-Based Origins, Activist Says

Market forces, not natural phenomena, created the transgender movement, research by pro-reality activist and journalist Jennifer Bilek suggests. Ms. Bilek has been researching the transgender activism movement’s connection to corporate interests for years in her 11th Hour Blog. What she’s learned is that the transgender movement is the latest step in treating women as a commodity,…


Lawmakers Demand Answers From NIH Over Transgender Youth Suicides

In January, the results of a long-term study on the effects of minors using cross-sex hormones were made public. The hormones prescribed to the participants were described as “gender-affirming hormones”—with such treatment regimens also referred to in the literature as “gender-affirming care” or “transgender medicine.” Some 315 people between the ages of 12 and 20 were…


Extra Schooling Needed for US Students to Catch Up to Pre-COVID Levels, Study Shows

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact academic progress in the United States even three years after its onset, with a study suggesting that students may need months of extra school to catch up to pre-pandemic levels. The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) published its research on Tuesday, using data from 6.7 million students between third and…


Biden Admin Unveils New Proposals Aimed at Lowering Childcare Costs

The Biden administration has introduced a series of proposed measures aimed at making childcare more affordable to some working American families. The proposed measures, announced on July 11, are linked to an executive order President Joe Biden signed earlier this year calling on federal agencies to find ways to make childcare more affordable. According to the administration,…