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House Passes Parents’ Bill of Rights Act

March 24, 2023
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The U.S. House of Representatives on March 24 passed H.R. 5, the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act. The bill passed the lower chamber in a 213–208 party-line vote. Republicans easily defeated a Democrat measure to recommit the legislation to committee. H.R. 5, the fulfillment of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) long-promised “parental bill…

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Parents’ Bill of Rights Is How Congress Can Help State School Reformers

March 24, 2023
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Commentary The stunning success of conservative education reform across the country in the past few years is the result a moral fact: Parents are children’s primary educators. Until very recently, this was not disputed, let alone controversial. But lately, it has become clear that progressive elites who run teachers unions and school boards, the Democratic…

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House GOP Introduces Parents’ Bill of Rights, Speaker McCarthy Promises Action on ‘Historic Milestone’

March 1, 2023
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A parents’ bill of rights legislative proposal co-sponsored by 76 House Republicans has been described by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as a historic “milestone” that he promises will get prompt action in the House of Representatives. “We’re making history here today,” McCarthy told an enthusiastic group of parents and their children on March 1 during…

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LIVE NOW: House GOP and Parents Discuss the Introduction of the Parents Bill of Rights

March 1, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), members of the House Republican Conference, and concerned parents discuss the impact of a bill being introduced—the Parents Bill of Rights—on the American education system at 4:00 p.m. ET on March. 1. The Parents Bill of Rights is designed to ensure that parents can be involved in their children’s education….

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House GOP and Parents Discuss the Introduction of the Parents Bill of Rights

March 1, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), members of the House Republican Conference, and concerned parents discuss the impact of a bill being introduced—the Parents Bill of Rights—on the American education system at 4:00 p.m. ET on March. 1. The Parents Bill of Rights is designed to ensure that parents can be involved in their children’s education….

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Mississippi Governor Proposes Funding to Arm Teachers, to Combat Divisive Ideologies With Patriotic Curriculum

November 19, 2022
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The Mississippi governor has proposed funding to arm teachers and staff in public schools, as well as to set up a patriotic education curriculum to combat divisive ideologies. In addition, Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, proposed a parental Bill of Rights. In his 2024 Executive Budget Recommendation (pdf), Reeves suggested allocating $5 million to cover…

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School Choice Will Put Meritocracy Back in American School System: Rep. Burgess Owens

October 6, 2022
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As schools go back to full-time in-person learning, many parents are paying closer attention to what their children are learning and even attending school board meetings to ask questions and protest policies that allow indoctrination with transgender ideology, sexually explicit graphic novels, and Marxist critical race theory in the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Many…

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Wisconsin Governor Vetoes GOP-Sponsored ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’

April 16, 2022
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, vetoed some two dozen Republican-sponsored bills on Friday, including one dubbed the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” that would have given parents more say in their kids’ education. Evers on Friday signed 15 bills into law and vetoed 28 others, including Assembly Bill 963, which would have established a number of…

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