Tag: Education & Family News

Lawsuit: Woman Illegally Fired for Opposing Gender-Altering Treatments

A Michigan health care system is accused of wrongfully firing a health care worker who held “religious beliefs about gender and sexuality that are contrary to its agenda,” a federal lawsuit says. As The Epoch Times reported last week, former physician assistant Valerie Kloosterman had attempted to avoid suing her former employer, University of Michigan Health-West…


Why Four Texas Families Left Prestigious School District

DALLAS, Texas—Four families left one of the richest and most prestigious school districts in Texas over a curriculum they say was increasingly focused on sex, gender, and race, instead of classical education. Parents said in an interview with The Epoch Times that the pandemic exposed problems within the Highland Park Independent School District (ISD) in…


Loudoun County Parents Urge School Board to Adopt Virginia’s New Transgender Student Policy

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—At the school board meeting Tuesday night, Loudoun County parents urged the board to adopt Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new transgender student policies. The new model policies were released by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) on Sept. 16. The 30-day public comment period began on Sep. 26. After the state superintendent approves…


Businesses Bow to Outrage, Reverse Course on Drag Shows for Children

For unspecified reasons, Chattanooga, Tennessee’s Big Chill and Grill restaurant and bar has backed down. It will ban children from its Drag Queen Bingo nights. It’s one of several businesses nationwide to scale back on offering what some argue is age-inappropriate content and services for children. “We are now running DQB [Drag Queen Bingo] as…


‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform

On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the left, the feminists, and others in their claim to be about women’s…


Teachers Union Boss Goes to Ukraine to ‘Assess the Situation’ as US Children Struggle

After fighting to keep many American public schools closed for almost two years, the president of the nation’s second-largest teachers union has traveled to Ukraine to “assess” the poor remote learning conditions for children there. Randi Weingarten, who leads the 1.7 million member-strong American Federation of Teachers (AFT), announced the trip on Monday in the…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: ‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. ET.  On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the…


Child Advocate Warns of Dangerous Push to Normalize Drag Shows for Children

As drag shows for children appear to become increasingly widespread, one child advocate warns of the consequences of the dangerous push to normalize inappropriate behavior for youngsters. There was once a time when parents warned children about accepting candy from strangers. But as Child Protection League (CPL) Board Chair Julie Quist told The Epoch Times, “now…


Biden Administration Unveils Application for Student Debt Cancellation as Legal Challenges Loom

President Joe Biden’s administration has released applications for people seeking up to $20,000 in student debt relief as the government moves forward with the scheme after surviving initial court challenges. The administration has published the application form, which has boxes for information such as name, social security number, and date of birth. Biden and Education…


Tencent Co-founder’s Yidan Prize Honors California Education Board President With $3.9 Million

California Board of Education President Linda Darling-Hammond, who is involved in research that aids the development of local and federal education policy, has been awarded $3.9 million as the winner of Yidan Prize—the largest education prize in the world—founded by a Chinese billionaire. This year’s recipients were announced Sep. 28 during a Stanford Graduate School…