Tag: Education & Family News

Arizona Mother Sues After Being Placed in Child Abuser Registry Over Babysitting Dispute

An Arizona mother is suing because authorities placed her name in a registry for child abusers after she left her son with a friend to go grocery shopping a few blocks away. One of her lawyers said the legal process she has been subjected to denied the mother due process and is so unfair it…


Arizona Mother Sues After Being Placed on Child Abuser Registry Over Babysitting Dispute

An Arizona mother is suing because authorities placed her name on a registry for child abusers after she left her son with a friend to go grocery shopping a few blocks away. One of her lawyers said the legal process that she has been subjected to denied the mother due process and is so unfair…


‘Critical Social Justice Is Anti-Semitic at Its Core,’ Says Attorney for Abuse Survivors

A family law attorney representing domestic violence victims at Women Against Abuse (WAA), Nicole Levitt has brought suit against her employer, alleging the nonprofit organization created a racially hostile work environment and censured her for simply raising concerns about anti-Semitism. Co-author of a paper with David Bernstein and Daniel Newman in 2021 called “How Social…


Los Angeles Unified School District Hit With Ransomware Attack

The information technology systems of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in California, the second largest school district in the United States, were targeted by a ransomware attack over Labor Day weekend, the school system announced Monday. Following the “external cyber attack” on IT assets, LAUSD quickly responded to minimize disruptions to its network, including…


NYC School Official Exposes Prejudice in Hiring Practices to Project Veritas

Project Veritas on Tuesday released a video of a New York City education official admitting to hiring practices that discriminate against teachers who don’t align with far-left or progressive values. Todd Soper, an assistant principal for grades K–4 at the New York City Department of Education’s Neighborhood Charter School in Harlem, unwittingly divulged information about the…


Teachers Union Head Blames COVID School Closures on Trump, Says Biden ‘Gets Reopening Done’

Amid reports of severe learning loss suffered by American children during school closures, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten is trying to deflect the blame for the widespread school closures onto the Trump administration. “While former President Donald Trump and his education secretary, Ms. [Betsy] DeVos, ranted and raved, their successors put the…


‘Uncle Tom II’ Delves Into Communist Infiltration of Civil Rights Movement: Filmmakers

The Civil Rights Movement was perceived as a high point in American history and a great victory, but one of its outcomes was a rhetorical and cultural shift that instilled in black people a sense of oppression and victimhood, said the documentary filmmakers of “Uncle Tom II: An American Odyssey.” In terms of black culture,…


American Adults’ Satisfaction With K-12 Public Education at 20-Year Low: Poll

Nearly every one in four American adults are not at all satisfied with the state of their nation’s K-12 public education, a new poll says. The latest Gallup poll, released Sept. 1, reports that just 42 percent of respondents said they’re at least somewhat satisfied with the quality of education offered at K-12 public schools…


Each Taxpayer on Hook for $2,500 for Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Scheme: NTUF

If President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation scheme were to be implemented, it would cost every single American taxpayer in excess of $2,500, according to an estimate by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF). Biden’s plan seeks to eliminate $10,000 worth of debt for each federal student debtholder. For borrowers who received federal Pell Grants,…


Teacher Suspended for Not Using Student’s Preferred Name, Pronouns Gets $95,000 Settlement

A teacher in Kansas has received a $95,000 settlement after she was suspended by her former employer for refusing to use a student’s preferred name and pronoun. Pamela Ricard, who had taught math at Fort Riley Middle School before she retired in May, was suspended for three days by the school in April 2021, and…