Tag: Education & Family News

New York City School Officials Say $215 Million Budget Cut Is Necessary, Will Appeal Judge’s Ruling

The New York City Department of Education (DOE) is seeking to overturn a temporary restraining order that’s preventing the department from implementing $215 million in budget cuts for the 2022–2023 school year. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lyle E. Frank ruled in favor of a group of parents and teachers who sued the city over the…


Robb Elementary School Principal’s Leave With Pay Lifted, Will Continue to Serve in Role: Lawyer

The principal of Robb Elementary School in Texas, Mandy Gutierrez, has been reinstated three days after she was placed on paid administrative, her attorney has said. “Ms. Gutierrez’s Administrative Leave With Pay has been lifted and she has been fully reinstated to her position, where she will continue to discharge her duties and continue to serve all the families of…


School Choice Looms as Electoral Stealth Issue

Conservatives gathered at the pro-Trump America First Policy Summit in Washington this week talked about numerous issues like soaring crime, the ailing economy, and tensions abroad. One topic, though, emerged as a stealth issue and potentially significant factor in the upcoming elections: school choice. The policy seeks to give parents who want to take their children…


Florida Instructs Schools to Ignore ‘Not Binding’ Title IX Federal Guidance

Florida’s Department of Education on Thursday instructed school officials to ignore new federal guidance that interprets Title IX sex-based discrimination protections in schools to include the disputed concept of gender identity. This comes after Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), which administers the national school-lunch program, notified schools without consulting Florida’s education department that they…


Texas Lawmaker Wants to Ban Minors From Social Media

State Rep. Jared Patterson (R-Texas) plans to introduce legislation in 2023 that will ban minors from using social media. Patterson told The Epoch Times that the bill aims to protect children’s mental health. The idea for the new bill came after talking to school officials in the aftermath of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. School…


Maryland Schools Guidelines: Hide Child’s Gender Transition From Parents

The largest public school district in Maryland is instructing teachers and staff to not inform parents about their child’s gender transition at school without the child’s consent. Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), which serves over 160,000 students in 209 schools, has provided employees with guidelines (pdf) on “proactively working with transgender and gender non-conforming students.”…


School Choice Benefits All Students and Teachers, Including Those in Public Schools: Betsy DeVos

For over two decades, former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has promoted policies including school choice to enable parents to direct their children’s education for improved outcomes. DeVos’s new book, “Hostages No More: The Fight for Education Freedom and The Future of the American Child,” lays out her solutions to fixing the United States’ antiquated…


Twitter Suspends Moms for Liberty for Criticizing ‘Predators’ backing California ‘Trans Refuge’ Bill

In its latest effort to stamp out criticism of radical LGBT ideology on its platform, Twitter on Monday suspended Moms for Liberty for calling out “predatory adults” who back a bill that would encourage young children to be brought to California for transgender treatment. Moms for Liberty, a parental rights advocacy group that recently held…


Demi Minor’s Case Prompts California Asian Community to Review Schools’ Transgender and Sex Education Policies

Demi Minor’s case has sparked the California Asian community’s concerns about transgender policies and sex education curricula in local schools. Leaders warn that abuses have already taken place on some campuses. Demi Minor is a biological man who identifies as a woman. After the New Jersey correctional facility transferred Minor to a female prison per…


GOPs Press Defense Secretary on Federal Funds to Colleges Tied to Beijing

A group of Republican lawmakers is pushing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on federal funds flowing to U.S. universities with ties to Beijing. Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and 56 of his GOP colleagues sent a letter to Austin on July 25, asking the secretary why federal funds were going to schools that are…