Tag: Education & Family News

Childhood Transgender Treatments Create ‘Life-Long’ Patients: Alabama Doctor

April 13, 2022
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Amid a groundswell of debate over the rationality of minors receiving medical treatment to change their genders, one Alabama physician is speaking about the long-term effects of pharmaceutical and surgical alterations and how they can make a child “a life-long patient.” Patrick Lappert, a plastic surgeon with Lappert Skin Care in Alabama, spoke in favor…

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Texas Can’t Force Out-of-State Citizens Pay Higher College Tuition Than Illegal Immigrants: Judge

April 13, 2022
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A Texas law that in effect compels citizens of the United States to pay a higher college tuition rate than illegal immigrants is unlawful, a district judge ruled last week. Under current Texas law established in 2001, a student who lives in Texas for three years and graduates from a Texas high school is entitled…

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Texas Can’t Force Out-of-State Citizens to Pay Higher College Tuition Than Illegal Immigrants: Judge

April 13, 2022
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A Texas law that in effect compels citizens of the United States to pay a higher college tuition rate than illegal immigrants is unlawful, a district judge ruled last week. Under current Texas law established in 2001, a student who lives in Texas for three years and graduates from a Texas high school is entitled…

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Task Force Recommends Screening Children Aged Eight and Above For Anxiety Disorders

April 13, 2022
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Children as young as 8 years old should be screened for anxiety according to a leading panel on preventive health, amidst rising cases of mental disorders including depression, among kids and teens, particularly noted during the pandemic. The “B Grade” draft guidance from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for major depressive…

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Texas School District Implementing 4-Day Week, Teacher Retention Incentives Amid Staff Shortages

April 13, 2022
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A Texas school district is adopting a four-day school week for the upcoming year amid staff and teacher shortages. The Jasper Independent School District (JISD) announced the changes in a social media post on March 16, one day after the JISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to give teachers and staff retention incentives for the 2022–2023 school year. As…

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Lack of Attention Allowed Special Interests to Take Over Schools: Journalist Luke Rosiak

April 13, 2022
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Investigative journalist and author of the book Race To the Bottom: Uncovering the Secret Forces Destroying American Public Education, said he started to notice a disturbing trend of special interest groups taking over the public schools to implement their radical agenda prior to the pandemic, which they only advanced further during the lockdowns. “I basically saw…

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Pennsylvania Senate Testimony: Legalizing Marijuana a Danger to Youth

April 12, 2022
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After several Pennsylvania Senate hearings that promoted the legalization of adult recreational marijuana use, the tone was different during a Tuesday hearing in Harrisburg that focused on the impact it would have on children. Addiction specialists, law enforcement, public health experts, and psychologists urged lawmakers to use caution. They warned of increased use in youth…

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LA Unified to Fill 400 Teaching Positions With Admins, Staff Amid Teacher Shortage

April 12, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Facing a shortage of about 400 teachers, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) officials announced plans to temporarily fill those positions with administrators and other district staff. LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho—who took office in February—said on April 11 he plans to fill the 400 vacant teaching positions by drawing from a pool of about…

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California Teacher Arrested for Allegedly Molesting 7 Students

April 12, 2022
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A teacher in Richmond, California has been arrested for allegedly molesting more than half a dozen students over the past year, authorities said. Anessa Paige Gower, a 35-year-old biology teacher at Making Waves Academy in Richmond, is facing 29 individual criminal counts after allegedly engaging in “numerous acts of a sexual nature with minors” between…

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Rate of Chronically Absent LA Unified Students Doubled in the Past Year

April 12, 2022
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Students who are chronically absent in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) have more than doubled this school year compared to last year, according to LAUSD data obtained via a public records request. Students considered chronically absent are those who have missed at least 9 percent of school days this year, according to the…

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