Tag: Education & Family News

Judge Ousts Five School Board Members After Pennsylvania Parent Petition

A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday ordered five elected school directors be immediately kicked off the nine-member West Chester Area School board. On Wednesday the same judge, William P. Mahon in the Chester County Court of Common Pleas, vacated Tuesday’s order and scheduled an argument for Friday. It is all in response to a February petition…


Disney Executives Outline ‘Gay Agenda,’ Push for More Queer Characters in Internal Meeting

Executives and producers at the Walt Disney Company said during a recent internal meeting that there will be a renewed effort to make leading characters in films and shows gay or transgender, with one talking about how she has been working to enact a “not-at-all-secret gay agenda” in several programs. Karey Burke, president of Disney General Entertainment…


America’s Cheating Epidemic: Did Your Doctor Actually Pass College?

If he can successfully cheat his way through college, Jim plans to become a doctor. Jim, who chose to be anonymous to avoid academic consequences, attends a major university in Canada with about 26,000 undergraduate students. He says that he’s always cheated in school, but that when he went to university, his cheating rose to…


CDC Sending School Reopening Draft Guidance to Teachers Union Was ‘Uncommon:’ CDC Scientist

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientist says the agency sending draft school reopening guidance to a powerful teachers union was unusual. “It’s uncommon,” Dr. Henry Walke, who directs the CDC’s Center for Preparedness and Response, said. It is also not common for the CDC to incorporate line-by-line edits from outside groups into…


MIT Will Again Require SAT, ACT Scores for Admissions, Citing ‘Very Demanding’ Math Classes

Bucking the nationwide trend of test-optional college admissions, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said it will revive standardized test requirements for future admissions cycles. Like many other colleges and universities across the United States, MIT in 2020 suspended its SAT and ACT testing requirements due to disruptions caused by the pandemic. In Monday’s announcement,…


Pennsylvania Republicans Aim to Ban Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports

Pennsylvania Republicans are moving to regulate gender fairness in competitive sports with the House Education Committee’s approval on Tuesday of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, House Bill 972. It would ensure that women and girls won’t have to compete against biological males who have become transgender and wish to participate in women’s sports. Pennsylvania…


Liberation of Education: Providing Innovative Alternatives to Public Schools

As impatience with left-wing ideology increases and more parents are removing their children from the public school system, a new movement focused on education, entrepreneurship, and free-market solutions is providing parents with innovative alternatives. According to its website, Liberation of Education is “a movement to provide parents with a wide array of actionable educational choices which lead children…


Two Men Bringing Family and Faith-Based Entertainment to the Mainstream

A new wave of family-friendly entertainment may be hinting at a cultural shift. Comedian Keith Stubbs and animator Butch Hartman are leading the way in creating video content with wholesome cartoons and comedy that is breaking the monopoly of mainstream video production. Both say they are catering to the underserved community that wants entertainment the whole family…


How Wokeism and CRT Became Socialist Religion: Pastor

Wokeism has taken the form of religion that has adopted various beliefs mixed with Marxism and critical race theory (CRT), said pastor Lucas Miles. Critical race theory, an offshoot of a neo-Marxist branch of thought, was influenced by liberation theology and black liberation theology, he explained. Marx’s works were inspired by Georg Wilhelm Hegel, a…


Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill Garners Strong Support and Opposition

The Parental Rights in Education bill is expected to hit the desk of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “soon,” according to his press secretary, Christina Pushaw, who told The Epoch Times on March 25 “the governor is excited to sign it” into law. Meanwhile, increasing drama swirls about HB 1557, known by those who oppose it as…