Tag: Education & Family News

Virginia Tech Drops COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Virginia Tech University on Monday announced that it will no longer require COVID-19 vaccines for students, coming after the state’s new Attorney General Jason Miyares penned a legal opinion saying colleges cannot mandate the shots. “Virginia Tech will no longer require students to be vaccinated as a condition of enrollment or in-person instruction, effective immediately,”…


Utah School Curriculum Transparency Bill Paused Amid ‘Coordinated Misinformation Campaign’

A Utah lawmaker has put on hold a proposed bill that would require public schools in his state to post all learning materials online for parents to review, saying that his legislative effort was targeted by a “coordinated misinformation campaign.” The bill in question, HB 234, would require that all learning materials and syllabi for…


Michigan High School Student Sues School for Suspending Him for Privately Talking About Christian Beliefs

A Plainwell, Michigan, high school junior has gone to federal court to fight for his right to talk about his religion. The case arose when Plainwell High School student David Stout was suspended for three days for expressing his Christian beliefs and opinions in a private conversation with a like-minded student on school property and…


Michigan High School Student Sues School for Suspending Him for Talking About Christian Beliefs

A Plainwell, Michigan, high school junior has gone to federal court to fight for his right to talk about his religion. The case arose when student David Stout was suspended for three days for expressing his Christian beliefs and opinions in a private conversation with a like-minded student on school property and in private text…


Unmasked Students Face Immediate Suspension from Loudoun County Public Schools

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—Refusal to wear a mask in school would result in immediate suspension, effective Feb. 2, the first day after the long weekend, Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) told unmasked students on Friday afternoon. In a video The Epoch Times reviewed, William Shipp, principal of Woodgrove High School, spoke at about 3:45 p.m. on…


Kids Need to Be ‘Deprogrammed’ From Progressive Agenda: Craig Kelly MP

Education should be reformed to teach children a more positive perspective on Australia’s culture and history, distancing itself from progressive-leaning views which seek to undermine traditional values, according to United Australia Party (UAP) leader Craig Kelly MP. In a wide-ranging interview with Emeritus Law Professor David Flint, Kelly, who last year resigned from the Liberal Party to join the…


Contract Halted After Two Watchdog Groups Spotlight CRT Content Found in North Carolina Teacher Training Program for Disabled Children

After content promoting critical race theory (CRT) found within a professional development program for pre-kindergarten teachers of disabled children was reported by two education watchdog groups in North Carolina, the state board of education-approved contract for the program has come to a halt. Overarching themes of “decentering whiteness” and “centering children of color” that surfaced…


Teachers’ Union Promotes ‘Anti-Misinformation’ Tool, Sparking Left-Wing Bias Concerns

The second largest teachers’ union in the United State will make available to millions of public school students a “news media literacy” tool critics say has a significant left-wing bias. In a new partnership announced this week, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) said it will purchase licensed copies of NewsGuard’s “anti-misinformation” browser extension for…


Unvaxed NYC Teachers Live in Limbo Awaiting DOE, Court Decisions

Thousands of New York City teachers who refused to receive the mandated COVID-19 vaccination were put on unpaid leave last fall and were told by the Department of Education if they didn’t acquiesce they’d be terminated on Dec. 1, 2021. That date has come and gone with no action from the department leaving the teachers…


Unvaccinated NYC Teachers Live in Limbo Awaiting DOE, Court Decisions

Thousands of New York City teachers who refused to receive the mandated COVID-19 vaccination were put on unpaid leave last fall and were told by the Department of Education if they didn’t acquiesce they’d be terminated on Dec. 1, 2021. That date has come and gone with no action from the department leaving the teachers…