Tag: Education & Family News

Nashville’s Elementary Schools to Lack SROs Despite $140 Million Allocation for Positions Statewide

Only one school district out of Tennessee’s four largest cities will not have SROs in every school this fall after the state legislature and Governor allocated $140 million for each district in the state to do so following the shooting at The Covenant School in March. The shooting, which happened in Nashville, inspired the legislature…


Organization Works to Stop Medical Transition for Minors by Educating Lawmakers and Suing Industry Into ‘Unprofitability’

In middle school, Abel Garcia wondered if he was a woman. Now he wishes he had been protected from choosing a destructive path that has permanently affected his life. “My culture is [about] being very masculine,” Mr. Garcia, now 26, told The Epoch Times. “I always questioned myself as a young man, to the point…


California School District Fined $1.5 Million for Rejecting Textbook Referencing Harvey Milk

A California school district received a hefty fine after rejecting a new state-endorsed social studies curriculum which includes a textbook containing references to LGBT activist and politician Harvey Milk. The Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD) will be fined $1.5 million after the school board voted 3–2 on July 18 against adopting the state’s elementary school…


Democrat AGs Push Back After SCOTUS Ruling, Say They Will Support Corporate DEI Efforts

A group of Democrat attorneys general are pushing back on the behalf of corporations, stating on Wednesday they would not be prosecuting companies for their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling against the use of race in the consideration of college applicants had a quick ripple effect, bringing on a…


Wave of School Choice Legislation Passes Across the US, Including Expansions in Some States

Proponents of school choice funding for K–12 students have had wide-ranging and rapidly growing success on the state level over the past two years. State legislatures across the country are increasingly passing bills that their governors are signing to provide families with options for how their taxpayer dollars are spent to educate their children. Many…


LIVE NOW: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing on ‘Biden and Mayorkas’ Open Border: Advancing Cartel Crime in America’

The House Committee on Homeland Security holds a hearing on “Biden and Mayorkas’ Open Border: Advancing Cartel Crime in America” at 2:00 p.m. ET on July 19. …


House Homeland Security Committee Hearing on ‘Biden and Mayorkas’ Open Border: Advancing Cartel Crime in America’

The House Committee on Homeland Security holds a hearing on “Biden and Mayorkas’ Open Border: Advancing Cartel Crime in America” at 2:00 p.m. ET on July 19. …


Pushback Forces Major Retailer to Shelve Graphic Book on Sex Aimed at 10 to 15 Year Olds

Major Australian retailer Big W has pulled the children’s book ‘Welcome to Sex’ from its shelves after it was lambasted for its graphic content. Aimed at children aged 10 to 15, the book features detailed illustrations and instructions on how to engage in both heterosexual and homosexual intercourse, as well as information on masturbation, male and…


Louisiana Bans Transgender Procedures for Children After Lawmakers Overturn Governor’s Veto

Louisiana will ban certain transgender procedures on people under the age of 18 after lawmakers overturned the governor’s veto of the bill. The Stop Harming Our Kids Act, also known as HB 648 (pdf), was passed by the Republican-controlled state legislature along party lines in early June, but Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, had vetoed the bill….


Education Secretary Tells Students With Loans to ‘Pay What You Can Afford’

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said on Monday that the department will continue to extend support for student loan holders and look for ways to provide more relief for existing borrowers, two weeks after the Supreme Court struck down a government attempt to forgive millions of such loans. “The goal is to be able to pay…