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‘Different Rights’ Based on Race: Former Australian PM Warns Against Indigenous Voice

May 25, 2023
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Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has spoken out against embedding the Indigenous Voice to Parliament into the country’s Constitution. Federal MPs are debating the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) Bill 2023, which will lock in a referendum for Australians to decide whether to include The Voice in the country’s founding legal document….

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Experts Sound Alarm on Sliding National Test Scores

May 25, 2023
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Forty years ago, the National Commission on Excellence in Education issued a report entitled “A Nation at Risk.” The report warned that the country’s global influence would be diminished if improvements weren’t made. Attendees of the Reagan Institute’s Summit on Education said the Nation’s Report Card for 2022 indicates the challenges still exist. “We’ve got…

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‘Women Are in Jeopardy’ When Men Infiltrate Their Locker Rooms and Sports, Says Activist Riley Gaines

May 24, 2023
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Women feel threatened by men in their sports and locker rooms, no matter with which gender the men  “identify,” says college-swimming-star-turned-activist Riley Gaines. Yet, some states recently have addressed this situation with laws to protect women’s spaces and sports. And that’s “really good news,” she said. But the fight is far from over. Gaines, who…

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Biden Administration Focuses on Equity in New Artificial Intelligence Efforts

May 24, 2023
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The federal Department of Education on May 23 released an “Insights and Recommendations” report on artificial intelligence in education, part of a suite of Biden administration announcements that stress what they see as the need for “equity” in AI. “The department holds that biases in AI algorithms must be addressed when they introduce or sustain unjust…

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LIVE NOW: House Administration Subcommittee Hearing on ‘American Confidence in Elections’

May 24, 2023
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The House Administration Committee Subcommittee on Elections holds a Hearing on “American Confidence in Elections: Ensuring Every Eligible American has the Opportunity to Vote – and for their Vote to Count According to Law” at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 24. Joseph T. Burns, attorney from New York; Deuel Ross, deputy director of litigation at…

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School Refers Counselors for Federal Investigation for Allegedly ‘Misgendering Students’

May 24, 2023
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Three middle school counselors in Amherst, Massachusetts, have been placed on administrative leave over claims they allegedly misgendered LGBT students and tried to convert them. According to a May 9 notice to the counselors, the Amherst-Pelham Regional School initiated a Title IX complaint against the three school officials and referred the matter for federal investigation…

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2,000 Children Sexually Abused by Illinois Catholic Clergy, Report Finds

May 24, 2023
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The Illinois office of Attorney General has released a report on Catholic Clergy engaging in child sex abuse. Its investigation found nearly 2,000 children have been abused by clergy in the state. “Decades of Catholic leadership decisions and policies have allowed known child sex abusers to hide, often in plain sight. And because the statute…

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Appeals Court Overturns Ruling Against Elite Virginia High School, Dismisses Racial Discrimination Claims

May 23, 2023
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A federal appeals court has upheld the admissions policies at Virginia’s top public high school, ruling that the school district didn’t discriminate against students of Asian ethnicity by trying to reduce their presence in the student body. The decision, issued Tuesday by a panel of three judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…

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GOP Panel Threatens to Subpoena Teacher’s Union Leader Randi Weingarten in COVID Policy Probe

May 23, 2023
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Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are threatening to subpoena American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten as part of an investigation into remote learning policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, chaired by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), is a panel under the House Oversight Committee leading the GOP investigation into “the…

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Mississippi Federal Judge Rules Male Student Identifying as Female Must Comply With Graduation Dress Code

May 23, 2023
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A federal judge ruled that a biologically male student who identifies as a woman would have to comply with a Mississippi high school’s dress code for graduation on May 20. The decision adds to the national debate as definitions about sex and gender are being challenged by progressives, who advocate for minors being able to…

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