Lawmakers are demanding answers after the suicide deaths of two young people involved in a transgender hormone study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Additionally, 11 participants reported suicidal thoughts during the study, according to a January article by researchers published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). In a letter to Dr. Lawrence Tabak, acting…
Two Youths Commit Suicide in Taxpayer-Funded Cross-Sex Hormone Study
Florida Bans Diversity Programs and Pronouns
A set of Florida bills ban diversity, equity, and inclusion programs as well as the use of personal pronouns. On May 3, Florida’s Republican legislators passed a collection of bills that cut funding for diversity programs and banned teachers from using preferred pronouns or names that don’t correspond to their assigned birth sex. The sister…
Free Speech Is on Its Deathbed in Academia—But Students Will Save It
Commentary While in high school, I dreamed of attending a university where my right to say what I believe would remain sacred. I therefore enrolled at the University of Chicago because of its advertised commitment to unfettered academic inquiry. Upon attending, however, I quickly realized that the famed values upon which the school had been…
Texas Lawmakers Pass Historic Bill Allowing Chaplains in Public Schools
The Texas Legislature passed a history-making bill allowing chaplains to be employed or volunteer at public schools “to provide support, services, and programs for students.” Senate Bill 763 passed in the Texas House along party lines on May 9. Now, it’s poised to become law. The bill is the first of its kind in the nation,…
Florida Approves Over 60 Percent of K–12 Social Studies Textbooks After Pulling ‘Inaccurate Material’
The Florida Department of Education has approved over 60 percent of K–12 social studies textbooks after removing or updating references to social justice issues, communism, and Black Lives Matter, officials announced on May 9. In a press release, the department noted that it had initially approved just 19 percent of the more than 100 books it reviewed…
Los Angeles Unified Teachers Ratify Contract With 21 Percent Pay Raise, Critics Question Affordability
The union representing Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) teachers voted to ratify its contract with the district last week, meaning the union’s 35,000 members will get a 21 percent bump in pay over the next two years. United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) announced that 94 percent of their members voted to ratify the…
DeSantis Signs Slew of Education-Related Bills to Increase Parental and Teacher Rights in Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a cluster of education bills on May 9 in what was termed the most comprehensive education legislation ever passed by any state. DeSantis signed five bills in a ceremony at True North Classical Academy, a charter school in Miami. The most significant measure for teachers is one he hasn’t signed…
[Premiering Now] Asra Nomani on the ‘Unholy Alliance’ Between the Woke Left and the Islamist Right That Is Destabilizing America
“He came to visit a home that I was renting in Karachi, and he went off for an interview. And he never came back. The man whom he was supposed to interview had set a trap for Danny. It was actually a kidnapping scheme. And Danny was never to be seen again.” In 2002, Wall…
Asra Nomani on the ‘Unholy Alliance’ Between the Woke Left and the Islamist Right That Is Destabilizing America
“He came to visit a home that I was renting in Karachi, and he went off for an interview. And he never came back. The man whom he was supposed to interview had set a trap for Danny. It was actually a kidnapping scheme. And Danny was never to be seen again.” In 2002, Wall…
IN-DEPTH: Virginia Congressman Leads Effort to Reform the Public Education System
A Virginia Congressman said recently that the education system in the United States is undermining American values and threatening the country’s very survival by promoting an anti-American curriculum. Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) has made it his priority to empower parents and get the government out of education completely. “We’re literally losing our country through our…
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