Tag: Education & Family News

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Transgender School Bathroom Bill

Students in Arkansas public schools and charter schools must use bathrooms matching their biological sex under a new bill recently signed into law by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The law applies to communal restrooms and locker rooms for students in pre-K through 12th grade (pdf). “The governor has said she will sign laws that focus…


House Republicans Probe Preferred Pronoun ‘Role Play’ at West Point

House Armed Services Committee members Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) are seeking answers from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point after learning cadets were forced to participate in sensitivity training on “understanding and respecting” others’ preferred pronouns. According to the “facilitator guide” obtained by The Epoch Times, the required training involved a…


Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Legal Opinion Could Help Clear Way For School Choice

Education Savings Accounts legislation would not be in violation of constitutional laws, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote in a legal opinion published this week that could help to clear the way for school choice. The opinion was issued in response to Republican state Sen. Brandon Creighton’s questions regarding the constitutionality of using state funds…


Los Angeles Public Schools Closed as Unions Launch 3-Day Strike

All Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) schools closed March 21 as the district’s two unions kicked off a three-day strike demanding more pay and benefits. Members of SEIU Local 99, the union representing the district’s 30,000 non-teaching staff—including cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians and special education assistants—said in a March 21 press conference that…


Topple or Kneel to the Patriarchy?

On the Drew Barrymore Show, Drew knelt to transgender TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney, a biological male who decided during the pandemic that he was a girl. Now media and entertainment are on a mission not simply to advocate for acceptance of this facade but to normalize it in our culture. Since Dylan Mulvaney’s video series…


Vermont League Kicks out School’s Sports Teams Over Refusal to Pit Girls Against Transgender Basketballer

Because the girls’ basketball team at a Vermont Christian school refused to play against a team with a transgender-identifying boy, all athletes at their school—girls and boys—will suffer the consequences. The Vermont Principals’ Association (VPA), representing 300 schools across the state, has kicked out Mid Vermont Christian School (MVCS) from its league. That includes all…


PREMIERING NOW: The Boot of the State—Mark Chenoweth on Suing Federal Agencies and Ensuring the Separation of Powers

“Congress has to be the one that appropriates any funds from the treasury. That’s the power of the purse that Congress has. And if we lose that, then we’ll lose the country, because it has to be the elected representatives. If the executive is self-funding, then there’s just no ability to rein that in.” At…


The Boot of the State—Mark Chenoweth on Suing Federal Agencies and Ensuring the Separation of Powers

“Congress has to be the one that appropriates any funds from the treasury. That’s the power of the purse that Congress has. And if we lose that, then we’ll lose the country, because it has to be the elected representatives. If the executive is self-funding, then there’s just no ability to rein that in.” At…


House Oversight Committee Probes FDA’s Response to Baby Formula Shortage

Republicans on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee are pressing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for information about the agency’s response to the nationwide infant formula shortage. In a March 21 letter (pdf) to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), chair of the Subcommittee on…


How the Waning of Religious Belief Impacts America: Sam Sorbo

In a world gradually diverging from religions and traditions, the Sorbo family is exploring the hard question of whether people need religious beliefs, and looking at the impact of irreligion and atheism on American society. Actress, filmmaker, and author Sam Sorbo, and her husband, actor Kevin Sorbo—star of the hit TV series “Hercules”—were approached to…