Tag: Education & Family News

DeSantis Faces Heated Backlash Over Rejection of AP African American Studies

In the aftermath of rejecting a proposed pilot program of African American Studies, Florida’s governor and Department of Education are facing heated backlash from members of the black community. On Jan. 25, advocates of the proposed “Advanced Placement Program®” (AP) African American Studies—rejected by the Florida Department of Education (DOE) because it violates Florida laws—gathered…


Alabama Legislators Propose Bill to Ban the Teaching of ‘Divisive Concepts’

Alabama legislators have prefiled a bill that would ban the teaching of subjects considered to be divisive in public schools. House Bill 7 (pdf) would prohibit public entities such as state agencies, local boards of education, and public institutions of higher education from promoting or endorsing, or requiring affirmation of, certain “divisive concepts relating to…


PREMIERING NOW: Alvin Lui: How Schools Are Weaponizing ‘Inclusion,’ Empathy, and ’Social Emotional Learning’ to Indoctrinate Children

“My great grandfather ran from communism. The people that dragged him out of his little bakery shop and beat him weren’t soldiers. They were college kids—the Red Guard. And I see that that’s what they’re creating now with a lot of these kids.” After watching the destructive impact that progressive policies were having in California,…


Alvin Lui: How Schools Are Weaponizing ‘Inclusion,’ Empathy, and ’Social Emotional Learning’ to Indoctrinate Children

“My great grandfather ran from communism. The people that dragged him out of his little bakery shop and beat him weren’t soldiers. They were college kids—the Red Guard. And I see that that’s what they’re creating now with a lot of these kids.” After watching the destructive impact that progressive policies were having in California,…


Florida Teachers Shut Down Classroom Libraries in Fear of Felony Charges

Teachers in Manatee County, Florida are scrambling to shut down their classroom libraries out of fear that unapproved books made available to students could violate Florida pornography laws and carry a third-degree felony charge. The move comes in response to a new rule that provides clarification of Florida House Bill 1467 (pdf). HB 1467 requires books…


These Pro-Life Activists Face Prison Time as DOJ Increases FACE Act Prosecutions

Holding bullhorns and sometimes graphic signs depicting aborted babies, sidewalk ministers around the United States have seconds to reach the hearts of pregnant women moments before they walk into abortion facilities. “We had one mother who came up to me on the sidewalk. She saw some signs of ours, stopped, and said, ‘Is that real?’…


Pro-Life Activists Face Prison Time as DOJ Increases FACE Act Prosecutions

Holding bullhorns and sometimes graphic signs depicting aborted babies, sidewalk ministers around the United States have seconds to reach the hearts of pregnant women moments before they walk into abortion facilities. “We had one mother who came up to me on the sidewalk. She saw some signs of ours, stopped, and said, ‘Is that real?’…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Alvin Lui: How Schools Are Weaponizing ‘Inclusion,’ Empathy, and ’Social Emotional Learning’ to Indoctrinate Children

“My great grandfather ran from communism. The people that dragged him out of his little bakery shop and beat him weren’t soldiers. They were college kids—the Red Guard. And I see that that’s what they’re creating now with a lot of these kids.” After watching the destructive impact that progressive policies were having in California,…


Packed House Testifies at Virginia’s School Choice Hearing, Bill Moves Forward

Education Success Accounts Bill HB1508 introduced by Education Committee Chair Delegate Glenn Davis was enthusiastically supported by community members, who mostly came to speak in favor of the bill and highlight their children’s struggles, at a Virginia public school. Before the House Education K-12 Subcommittee voted on the Education Success Accounts (ESA) bill, close to…


Mississippi School District Reverses Policy Banning ‘Jesus Loves Me’ Mask After Lawsuit

A Mississippi school district has agreed to change its religious speech policy that forbade a third grader from wearing a mask bearing the words “Jesus Loves Me.” In October 2020 when mask mandates in schools were widespread, the principal of a school in the Simpson County School District in Pinola, Mississippi, told third grader Lydia…