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Florida Republicans Widening School Choice Funding To Include Most Families

January 26, 2023
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Florida Republicans have designated as their top priority this legislative session a bill that would expand school choice across the state, making it available to nearly all families. Under House Bill 1—the designation shows the importance state House Speaker Paul Renner attaches to the bill—Florida parents could request a scholarship if they are state residents and…

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PREMIERING 1/26 at 7:30PM ET: Alvin Lui: How Schools Are Weaponizing ‘Inclusion,’ Empathy, and ’Social Emotional Learning’ to Indoctrinate Children

January 25, 2023
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“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,…

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Arkansas Senate Approves Bill Classifying Drag Performances as Adult Entertainment

January 25, 2023
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The Arkansas Senate voted on Jan. 24 to approve legislation that would classify drag performances as an “adult-oriented business” in the same way as strip clubs and escort services. Senate Bill 43 (pdf), sponsored by Republican state Sen. Gary Stubblefield and state Rep. Mary Bentley, would ban drag performances from being carried out on public property that are “intended…

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Court to Reconsider If California School District Should Recognize Christian Club That Bans LGBT Student Leaders

January 24, 2023
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A federal appeals court will reconsider a previous ruling requiring the San Jose Unified School District to recognize a Christian student club despite the district’s objections to the group’s policy that forbids LGBT students from club leadership positions. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Jan. 18 vacated a panel’s 2–1 August decision, which found…

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‘Protect a Parent’s Right to Parent’: Wisconsin Parents Appeal Against School Policy of Secretly Transitioning Children

January 24, 2023
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A group of Wisconsin parents are appealing against a lower court decision that dismissed their lawsuit challenging a policy of the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) allowing children to undergo gender transition without gaining parental consent. The policy calls on school employees to assist children of any age to adopt “gender identities” that are at…

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6 States Ponder New ‘School Choice’ Programs; Florida Eyes ‘Universal’ Expansion

January 24, 2023
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Lawmakers in at least six states, including Texas, will ponder 2023 bills proposing to establish new “school choice” programs with Florida legislators looking to expand what is already the nation’s largest use of taxpayer dollars for private school tuitions when they convene in March. Depending how “school choice” is defined, 47 states offered various taxpayer-funded…

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DeSantis Proposes Higher Pay and a Bill of Rights For Florida’s Teachers

January 23, 2023
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed a battery of education measures on Jan. 23 that he said would empower teachers, raise their pay, shorten term limits for school board members, and protect teachers from overreaching unions or school districts. Speaking at a charter school in Jacksonville, DeSantis ticked off points in the proposed legislation. Key among…

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M&M’s Ends Woke ‘Spokescandies’ After Pushback, Replacing Them With Actress Maya Rudolph

January 23, 2023
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M&M’s says it’s pulling its increasingly woke “spokescandies” mascots after a massive pushback over the politicization of the beloved candy brand. Mars, the candy maker which produces M&M’s, announced on Jan. 23 that it would replace its decades-old team of M&M’s “spokescandies” mascots with the actress Maya Rudolph, after backlash by longtime fans over its…

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Oregon Issues Sweeping Guidelines for Transgender Student Support 

January 23, 2023
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The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) published comprehensive guidelines earlier this month to help school districts better support transgender students, even while endorsing the idea of keeping parents in the dark.  According to the guidelines, support can include allowing students to change their preferred name and gender, as well as choose the pronouns their peers…

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Ohio Parents Sue School District Over Teachers Allegedly Talking About Sexuality With Students in Secret

January 23, 2023
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A school district in Ohio is facing a lawsuit from a group of parents who accuse it of allowing teachers to conduct private conversations on sexual attitudes and behaviors with students, which parents claim intrudes into the upbringing of their kids. The lawsuit was filed by eight parents against the Hilliard School District at the…

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