Tag: Education & Family News

Former Texas School District Employee Arrested Over Allegations of Multiple Sexual Encounters With Student

Texas deputies have arrested a 21-year-old woman for allegedly having multiple sexual encounters with a student at the school at which she was employed. Marisol Solis was arrested on Jan. 5 under charges of trafficking of persons. Hays County Sheriff’s Office said they received, in November last year, a report involving a Dripping Springs Independent…


Oregon Advises Schools to Keep Students’ ‘Gender Identity’ Hidden From Families

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has released a document advising schools on how to support “gender expansive” students, including keeping their so-called gender identities a secret from family members. If a student discloses their “gender expansive” identity to school staff, the guidance asks staff members to respect the child’s “confidentiality needs.” Students who do…


DeSantis Demands Universities Report on CRT and ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion’ Spending

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has demanded that state educational authorities report how much they spend on critical race theory (CRT) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the state’s higher education system. In a Dec. 28 memo, the governor’s office gave state Education Commissioner Manny Diaz and Ray Rodrigues, chancellor of the state university system,…


Wharton Wokeness Decades in the Making

When Wharton announced the creation of majors in “environment, social, and governance” (ESG) and “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) in the summer of 2022, it represented the fruit of seeds planted decades earlier on its hallowed grounds. Traditionally, it was understood that the purpose of a business was to maximize value for shareholders. But in recent decades,…


Wharton’s Majoring in Woke Capitalism—Some Are Taking an Elective in Dissent

Commentary One of America’s storied Ivy League executive training grounds is elevating a view of capitalism that shuns the very enterprises from which its namesake made his fortune: In 2023, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School will offer a new major called Environmental, Social and Governance Factors for Business. The nation’s first business school was founded…


Building a Future of Patriots

Last year, Dr. Ben Carson coordinated a National Faith and Values Prayer Call the day before the midterm elections. He encouraged those listening to “vote our values” promoting faith, liberty, community, and life as foundational pillars. “There is good news,” he said on the call. “Our founders have a vision for truth.” It’s these same…


Parent Preference for Charter Schools Crosses Demographic Lines: Report

Parents in the United States have a strong preference for charter schools, regardless of demographic factors including race, income, geographic region or political affiliation, according to a report released by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. An online survey of some 5,000 parents of schoolchildren revealed that 74 percent would consider sending their child…


Up to $825M Lost in Epic Meltdown, Southwest Airlines Says

The so-called Christmastime “flightmare” of Southwest Airlines could cost the embattled company $825 million. That’s the impact Southwest estimates so far in a new, government-required financial update. Because the company canceled “more than 16,700 flights” from Dec. 21-31, Southwest declared an “estimated fourth quarter 2022 pre-tax negative impact in the range of $725 million to…


New York City Public Schools Block AI Chatbot Over Cheating Concerns

The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) has blocked OpenAI’s ChatGPT service access on its networks and devices amid fears that students will use it to cheat on assignments and other school tasks. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot capable of producing content mimicking human speech. Accessible for free, the service can be used…


Publisher’s Classroom Book Collections Include Tomes Promoting Transgenderism

A major educational publishing company offers books on transgenderism for children as young as kindergarten. Promoting books on that topic is so harmful it should be considered “child abuse,” a psychologist told The Epoch Times.  And in at least one Florida community, people speaking at school board meetings have argued for and against offering the…