Tag: Education & Family News

Why Most Children in California Can’t Read: Frank Xu

December 20, 2022
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Frank Xu, who lost his campaign for a seat on the Palomar Community College Board in the Nov. 8 election, said the state’s failing school systems will lead to California’s next generation’s inability to write, read, and understand math creating a decline of overall competence, which he said would be a “disaster” for the entire…

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Walmart Displays Explicit Items Near Children’s Toothbrushes per Corporate Policy: Employees

December 20, 2022
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HIXSON, Tenn.—Walmart employees don’t necessary want to display explicit adult items a few feet from children’s princess and superhero toothbrushes. But store layout is strictly specified by corporate policy, they told an Epoch Times reporter, who asked about the choice at stores in Dalton, Georgia, as well as Signal Mountain and Hixson, Tennessee. Another Walmart…

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Mother Finds Herself Under Military Scrutiny for Objecting to Sexuality Poster at School

December 20, 2022
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A New Jersey mom continues to endure threats after a high-ranking military officer posted she was under investigation by security forces for objecting to student-made posters promoting terms like polysexual and pansexual at her local elementary school. Angela Reading is a former school teacher and, until her recent resignation, a member of the Northern Burlington…

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Stanford Updates Guide To Canceling ‘Harmful Language’ Including Words Like ‘Man’ And ‘American’

December 20, 2022
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Stanford University administrators published a guide to “harmful language” that calls for the elimination of words including “man” and “American.” The university created an index of forbidden words that it plans on eliminating from its websites and computer code, with a list of alternative terms to replace them with. Stanford published in May what it calls…

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‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games Fined $520 Million Over Claims It Violated Children’s Privacy, Collected Personal Data

December 20, 2022
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Epic Games, developer of the popular online video game Fortnite, has agreed to pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle allegations surrounding alleged violations of children’s privacy and the use of design tricks to dupe millions of players into making unintentional purchases. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the fines, the largest…

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DeSantis Says ‘Freedom’ Agenda Scored 2022 Election Wins in Schools, Governor’s Race

December 19, 2022
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ORLANDO, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis is working to turn Florida’s 67 school boards freedom-based, one seat at a time. As governor, DeSantis endorsed 34 candidates in school board races—local-level contests that rarely draw attention from state officials. All but five of the DeSantis endorsees won. “That’s a huge, huge thing,” he said at “The Freedom Blueprint” education…

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Lawsuit Filed After North Carolina Professor Fired for Criticizing Critical Race Theory in Class

December 19, 2022
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A former professor from the North Carolina Governor’s School has filed a lawsuit against the institution after getting fired for speaking about the harms of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Dr. David Phillips, who has spent eight summers teaching at the school, has spoken out against the increasing adoption of CRT in the institution. In June…

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Calls for Australia to Adopt US-Style ‘Green Card’ Among Proposals to Rejig Migration System

December 19, 2022
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Australian universities are calling for wholesale reforms to the country’s immigration system including one proposal for a U.S.-style green card. In a submission (pdf) to the federal government’s migration review, Universities Australia, which represents tertiary institutions across the country, said complicated visa structures were causing Australia to fall behind other advanced economies in attracting talented…

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Same-Sex Marriage Act Gives Government ‘Broad New Power’ to Target Religious Believers, Says Experts

December 18, 2022
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Experts are warning that the recently approved Respect for Marriage Act could end up being used to target and suppress people of Christian and other traditional faiths. The Respect for Marriage Act was passed by the Senate in a 61–36 vote on Nov. 29, and by the House of Representatives in a 258–169 vote on…

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Same-Sex Marriage Act Gives Government ‘Broad New Power’ to Target Religious Believers, Experts Say

December 18, 2022
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Experts are warning that the recently approved Respect for Marriage Act could end up being used to target and suppress people of Christian and other traditional faiths. The Respect for Marriage Act was passed by the Senate in a 61–36 vote on Nov. 29, and by the House of Representatives in a 258–169 vote on…

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