A controversial piece of legislation to allow public tax dollars to go toward education opportunity accounts (EOA) in Kentucky has been struck down by the Kentucky Supreme Court as unconstitutional. In their opinion, the court came to the conclusion the use of public funds for anything other than public schools, without express approval by voters,…
Kentucky Supreme Court Rules ‘Education Opportunity Accounts’ Unconstitutional
Children Should Be ‘Really Careful’ on TikTok, App Is ‘Genuinely Troubling’: CIA Director
December 18, 2022
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William Burns, the director of CIA, has warned about children being potentially harmed by spending time on TikTok and talked about the dangers posed by the app that is owned by a China-based company. In a recent interview with PBS, Burns was asked about his recommendation to people regarding their kids’ usage of TikTok. “I’d…
Researcher Cites ‘Perfect Storm’ for Placebo Effect In Transgender Youth Treatments
December 17, 2022
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“A perfect storm” of factors may have distorted research that is popularizing “gender-affirming” treatments, an Australian researcher says. In a new scholarly article that cites more than 100 references, Dr. Alison Clayton asserts that expectations of positive results could have influenced studies about hormones and surgeries for gender-questioning youths. This placebo effect—rather than the treatments…
Billboard Chris Urges Oklahoma to Pass Laws Against Child Sex-Change Surgery
December 17, 2022
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Activist Billboard Chris thinks that until recently, Republicans have feared the political fallout of opposing sex-change procedures on children. Now, he said, they see that fighting radical gender ideology has public support. “They realize this is a winning issue for them to talk about when they talk about it truthfully and with compassion,” he told…
‘You’re in the Minority’: Conservative Students Struggle to Find a Voice on University Campus
December 16, 2022
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As Barclay McGain walked into the campus of the University of Queensland (UQ), the lack of diversity in political clubs caught his attention. There’s the Socialist Alternative, three different climate change clubs, the UQ Greens, the Labor left, and the Labor right. Meanwhile, on the right, there’s the UQ Liberal National Society, which McGain argued…
Witnesses Blame ‘Hate Speech’ Against LGBT Community for Colorado Massacre
Three survivors of a Nov. 19 massacre in Colorado and the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform told a hearing Wednesday that hateful anti-LGBT speech by Republicans and far-right groups caused the tragedy. Neither the survivors nor Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) explained how or why comments by Republicans and far-right groups caused Anderson…
Tennessee Children’s Services Struggling to Support Children: Audit
December 16, 2022
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Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services (DCS) put hundreds of children sleeping in state office buildings amid a staffing shortage of nearly 500 case managers and persistent turnover, according to a recently released audit (pdf) from the Tennessee Comptroller’s office. “The Department of Children’s Services is struggling to provide support services to Tennessee’s most vulnerable children…
Pennsylvania School Board Director Resigns After Uproar Over Vote Against ‘Cis White Male’ President
A Pennsylvania school board member has resigned and apologized after saying at a meeting last week that she was against voting for a “cis white male” to be nominated as board president. Jennifer Solot, who has served five years on the school board for the Upper Moreland School District, made the comments at an open…
3,400 USC Academic Workers File Petition to Unionize
December 15, 2022
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About 3,400 graduate student workers at the University of Southern California (USC) filed a petition to form a union with the National Labor Relations Board. The Graduate Student Workers Organizing Committee said in a Dec. 14 statement they are unionizing because they hope to negotiate higher pay and improve working conditions in the future. “Graduate…
Senate Rejects Measure That Would Have Repealed Biden Administration Charter School Rule
The U.S. Senate on Dec. 14 rejected a measure that would have repealed a new federal rule that imposes restrictions on federal funding for charter schools. The 49–49 vote saw all Democrats and nominal independents vote against the measure and all Republicans vote for it. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) did not vote….
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