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‘Parents Ignored’ by Pro-Transgender Policy Adoption in Loudoun County: School Board Member

August 12, 2021
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LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) board on Aug. 11 approved a pro-transgender policy requiring staff to address students with their preferred pronouns, and allowing transgender students access to bathrooms and locker rooms according to their self-identified gender. In addition, the board introduced amendments that require all LCPS staff instead of mental health professionals…

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Mother Files Complaint Against Atlanta School For Segregating Classes By Race

August 12, 2021
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A mother has filed a complaint against her daughter’s Georgia elementary school, alleging that it segregated black students to give them “more opportunities.” Kila Posey said she filed a federal discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights against Mary Lin Elementary School in Atlanta, after discovering that it had been…

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Virginia Teacher Resigns at School Board Meeting, Denounces ‘Highly Politicized Agendas’

August 11, 2021
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A Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) teacher in Virginia resigned in front of the school board Tuesday, saying that she refused to “be a cog in a machine” that forces her to transmit their “highly politicized agendas” to children. “Within the last year, I was told, in one of my so-called equity trainings, that white, Christian, able-bodied females currently…

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California Requires School Employees to Get Vaccinated or Be Tested Every Week

August 11, 2021
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced that all school employees will have to either get vaccinated or submit to a regular test for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, making his state the first in the nation to do so. “To give parents confidence that their children are safe as schools return to full,…

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Nebraska Governor, 22 State Senators Back Anti-CRT Resolution in Public University System

August 11, 2021
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Over two dozen of Nebraska’s top leaders, led by Gov. Pete Ricketts, are calling on the University of Nebraska (UN) to prevent Critical Race Theory (CRT) from being imposed on its campuses. The call comes in a letter (pdf) sent Tuesday to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, which will be voting on a…

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As Chicago Public Schools Reopen In-Person, Nearly 100,000 Students Might Not Show Up

August 11, 2021
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CHICAGO—As Chicago Public Schools (CPS) plan to reopen all 638 schools for in-person classes in the fall, 80,620 students are deemed to have medium risks of not coming back, according to CPS’s analysis of attendance rates. These students were chronically absent during the last school year, when CPS pushed for citywide online learning amid the…

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Woke Ideology Harms Children, Say Parents, Therapists

August 11, 2021
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Components of the “woke” ideology that’s been spreading throughout the American education system are harmful to children’s psychological development, according to experts and parents who’ve seen the effects first-hand. The experts noted that many of the concerns raised by proponents of the ideology are real. The way the ideology frames the issues, however, is inappropriate…

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Parents Protest Ahead of Transgender Policy Adoption in Loudoun County, Virginia

August 11, 2021
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LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.—The first school board meeting of the new school year opened in Loudoun county amidst sustained tension. On Aug. 10, scores of parents and citizens rallied to voice their disapproval of the board outside the school administration building. Over 170 people signed up to speak virtually and in person, compared to 259 at…

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Oregon Governor Signs Bill Letting Students Graduate Without Proving They Can Read, Write, or Do Math

August 11, 2021
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Oregon’s governor recently signed a bill that allows high school students to graduate without proving they can read, write, or do math. Oregon Senate Bill 744 (pdf) states that students “may not be required to show proficiency in Essential Learning Skills as a condition of receiving a high school diploma” in the next three school…

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Beijing Has Taken Advantage of America’s Academic Freedom, Security Expert Says

August 10, 2021
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Five American colleges have undisclosed ties to a leading Chinese military research university sanctioned by the United States, according to a recent Washington Free Beacon report. One defense expert says that the U.S. must sever such ties and partnerships to protect American national security. The report showed an internet archive record of a partnership between…

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