(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) A Monterey County, California, school district agreed to pay a $100,000 fine after it facilitated a secret gender transition without the knowledge of the child's parents, the Los Angeles Times reported.
According to the report, the staff of middle school teachers "convinced" the student, Alicia Konen, daughter...
(Kerry McDonald, FEE) It’s back-to-school season and that’s prompting concerns about further shortages of medications to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Last fall, the US Food and Drug Administration declared a nationwide shortage of Adderall, a popular ADHD drug. That shortage is expected to worsen. According to CNBC: “Many children...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Several colleges and universities reported that students arriving at the schools struggled with basic math, likely due to extended online learning throughout the pandemic lockdowns.
George Mason University, Temple University and many other schools said their newer students appeared to struggle with 9th grade math and...
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) After Oberlin College's head women's lacrosse coach defended women's sports from transgender athletes, the far-left school moved to discipline her, ostensibly to increase her sensitivity toward underserved populations, Legal Insurrection reported.
Coach Kim Russell shared a social media post in March, congratulating female NCAA swimmer Emma...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A Colorado middle school's decision to expel a 12-year-old student for wearing a Gadsden flag patch has ignited a fierce wave of criticism, including from prominent Democrat officials.
The incident, which occurred at The Vanguard Secondary School in Colorado Springs, drew widespread attention after being brought to...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against the Chino Valley Unified School District over a rule requiring school faculty and staff to alert parents if their child changed gender identity or pronouns.
Bonta argued that the rule violated student's rights, along with civil rights...
(By Patrick Hughes, RealClear Wire) The Supreme Court might have ended race-based affirmative action in higher education, but as students return to the classroom this fall, the next frontier in the debate over discrimination in education and at work is already at our doorstep in K-12 public schools.
In his...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that overturned affirmative action in school admissions, several red states have placed bans on publicly funded universities' ability to implement diversity, equity and inclusion programming.
However, many schools already have found loopholes in the system to keep campuses...
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) A transgender shop teacher who was let go after donning a set of prosthetic, Z-cup breasts in class last year has been hired at another school in Ontario, Canada, the Daily Mail reported.
The transgender educator, Kayla Lemieux, will be teaching at Nora Frances Henderson Secondary...
(Brendan Clarey, The Center Square) At the Republican primary debate last week, presidential hopefuls disparaged the state of education in the nation, with some candidates advocating for the abolition of the U.S. Department of Education and the promotion of school choice options.
It’s an issue that seems sure to reappear...
(Corine Gatti, Headline USA) The American Association of School Administrators has piloted a program in hundreds of school districts across the United States with the launch of "Learning 2025," pushing public schools to adopt woke policies in the classroom.
The initiative, which has remained hidden from many parents, claimed to focus...
(Headline USA) Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's new model policies for the treatment of transgender students are in line with federal and state nondiscrimination laws and school boards must follow their guidance, the state's attorney general said in a nonbinding legal analysis released Thursday.
"The Model Policies ensure that all...