As a mom of three, I’ve seen what inflation does to your back-to-school shopping bill, and I know it can be a huge source of stress in your household. A study by JLL shares that the average cost of back-to-school shopping this year is up 21.8% from last year. Even though this stat makes it...
Conservative watchdog legal group American First Legal (AFL), says it has achieved a significant “victory” in a New Jersey school district after the U.S. Department of Education deemed the school system to have acted unlawfully by not providing an opt-out option for “equity” and “diversity” surveys handed out to students. “When we’re talking about things...
As the world watches the Olympic Games, opening ceremony notwithstanding, I am working to bring attention to the Biden administration’s upcoming changes to Title IX, which are set to go into effect on Aug. 1, 2024, and hoping they do not get overlooked. Protecting the original Title IX legislation is the preeminent civil rights issue...
Shabbos Kestenbaum, 25, an Orthodox Jew and a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, was one of several “everyday Americans” who spoke at the Milwaukee Republican National Convention (RNC) convention on July 17, 2024. In a new interview with Fox News Digital, Kestenbaum said his “faith has provided solace and comfort during trials and tribulations. It...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is gaining support among union leaders – including teachers unions – despite his past support for school vouchers. Meantime, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly is fending off criticism he is not pro-union enough, voicing new support for the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. More than 50 local labor leaders threw...
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ted Cruz will put forward a bill Monday aimed at curbing the influence of China and other malign actors in U.S. schools. Cruz, R-Texas, authored the Senate’s version of the Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education (TRACE) Act. The legislation requires schools to give parents the ability to review – or...
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters’ directive to integrate the Bible into the public school curriculum isn’t meshing well with some districts. At least eight large districts across the Sooner State are pushing back against the requirement, as it continues to receive criticism from some and support from others, reports say. Walters, speaking to...
A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked part of Florida’s “Stop Woke Act” that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and other GOP lawmakers to ban critical race theory training in the workplace and in education. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker granted a permanent injunction against the part of the law that prohibited...
Colleges anduniversitiesare failing our country.This seems to be the growing consensus among an increasingly large percentage ofAmericans and business leaders. The recent Gallup and Lumina Foundationreportshows that an increasing number ofAmericans have little to no confidence in higher education.For the first time since Gallup begin to measure the confidence level in higher education,Americais “now nearly...
Texas officials are challenging a recent order from President Biden’s administration that would allow schools to distribute birth control to teenagers without parental consent. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that his office is suing the Biden administration over their 2021 change to Title X guidelines banning parental consent requirements for birth control services....
