It’s back-to-school time this year as thousands of young adults have moved into — or are moving into, at this moment — their dorm rooms on college campuses around the country. They’re ready to embark on the next chapter of their lives. Most dorm rooms are notorious for being small and mundane. But things certainly...
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Tennessee parent on TikTok calls herself a 'Venmo mom,' won't volunteer in her kids' classrooms
A Tennessee mom says she doesn’t want to volunteer in her kids’ classrooms or for their extracurricular activities — and said she’s “found her community” after posting a video on TikTok explaining that she’s a proud “Venmo mom.” “I don’t know about anyone else out there, but ‘Meet the Teacher’ is super stressful because I...
Our children's clothes matter. Here's what science and religion teach us
In the past two weeks, a quintessentially local story became news around the world.TheCharles Middle Schoolin El Paso, Texas, banned all-black clothing for the coming school year because such attire “has become more associated with depression and mental health issues and/or criminality than with happy and healthy kids ready to learn.” The response was fast...
New book challenges voters to put children first this November: Kids instead of ‘adult-centric agenda’
A new book aims to persuade voters to see children’s rights at the heart of every political and cultural issue facing America today. “I think that we can disagree about a lot of different things when it comes to policing or education, or how we think about masculinity or femininity or the border. But I...
Wedding woes as Reddit user confronted by stepfather about 'father-of-the-bride' slight
A bride-to-be was perfectly within her rights to extend “father of the bride” duties only to her biological father and not to her stepfather as well, Reddit users assured the distraught woman. “AITA for not giving the role of father of the bride to both my dad and stepdad?” Reddit user “Mindless_Diet_5123” wondered in an...
Woman accused of 'brainwashing' sister's kids as she declares case for being 'child-free by choice'
A Reddit user who was accused of “brainwashing” her sister’s children by explaining why she opted against having kids did nothing wrong, a family therapist told Fox News Digital. “AITA for telling my sister’s kids the truth about why I never had children?” asked user “PutSpecial8915” in an Aug. 24 post on the “Am I...
Harris' VP pick Walz a big win for teachers' unions that pushed schools to stay shuttered for over a year
Teachers’ unions rejoiced this week when Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, describing the left-wing ticket as a major win for public educators. But critics are warning that Harris’ selection of Walz, a former teachers’ union member who is opposed to what he has...
Summer break is too long
It feels almost sacrilegious to say, butsummerbreakistoolong.It’s a quarter of the year (more than 2,000 hours). Doesn’t that already make the case? It’ssummer, so I can daydream: Schools should offer more instructional days. Some U.S. schools have started to, and other countries do. I hesitate to suggest taking some of the best things in life...
NY father learns daughters died together in car crash after tracking their phones: 'I have no words'
The heartbroken New York father who found his two teenage daughters dead in a car crash after locating them on a tracking app called the tragedy “unreal.” “I don’t know what the future holds. Nothing seems right anymore,” Brian Trumble told Fox News Digital. Hailey Trumble, 19, and her sibling, Shelby Trumble, 17, were driving...
Parent groups don't hold back on criticizing Harris' VP pick: 'A slap in the face to parents'
Vice President Harris’ newly tapped running mate Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., is taking heat from some parent groups who question claims he’s “pro-family.” On Tuesday, Harris announced she had chosen Walz, a former congressman, as her VP in the 2024 race against former President Trump. The Harris campaign lauded Walz’s background as a high school...









