Legislative Topic: Education

Most voters dissatisfied with how schools are teaching sexuality, gender identity, race: poll

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Voters in the United States are overwhelmingly “dissatisfied” with how public schools handle issues of race, sexual orientation and gender identity, according to a recent poll commissioned by a progressive teacher advocacy organization. Hart Research Associates conducted a poll in May of 1,758 likely voters in seven states considered battleground states in presidential elections. The survey had … Continued

Instructor Terminated for Harassing Conservative Student Loses Lawsuit

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Former University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) graduate student and instructor Courtney Lawton recently lost her lawsuit against the Board of Regents, UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green, and then-NU President Hank Bounds. She had sued the university after being removed from her teaching position for verbally harassing a student holding a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) sign in 2017. On the day of … Continued

Judge Dismisses Loudoun School Board Effort to Block Grand Jury Investigation

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A Loudoun County Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit to block Attorney General Jason Miyares’ grand jury investigation into the Loudoun County School Board. “We are pleased with the court’s ruling dismissing the School Board’s complaint and affirming Governor Youngkin’s Executive Order Number Four. This is a win for parents and students across the Commonwealth. … Continued

Cornell University Removes Lincoln Bust and Gettysburg Address from Display After Student Complaint

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Cornell University recently admitted to removing both a bust of President Abraham Lincoln and a plaque of the Gettysburg Address from its library after a student anonymously complained about the display, presumably due to so-called “racism.” Fox News reports that biology professor Randy Wayne gave a very brief statement on the matter, simply saying “someone complained, … Continued

Lawsuits Target Virginia School Board Sex-Assault Response

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A pair of lawsuits that for years has plagued Virginia’s largest school system with allegations that it ignored students’ accusations of sex assaults are back in front of federal judges. One of the lawsuits includes allegations of horrific abuse suffered by a student at a Fairfax County middle school and was the basis for a 2014 … Continued

Grothman Introduces the Stop WOKE Meals Act

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Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) and Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) introduced the Stop “Wrongs to Our Kids’ Educational” (WOKE) Meals Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from withholding federal funds from schools that maintain biological distinctions between boys and girls. This bill has been endorsed by Heritage Action for America. “Comply with radical transgender ideology … Continued

Massachusetts Bishop Revokes Catholic Status of Jesuit School Flying LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter Flags

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A bishop has revoked the “Catholic” status of a Jesuit middle school in Worcester, Massachusetts, for defying his order to stop flying flags supporting the LGBTQ “pride” and Black Lives Matter (BLM) movements. “The Nativity School of Worcester is prohibited from this time forward from identifying itself as a ‘Catholic’ school and may no longer … Continued

Civil Rights Commissioner to University of South Carolina: Diversity Program Excluding White Students Violates Civil Rights Act and Constitution

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A University of South Carolina (USC) business school “diversity” program that appears to have accepted students of all races – except white – received the attention of one of the U.S. Civil Rights Commissioners, who wrote to inform the school’s interim president such racially exclusionary policies violate both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and … Continued

George Washington University Dumps Colonials Nickname

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George Washington University, located in the heart of the nation’s capital, is ditching the moniker “Colonials” in favor of a campus-wide nickname that will better “unite” the campus community. The decision was announced Wednesday by the Office of the President after the Board of Trustees voted to toss the name, a move that came at the recommendation … Continued

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