The University of Richmond is renaming six buildings and instituting naming guidelines after the Board of Trustees approved the work of the recently concluded naming commission. “We recognize that not all members of our community will agree with these decisions,” President Kevin Hallock and the Board said in a Monday message to the community. And we recognize … Continued
The Walt Disney Company “crossed a line” by announcing its intent to repeal the Parental Rights in Education law, Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday, Newsweek reported. “For Disney to come out and put a statement and say that the bill should have never passed and that they are going to actively work to repeal it, … Continued
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. The Parental Rights in Education bill that has drawn intense national scrutiny from critics who claim it marginalizes LGBTQ people. The legislation has pushed Florida and DeSantis, an ascending Republican and potential … Continued
A Wisconsin school district claimed state and federal non-discrimination laws do not apply to white students because they are not part of a protected class, according to the response a student’s parents received after they filed a complaint alleging their child was racially discriminated against. Assistant Superintendent Tanya Fredrich of Elmbrook Schools investigated the complaint … Continued
A Washington State school board has adopted a revised “culturally responsive” student discipline policy that weighs a student’s race before deciding on consequences for inappropriate behavior. Conservative radio host Jason Rantz reported at MyNorthwest this week the Clover Park School Board adopted the new policy by a vote of 3-2 after contentious debate. According to the report by Rantz, … Continued
On March 18, the Florida Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal filed by the Collier County School Board over a lower court ruling stating the school board violated the state’s Sunshine Laws during its textbook selection process in the 2016–2017 school year. Attorneys for the parents’ rights organization that filed the initial lawsuit assert that the … Continued
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed into law a bill that makes it a graduation requirement for high school students to complete a course on financial literacy. Under Senate Bill 1054 (pdf), which gained unanimous approval in Florida’s state Legislature, all public school students entering 9th grade in the 2023-2024 school year and thereafter will have to … Continued
Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) National President Morton A. Klein released the following statement: The ZOA congratulates former Vice President Mike Pence and former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Melech Friedman on their receiving honorary doctorates from Ariel University in Samaria, Israel last week. (I strongly recommend reading Friedman’s great new book “Sledgehammer,” magnificently detailing … Continued
Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 presidential election, told Newsmax she would consider replacing Alaska Rep. Don Young in the House. Young, a Republican icon and the oldest member of both the House and Senate, died on Friday at the age of 88, and is set to lie … Continued
College students would learn the estimated total interest they would pay on a education loan before they take it out if a law proposed by Iowa’s U.S. senators becomes law. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, joined Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, in proposing the measure to address student loan debt. Currently, … Continued
Public university officials can be held personally liable for dumping an adjunct professor based on his anonymous criticism of the concept of microaggressions, a federal court has concluded. University of North Texas officials should have known that math professor Nathaniel Hiers’ speech “touched on a matter of public concern and that discontinuing his employment because … Continued
A free speech event hosted at Yale University that featured both conservative and progressive speakers was shouted down last week by over 100 far-left radicals from the university’s law school. According to the Washington Free Beacon, the panel was hosted on March 10th by the Yale Federalist Society, and featured Monica Miller of the left-wing American … Continued
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