A Virginia public-school teacher who was placed on paid administrative leave after objecting to the district’s proposed transgender policy has sued the district, the Loudon Times-Mirror reported. Byron “Tanner” Cross, a physical-education teacher at Leesburg Elementary School, objected at a school-board meeting last week to a proposed policy that would require teachers to refer to students by … Continued
(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on the legality of a state school-choice pilot program, 16 months after two school districts filed a lawsuit to shut the program down. State lawmakers narrowly approved a pilot program in 2019 to provide $7,000 scholarships to low-income families in Shelby and Davidson Counties as … Continued
In a recent video from TakeCharge Minnesota, Rashad Turner, a former leader of Black Lives Matter explained why he left the organization. “I believed the organization stood for exactly what the name implies,” Turner said, Black lives do matter. However, after a year on the inside, I learned they had little concern for rebuilding black … Continued
I know many of you are deeply concerned about our country today, as I am. It is rocking and reeling like a ship on a stormy sea. Everything we have cherished about America is under assault, encompassing the entire Judeo-Christian ethic. Where do we start to preserve what we can’t afford to lose? Specifically, what … Continued
The Loudoun County School Board is being sued over its Equity Ambassador program. Scott Mineo, founder of activist organization Parents Against Critical Theory (PACT), has said the program is discriminatory. Now, Mineo, Loudoun County Republican Women’s Club President Patti Menders, and several anonymous plaintiffs are suing the school board. “Loudoun County’s policies are extreme and divisive. … Continued
The battle to win control of school boards from the clutches of racial indoctrinators is high stakes. Lose, and a generation is lost. The outcome will determine whether our children learn to see themselves and other people as individuals, instead of merely members of racial groups. Parents of all ethnicities who never thought they’d get … Continued
An elementary school in Virginia has placed a physical education teacher on leave after he told the school board that he wouldn’t affirm transgender identities because it’s tantamount to lying and child abuse, and stressed, “I’m a teacher but I serve God first.” Leesburg Elementary School in Loudoun County placed the teacher, Byron “Tanner” Cross, … Continued
Administrators within the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) are calling on students to report — anonymously — any acts of bias, discrimination, harassment, or intimidation motivated by prejudice. LCPS spokesman Wayde Byard told The Virginia Star Wednesday that students may use what they call the Share, Speak Up, Speak Out: Bias Reporting Form to report instances of prejudice or bias. … Continued
Disbanded Trump administration group says federal government trying to circumvent Constitution’s reservation of power over education to states and localities. Trump administration commission tasked with promoting “patriotic education” is calling on the Biden administration to withdraw a proposal to fund history and civics programs informed by critical race theory (CRT). The 1776 Commission met in D.C. Monday despite being disbanded by … Continued
On May 24, 2021, The 1776 Commission met at Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C., campus to discuss civic education curricula, state civic education reform efforts, pending federal legislation and executive actions, and future activity of the Commission. Following the meeting, Dr. Matthew Spalding, executive director of The 1776 Commission, Dr. Larry Arnn, chairman of The 1776 … Continued
A bill to allow home-school students to compete in University Interscholastic League (UIL) public school activities has passed the Texas House on an initial vote after it met slight opposition voiced by some Republicans. The bill would allow home-school students equal access to UIL activities, a right home-school students in 35 states already have. If … Continued
Despite U.S. President Joe Biden ending the group, members of The 1776 Commission have reconvened, regardless, to carry out a task that commission member Carol Swain said she and other members take seriously. Former U.S. President Donald Trump appointed the members before he left office. “We made a decision immediately that we would not disband … Continued
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