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Public School Fires Substitute Teacher for Raising Concerns Over Book Depicting Same-Sex Couples

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Lindsey Barr was fired from her substitute teaching job after expressing concern over the content of a book in the school library.   Barr is a mother of three boys. All her children attend public school in Bryan County, Georgia, about 30 miles southwest of Savannah, where she also works as a substitute teacher.   In August, Barr learned that McAllister Elementary School, where her first- and third-grade sons attend and where she sometimes works, planned to have the book “All Are Welcome” read during a “read aloud” story time in the…

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Apparent Victory Rings Hollow for Group Opposing School Choice

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The effort to block a massive expansion of education choice in Arizona appears to be running out of steam. Beth Lewis, executive director of the anti-school choice group Save Our Schools Arizona, or SOS, put on her best game face Friday afternoon as she announced that her group has gathered enough signatures to put the recent expansion of Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program on the ballot for voters to decide. But it wasn’t hard to detect Lewis’ disappointment. Earlier this summer, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, signed a bill…

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By Inserting Gender Identity, Team Biden Muddies Title IX’s Protections for Girls, Women at School

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On the 50th anniversary of Title IX protections for girls and women, the Biden administration proposed rule changes in enforcing the law that would have dramatic repercussions for publicly funded schools around the country. The Education Department released a 700-page document Thursday announcing the proposed changes to Title IX regulations. Perhaps most significantly, the changes would extend the prohibition of discrimination based on sex to include sexual orientation and gender identity. It’s amazing how at this stage in the history of our republic, sweeping national social and political changes increasingly…

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EXCLUSIVE: Parents Accuse Virginia School District of Teaching Students to ‘Discriminate Based on Race’

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A Virginia school district is indoctrinating students with an ideology that “teaches children to affirmatively discriminate based on race,” nine parents and eight minors allege in a new lawsuit.  The Daily Signal first obtained a copy of the lawsuit, filed Wednesday by Alliance Defending Freedom in Albemarle County Circuit Court against the Albemarle County School Board, Superintendent Matthew Haas, and Assistant Superintendent Bernard Hairston.  In their lawsuit, the parents accuse Albemarle County Public Schools of implementing an “Anti-Racism Policy” beginning in 2019 with a stated purpose of eliminating “all forms…

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White House touts vaccination rate, school openings as top yearly accomplishments

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The White House highlighted its yearly roundup of what it deems its biggest accomplishments of the year. In a memo obtained by The Washington Times, President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris noted an increased vaccination rate, school openings, and a declining unemployment rate. “In spite of unprecedented crises and … The Washington Times stories: White House

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