The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has announced it is challenging a scholarship program in the Beloit, Wisconsin, school district for being racist and discriminatory.
We recently helped secure a great victory for parental rights and the people of Alaska. Back in May, First Liberty teamed up with Elbert Lin, a long-time First Liberty network attorney, as well as with Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor's team. Together, we defended the state's homeschool allotment program from a facial challenge to strike down a program serving more than 22,000 children in Alaska.
A Pennsylvania state Senator told a radio host that approval of a measure to notify parents when weapons are illicitly brought to school was opposed by some school districts as cumbersome. The state Senate recently passed Senate Bill 971, a bipartisan measure that would notify parents if a weapon, such as a gun or knife, was found at a school or a school-related event.
School districts have the power to decide which books shall be placed in school libraries, and state officials cannot order any of the books removed, according to a June 11 ruling from the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
The Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Trenton, N.J. sponsored a book reading for children that discusses "moving beyond the gender binary." The book, My Shadow is Purple portrays a child who doesn't identify as male nor female.
A healthcare organization operating within Seattle Public Schools is providing “gender-affirming” hormones to children. Emails obtained by The Daily Wire revealed Neighborcare Health, which runs clinics in SPS middle and elementary schools, has been offering hormone treatments since January 2023.
The battle between rival teachers’ unions is heating up in Florida, where local educators will have the final say. Florida’s Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) announced on May 14 that the Miami-Dade Education Coalition (MDEC) would officially be challenging United Teachers of Dade (UTD) in an upcoming election.
A teacher in the Tucson Unified School District told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) he’s retiring, frustrated by students who are unmotivated and simply play on their phones in class.
Francis Howell School District board members plan to introduce measures prohibiting classroom discussions on gender identity and require the board to approve every book purchased or donated in the district.
A Ohio school board member has resigned out of frustration with the district’s policies and curriculum – as well as with her colleagues’ apparent unwillingness to stand up to them.
In a powerful school board meeting speech, the superintendent of Georgia’s Cobb County Schools said educators who provide sexually explicit materials to children should not be in the classroom.
A Washington school board president is hoping to inspire schools to take a stand on behalf of girls’ sports.
Two boys have sparked heated debate across Hawaii after competing in — and winning — multiple girls’ track and field competitions. Lana Huff and Frankie-Lyn Mocilio were permitted to compete on the Kea’au High School girls’ track team because they “identify” as girls.
Gaines praised the four student-athletes, saying they "set the precedent and the standard for many girls to come."