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October 14, 2022

Parents blast Dearborn, Michigan school board for 'sexually explicit books' at heated meeting

After a tumultuous school board meeting that had to end shortly due to tension between the board and parents, Dearborn Public Schools held another meeting to address controversial books.

October 13, 2022

Schools failing our children: Students' ACT test scores drop to lowest level in 30 years

'The Fifth Column' podcast host Kmele Foster on "Fox & Friends" Thursday questions whether public schools are preparing students adequately for college as ACT test scores decline.

October 12, 2022

Florida county school board may revise policy after teacher claims over 100 books violated state law

The proposal makes Escambia County School Board Policy align with state standards, shifting power to concerned parents to decide what their child consumes in school.

October 5, 2022

Parents accuse Connecticut school district of 'heinous promotion of pornographic books'

Staples High School in Westport Public Schools district in Connecticut put up a display for “Banned Books Week," prompting reaction from concerned parents.

September 30, 2022

Maryland teachers union offers $1,000 grant to advance Black Lives Matter in School's 'demands'

The Maryland State Education Association is offering a grant to teachers and local affiliates to promote the national demands of Black Lives Matter in Schools.

September 27, 2022

AZ Dept. of Education linked to chat rooms where minors talk sex, gender with adults without parental consent

The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is reportedly facilitating conversations about sex between youth and random adults without parental consent.

September 24, 2022

COVID-19 drove parents to home-school their kids, but classroom politicization kept them there, Texas mom says

A Texas mother moved her children from public school to home-school to keep her children away from gender identity discussions and to avoid political bias.

September 23, 2022

Classroom politicization drives more parents to home-school their children, Texas mom says

A Texas mother pulled her children from public school to homeschool due to concerns of politically biased teaching in school curriculum and peer discussions.

September 23, 2022

Parent panel sounds the alarm on teacher badges linking to sexually explicit content

Franklin County parents Lisa Chaffee and Omar Tarazi argue the National Education Association's explicit sex education resources open the door for bad actors.

September 21, 2022

GA school worksheet characterizes 'hypothetical' abortion ban as ‘abuse of power,' prompts parental pushback

A concerned Georgia-based parent brought attention to an assignment that seemed to characterize a "hypothetical" abortion ban ruling as an "abuse of power."