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Multi-State Coalition Sues Meta Over Youth Mental Health

Kenneth Schrupp | October 26, 2023 (The Center Square) – A broad, bipartisan 33-state coalition filed a federal lawsuit in California against Meta, which operates Instagram and Facebook, alleging harms to youths’ “mental and physical” health after a nationwide investigation announced in 2021 involving many of the coalition’s member states.  The lawsuit alleges that Meta

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‘Moderation’ or ‘Ideological Control’? Congress Hears Testimony on Book Removals

Brendan Clarey | October 20, 2023 (Chalkboard News) — A congressional panel in the House of Representatives heard testimony from witnesses about the different perspectives on graphic books in school libraries. Such debates over the appropriateness of explicit books that students can access have occurred nationwide in school board meetings.  The Subcommittee on Early Childhood,

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School-Based Healthcare Centers on Path to ‘Eliminating Parents’ Rights’

Susan Berry | October 20, 2023 (The Lion) — The Biden administration’s ramp-up of school-based health centers (SBHCs) is moving public education further toward government intrusion in the parent-child relationship.  That’s according to Michelle Cretella M.D., a general pediatrician, child advocate and spokesperson on issues of sexuality for the Catholic Medical Association.  “School-based health clinics

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Attorneys General Side With Parental Rights Over Maryland School Board

Morgan Sweeney | October 20, 2023 (The Center Square) — Leading a group of 23 attorneys general, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares filed an amicus brief on Wednesday on behalf of the plaintiffs in Mahmoud v. McKnight, a lawsuit involving Maryland parents and the Montgomery County School Board.  Along with over 30 other states, Maryland law

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K-12 School Choice Gets Bipartisan Support in New Poll

Kate Anderson | October 20, 2023 (Daily Caller News Foundation) – Both Democrats and Republicans expressed significant support for public school choice initiatives for K-12 students, according to a new poll released Wednesday. School choice has become a hot-button issue for parents across the country, and several states like Oklahoma and North Carolina recently approved different measures that created

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Amazon ‘Teacher of the Year’ Under Fire After Showing Pro-Terror Photos of Hamas  

John Ransom | October 17, 2023 (The Lion) — An Amazon.com teacher of the year has caused an uproar by sharing a branded image of a Hamas paragliding militant.   One such heavily armed group paraglided into an Israeli music festival during the Hamas terrorist attack Oct. 7, resulting in the death of nearly 300 innocent civilians, including teenagers and

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