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Government Schools Aren’t ‘Co-Parents’ with Moms and Dads, High Court Rules

Michael Ryan | June 27, 2025 (The Lion) — Absolutely no one won at the U.S. Supreme Court this term more than America’s parents and children. Parents, not public schools, can direct the upbringing of their children especially in religious matters, the high court ruled Friday in Mahmoud v. Taylor. The case is an ongoing […]

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Special Needs Families Are Flocking to School Choice Programs, Data Shows

Jillian Schneider | April 2, 2025 (The Lion) — When public school activists attack school choice, they often claim choice programs will harm disadvantaged students, such as minorities, low-income students and especially those with special needs. After all, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act only applies to public schools. Private schools have far fewer legal

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Study: Parenting May Fight Aging, Increase Brain Connectivity

Shanxi Omoniyi | March 26, 2025 (The Lion) — Do you want to stay young for longer? Then have more children, a recent study from Rutgers Health and Yale University suggests. “Parenting more children is associated with higher brain-wide functional connectivity, especially in networks associated with movement and sensation,” researchers concluded in PNAS, the peer-reviewed journal of

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DOGE Cuts at Education Department Now Total More Than $1B

John Ransom | February 18, 2025 (The Lion) — The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced it was axing 70 grants totaling $373 million at the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). The grants were made under the Biden administration to further diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals. “One [grant program] trained teachers to ‘engage in

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High Court to Hear Case That Could Allow First Religious Charter School

Adam Wittenberg | January 28, 2025 (The Lion) — The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could result in public funds being used for a religious charter school, something unprecedented in the U.S. The high court agreed Friday to take the case involving the virtual Catholic charter school, which will

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