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Parents have a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ lessons, SCOTUS rules
Parents' rights won a 6-3 victory in the U.S. Supreme Court: Parents can opt out of gay and transgender lessons that contradict their religious beliefs.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 272 min read
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Transing kids is high risk -- with little evidence it helps gender dysphoria
"Gender-affirming care" -- heavy doses of cross-sex hormones -- has serious medical risks with little evidence it helps gender-dysphoric kids, says new U.S. report.

Joanne Jacobs
May 52 min read
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He, she, they, ze, tree: Don't keep secrets from parents about their own kids
Schools must tell parents if their child has requested to use a different name or pronouns at school, says the U.S. Education Department.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 292 min read
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Dear Colleague: Do what the Ed Department wants -- or else
The Education Department has used "guidance" letters to force states, colleges and districts to spend hundreds of millions of dollars.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 43 min read
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Schools' gender, DEI policies pushed parents to the right
Parents have moved to the right, fed up by transgender and DEI policies.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 82 min read
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Honey, we lost the parents
Democrats have lost their edge with parents of school-aged children.

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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Troubled 12-year-old was 'fast-tracked' for hormones, mastectomy, charges lawsuit
A young woman is suing "gender affirming care" providers for starting her on drugs and surgery at age 12.

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 15, 20242 min read
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How to lose: Parents don't want kids to see blowjobs in library books
"A lot of Americans have kids in public schools," writes Eduwonk Andrew Rotherham. " They want normal ." They don't want sexualized...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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What parents want: Teach reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic, civics and ...
Parents on the left, right and center agree that schools should teach reading, writing, math and civics, writes David M. Houston, a...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 2, 20242 min read
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Democrats take over school board, but books stay 'banned'
When a Pennsylvania school board flipped from Republican to Democratic control, some policies changed -- but many did not.

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 1, 20242 min read
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Rigor and results are broccoli: Ed reform has gone soft, sweet
Accountability and rigor are out for politicians and education reformers.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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Transgender teens are unhappy -- or unhappy teens blame their gender
More than 3 percent of high school students identify as transgender, more than double the number a few years ago.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 12, 20241 min read
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Once, girls were excited to grow up
Once upon a time, the teenage girls in Judy Blume's stories were "excited to grow up," writes Kat Rosenfield on The Free Press. Starting...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 4, 20243 min read
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New Title IX LGBTQ+ rules set off 'race to the Supreme Court'
Schools are supposed to start implementing new federal rules on sex and gender discrimination, starting on Aug. 1, but red-state lawsuits...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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'Raised by wolves,' Vance defends parents' rights
“Parents should absolutely be the primary stakeholders in their kids' education, and anyone who disagrees should stay the hell away from...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 18, 20242 min read
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US follows the politics -- not the science -- on gender care for kids
Britain's new Labour government plans to continue the ban on puberty blockers ordered by the Tories."We will always put the safety of...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 13, 20242 min read
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Not-so-trans athletes will compete in the Olympics
Nikki Hiltz qualified for the Paris Olympics in women's 1500-meter race, reports Jo Yurcaba for NBC. Hiltz is "transgender and...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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Why is 'Gender Queer' in the middle-school library?
Parents don't want drag queens or books that feature sex toys in school libraries.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 10, 20242 min read
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Teacher fired for misgendering gets $360K
School district pays $360K to Christian teacher fired for refusing to follow transgender policy on pronouns, restrooms.

Joanne Jacobs
May 17, 20241 min read
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Schools in England will teach 'biological sex' -- not 'gender spectrum'
Schools in England will not teach students about "gender identity," under a new government draft guidance, reports Andrew McDonald for...

Joanne Jacobs
May 17, 20242 min read
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