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Oklahoma's teacher test: How do we tell a boy from a girl?
Can you pass Oklahoma's test for new teachers? Yes, unless you're a very dim bulb.

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 5, 20253 min read


You don't have to be Christian (or conservative) to love parental rights
Parental rights to control their children's upbringing apply to progressives, not just to religious parents.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 15, 20252 min read


Supreme Court will decide: Can schools mandate LGBT books?
Religious parents want to opt their elementary students out of lessons on LGBT books. The Supreme Court will decide the case.

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 22, 20253 min read


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 8, 20252 min read


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


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


Teachers should keep their politics to themselves, say parents
Parents overwhelmingly say teachers should keep their politics out of the classroom.

Joanne Jacobs
May 31, 20241 min read


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Schools in England will not teach students about "gender identity," under a new government draft guidance, reports Andrew McDonald for...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


I am a rockgender, I am an autismgender
When Simon and Garfunkel sang "I am a rock, I am an island," they weren't thinking about gender or sexuality. But, nowadays, rock can be...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 21, 20232 min read


It's normal for parents to object to graphic sex in kids' books
Aymann Ismail thought book-banners were prudish hysterics, he writes on Slate. Then a librarian gave him a copy of one of the...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 18, 20232 min read
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