Category: Education

Education

In First Set Back to Homeschooling in Decades, Connecticut Declares War

June 9, 2026
Connecticut officials just adopted the first major new restriction on homeschooling in America in decades, forcing parents to seek permission from “child welfare” authorities while imposing a slew of new regulations on families who exit government schools. Advocates for home education blasted the move. And they vowed to fight on.

Education

Trump’s Department of Education Replaces ‘Pride Month’ With ‘Title IX Month’

June 2, 2026
President Donald Trump’s Department of Education on Monday announced that it is, for the second time, recognizing June as “Title IX Month” rather than “Pride Month.”

The Department of Education said recognizing June as “Title IX Month” honors the 54th anniversary of the Educational Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), which was signed into law on June 23, 1972, and “commemorates women’s struggle for, and achievement of, equal educational opportunity and, throughout the month.”

Education

The Sandstorm: Cultural Chaos and Our Kids

June 2, 2026
Born in 1947, I was a baby boomer and fortunate to grow up in the 1950s. I was raised in a traditional two-parent home in Queens, a residential part of New York City. I could walk out the front door of my garden apartment and be surrounded by many boys my age. I had a typical childhood for that time, playing football without a helmet, wrestling with friends, and staying out without parental supervision until it grew dark. In school, I learned the ABCs, the 1, 2, 3s, and unbiased American history.

Education

The “Lost” Angeles Unified School District

April 27, 2026
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money” is a famous quote by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, often used to criticize high-taxing, high-spending government policies. It emphasizes that state welfare systems rely on funding from individuals, a reliance that often becomes unsustainable. The Los Angeles Unified School District currently provides living proof of the accuracy of Thatcher’s words.

Community

Tax Invasion

April 14, 2026
April is a yearly reminder that the U.S. government excels at collecting and redistributing taxpayers’ money on a massive scale. In fiscal 2024, the U.S. federal government collected approximately $5 trillion in revenue, with individual income taxes the largest source, accounting for $2.4 trillion. However, that’s never enough for some people. One persistent claim is that the wealthy “don’t pay their fair share,” which is utter hogwash.

Legislation

Could Biblical Beliefs Be Labeled “Hate”? New California Bill Raises Alarms

January 26, 2026
CALIFORNIA FAMILY COUNCIL-A new bill introduced in Sacramento once again raises alarm bells for Californians who care about free speech, religious liberty, and the growing tendency of the government to police ideas rather than protect fundamental rights.

Education

The National Extremist Association (NEA: National Educators Association)

January 26, 2026
In a memorable April 1995 video, Apple founder Steve Jobs declared, “The unions are the worst thing that ever happened to education because it’s not a meritocracy. It turns into a bureaucracy, which is exactly what has happened….Nobody can be fired. It’s terrible….”

Education

Feds Order States to Nix ‘Gender’ Propaganda or Lose Funds

September 15, 2025
LIBERTY SENTINEL–’The federal government will no longer be using U.S. taxpayer money to subsidize “transgender” brainwashing of children in government schools, according to health and education authorities. The change comes after years of the Biden and Obama administrations using federal funding to promote bizarre ideas and ideologies on “gender.”

Education

Santa Ana District Board Member Fights for Parental Rights

August 29, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–Santa Ana Unified School District Board Member Brenda Lebsack is arguing that “opt-out is not enough” because the State of California has crossed a sacred line. In an email sent to EdSource and forwarded to CaliRed News she writes: “Extremist indoctrination and sexualization of minors through public schools should not be an “Opt-Out” it should be a crime.

Education

CA Schools Impacted by U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Religious Rights

August 28, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–Conservative leaders in California are predicting schools will be swamped with opt-out demands that “will likely cause turmoil, confusion, and years of litigation, largely because the (Supreme) Court offered no guidance on how opt-out requests should be handled, how religious belief claims can or should be verified, and how schools should handle potential logistical issues,” according to an Aug. 25 EdSource article by Thomas Peele.