Recent court ruling a win for LGBTQ teachers at religious schools
A federal judge found that a religious school violated federal law when it fired a gay man after he announced his engagement on social media.
By Casey Quinlan - September 07, 2021A federal judge found that a religious school violated federal law when it fired a gay man after he announced his engagement on social media.
By Casey Quinlan - September 07, 2021The Centers for Disease Control recommends wearing masks for all who are unvaccinated, including children.
By Oliver Willis - September 01, 2021At least one trans student in Tennessee was harassed after state passed bathroom bill.
By Casey Quinlan - August 30, 2021Fifty-five companies and business associations signed a letter opposing anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in Texas this year.
By Casey Quinlan - August 26, 2021Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke assured transgender students that discrimination is ‘wrong’ and ‘against the law’ in a new video from the Justice Department.
By Casey Quinlan - August 20, 2021The ‘Expose Critical Race Theory Project’ lists the names of educators who have pledged to teach the truth about systemic racism in America.
By Oliver Willis - August 18, 2021GOP lawmakers are in favor of giving power back to school districts — unless they disagree with their decisions.
By Josh Israel - August 17, 2021Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is giving a ‘microschools’ company more per pupil than the state gives public schools.
By Josh Israel - August 16, 2021The GOP gubernatorial candidate said the new schools would be ‘ventures with local universities and businesses.’
By Josh Israel - August 11, 2021The bill’s sponsor, Missouri Republican Rep. Jason Smith, once decried federal involvement in determining local school curriculums.
By Josh Israel - August 04, 2021Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David says he believes conservatives are hoping anti-LGBTQ laws will help them win elections.
By Casey Quinlan - August 03, 2021A 14-year-old Kansas student was punished by her school in January for saying she was a lesbian.
By Casey Quinlan - August 02, 2021A group that included a Republican legislative aide protested a school in Wise, Virginia, over its trans-inclusive policies.
By Casey Quinlan - July 28, 2021Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) worries that academic research into cannabis will lead to university classes in marijuana smoking.
By Josh Israel - July 28, 2021The House Freedom Caucus backs a bill that would cut off federal funding to anyone teaching about the full contents of America’s founding documents.
By Josh Israel - July 27, 2021Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) has debuted a bill that would defund every public university in California.
By Josh Israel - July 21, 2021The right-wing Southeastern Legal Foundation is suing an Illinois school district over its anti-racist curriculum.
By Oliver Willis - July 21, 2021The Alabama senator recentlypressed Biden’s nominee to lead the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Education, Catherine Lhamon, about policies regarding transgender athletes.
By Casey Quinlan - July 14, 2021John Kluge, an orchestra teacher at Brownsburg High School in Indiana, refused to use the correct names or pronouns because, he claimed, it violated his religious beliefs.
By Casey Quinlan - July 13, 2021‘This is an assault on the craft of teaching,’ said a teacher in Tennessee. ‘It’s asking me to show up and ignore parts of my own identity.’
By Associated Press - June 14, 2021Tom Cotton’s proposal would tell local school boards what to do.
By Josh Israel - June 11, 2021Loudoun County schools have enacted a plan to combat racism, which conservatives appear to have misidentified as ‘critical race theory.’
By Oliver Willis - June 09, 2021‘We have such an issue already with bullying and suicides and passing a law like this just sends a message to some students that it’s OK to call out someone for being different,’ one expert said.
By Casey Quinlan - June 08, 2021‘There are currently hotels that have no-bid contracts with the government that are housing these aliens in their facilities,’ said Rep. Lauren Boebert.
By Oliver Willis - June 03, 2021The Senate minority leader previously called it an ‘exotic notion’ to consider the year slavery began in America as a key historical moment.
By Oliver Willis - June 02, 2021Glenn Youngkin says he standing by Tanner Cross, an educator who claims supporting trans youth is ‘abuse’ and ‘sinning against our God.’
By Oliver Willis - June 01, 2021Native American tribes, students, and faculty are pushing colleges to do more for Indigenous communities.
By Associated Press - May 30, 2021Only 15% of LGBTQ students in Nevada have access to an inclusive curriculum.
By Casey Quinlan - May 27, 2021Republican attorneys general charge that efforts to add diversity to education are ‘deeply flawed and controversial.’
By Oliver Willis - May 20, 2021Millions of Americans do not have access to and cannot not afford broadband as the pandemic has forced jobs, schools, and health care online.
By Associated Press - May 12, 2021