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Dept. of Education Secretary McMahon defends cuts to 2026 budget

by Jordan Owens | May 28, 2025 | Education

  Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon testified at a House appropriations committee on the department’s proposed budget for the 2026 Fiscal Year. McMahon says the department is looking at cutting Head Start programs and mental health services for...
Parents Clash Over Faith Values as SCOTUS Hears Case on LGBTQ+ Education

Parents Clash Over Faith Values as SCOTUS Hears Case on LGBTQ+ Education

by Jordan Owens | May 16, 2025 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — As protesters gathered on the front steps of the Supreme Court, the justices inside heard arguments in a Maryland case that could determine whether parents, due to their religious beliefs, have the right to pull their children out of classes that...
GOP Threatens Funding Cuts Ahead of Campus Antisemitism Hearing

GOP Threatens Funding Cuts Ahead of Campus Antisemitism Hearing

by Jordan Owens | May 12, 2025 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — As anti-Israel protests increased on campuses this week, some Republican members of Congress blasted universities for failing to stop anti-semitism. “It’s a moral issue, and every school that allows this chaos to continue needs to lose all...
House Committee Requests Interview With Northwestern President Over Campus Antisemitism

House Committee Requests Interview With Northwestern President Over Campus Antisemitism

by Jordan Owens | May 6, 2025 | Education

WASHINGTON – In a recent letter to Northwestern University President Michael Schill, the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Mich., accused Schill of failing to keep his promise to discipline students involved in antisemitism on...
As markup session on Antisemitism Awareness Act fails, debate on freedom of speech spurs

As markup session on Antisemitism Awareness Act fails, debate on freedom of speech spurs

by Leonardo Pini | May 1, 2025 | Education, Topics

WASHINGTON – Some Senate Democrats voiced concerns this week about damage to free speech from a new law that would define antisemitism, however, several Democrats co-sponsored  the bill with most Republicans. “I worry that this bill is unconstitutional and will...
House committee advances GOP-backed bills on gender identity in K–12 schools

House committee advances GOP-backed bills on gender identity in K–12 schools

by Jordan Owens | Apr 15, 2025 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, the House Committee on Education and Workforce passed two Republican bills examining gender and sexuality in public K-12 schools.  Committee members debated and voted on the Say No to Indoctrination Act, sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens,...
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