Tag Archives: Department of Education

Observations from Springfield

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

The Democrats will still have supermajorities in each chamber of the Illinois General Assembly in the 104th General Assembly (2025-2026). It seems that they are primarily focused on legislative ways to “Trump-proof” Illinois, whatever that entails.

Posted in Education, Federal, IFI News, Illinois Politics | Tagged Department of Education, Gov. Pritzker, Illinois General Assembly, Mayor Brandon Johnson, President-Elect Trump | Comments Off

Fighting the Title IX Rewrite

Posted on July 13, 2024 by David E Smith

The good folks at Citizens for Kids Education (C4KE) asked us to send you this information about a recent ruling regarding the Biden Title IX rewrite, and share their CALL TO ACTION.

Posted in Education, Federal | Tagged Biden Administration, Citizens for Kids Education, Department of Education, Moms for Liberty, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Southeastern Legal Foundation, Title IX, Young America’s Foundation | Comments Off

Universal Pre-K Does More Harm than Good

Posted on February 12, 2022 by David E Smith

The Biden administration is continuing its push for “universal” Pre-K, arguing that “the earlier our children begin to learn in school, the better.” President Biden’s spending bill even devotes $200 billion to expanding access to pre-schooling. While universal pre-k sounds beneficial, leading many voters to support the idea, a newly released study shows these programs actually worsen student outcomes.

Posted in Education | Tagged Department of Education, Universal Pre-K, Vanderbilt University | Comments Off

Attorney Generals Attack Christian Colleges and Universities

Posted on November 15, 2021 by David E Smith

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul recently joined 18 other attorneys general in asking a federal court to remove religious freedom protections for colleges and universities. In an amicus brief filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, the attorneys general urge the court to rule against Christian colleges and universities in the case Hunter v. U.S. Department of Education. The lawsuit is seeking to strip religious colleges and universities of funding for holding to Biblical beliefs on marriage and sexuality.

Posted in Sexuality | Tagged Al Mohler, Alliance Defending Freedom, amibus brief, Christian colleges, Christian universities, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Department of Education, Department of Justice, Hunter v. U.S. Department of Education, Keith Ellison, Kwame Raoul, Patience Griswold | Comments Off

Pushing Parents Out, Biden Administration Further Weaponizes ‘Education’

Posted on October 30, 2021 by David E Smith

When it comes to education policy, the Biden administration is making the radicalism of the Obama years look mild by comparison.

The goal is to ultimately replace parents with bureaucrats and “experts” to facilitate the indoctrination of America’s youth. That transformation is accelerating.

Not only are the education system and America’s children being weaponized against America, federal law enforcement is now being weaponized against parents who speak out about it.

If left unchecked, catastrophe awaits. However, the more monstrous the federally directed abuses in schools become, the more outraged Americans join the fight.

The future of the nation is literally …

Posted in Education | Tagged Arne Duncan, Biden Administration, Common Core, COVID–19, Critical Race Theory, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Hillary Clinton, Kevin Brock, Merrick Garland, Miguel Cardona, Mike Braun, National Association of School Boards, Obama Administration, Ron DeSantis, Scott Smith, Terry McAullife, The 1619 Project | Comments Off

Biden Rule Pushes Critical Race Theory on Schools

Posted on May 4, 2021 by David E Smith

A new regulation proposed by Joe Biden’s Department of Education would further weaponize federal funding to schools in an effort to promote fraudulent history and more “Critical Race Theory” indoctrination.

Posted in Education | Tagged Biden Administration, Critical Race Theory, Department of Education, Ibram X. Kendi, Joe Biden, Kimberly Hermann, Southeastern Legal Foundation, The 1619 Project, U.S. history | Comments Off

Homeschooling, the Feds, and You

Posted on October 17, 2016 by David E Smith

Recently, US Secretary of Education John King, while speaking at a press conference, remarked that although some homeschool situations are just fine, in general, “Students who are homeschooled are not getting kind of the rapid instructional experience they would get in school.”

Posted in Education | Tagged Common Core, Department of Education, George W. Bush, Home Education, homeschooling, Jimmy Carter, Joe Kelly, John King, Lindsey Burke, No Child Left Behind | Comments Off

Stunning Announcement from Attorney General Lynch on NC Law

Posted on May 9, 2016 by David E Smith

There was good news from North Carolina Monday morning, when Governor Pat McCory announced North Carolina would be suing the Department of Justice (DOJ). That news was followed by bad news from the Department of Justice, announced in a stunning statement from Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who compares those who believe that restrooms should correspond to sex to racists who supported separate restrooms, restaurants, drinking fountains, schools, libraries, and parks for blacks and whites.

Here is an excerpt from the ignorant, bigoted, and demagogic statement from Lynch:

Today, we are filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state …

Posted in Federal, Sexuality | Tagged Bathroom Wars, Bruce Jenner, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Department of Education, Department of Justice, Gender Dyphoria, Hobby Lobby, North Carolina, Pat McCrory, Title VII | Comments Off

DOJ Joins ED to Redefine Sex and Rewrite Law

Posted on May 9, 2016 by David E Smith

The federal government through its highly partisan Department of Justice (DOJ) is attempting to make law—again—by attacking North Carolina’s so-called “bathroom bill.” Last Wednesday, the DOJ sent a letter to NC governor Pat McCrory demanding that he rescind the law within three working days or face legal action and loss of federal funds.

The DOJ letter erroneously states that the NC law violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits discrimination based on sex. In its infinite ignorance and hubris, the DOJ, has proclaimed that the word “sex” includes “gender identity.”

By attacking North Carolina’s law …

Posted in Education, Sexuality | Tagged Bathroom Wars, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Department of Education, Department of Justice, Gender Dyphoria, Hobby Lobby, Pat McCrory, Title VII | Comments Off

New FRC Pamphlet Available: Jack Klenk’s “Who Should Decide How Children are Educated?”

Posted on March 27, 2011 by altha-admin

FRC is proud to announce the availability of its new policy pamphlet entitled, “Who Should Decide How Children are Educated?” by Jack Klenk. Mr. Klenk is a retired, long-time Department of Education policy expert and proponent of educational reform.

You can download the document here. [PDF]

Primarily, Klenk asks the following linked questions: “Who has the primary responsibility for making critical decisions about the education of school-aged children? Their parents? Or government and the school system it operates?”

Klenk presents an extended overview of the development of American public education and demonstrates that we now have a “top-down” …

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