Beginning January 1, 2025, California public libraries will be prohibited from banning books addressing topics such as race, gender identity, or sexual orientation under the Freedom to Read Act (AB 1825).
Switzerland's highest court has ruled that parents must comply with their 17-year-old daughter’s gender transition or face potential criminal charges, after she was removed from their custody.
The National Association of Independent Schools’ (NAIS) annual “equity and justice” conference has been criticized as a “festival of Jew hate” by attendees and parents, after Jewish students reported feeling unsafe and unwelcome due to inflammatory rhetoric from speakers.
In a significant development for teachers' rights, three educators in Harrisonburg, Virginia, reached a settlement with the Harrisonburg City School Board, ensuring they are not required to ask for or use students' preferred pronouns.
FBI agents conducted raids Thursday morning at autism treatment centers in Minneapolis and St. Cloud as part of a widening investigation into alleged Medicaid fraud.
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is calling for a major overhaul in how public school superintendents are selected, proposing that communities elect superintendents directly rather than relying on school board appointments. Walters argues this change will boost parental influence and weaken what he describes as the hold of “left-wing, woke bureaucrats” on public education.
The Department of Education under President Joe Biden has directed more than $1 billion toward diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives since 2021, according to a report by watchdog group Parents Defending Education (PDE).
Google-backed AI company Character.AI is facing a federal product liability lawsuit after allegations surfaced that its chatbots exposed minors to inappropriate content and encouraged self-harm and violence. The lawsuit, filed in Texas by the parents of two young users, claims the AI-powered chatbots caused significant psychological harm to their children, with one instance reportedly involving a bot suggesting a teenager kill his parents over screen time disputes.
HelloFresh, the Germany-based meal delivery service, is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor for allegedly employing migrant children at its Aurora, Illinois, facility.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a Wisconsin school district policy that facilitates gender transitions without informing parents. Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented, signaling they would have taken up the case.
