On September 8th, 2025 Texas State Representative Brian Harrison went on social media to post a viral video of a Texas A&M University student challenging her professor, Melissa McCoul about the legality of her course’s content of her class when discussing gender identity. As a result, Melissa McCoul, a children’s literature teacher, was terminated from […]
What’s at Stake for Families as Education Funds Remain Frozen
Across the United States, families are braced for a loss they never expected. For years, after-school and summer programs had given kids a safe place to go when the final bell rang or when school let out for the summer, a lifeline for hard working Americans juggling multiple jobs just to keep food on the […]
Supreme Court Sides with Parents in LGBTQ+ Curriculum Opt-Out Case
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority handed a victory to parents’ religious rights in Mahmoud v. Taylor on Friday, June 27, ruling that Montgomery County Public Schools violated their rights by barring parents from opting their children out of LGBTQ+ curriculum. In late 2022, the Montgomery County Board of Education adopted a new curriculum that included […]
Title IX at 53: Celebrating a Legacy of Equality and Protecting Its Future
June 23, 2025 marks the 53rd anniversary of Title IX, the groundbreaking civil rights law that reshaped American education by prohibiting sex-based discrimination in any federally funded school or program. Enacted in 1972, Title IX opened doors to classrooms, athletics, and leadership opportunities for millions of women and girls, transforming what equality in education could […]
New Oklahoma Public School Curriculums Include Election Conspiracy Theories
Oklahoma public schools are implementing new curriculum standards, which include changes to how schools teach students about the 2020 election. The new high school social studies curriculum consists of a standard that requires students to “identify discrepancies in 2020 elections results by looking at graphs and other information, including the sudden halting of ballot-counting in […]
What’s at Stake: The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Pivotal Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating several significant cases that could reshape aspects of American law and society. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 on two cases including FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC regulating flavored vapes, and TikTok Inc. v. Garland on banning TikTok for national security. As the […]
Feminist Majority Foundation Opposes D.C. Private School Voucher Program Funding
The Feminist Majority Foundation has signed on to a letter authored by the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE), opposing continued funding for and reauthorization of the District of Columbia private school voucher program in the FY 2026 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill. The NCPE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening public […]
Trump Signs Executive Order to Dismantle the Department of Education: Here’s What’s at Stake
The Trump administration’s latest target is the U.S. Department of Education. Through a new executive order, the administration has taken the first formal steps toward dismantling the agency entirely, a long-standing goal of the American far right. On paper, this is about “reducing federal overreach.” In reality, it’s about stripping away the federal government’s role in […]
PEN America is Defending Free Speech and DEI on Campus Amid Growing Opposition
In light of the increasing attacks on higher education, PEN America—an organization dedicated to defending free speech and human rights—hosted a Zoom meeting this Monday as part of its campus and higher education initiatives. The event connected campus activists and organizers nationwide who are actively working to protect free expression on their campuses. Following the […]
American University Hosts Pertinent Discussion on The Fourteenth Amendment and Its Impact on Education
On Feb. 28, American University Washington College of Law hosted a panel about the Fourteenth Amendment, which discussed the amendment’s impact on education culture and policy today. The panel was part of a larger conference titled, “The Constitution And Its Culture Wars,” covering First and Fourteenth Amendment issues in education, as well as discussions about […]
Teachers Union Sues Trump Administration Over DEI crackdown
In a significant legal challenge, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the American Sociological Association have filed a federal lawsuit in Maryland against the Trump administration’s recent directive mandating the elimination of “race-based” practices in educational institutions. The directive, issued by the Department of Education on February 14, 2025, threatens to withhold federal funding […]
Trump Labels Discussions of Race, Gender and Sexuality in School as “Radical Indoctrination”
On Jan. 29, President Trump signed an executive order entitled “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” which restricts discussions on race, gender, and LGBTQ+ issues in public schools. Instead, schools are directed to focus on “patriotic education,” which should be grounded in “an accurate, honest, unifying, inspiring, and ennobling characterization of America’s founding and foundational […]
Voice in Sport Holds Briefing in Support of the Fair Play for Women Act
Photo by Jeffrey F Lin on Unsplash On National Women in Sports Day 2025, the Voice in Sport Foundation held a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss the Fair Play for Women Act, which would address the inequalities in sports between men and women. VIS is an organization dedicated to providing a voice for women […]
Picture Books Pulled from Shelves as Book Bans Rise
In a new report, PEN America has revealed the top banned picture books during the 2023-2024 school year. Among these 23 titles, many center on LGBTQ+ themes, U.S. history, and diversity. PEN America defines a school book ban as “any action taken against a book based on its content and as a result of parent […]
Defending Title IX and the Future of Gender Equality in Education
Photo by Element5 Digital In 1972, American education underwent a monumental shift with the passage of Title IX. This landmark civil rights law prohibits sex-based discrimination in any educational program or activity that receives federal funding. Emerging from the women’s rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s, Title IX was crafted to ensure equal opportunities for […]
Project 2025: A Dystopian Future
Photo by Jonathan Ardila Project 2025. What exactly is it? The 920 page document was written by The Heritage Foundation– a conservative think tank that has outlined their goals for the transition period if Donald Trump were to be elected President in November. Heritage Foundation President Kevin D. Roberts has made it clear that the focus […]
Two Months in, the Taliban Continues to Abandon Girls’ Education
Earlier this week, at a speaking engagement in Doha, the foreign minister of the Taliban, Amir Khan Mottaqi avoided answering questions about education for women and girls and reiterated that they need more time on girls’ education. In response to questions on girls’ education, the Minister used “cultural appropriations” as the argument for not allowing […]
The Taliban Continues to Silence Afghan Women Protestors
Videos and images shared on social media show that the Taliban are violently beating and harassing a group of women protestors demanding their rights for education in Kabul on Thursday. Women protesters were holding banners that read, “Do not politicize education. Don’t break our pens, don’t burn our books, don’t close our school, education is […]
Texas Senate Passes Bill that No Longer Requires Schools to Teach the History of Marginalized Groups or White Supremacy
Last week, the Texas Senate passed SB 3, a new bill that would eliminate several social studies curriculum requirements from public schools. Most of the omitted requirements involved teaching the history of marginalized populations and the history of white supremacy in the United States. The Texas Senate voted to pass the bill 18-4. However, it […]
Teachers’ Unions Pledge to Defend Teachers Against Critical Race Theory Backlash
On Tuesday, the country’s second-largest teachers’ union announced its commitment to offer legal protection to teachers who face repercussions for how they teach the history of race and racism in the United States. The president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, said during a virtual union conference, “Mark my words: Our union will […]