Courts

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 […]

Global

Sudan Closes all Schools as Students are Killed in Country-Wide Protests

As protesting students took the streets of Sudan, their cries were drowned by heavy gunfire which led to the authorities suspending all schools beginning this Wednesday. Governors of all states have been ordered to shut kindergartens, primary, and high schools until further notice. Children in their uniform joined other demonstrators to protest horrific living conditions […]

Education

4 Young Girls Subjected to Strip Search in Binghamton, NY

Last Thursday, a school district in Binghamton, New York was accused of subjecting four 12-year old girls to strip searches; the allegations have united community members to call for the resignation of school employees involved in the strip search. The rallied community members called for the resignation of the school nurse and assistant principal at […]

Violence Against Women

Democratic Women’s Working Group and Representatives Condemn New Title IX Rules

Yesterday, the Democratic Women’s Working Group (DWWG), along with Representatives Jackie Speier, Lois Frankel, Brenda Lawrence, and Annie Kuster and 77 House members, sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, urging her to retract her recently proposed rules for Title IX. In the letter, the representatives denounce the proposed rules, calling the rules a […]