The State of State Schools: Recent Episodes
John Stamper
The State of State Schools is a weekly podcast recapping some of the most important headlines in education—from a Christian perspective. The goal is to help keep teachers, parents, and homeschool families up-to-speed on the state of our kids’ schools.
John Stamper is a homeschool graduate, former public school teacher, and author of the book "Conflicted: Pulling Back the Curtain on Public Education." His homeschool background, coupled with his experience teaching in the nation’s third largest public school system, provide a unique perspective on education that parents and teachers will want to hear. Twitter: @thesosspodcast. Instagram: thestateofstateschools
Ep. 62
Week of 8/12/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- California AB1955 (https://realimpact.us/action-alerts?vvsrc=%2fBills%2f65543)
- A high school coach in Oregon who was fired for saying that “trans students” should not compete in women’s’ sports. (https://thenewamerican.com/us/coach-sues-school-for-firing-him-for-opposing-transgenders-in-girls-athletics/)
- Sneak Peek!!! Courage to Stand: https://www.masterbooks.com/courage-to-stand
6/14/24. In this episode, John discusses the School Choice movement and Milton Friedman's 1955 essay, "The role of Government in Education".
- https://christedu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Vouchers-Revision-11-28-22.pdf
- https://illinoisfamily.org/education/the-cost-of-school-vouchers-sky-high-inflation/https://www.hhs.gov/answers/grants-and-contracts/what-are-legal-obligations-when-receiving-a-federal-grant/index.html
- https://la.utexas.edu/users/hcleaver/330T/350kPEEFriedmanRoleOfGovttable.pdf
Ep. 60
Week of 5/13/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- Homeschool Hub: https://harbingersdaily.com/experts-warn-new-homeschool-hub-is-seeking-to-control-next-generation-of-home-educators/
- Update on Jessica Tapia’s Lawsuit: https://www.foxnews.com/us/christian-ex-teacher-scores-big-payday-california-school-district-refusing-transgender-directives
April 2024--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- AI: https://www.register-herald.com/news/nation_world/athletic-director-used-ai-to-frame-principal-with-racist-remarks-in-fake-audio-clip-police/article_29c55cd7-c204-5d12-b425-c42c8e91c8ee.html
- DEI hiring practices: https://defendinged.org/investigations/dei-hiring-in-k-12-schools/
- “Community Schools”: https://www.freedomproject.com/2024/04/24/tnr20240424/
4/11/24--In this episode, John provides a brief history of public education in America.
- https://www.johnstamper.org/p/resources/
- https://www.publicschoolexit.com/
- https://rumble.com/v2zsnno-5-minute-history-of-public-education.html
- https://familyrenewal.org/school-choice-think-twice/
- https://open.spotify.com/episode/32lg5WfeYEZRPnQ3ki4x3B?si=F8bzI4V0RouiejFmeCKc4g
Week of 3/25/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- School-Based Health Centers: https://defendinged.org/investigations/school-based-health-centers/ ; https://www.publicschoolexit.com/news/billionaires-melinda-french-gates-and-mackenzie-scott-invest-23-million-to-promote-school-based-health-centers
- Public schools fighting “Whiteness”: https://www.dailywire.com/news/minnesota-school-district-hiring-superintendent-to-examine-role-of-whiteness
- A public school board in Virginia voted to celebrate transgenderism on Easter: https://12ft.io/proxy
- Public School Exit: https://www.publicschoolexit.com/
Week of 3/18/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- “Media Literacy” courses for K-12 students: https://www.upward.news/disinformation-fight-enters-classroom/
- Lawsuits over Trans School Policies: https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/19/lawsuit-girls-at-fairfax-public-schools-shouldnt-be-forced-to-share-bathrooms-and-pronouns-with-boys/
- Secret LGBTQ clubs for elementary schoolers: https://thenewamerican.com/us/parents-outraged-after-learning-elementary-school-had-secret-lgbtq-club/
- Public schools in the state of Washington will soon be required to teach LGBTQ history: https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/washington-schools-to-teach-lgbtq-history-starting-2025
Week of 3/4/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- A homeschool mom might become North Carolina’s Superintendent of Public instruction: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/north-carolina-schools-chief-loses-republican-primary-home-schooling-parent-critical-radical-agendas
- A special event in one Oklahoma school had students licking peanut butter off their classmates bare feet and armpits: https://thepostmillennial.com/shocking-oklahoma-school-students-suck-and-lick-toes-for-charity-in-more-disturbing-videos
- A warning to Parents: beware of “Secret school policies”: https://defendinged.org/incidents/rochester-public-schools-has-secret-policy-that-appears-to-state-staff-can-keep-the-gender-identity-of-students-hidden-from-parents-forces-staff-to-use-preferred-pronouns-of-students-under-threat-of/
- Teachers receive training on the dangers of whiteness: https://defendinged.org/incidents/milton-public-schools-dei-department-provides-district-equity-leads-with-readings-on-whiteness-and-anti-bias-lessons-for-middle-school-students/
Week of 2/26/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- How State services can remove a child from their home if the parents don’t agree with Gender Ideology: https://www.foxnews.com/media/indiana-parents-warn-nation-after-child-removed-home-improper-pronoun-usage-can-happen-anywhere
- A proposed bill in Illinois that would label parents as “child abusers” for not agreeing with Gender Ideology: https://www.dailywire.com/news/illinois-bill-changes-definition-of-abused-child-to-include-kids-whose-parents-object-to-abortion-transgender-hormones-and-surgeries
- A new elementary Social Studies curriculum that promotes globalism and activism: https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/29/georgias-k-5-social-studies-curriculum-is-a-trojan-horse-for-leftism/
- A reminder to protect your children, if they’re in public or private schools, by staying aware of school programs, clubs, and special weeks or presentations throughout the year: https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/07/exclusive-parental-rights-group-files-complaint-against-illinois-school-for-racist-black-and-hispanic-only-programs/
Week of 1/15/24--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- A California Judge ruled that two Teachers who were fired over their school’s transgender policies must be reinstated while the case continues: https://thenewamerican.com/us/judge-orders-california-school-district-to-reinstate-teachers-who-sued-over-its-trans-policy/ , https://washingtonstand.com/news/christian-teachers-reinstated-as-lawsuit-over-transgender-policy-continues
- Denver Public Schools sent a memo to staff that said we’re all racist, but that “whiteness” causes deep harm: https://defendinged.org/incidents/denver-public-schools-sent-black-excellence-pledge-to-staff-promoting-black-lives-matter-movement-claims-that-whiteness-brings-deep-harm-to-students/
- A Christian school in Iowa will begin arming its teachers this month: https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-school-to-arm-train-staffers-after-deadly-iowa-school.html
Week of 12/18/23--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- A teacher in Virginia who was fired over his school’s pronoun policy wins his lawsuit in the Virginia Supreme Court: https://adfmedia.org/case/vlaming-v-west-point-school-board
- A Michigan teacher violated school policy by accidentally telling the truth: https://adflegal.org/article/school-district-slips-exposes-its-own-dishonesty-parents?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc
- Two New Jersey School Districts reject state gender policies, calling them “Gender Nonsense”: https://www.dailywire.com/news/gender-nonsense-multiple-new-jersey-school-districts-scrap-transgender-policies
Week of 12/11/23--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- Mandatory Teacher Trainings are still pushing woke ideology: https://www.dailywire.com/news/public-school-in-deep-red-ohio-town-forces-teachers-to-learn-definition-of-pansexual
- LGBTQ Activism in Education: https://washingtonstand.com/news/dem-school-board-president-sworn-in-on-sexually-explicit-books
- Some school are sending students to LGBTQ+ Chat rooms to chat with adults: https://www.dailywire.com/news/schools-across-u-s-push-kids-to-chatrooms-where-they-can-talk-transgenderism-with-lgbtq-adults
- CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/youth-resources.htm
Week of 11/20/23--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- GSA Club raised money for chest-binders despite parent objections: https://defendinged.org/incidents/gender-sexualities-alliance-gsa-advisor-emails-reveal-that-student-club-members-allegedly-pooled-together-money-to-purchase-chest-binders-for-trans-students/
- Freedom of Information Act: www.foia.gov
- Affinity Courses in public schools: https://thepostmillennial.com/chicago-area-high-school-provides-segregated-classes-for-black-and-hispanic-students
- Is “Language Justice” the new trend in school equity policies: https://thenewamerican.com/us/education/social-justice-has-birthed-a-new-demon-child-language-justice-is-its-name/
Week of 11/13/23--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- Chicago Board of Education pays $150k to a former student in a lawsuit settlement over religious freedom: https://thenewamerican.com/us/education/judge-awards-christian-student-150k-after-school-compelled-idol-worship/
- Illinois’s “Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning Standards”: https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Culturally-Responsive-Teaching-Leading-Standards.pdf
- School Counselors are being trained to push Gender Ideology on kids: https://www.dailywire.com/news/national-counseling-organizations-push-transgender-ideology-on-mental-health-professionals-in-schools
- Greater Than I Ministries (GTI): https://gtimin.com/
Week of 11/6/23--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- CRT in California Public Schools: https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-school-district-starts-three-year-six-figure-plan-to-turn-students-into-critical-race-theory-activists
- Scholastic is pushing sexually inappropriate Books into schools via Book Fairs: https://thepostmillennial.com/exposed-kirk-cameron-shows-how-scholastic-funnels-sexually-explicit-morally-disgusting-books-into-american-schools
- SkyTree Book Fairs: https://skytreebookfairs.org/
- How schools sidestep Parental Rights by changing deifinitions: https://defendinged.org/incidents/dexter-community-schools-introduces-new-draft-policy-that-would-remove-the-ability-of-parents-to-opt-their-children-out-of-gender-ideology-lessons/
- “Gender Affirming Kits” in public schools: https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-jersey-school-district-partnered-with-sex-ed-group-that-provides-kits-with-tucking-underwear-chest-binders
- Southlands Christian Online: https://southlandschristianonline.com/
Week of 10/30/23—In this episode I’ll share some information on three amazing resources: Christian Halls International, Classical Conversations, & Chula Vista Christian University.· https://christianhalls.org/· https://classicalconversations.com/ · https://christedu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Vouchers-Revision-11-28-22.pdf· https://www.cvcu.us/
Week of 10/23/23--Education topics discussed in this episode include:
- Lawsuits over Homeschool Curriculum: https://wng.org/roundups/parents-sue-california-schools-for-religious-discrimination-1697562358
- Tennessee school shooting threat: https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-school-put-would-be-shooter-in-class-told-parents-to-become-left-wing-activists-if-they-objected-parents-say
- Milwaukee Public Schools hosts a “Black Lives Matter at School” Program: https://defendinged.org/incidents/milwaukee-public-schools-holds-contest-for-students-promoting-black-lives-matter-at-school-despite-organization-accusing-israel-of-apartheid-and-attempted-genocide/
- The link between Homeschoolers and Ninja Warriors: https://thefederalist.com/2023/10/23/christian-homeschoolers-are-propelling-americas-hottest-new-sport-to-new-heights/
Week of 10/16/23--Education topics discussed in this episode include: * Tennessee May Reject Federal Funding for Education: https://thenewamerican.com/us/education/tennessee-legislature-convenes-panel-to-wean-state-off-federal-education-funds/
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Idaho bathroom laws: https://www.kmvt.com/2023/10/15/federal-judge-upholds-idahos-school-bathroom-law-transgender-students-must-use-restroom-that-aligns-with-biological-sex/
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Vigo County Schools in Indiana: https://www.christianpost.com/news/teacher-removes-cross-bible-verse-from-classroom-after-complaint.html, https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/federal-appeals-court-upholds-transgender-bathroom-ruling/article_29365bc4-3178-11ee-af02-2b22bb700c7d.html
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Christian Classical Homeschool Curriculums: https://classicalconversations.com/about/, https://www.masterbooksacademy.com/, https://www.masterbooks.com/, https://www.abeka.com/, https://www.apologia.com/, https://face.net/
Week of 10/9/23--Education topics discussed in this episode include: * Loudon County Schools are being sued for $30 million: https://thenewamerican.com/us/education/
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A Wisconsin judge rules in favor of parents: https://thenewamerican.com/us/education/wisconsin-judge-tells-school-not-to-call-kids-by-other-names-and-pronouns-without-parental-consent/
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Homeless camps in school parking lots: https://thepostmillennial.com/california-teachers-union-proposes-letting-homeless-people-squat-in-school-parking-lots-as-strike-looms
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An update on California AB 665: https://intercom.help/real-impact/en/articles/7020572-ab-665
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How to do a Public Records Request: https://defendinged.org/resources/filing-a-foia/
Week of 10/2/23--This week's episode originally aired on March 30, 2023. With the trans issue front and center, it's important to understand where this all came from. Alfred Kinsey and John Money have played larger roles that perhaps anyone else.
In this episode, John Stamper discusses the following public education issues on The State of State Schools Podcast:* Gender Spectrum & Sex Ed Training in Schools: https://www.openthebooks.com/substack-invent-your-own-gender-governor-gavin-newsom-encourages-youth-with-millions-in-taxpayer-support/
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Chicago Public Schools refuse to release public records on their gender and sex ed training: https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/11/exclusive-chicago-public-schools-records-gender-sex-education-training/
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin gives an “absolute pardon” to a father who was arrested at a school board meeting in 2021: https://www.dailywire.com/news/glenn-youngkin-grants-absolute-pardon-to-loudoun-dad-arrested-at-school-board-meeting
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Teachers in NY who were fired for refusing the Covid vax must be given their jobs back AND given backpay: https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyc-teachers-who-refused-covid-vaccine-must-get-jobs-back-with-back-pay-judge-rules
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In California, a radical trans bill moves on to Gov. Newsom’s desk: https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-passes-bill-allowing-judges-to-consider-whether-a-parent-affirms-childs-gender-identity-during-custody-disputes
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Senator John Kennedy read pornographic children’s books out loud in Congress: https://thepostmillennial.com/sen-john-kennedy-reads-pornographic-passages-from-lgbt-childrens-books-out-loud-in-congress
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Sage’s mother sues the school district: https://thepostmillennial.com/virginia-mother-sues-school-district-after-secret-gender-transition-ld-to-daughter-being-kidnapped-and-sex-trafficked
Week of 9/4/23In this episode, John Stamper discusses the following public education issues on The State of State Schools Podcast: * Updates on legislation in California: https://intercom.help/real-impact/en/articles/3105801-2023-legislation * A California school excluded white kids and white families from a school social event: https://thepostmillennial.com/california-school-holds-segregated-playdate-to-exclude-white-students * The Alaska Board of Education voted to protect girls sports: https://thenewamerican.com/us/education/alaska-board-of-education-approves-proposal-to-protect-girls-sports/ * How family values can close education gaps: https://thefederalist.com/2023/09/05/the-answer-to-closing-education-gaps-is-not-race-or-wealth-but-family-values/ * Why hundreds of school board across the country are suing major social media outlets: https://www.christianpost.com/news/school-districts-sue-social-media-giants-over-youth-mental-health.html * A teachers union in Colorado told its teachers to break the law and then destroy the evidence: https://www.dailywire.com/news/colorado-teachers-union-told-teachers-to-destroy-evidence-of-student-surveys-on-gender-identity-report
DEI #familyvalues #SocialMedia #Transissues
Ep. 37Week of 8/28/23In this episode, John Stamper discusses the following public education issues on The State of State Schools Podcast:Florida put an end to boys entering girls locker rooms: https://www.theflstandard.com/florida-mandates-schools-to-stop-boys-from-entering-girls-bathrooms-locker-rooms/ California’s AG sued a school district over its Parental Notification Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-attorney-general-sues-school-district-over-gender-parental-notification-policy Boise teachers were trained to implement Gender Ideology: https://defendinged.org/incidents/boise-school-district-provides-training-to-teachers-that-includes-the-gender-unicorn-and-using-the-preferred-pronouns-of-students/ In Colorado, a Marxist Teacher becomes a State Representative: https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-pick-marxist-teacher-to-fill-open-seat-in-colorado-state-house Equitable Grading Practices: https://thepostmillennial.com/portland-public-schools-no-longer-allowed-to-issue-zeroes-for-cheating-or-missing-work-under-new-equity-grading-guidance A California school district paid up big time after they pushed a young girl to transition genders: https://thepostmillennial.com/california-school-district-pays-out-100000-to-mom-after-transitioning-daughter-without-parental-consent#genderidentity #parentnotification #marxism
Week of 8/21/23In this episode, John Stamper discusses the following public education issues on The State of State Schools Podcast: * Teachers Unions Pushing Gender Ideology: https://www.dailywire.com/news/nations-biggest-teachers-union-coached-teachers-to-inject-gender-identity-into-curricula-report-says
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Texas Teacher Trainings: https://defendinged.org/incidents/round-rock-independent-school-district-provided-training-that-told-teachers-to-keep-the-gender-identity-of-students-a-secret-from-their-parents/
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Teacher Fired for Reading Book on Gender Identity to 5th Graders: https://www.dailywire.com/news/georgia-teacher-fired-for-reading-gender-identity-book-to-fifth-graders
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Classical Schools are on the Rise: https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/23/schools-that-teach-the-classics-instead-of-marxism-see-exponential-growth/
teachersunions #genderideology #classicaleducation
Week of 8/14/23In this episode, John Stamper discusses the following public education issues on The State of State Schools Podcast:“Trans” Athletes in Wisconsin: https://thepostmillennial.com/green-bay-high-school-permits-trans-identified-male-to-compete-against-females-despite-parental-concerns-protests “Vouchers: Shekels with Shackles”: https://christedu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Vouchers-Revision-11-28-22.pdf Parent Notification Policies (Indiana HB1608): https://legiscan.com/IN/text/HB1608/id/2790220 Virginia DOE Gender Policy: https://www.foxnews.com/media/virginias-largest-school-district-defy-governors-guidance-bathrooms-pronouns Mother fired after speaking at School Board meeting: https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/company-fires-concerned-mom-who-spoke-against-perverted-sex-ed-curriculum/#Transathletes #parentnotificationpolicies #schoolboard
https://thenewamerican.com/us/education/tennessee-school-district-taught-staff-that-christians-are-privileged/ https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-cites-community-tensions-as-mandate-to-mediate-school-districts-adoption-of-youngkins-trans-policies https://www.dailywire.com/news/virginia-library-director-resigns-after-parents-called-for-defunding-over-pornographic-childrens-bookshttps://www.dailywire.com/news/lgbtq-liberation-los-angeles-schools-create-guide-for-elementary-rainbow-clubs
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nevada-school-district-approves-elementary-sex-ed-using-terms-people-with-a-penis-and-people-with-a-vulva https://www.dailywire.com/news/some-virginia-school-districts-bucking-governors-policies-on-transgender-bathrooms-pronounshttps://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-oklahoma-gov-kevin-stitt-signs-executive-order-protecting-womens-spaces file:///Users/johnstamper/Downloads/202320240AB5_Senate%20Education.pdf file:///Users/johnstamper/Downloads/20230SB596_97.pdfhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/08/02/the-chinese-communist-party-has-weaseled-its-way-into-americas-kindergarten-classrooms/https://adflegal.org/article/first-amendment-wipeout-vermont-school-district-fires-snowboarding-coach?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc
https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-virginia-rule-requires-all-public-schools-to-get-parental-permission-for-students-to-adopt-transgender-identitieshttps://www.breitbart.com/education/2023/07/21/watch-local-school-board-kicks-out-california-superintendent-from-meeting-on-transgender-parental-notification/ https://www.upward.news/newsom-threatens-california-school-board/ https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/07/25/radicals-threaten-kill-dismember-school-board-president-adopting-parental-rights-policy/https://www.dailywire.com/news/colorado-summer-camp-will-house-trans-adults-in-kids-cabins-without-telling-parents-if-they-ask https://www.dailywire.com/news/queer-middle-school-in-phoenix-will-be-funded-by-taxpayer-vouchers https://www.theflstandard.com/conservative-educational-organization-pragerus-materials-can-now-be-used-in-florida-schools/
https://www.christianpost.com/news/montana-withdraws-from-american-library-association.html https://barackobama.medium.com/thank-you-to-americas-librarians-for-protecting-our-freedom-to-read-80ce373608b3https://www.theflstandard.com/nine-florida-mayors-join-pledge-from-lgbtq-group-to-keep-secrets-from-parents/ https://edsource.org/2023/temecula-board-again-votes-to-reject-textbooks-despite-warnings-from-newsom/694317 https://intercom.help/real-impact/en/articles/8008536-support-cvusd-s-parental-rights-policy
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-youth-soccer-coach-suspected-of-raping-unconscious-minorshttps://www.dailywire.com/news/nyu-hosted-a-whites-only-workshop-for-public-school-parents-to-unlearn-racism https://www.dailywire.com/news/wisconsin-school-district-must-let-trans-identifying-student-use-girls-restroom-federal-judge-orders https://www.foxnews.com/media/columbus-city-schools-paid-more-24000-queer-trans-inclusion-traininghttps://www.dailywire.com/news/california-high-school-suspended-kids-for-five-days-for-misgendering-teacher-parent-group-says https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-school-board-requires-birth-certificate-before-auditioning-for-boys-and-girls-choirs https://www.theflstandard.com/judge-squashes-florida-teachers-unions-attempt-to-hide-books-from-parents/
https://www.foxnews.com/media/largest-teachers-union-america-recommended-educators-include-gender-queer-summer-readinghttps://www.dailywire.com/news/iowa-flooded-with-over-25k-applications-for-new-school-choice-fundshttps://www.foxnews.com/search-results/search?q=missouri%20school%20board%20rejects
https://www.theflstandard.com/radical-leftist-teachers-union-boss-appointed-to-dhs-advisory-council/ https://www.foxnews.com/media/largest-teachers-union-maine-praises-rejection-culture-war-candidates-local-school-board-raceshttps://thepostmillennial.com/non-binary-identifying-students-in-new-jersey-skyrocket-over-4000-since-2019https://www.foxnews.com/media/parents-protest-maryland-school-districts-lgbtq-curriculum-want-right-kids-learning https://www.theflstandard.com/floridas-biggest-school-district-considering-a-return-to-classical-education-model/
Here are the headlines:* Another girl is raped in a school bathroom by a biological boy who identifies as a girl. * A group of teachers in the Midwest admit to subverting parents. * Maryland’s Governor says that banning LGBTQ books is the same as castrating children. * NY says parents aren’t the ones giving permission, they’re the ones who NEED permission. * The world’s largest education publisher is including even more DEI & Social Justice in its textbooks.
https://plc.pearson.com/en-GB/news/pearson-acquires-spotlight-to-provide-personalized-education-experience-for-all-students-and-familieshttps://www.theflstandard.com/new-york-education-dept-tells-teachers-to-hide-kids-gender-transition-from-parents/ https://thepostmillennial.com/democrat-maryland-governor-says-that-restricting-books-on-child-sex-changes-is-the-same-as-castrating-themhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/midwestern-teachers-trade-tips-on-subversively-quietly-transitioning-kids https://thepostmillennial.com/exclusive-female-student-alleges-she-was-raped-in-trans-inclusive-bathroom-at-new-mexico-middle-schoolhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/san-francisco-teacher-suspended-for-singling-out-white-male-students-in-class https://www.dailywire.com/news/felony-trial-for-loudoun-schools-spokesman-begins-over-rape-coverup
Here are the headlines:* Rainbow Libraries are making their way into schools * Illinois governor bans book bans * Learning from Canada’s mistakes * A California bill says it child abuse, if parents misgender their own child.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-bill-would-classify-not-affirming-childs-transgenderism-as-child-abusehttps://www.dailywire.com/news/canadian-province-changes-school-gender-policy-to-recognize-role-of-parentshttps://www.dailywire.com/news/illinois-gov-signs-bill-preventing-book-bans-while-standing-in-front-of-sexually-explicit-bookshttps://www.foxnews.com/media/lgbtq-rainbow-library-program-encouraged-kids-teachers-trusthttps://www.reddit.com/r/JordanPeterson/comments/146qioj/edison_high_school_in_huntington_beach_california/https://thepostmillennial.com/my-pronouns-are-usa-massachusetts-middle-school-pride-revolthttps://www.dailywire.com/news/thousands-of-schools-urge-or-instruct-teachers-to-hide-students-gender-identity-from-parents-reporthttps://defendinged.org/investigations/list-of-school-district-transgender-gender-nonconforming-student-policies/
Here are the headlines:* Close to half of the population is fine with schools keeping secrets from parents * In Ohio, Parental Rights are under attack by the ACLU * Text messages show that teachers unions and the CDC worked together to keep schools closed during covid.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/texts-show-teachers-union-working-with-cdc-director-to-keep-schools-closedhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/the-aclus-campaign-to-remove-parental-notification-rights-by-amending-ohios-constitutionhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/less-than-half-of-dems-oppose-schools-counseling-children-about-gender-without-parental-consent-pollhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/oklahoma-approves-nations-first-religious-charter-schoolhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/los-angeles-school-district-urges-students-to-celebrate-pride-month-with-lgbtq-coloring-books-ally-pledge-cards-and-lgbtq-bingohttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/06/07/california-school-board-meeting-pride-fight/70296609007/https://www.dailywire.com/news/nebraska-teachers-union-launches-petition-to-end-school-choice
Here are the Headlines:* The NEA is recruiting activists to help promote their big summer event. * A public school district is using Covid Relief funds to host a Drag show & other LGBTQ events.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-hampshire-school-district-to-use-covid-relief-money-to-fund-drag-show https://www.nea.org/resource-library/freedom-learn-teach-truth-day-action
Here are the headlines: * School Choice results in a State of Emergency in NC * A Gender Support Plan was snuck in behind the curtain in order to become public school policy * Parents are told that their kids belong to everyone, that their rights end at the school doors, and to shut up because they’re incompetent.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/indiana-school-counselor-fired-refusing-adopt-transgender-support-plan-now-suinghttps://www.dailywire.com/news/for-real-north-carolina-gov-declares-state-of-emergency-because-republican-led-school-choice-is-about-to-passhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/shut-up-new-hampshire-dem-mocks-parent-for-supporting-parents-rights-billhttps://www.dailywire.com/news/these-are-our-kids-they-belong-to-all-of-us-three-times-the-left-trampled-on-parental-authority-this-past-week-alonehttps://www.claphamschool.org/the_play
Here are the headlines:* Indiana HB 1608 was signed into law * Training Sessions are still being used to sneak political ideologies into public schools. * An activist group created a “hit list” to try to cover up the rape of a 9th grade girl that took place inside a public school bathroom. * https://www.dailywire.com/news/northern-virginia-leftists-secretly-plotted-to-guard-democrats-from-trans-rape-fallout * https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/14/exclusive-university-pennsylvania-schools-microaggressions-equity/ * https://www.in.gov/doe/files/2010_health_education_standards_literacy.pdf
Here are the headlines: · State-sanctioned kidnapping· The Ten Commandments return to Texas schools· Sexual assault inside a 1st grade classroom https://thepostmillennial.com/parents-of-texas-first-grader-sexually-assaulted-by-students-not-told-for-over-a-week * https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/20/texas-senate-passes-ten-commandments-bill/* * https://thepostmillennial.com/washington-enacts-state-sanctioned-kidnapping-law-to-allow-minors-to-access-sex-changes-abortions-without-parental-consent
- https://dailycaller.com/2023/04/30/chop-trans-gender-clinic-elementary-school/
- https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/chicago-area-high-school-knab/
- https://www.eths.k12.il.us/Page/3025
- https://www.wpr.org/sun-prairie-transgender-locker-room-challenge-schools-parents
- https://www.azfamily.com/2023/04/29/peoria-school-board-member-tells-parents-pull-kids-public-schools/
- https://thepostmillennial.com/12-year-old-confronts-school-board-after-he-was-told-his-there-are-only-2-genders-shirt-was-a-disruption
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-issues-warning-to-parents-about-public-schools
- https://www.foxnews.com/us/christian-ex-teacher-sues-california-district-refusing-hide-kids-gender-transitions-parents
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/eighth-graders-had-record-low-u-s-history-civics-scores-in-2022
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/opinion/classical-education-conservative-movement.html
- https://dailycaller.com/2023/04/24/joe-biden-child-national-teacher-year/
- https://www.upward.news/seattle-school-segregating-children/
- https://adflegal.org/press-release/indiana-music-teacher-forced-resign-over-pronoun-usage-asks-full-7th-circuit-hear
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/washington-school-board-director-links-teaching-kids-instruments-to-white-supremacy
- https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/house-bill-1608-dealing-with-students-names-pronouns-moves-along-in-legislature-indiana-senate/531-b43ece19-3ee7-4242-8168-e1715cc56f41
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-bill-allow-medical-transgender-interventions-minors-without-parental-consent
- https://aim.org/2023/04/12/crt-indiana/
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-teacher-removed-from-school-for-allegedly-threatening-to-shoot-students-cops-seize-guns-from-home
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-schools-to-make-bathrooms-co-ed-to-accommodate-transgenders
- https://thepostmillennial.com/chico-school-board-upholds-parental-secrecy-policy-regarding-students-gender-identity
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/3-million-students-can-change-gender-without-parental-consent.html?clickType=link-related-articles
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/mother-sues-school-district-that-gave-her-daughter-breast-binder.html
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/federal-judge-rules-two-teachers-sued-school-district-mandatory-diversity-training.amp
- https://thepostmillennial.com/lgbtq-activists-organize-rainbowland-choir-after-wisconsins-waukesha-school-district-banned-song-from-choral-performance
- https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/california-bill-children/2023/04/04/id/1115031/
- https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB665/2023#:~:text=This%20bill%20would%20align%20the,others%2C%20or%20be%20the%20alleged
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/school-superintendent-candidate-says-job-offer-rescinded-calling-two-femailes-ladies-email
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/extremist-scheme-teachers-union-boss-blasts-education-reforms-homeschooling
- https://dailycaller.com/2023/04/03/arizona-school-students-queer-activities-spring-break/
- https://www.foxnews.com/us/lawyers-demand-northern-virginia-school-district-allow-teacher-quote-bible-verse-email-discrimination
Even though we all hear about and talk about Gender Ideology, a lot of people don't know where the term comes from. In this episode, I'll give a little bit of background information on the two men, Alfred Kinsey and John Money, who created the concept.
- https://attorneysforfreedom.com/most-mass-shootings-happen-in-gun-free-zones/
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/mom-sues-over-military-police-involvement-in-lgbt-poster-dispute.html
- https://www.conejoguardian.org/2023/03/21/cvusd-is-allowing-a-6th-grade-girl-to-bunk-with-boys-at-outdoor-camp-and-hiding-it-from-her-parents/
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/maine-sued-over-antidiscrimination-policy-for-tuition-program.html
- https://thepostmillennial.com/non-binary-male-who-believes-little-girls-are-kinky-featured-during-la-school-districts-week-long-celebration-of-transgender-day-of-visibility
- https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/safe-supportive-environments/sexuality-alliances.html
- https://gsanetwork.org/resources/building-your-gsa/
- https://gsanetwork.org/resources/dealing-with-hostility-opposition/)
- https://thepostmillennial.com/colorado-father-tells-school-board-his-12-year-old-daughter-sought-suicide-after-joining-teachers-secret-gender-club
- https://www.foxnews.com/us/despite-youngkin-winning-education-reform-va-teachers-union-bypass-crt-ban
- https://www.blacklivesmatteratschool.com/13-guiding-principles.html
- https://kutv.com/news/crisis-in-the-classroom/utahs-voucher-law-raises-concerns-over-lack-of-oversight-in-homeschooling
- www.classicalconversations.com
- https://christedu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Vouchers-Revision-11-28-22.pdf
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-university-sues-school-district-amid-row-of-beliefs.html
- https://www.foxnews.com/sports/vermont-christian-school-barred-future-tournaments-forfeiting-game-against-team-trans-student
- https://thepostmillennial.com/oregon-high-school-teacher-makes-students-write-essays-on-their-sexual-fantasies
- https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/politics/2023/03/13/proposed-ca-bill-would-require-parents-be-notified-if-child-identifies-as-transgender-in-school
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/coach-kennedy-reinstated-at-washington-high-school.html?clickType=link-more-in-section
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https://letlow.house.gov/media/press-releases/letlow-reintroduces-parents-bill-rights
- https://mcusercontent.com/bd4e2aaf572d9723e64e78fd0/files/c1c99b9d-4a8c-f1be-dc39-2fbc9c209d23/PBR_Fact_Sheet.pdf
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/rhode-island-mom-outraged-teachers-union-harassed-framed-private-meeting
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/arizona-principals-email-pronouns-outlines-shared-families
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https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/fairfax_county/new-asian-exclusion-act-pops-up-in-fcps-program/article_58d6ac88-bc68-11ed-a99f-3bb8fa2182a9.html
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/fairfax-county-schools-accused-of-suppressing-sex-ed-data
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/austin-isd-promotes-pride-week-events-with-intersex-rainbow-flag.html
- https://www.austinisd.org/respectforall/pride
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/battle-between-normal-and-the-crazy-state-superintendent-fiercely-condemns-school-board-for-terminating-contract-with-christian-university
- https://thepostmillennial.com/washington-teachers-to-face-lay-offs-after-progressive-policies-push-students-out-of-public-schools
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/arkansas-passes-universal-school-choice-bans-crt.html
- https://info.classicalconversations.com/educationalfreedom
- https://christedu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Vouchers-Revision-11-28-22.pdf
- www.masterbooks.com/conflicted
- https://dailycaller.com/2023/02/16/sage-law-parents-rights-virginia-senate-committee/
- https://www.wndu.com/2023/02/23/indiana-gender-identity-bill-passes-indiana-house/
- https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/to-increase-equity-school-districts-eliminate-honors-classes-d5985dee
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/arizona-school-board-member-district-should-reject-hiring-teachers-with-christian-values-not-safe
- https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/27/cdc-heterosexual-children-healthier-happier-than-lgbq-peers/
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/11-year-old-shocks-school-board-reads-aloud-from-sexually-graphic-book-he-got-from-middle-school
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/christian-high-school-withdraws-from-state-tournament-rather-than-compete-against-team-with-trans-player
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/english-teachers-sexuality-curriculum-showing-kids-penis-pics-ejaculation-video-school-approval
- https://thepostmillennial.com/primers-on-how-to-be-trans-45-picture-books-target-pre-schoolers-with-trans-ideology#google_vignette
- https://thepostmillennial.com/books-on-gender-transitioning-recommended-to-kindergartners-in-newsoms-california
- https://thepostmillennial.com/principal-promotes-book-on-trans-toddlers-to-kindergarteners-for-summer-reading
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/high-school-asks-employees-avoid-inviting-white-peers-event-people-of-color-due-mistrust
- https://tn.chalkbeat.org/2023/2/16/23601641/tennessee-cameron-sexton-bill-lee-federal-education-funding-rejection-impact
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/st-paul-public-schools-policy-determines-names-gender-pronouns-patently-offensive
- https://www.wrtv.com/news/politics/education-committee-hears-hb-1608-on-monday-aclu-plans-rally-around-it
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/tennessee-christian-academy-seeing-revival-among-middle-schoolers.html
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/christian-teacher-loses-job-refusing-deceive-parents-kids-gender-transitions-devil
- https://thepostmillennial.com/trans-doctor-testifies-against-schools-secretly-socially-transitioning-students-in-wisconsin-parents-lawsuit
- https://thepostmillennial.com/wisconsin-parents-sue-school-district-for-transitioning-their-daughter-without-their-permission
- https://dailycaller.com/2023/02/14/math-reading-chicago-schools-report/
- https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/mark-robinson-north-carolina-education/2023/02/13/id/1108421/
- https://www.ednc.org/2023-02-07-senate-passes-parents-bill-of-rights/
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/north-korean-defector-shocked-learned-woke-ivy-league-school-brainwashing
- https://open.spotify.com/episode/0G5o6GYjWgbSvKG3W2W2xO?si=Dt_1BNnnSaO-zK5_VDaa_w
- https://thepostmillennial.com/california-pre-k-teacher-says-childhood-innocence-is-a-myth-teaches-sexuality-to-toddlers
- https://dailycaller.com/2023/02/16/school-board-reverses-urinal-ban/
- https://apnews.com/article/what-is-chat-gpt-ac4967a4fb41fda31c4d27f015e32660
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/chatgpt-makes-up-an-academic-paper-to-push-radical-gender-theory-professor-says
- https://thepostmillennial.com/parents-sue-after-nevada-school-assigns-15-year-old-pornographic-monologue-to-memorize
- https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/7/virginia-house-passes-bill-banning-schools-hiding-/
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/nonbinary-teacher-good-laughs-hiding-kids-gender-changes-parents-claims-adim-supports
- https://montanafreepress.org/2023/02/07/montana-advances-ban-on-transgender-medical-care-for-youth/
- https://thepostmillennial.com/13-year-old-girl-harassed-by-gender-fluid-male-lesbian-furries-at-new-hampshire-middle-school-mothers-testimony
- https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/questions-raised-after-math-proficiency-drops-in-baltimore-city-oversight-hearing-called
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-elementary-excludes-whites-safe-space-club-mentor-program-email-shows
- https://dailycaller.com/2023/02/03/maryland-school-district-teaches-speciesism-blm/
- https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MS-%E2%80%A2Day-2%E2%80%A2-Diversity-and-Globalism_-Secondary-Social-Studies-Community.pdf
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https://www.upward.news/wisconsin-elemetary-school-lgbt/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkYB_hV46NY
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/parent-elected-school-board-leaks-science-curriculum-states-biological-sex-binary
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/north-dakota-bill-seeks-to-ban-accommodations-for-trans-animal-students.html
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/nazi-homeschooling-network-under-investigation-in-ohio.html
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/school-where-first-grader-shot-teacher-reopens.html
- https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/missouri-ag-doubles-down-firing-school-officials-students-drag-show-huge-problem
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/iowa-school-board-member-gets-ripped-saying-public-ed-teach-kids-parents-want
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/paralyzed-by-apathy-school-officials-were-warned-about-gun-3-times-before-6-year-old-shot-teacher-lawyer-says
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/nonbinary-teacher-boasts-changing-students-genders-parents-knowing-they-need-protection
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/north-carolina-teacher-association-instructs-kindergarteners-in-radical-gender-theory
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/theyre-advocating-for-things-like-abolishing-prisons-desantis-discusses-why-he-banned-african-american-studies-course
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-gop-looks-expand-education-savings-accounts-cover-private-schools-homeschooling
- https://christedu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Vouchers-Revision-11-28-22.pdf
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/school-counselor-invited-witches-to-speak-with-students.html
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/alleged-sex-talks-with-6-year-olds-prompt-ohio-parents-to-sue-school-district-superintendent-responds
- https://www.projectveritas.com/news/evil-salesman-admits-plan-to-violate-georgia-state-law-by-secretly/
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/at-least-6-of-students-identify-as-transgender-at-one-california-school-district-data-analysis-finds
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/cambridge-massachusetts-plans-to-hold-youth-sports-event-for-elementary-school-girlx
- https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/chicago-public-schools-sex-crimes-unit-had-extraordinary-high-case-volume-in-2022/article_5f1b900e-8e50-11ed-9e49-13422aa85562.html
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/lightfoots-campaign-asks-teachers-to-urge-students-to-help-her-re-election-for-class-credit
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/pa-school-board-votes-in-favor-of-classroom-policy-banning-pride-flags-and-other-political-displays-despite-pushback-aclu-complaint
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-lawsuit-accuses-california-school-district-of-constitutional-violation-for-parental-secrecy-policy-of-gender-transition)
- https://www.christianpost.com/news/sarah-huckabee-sanders-signs-order-banning-crt-in-schools.html
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-hospital-works-hand-in-glove-with-schools-to-push-gender-transition-radical-gender-theory-on-students-report
- https://www.projectveritas.com/news/elite-chicago-private-schools-dean-of-students-brags-about-bringing-in-lgbtq/
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/homeschool-students-trounce-public-and-private-school-peers-in-rigorous-standardized-test
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/cdc-promotes-new-tool-to-increase-schools-acceptance-of-gender-ideology
Here is the link to my book, Conflicted: Pulling Back the Curtain on Public Education
https://www.masterbooks.com/conflicted
Here is the link to my homeschool courses
https://www.masterbooksacademy.com/courses