by Valerie Muñoz | Dec. 19, 2024 | State
The Texas Library Association has released the program for its 2025 annual conference featuring topics like challenging obscene “book bans” and supporting “LGBT” advocacy. On the first day of the conference, both school and public librarians can listen to...
by Valerie Muñoz | Dec. 9, 2024 | State
In light of the upcoming legislative session, Texans are taking notes on ideas for education reform being proposed by other states. Texas Education 911, a grassroots group that advocates for parental rights, transparency, and accountability in government education,...
by Valerie Muñoz | Dec. 5, 2024 | Federal
The Biden-Harris administration conceded in a lawsuit Texas filed against a rule that would have overridden state laws giving parents the right to consent to their children’s medical care. The lawsuit challenged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
by Valerie Muñoz | Nov. 26, 2024 | State
As the legislative session approaches, lawmakers have filed legislation to eliminate explicit books from public school libraries. Last session, State Rep. Jared Patterson (R-Frisco) authored the READER Act, which required vendors to rate their books for explicit...
by Valerie Muñoz | Nov. 14, 2024 | Local, Metroplex
A judge has ruled in favor of parents who said that Child Protective Services and hospital staff wrongly accused them of child abuse and removed their daughter from their custody. Evelyn Boatright’s parents, Jackie and Juan, took the child to Cook Children’s hospital...
by Tera Collum | Mar. 25, 2021 | State
Parents have found school districts are in opposition to them when it comes to policies affecting a child’s education and parental access. Parents residing within the Rockwall Independent School District (RISD) recently met with Texas Scorecard to discuss a number of...