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afn.net > education > 02/20/2026 > minnesota-middle-school-caught-teaching-biased-anti-ice-lessons

Minnesota middle school caught teaching biased anti-ICE lessons

2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (488+ words) A right-leaning education advocacy group says that it has obtained information about anti-Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) lessons in an 8th grade geography class. It's another reason to ask children what they are learning in school. Newsweek reports that a geography…...

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afn.net > culture > 02/11/2026 > not-so-breaking-news-study-confirms-need-for-fathers-in-lives-of-their-children

Not-so-breaking news: Study confirms need for fathers in lives of their children

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (718+ words) Social science is proving what Christians already know to be true: fathers are needed in a family. Researchers at Penn State University recently published a study that shows new fathers are important to the developmental health of their children. It…...

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afn.net > medical-health > 02/06/2026 > plastic-surgeons-group-applauded-for-stance-on-gender-surgeries

Plastic surgeons’ group applauded for stance on gender surgeries

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (566+ words) Various organizations are applauding the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The ASPS said this week that doctors should delay gender manipulation surgeries until a patient is at least 19 years of age. ASPS is the first major medical group to…...

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afn.net > culture > 02/03/2026 > bleeding-dry-the-gender-manipulation-providers-may-be-way-to-end-trans-madness

Bleeding dry the gender manipulation providers may be way to end ‘trans madness’

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (227+ words) An opponent of gender manipulation procedures was glad to hear of a settlement in New York. A 22-year-old woman who identified as a boy in her teen years has won $2 million in a lawsuit against New York doctors.Responding to…...

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afn.net > education > 01/13/2026 > longtime-professors-critique-captures-harvards-academic-decline

Longtime professor's critique captures Harvard's academic decline

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (313+ words) A college news editor says the now former professor's reasons for leaving the Ivy League institution are consistent with other conservatives' experience there. Professor James Hankins, who taught history at Harvard for about 40 years, ended his tenure last semester with…...

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afn.net > science-tech > 01/08/2026 > amid-skyrocketing-child-exploitation-advocates-want-changes-now

Amid 'skyrocketing' child exploitation, advocates want changes now

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (413+ words) A national children's online safety group is pressing Congress to make child protection a top legislative priority. Kathy Hatem, senior communications advisor for Enough Is Enough, says kids and the internet do not mix well, and her team wants this…...

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afn.net > church > 01/06/2026 > afas-upcoming-activate-conference-looks-into-different-aspects-of-family

AFN - AFA's upcoming Activate conference looks into different aspects of family

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (478+ words) Marriage and Family are the focus of this year's Activate Summit. The Activate Summit is put'is put on by American Family Association (AFA) and held in Tupelo, Mississippi.' The 2025 Activate Summit was the first for AFA, and talking about that…...

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afn.net > church > 01/06/2026 > afas-upcoming-activate-conference-looks-into-difference-aspects-of-family

AFN - AFA's upcoming Activate conference looks into difference aspects of family

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (478+ words) Marriage and Family are the focus of this year's Activate Summit. The Activate Summit is put'is put on by American Family Association (AFA) and held in Tupelo, Mississippi.' The 2025 Activate Summit was the first for AFA, and talking about that…...

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afn.net > science-tech > 12/31/2025 > new-app-could-be-safety-guard-parents-and-educators-are-looking-for

New app could be safety guard parents and educators are looking for

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (343+ words) Screens in classrooms have proven to be a distraction, often hindering students' learning, whether it be phones, laptops, or other devices. AFN reports on a new app that could be an alternative to banning phones in classrooms. The app is…...

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afn.net > science-tech > 12/09/2025 > ai-chatbots-believed-to-compromise-parent-child-relationships

AI chatbots believed to compromise parent-child relationships

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (320+ words) A medical professional has concerns about AI companions. ChatGPT Open AI is trained by reinforcement learning using human feedback. This model uses generates dialogue using data inputted from conversations between human AI trainers pretending to be a user and an…...