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Structure, discipline yield stronger relationships, parenting study finds
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (265+ words) While enforcing rules makes parenting "feel harder" in the moment, parents and children both say their relationships improve under clear expectations in the long run, according to a recent study. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) interviewed 24,000 U.S. parents on the…...
Watch principal lay down the law to students on anti-ICE walkout
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (217+ words) (Daily Caller News Foundation) " A principal at Wilson High School in Spring Township, Pennsylvania, ordered students who walked out of class to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to return to class. The school district considered allowing an anti-ICE protest…...
French government to send letters encouraging young adults to have babies
1+ week, 10+ min ago (387+ words) The letter, which will be sent to" The French government'is launching'an initiative'to mail letters to every 29-year-old citizen, warning about how falling birth rates may harm the country. The letter, which will be sent to hundreds of thousands of 29-year-olds,…...
Massachusetts hospital system to stop giving sex change drugs to minors, but will still 'affirm' gender identities via counseling
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (309+ words) Baystate Health, which has four hospitals in western" A major Massachusetts hospital system has announced it will stop prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to patients under 18. Baystate Health, which has four hospitals in western Massachusetts, informed'parents'and guardians of the…...
Why children need both a mother and father, according to research
1+ week, 1+ day ago (618+ words) (Daily Signal) "While Valentine's Day is now in the rearview mirror, there is never a bad time for Americans to be reminded that strong familiesthrivewhen men and women commit to one another in holy matrimonybeforebringing children into the world. It…...
Rooted in tradition, pursuing truth: Hillsdale College grad program in classical education ingrains moral responsibility in teachers
1+ week, 6+ day ago (605+ words) Is the goal of education to regurgitate dates,namesand facts or to love a topic andenticestudents tojoininits study? "The teacher comes from a place of knowledge and skill and experience and, most importantly, love," CouplandtoldThe Lion. "He comes in thereto…...
Survey: Teachers forced to un-teach things kids learn on social media
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (303+ words) (The Center Square) " Teachers across the country say social media misinformation is affecting instruction, with many spending class time correcting inaccurate details students learned online, according to a new national survey exclusively given to The Center Square. Sixty-seven percent of…...
Accountability and leadership: Why the AMA finally abandoned pediatric sex-change surgeries
2+ week, 2+ day ago (708+ words) The stunning reversal by the American Medical Association and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons on child sex-change procedures last week appears to stem from two developments: a $2 million jury'verdict'in favor of a'detransitioner'and a change in the White House over…...
Infamous school board trains staff to fight ‘terrorist’ parents angry about trans bathroom policy
2+ week, 6+ day ago (163+ words) (Daily Caller News Foundation) "The Loudoun County School Board in January hosted a training to teach staff and board members how to fight off "terrorist" parents, according to eyewitnesses. Board chair April Chandler referred to the actors as "disruptors" and…...
Kansas schools spend nearly $19,000 per student as enrollment, test scores fall, employment, cash reserves rise
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (376+ words) (The Sentinel) " Data from the'Kansas Department of Education'shows school funding for the 2024-25 school year set another record at $8.65 billion, averaging'$18,858 per student. The average doesn't tell the whole story, however. USD 326 Logan spent the most at $84,396 per student with just…...