It’s hard to believe the back-to-school routine of busy mornings, school lunches and homework is upon us again — or will be very soon. Have you ever thought about how so much of the debate about education is not focused on the kids who are being educated? Many school districts (and the Obama Administration) forced
Here are a few facts that may surprise you. North Dakota has: 47 members in the state Senate 94 members in the state House 527 registered lobbyists That’s a lot of lobbyists! The word “lobbyist” often has a negative connotation. I used to think of lobbyists as being somewhat shifty characters lurking in legislative
Kansas Family Voice is proud to work alongside Nebraska Family Alliance, one of our 40 state-based allies. This article first appeared on their site. by Karen Bowling, Executive Director of Nebraska Family Alliance This month, 286,000 students are returning to public school in Nebraska. A question I am asked frequently during this season is, “what are my
by Stuart Shepard You won’t find this word in our nation’s founding document. You can search every Article, every Section. It’s a word that, given the historical context and how common it was in the late 1700s, you would expect to be in there. But it’s not. I was sitting in a packed classroom with
In a win for families and small businesses, the Parkersburg, West Virginia, City Council rejected an ordinance that would have violated the privacy rights of moms and daughters. The ordinance would have created special rights to four new classes, including “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” If passed, the privacy and safety of Parkersburg’s women and
Life is precious. But when we think of life issues, we often primarily think of abortion or assisted suicide. However, the life issue is broader than that. My son, who lives on the East Coast, became keenly aware of this fact recently. Here is his story, in his own words: A dear friend of mine
A new, wide-ranging law in Missouri promises annual site inspections for abortion clinics, state-approved procedures in place for handling botched abortions, regulations effectively restricting the sale of the remains of aborted preborn babies, and new power for the state attorney general to prosecute those who break the law. It was passed in a special session
Our allies at Alaska Family Action celebrated a huge success recently by gathering enough signatures to put a “bathroom-privacy” initiative on the 2018 ballot. The measure—originally named the Protecting Our Privacy Initiative—would protect the dignity, safety and privacy of women and girls in showers, restrooms and locker rooms by requiring intimate spaces to be segregated by
Parental rights have been eroding for decades. It’s particularly obvious in education. Parents who want school choice are sometimes labeled as haters of democracy — nothing could be further from the truth. It is precisely our democratic system which protects and upholds our right to guide our children as we see fit. Determining how our
Wisconsin Family Action is one of 40 state groups allied with Kansas Family Voice. A Wisconsin judge says a work-from-home photographer does not have to comply with city and state “public accommodations” laws that might have forced her to photograph same-sex weddings. “This is a huge win for free speech in Wisconsin,” said Julaine Appling,
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