Today, President Trump signed an executive order to prohibit federal funding for K-12 schools that teach “discriminatory equity ideology” and gender ideology to children. The order also calls for a plan from various federal agencies to end indoctrination in schools and protect parental rights, and it reestablishes the 1776 Commission to promote patriotic education. In … Read more
Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced a new initiative to “address the rise in criminal conduct directed toward school personnel.” The action comes following a letter from the National School Boards Association to the Biden administration last week likening the activities of concerned parents at school board meetings to “domestic terrorism and hate crimes.” In … Read more
Yesterday, APP President Terry Schilling was invited to speak at St. Raymond of Peñafort Catholic Church in Springfield, Va., on the state of public education and how parents should respond. You can watch his full remarks below:
During last night’s Virginia gubernatorial debate, Democrat nominee and former Governor Terry McAuliffe defended his veto of a bill in 2016 which would have mandated that schools inform parents of sexually explicit materials in lessons and allowed them to opt their children out of those lessons. McAuliffe stated: “I’m not going to let parents come … Read more