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Episode Five: Restoring Classical Learning, with Jeremey Tate
This week, we talk with Jeremy Tate, founder of the Classic Learning Test. The Classic Learning Test, an alternative to the ACT and the SAT standardized tests, emphasizes classical texts and key threads of Western culture that have been neglected in mainstream American education. Jeremy breaks down the history of public education for us and explains…
Read MoreFoundation Files Brief with the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Critical Parental Rights Case
Today, the Parental Rights Foundation filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this federal court is just one step below the U.S. Supreme Court, so this critical case could determine the future of parental rights in our nation. Can…
Read MoreUrgent: Take Action NOW to Support Proposed Regulations Strengthening Parental Rights
Oklahoma is one of 15 states to have a strong Parents’ Bill of Rights as part of state law. And now, the Oklahoma State Department of Education is seeking public comment on two proposed regulations which will strengthen Oklahoma’s law and provide additional protections to children in Oklahoma public schools by empowering parents. Tomorrow, Friday,…
Read MorePlease Call Your Maryland Senator Now to Support Parental Rights Bill
Yesterday, I joined with moms and dads from across Maryland to testify in Annapolis in support of SB 566, a fundamental parental rights bill introduced by Maryland State Senator Justin Ready. Now we urgently need your calls to your Maryland Senator to ask him or her to ensure that SB 566 is brought up for…
Read MoreCalls Needed: ND Parental Rights Bill Moves to House
Senate Bill 2260, introduced by Senators Paulson, Lemm, and Wobbema, cleared the Senate on February 10 by a vote of 40 to 6. This bill guarantees the “fundamental right of a parent to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of the parent’s child” and prohibits any government entity from interfering with these…
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Montana CPS Reform Bill in House Committee Monday
SB 181, a bill to require notice of parental legal rights in child and family services cases, is scheduled for a hearing in the House Human Services Committee this Monday, March 20. (Please note that schedules and timing can always change). The bill passed the Montana Senate on a 46—4 vote on January 31 and…
Read MoreThe Power of Classical Learning, with Robert Bortins
This week, we talk with Robert Bortins, the CEO of Classical Conversations since 2012, and a member of the board of directors of Homeschool Now USA. Robert tells us how Classical Conversations went from a single homeschooling classroom in a basement to the world’s largest classical homeschooling organization. Robert explains the process and philosophy of classical education,…
Read MoreChild Abuse Registries and Due Process, with Timothy Sandefur
This week, we talk with Timothy Sandefur, Vice President of Legal Affairs at the Goldwater Institute. Timothy is representing a mother in Arizona who found herself falsely accused of child neglect and placed on the state’s central child abuse registry in a court case that challenges the constitutionality of Arizona’s child abuse registry. Today, Timothy…
Read MoreUrgent Action Needed to Support Texas Bill to End Anonymous Reporting
We need your urgent action to help pass a good bill to protect families in Texas. HB 63, introduced by Representative Valoree Swanson, will replace anonymous reports of child abuse and neglect with confidential reports, provide penalties for false reporting, and add additional protections for innocent families during child welfare investigations. This bill is based on our model legislation. …
Read MoreUrgent Calls Needed as New Hampshire Parental Rights Bill is Scheduled for Hearing
H.B. 10, the Parents’ Bill of Rights, will have a hearing in the New Hampshire House Children and Family Law Committee tomorrow, Tuesday, March 7, at 1:15 PM, in the Legislative Office Building (LOB), Rooms 206-208. This powerful bill will establish parental rights as fundamental in New Hampshire, as well as provide parents and children…
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