100 Years of Pierce v. Society of Sisters, with Melissa Moschella

This week, our guest is Melissa Moschella, professor of practice and philosophy at Notre Dame University’s McGrath Center for Church Life. Her areas of expertise include natural law, biomedical ethics, and the family, especially parental rights. She’s also the author of To Whom Do Children Belong: Parental Rights, Civic Education, and Children’s Autonomy.  This week, Melissa…

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Foundation Releases New Report on Disproportionality

I am honored and excited to announce today the release of the Parental Rights Foundation’s brand-new Disproportionality Report, now available on our website! Featuring official federal government data from the Children’s Bureau of the Department of Health and Human Services and from the Census Bureau, our report puts that data into a graphic format that…

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Parents Defending Education, with Nicki Neily

This week, our guest is Nicki Neily, the founder and president of Parents Defending Education. Parents Defending Education is a national grassroots organization working to preserve parents’ voices in their children’s public school education. Today, Nicki tells us how she came to found this organization and about the important work it is doing.  The EPPiC…

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Star Wars and CPS, with Josh Gupta-Kagan

What does the recent Star Wars show The Acolyte have to do with the flaws in our real-world child welfare system? As it turns out, more than you might think!  This week, our guest is Josh Gupta-Kagan, a clinical professor of law and director of the Family Defense Clinic at Columbia University’s School of Law.…

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Foundation VP William Wagner Speaks at Michigan Capitol

Though mine is the voice you get to read most of the time, I am honored and grateful to work with the support of a terrific board of directors, including our vice president, constitutional law professor emeritus William Wagner. This past week, Will had the opportunity to speak at the Michigan Capitol, to educate citizens…

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Narrowing the Front Door, with Angela Burton

Our guest this week is Angela Burton, founder and co-chair of the New York City Narrowing the Front Door workgroup. Angela is also the founder of the Repeal CAPTA workgroup. Previously, Angela has worked within the New York State child welfare system and she currently works closely with families navigating the system.  Today, Angela tells…

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2022 Disproportionality Report

Our 2022 Disproportionality Report is Now Available Download the Report Here The Parental Rights Foundation has released a new report on the disproportionality of minority children in child welfare investigations. You can view the report as a PDF or download it at the link above. You can also view and download our previous 2018 Disproportionality…

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Parental Rights & Appreciation Month, with Jackie Rosario and Patti Sullivan

This week, we talk with Jackie Rosario, board member at the Indian River Public School Board in Florida, and Patti Sullivan, Parental Rights Foundation State Coordinator in Florida. The Indian River Public School Board recently passed a proclamation declaring October “Parental Rights and Appreciation Month.” Jackie and Patti tell us about how they passed the…

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Foundation Seeks to Intervene for Father on Death Row

On July 1, a Texas court set October 17 as the date for the execution of Robert Roberson, a father convicted in 2003 of killing his two-year-old daughter, according to the Texas Tribune.  Last week, the Parental Rights Foundation sent a letter, cosigned by the Family Justice Resource Center, urging Texas Governor Greg Abbott to…

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Huntington Beach Joins the Fight for California Children

Some thought it was all over when California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1955 on July 15. That’s the new law that prohibits local school boards from implementing policies to notify parents before socially transitioning their children. In fact, it was only the beginning. As we reported earlier, within a week of the governor’s…

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