Posts Tagged ‘education’
Foundation 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 MoreSchool Board Parental Rights Resolution
Education experts agree that the best education outcomes are achieved when parents are actively involved in their child’s education, even if—perhaps especially if—that education takes place in the public schools. And the U.S. Supreme Court has long held that parents have a fundamental right to direct the upbringing and education of their children. These two…
Read MoreFoundation Announces New Initiative to Support School Boards in the Battle for Parental Rights
It’s those hazy and lazy dog days of summer. But parents and teachers across the nation are looking ahead to school starting after summer break. And at least two school boards across the nation have started the summer off right by publicly standing up for parental rights. First, in southwest Virginia the Bedford County School…
Read MoreRead Our Letter to the Fairfax County School District Reminding them of Virginia’s Parental Rights Statute
Today, the Parental Rights Foundation mailed a letter to the Fairfax County School District, requesting information on whether they are following Virginia law. Due to reporting on July 5 that raised questions about whether the school district is hiding information from parents, we asked Fairfax County School District whether they were in compliance with Va.…
Read MoreOregon Order Set to Repeat History
An executive order in Oregon threatens parents’ ability to exercise their fundamental right to make education choices for their children. According to this article at the Federalist, Governor Kate Brown has recently ordered that private schools smaller than 75 students must not return to on-site instruction, even while opening the doors to similarly sized public…
Read MoreRemoving Parents from Public Schools
As a parent of a public-school child, you may not have any say in what, when, or how your children are taught about controversial subjects. Meanwhile, even local schools and state departments of education are losing authority over education decisions to a smaller and more centralized group of “experts” who are further away from and…
Read MoreNew Guidance Protects Student Privacy, Parents’ Rights
New Guidance from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) is bolstering protection for student privacy, while sending a warning to organizations who might abuse the ACT and SAT testing systems for your child’s data. Background Traditionally, students registered and paid for the tests on their own with parental consent. The nature of the privacy relationship…
Read MoreState of Parental Rights in America 2017
The Supreme Court once declared, “This primary role of parents in the upbringing of their children is now established beyond debate as an enduring American tradition.” Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972) at 232. So, how are we doing with that “enduring American tradition” today? Unfortunately, not so well. Even with advances in some…
Read MoreThe State of Parental Rights in America 2015
Please see the newest State of Parental Rights in America report. Last January’s “The State of Parental Rights in America” was so well received – and so helpful for informing parents and policy-makers about the growing parental rights issue – that we decided to make it an annual report. Sadly, not a lot has changed…
Read MoreState of Parental Rights in America 2014
The following has been edited from its original version, originally posted at ParentalRights.org. The Unbelievable State of Parental Rights in America On Tuesday President Obama gave his “State of the Union” address, in which he gave his view of where our nation is right now and where we are headed. But what about parental rights?…
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