The Supreme Court on Public School Opt-out Provisions

On Friday, June 27, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case out of Montgomery County, Maryland, over whether parents have a right to opt their children out of public education materials that promote beliefs in contradiction with those the parents wish to teach their children. The Court decided 6-3…

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Coming Soon: Your Guide to Meeting Congress This August

This fall, Congress will take an important step to protect parental rights, with Representative Mary Miller of Illinois introducing the Parental Rights Amendment in the House of Representatives in early September. This proposed Amendment would enshrine in the United States Constitution the fundamental right of parents “to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their…

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Department of Ed to Schools: Honor Parental Rights

In a “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL) on March 28, the United States Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office encouraged schools receiving federal funding to comply with the parental rights provisions in the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupils Rights Amendment (PPRA). Per a press release on the Department’s…

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Parents’ Educational Choices Past and Present, with Kerry McDonald

Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! We’re kicking off season 10 with returning guest Kerry McDonald. Kerry is an educational scholar and author, and a senior fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. Today she discusses the history of educational choice – including as recently impacted by COVID – and the variety of options parents can…

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Lawsuit Against Parental Rights in Education Act Settled

According to a press release from the office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday, March 11, a major lawsuit against the state’s Parental Rights in Education Act will be dismissed. The law, which DeSantis signed in 2022, prohibits classroom instruction about sexual orientation or gender identity in K-3 classrooms. It was supported at the…

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School 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…

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Oregon 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…

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