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Over a year ago, I read the news that 23 public schools in Baltimore reported that not a single one of their students was proficient in math at their grade level. That was exactly 2,000 students who were not proficient. It gets worse. An additional 20 schools had only one or two students who were at grade level in math. …

A group of Muslim, Jewish and Christian parents from a Maryland school district are asking the United States Supreme Court to protect their right to opt their kids out of a gender and sexuality curriculum that they believe is not age-appropriate, according to an appeal filed Thursday. The Montgomery County Board of Education removed parental notices and opt-outs for instruction …

We didn’t expect everyone to agree with our ideas. We simply wanted to start a conversation… to engage in dialogue on a topic of profound public interest and concern… to put forth possible solutions on how our community – and nation – could best help vulnerable children. It would’ve been one thing to ignore our suggestions or even vehemently disagree …

Widespread concerns over equity in education have helped fuel a decline in opportunities for gifted minds across Massachusetts, advocates argue, leaving child prodigies and their parents frustrated and forced to turn to costly alternatives to satisfy their child’s needs. In one instance, a public school program for high-performing fourth, fifth and sixth graders known as the Advanced Work Class was …

Public schools in Florida, particularly in the Sunshine State’s largest counties, are facing closure due to lack of enrollment and parents seeking other educational options like charter schools and homeschooling. “Parents won’t flee schools that are meeting their children’s needs,” American Federation For Children Senior Fellow Corey DeAngelis told Fox News Digital. “School choice is a rising tide that lifts …

FIRST ON FOX: A World War II hero from backwoods Georgia inspires Americans today even from the grave. The story of U.S. Army PFC Ervin O. Jones is worthy of a song. Craig Gleason, a Georgia songwriter, penned “The Ballad of Ervin O. Jones” in 2014, after he and his daughter came across the soldier’s headstone in a churchyard cemetery …

The controversial Equal Rights Amendment, which was on the ballot for the November elections in New York, has been tossed by a judge on procedural grounds. The ruling is a victory for Republicans and opponents of the bill who say it was written too broadly and could trample parents’ rights when it comes to decisions like children receiving gender-affirming procedures. …

Tennessee will soon become the first state in the country to offer free diapers to families enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program after receiving federal approval, state officials have confirmed. According to TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid program, families will be able to receive up to 100 diapers per month for children under two starting in August — which will be available …

A Pennsylvania mom is concerned over what she perceives as the school district’s failure to adequately address violent incidents, spotlighting the issue in light of a third-party investigation that was launched after a 12-year-old student was reportedly attacked with a metal Stanley cup at a local middle school last month. “Why is a third-party investigation needed for the superintendent to …

Lara Trump and Kevin Sorbo have joined the Herculean effort to offer lessons to kids in traditional values amid a current culture that appears to reject them. Each celebrity is the author of a new children’s title published by Brave Books of Texas. Lara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee and daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, is the …