This Virginia District Spent Nearly $26,000 Sending Senior Administrators to a DEI Conference Amid Budget Shortfall
Fairfax County Public Schools paid about $26,000 to send 15 senior administrators to a conference hosted by Men of Color in Educational Leadership this summer, even as the district reduced school staffing reserves and delayed purchasing physical textbooks for fourth graders.
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New Mexico Is Failing Students by Failing Parents
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- New Mexico
New Mexico schools are using a federal law to keep parents in the dark, which makes the state a prime candidate for federal scrutiny over parental rights.
New Mexico Mother Warns Parents Are Being Shut Out of Their Children’s Education
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- New Mexico
After repeated battles against public education officials over sex education, explicit books, and curriculum transparency, this New Mexico mother is urging parents to become more involved in their children’s schools.
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Chasing Work
Restrictive regulations, confusing employment laws, and one-size-fits-all solutions have cost independent workers their livelihoods, opportunities, and flexibility. At IW Features, we’ve told the stories of women devastated by these policies—mothers forced out of flexible jobs, small-business owners shuttered, and innovators robbed of independence.
Through firsthand accounts from everyday Americans, we’re showcasing how America relies on independent work. Workers deserve freedom, flexibility, opportunity, and choice when it comes to work—and the government should get out of the way.
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