During floor speeches, Republican lawmakers claimed the bill “reduces the federal role” in education – even though it extends federal oversight of education to formally include pre-school instead of only grades K-12. They also say the measure would stop the federal government from coercing states to implement the Common Core standards – a point that is hotly debated by conservative activists who say the bill actually cements the Common Core further.
by Dr. Susan Berry3 Dec 2015, 5:30 AM PST0
The national director of Priests for Life asserts the pro-life community will intensify its protests against Planned Parenthood and abortion, despite attempts by abortion advocates to link pro-life “rhetoric” with the shooting by a deranged man at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs.
by Dr. Susan Berry2 Dec 2015, 11:05 AM PST0
Addressing the shooting in Colorado Springs at a Planned Parenthood last Friday, Connecticut’s Democrat lawmakers said on Monday that verbalizing opposition to Planned Parenthood “can inflame someone who may want to take action.”
by Dr. Susan Berry1 Dec 2015, 5:51 PM PST0
Pro-life leaders and members of Congress are focused on statements from House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy indicating that a government shutdown over defunding Planned Parenthood is unlikely.
by Dr. Susan Berry1 Dec 2015, 10:15 AM PST0
Sen. Lamar Alexander’s final draft of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reauthorization bill is a 1,059-page piece of legislation that House and Senate education committees decided upon after several months of backroom deals and only two days of open “conference.”
by Dr. Susan Berry1 Dec 2015, 8:49 AM PST0
Cosmopolitan magazine is urging its readers to count down to the holidays this year with its own “Sex-Vent” calendar – complete with step-by-step instructions for how to make Christmas and Hanukkah all about lust.
by Dr. Susan Berry30 Nov 2015, 10:15 AM PST0
Syrian refugees should be accepted, in part, because they are fleeing “terror,” says a new statement from the head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration.
by Dr. Susan Berry29 Nov 2015, 4:00 PM PST0
Republican presidential contender Carly Fiorina condemned the “typical left-wing tactics” that are being employed to associate members of the pro-life community with the shooting that occurred at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs Friday.
by Dr. Susan Berry29 Nov 2015, 3:13 PM PST0
A 12-year-old seventh grade student in Katy, Texas who reported in October that her teacher instructed her class that God is a myth challenged her school board again by demanding an apology and referring to its members as “liars.” Jordan
by Dr. Susan Berry29 Nov 2015, 1:27 PM PST0
A pediatric emergency medicine physician is urging doctors to join the effort for gun control by asking about gun ownership while performing health histories on their patients.
by Dr. Susan Berry29 Nov 2015, 6:21 AM PST0
In response to the shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountain (PPRM) released a statement that said, “extremists are creating a poisonous environment that feeds domestic terrorism in this country.”
by Dr. Susan Berry27 Nov 2015, 6:12 PM PST0
Young people aged 15-24 years develop half of all new sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), says a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
by Dr. Susan Berry27 Nov 2015, 2:16 PM PST0
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reauthorization bill was approved by a conference committee – by a vote of 39-1 – after just several hours of “conference.” But the bill will not be published in final form for lawmakers and parents to read until November 30 – just two days before it is voted on in the House on December 2. As Indiana parent Indiana parent Erin Tuttle says, “House members will be forced to vote on a bill they haven’t read. The American people expected a new style of leadership under Speaker Ryan, not more of the same.”
by Dr. Susan Berry26 Nov 2015, 11:00 AM PST0
University students in Massachusetts who were upset by an image of a Confederate flag sticker on another student’s laptop were offered counseling services at Framingham State University.
by Dr. Susan Berry25 Nov 2015, 10:47 AM PST0
Two Planned Parenthood clinics in Pennsylvania are being cited for violations that included biohazard containers found in a janitor’s closet and baby body parts discovered decomposing in bags. The Locust Street Planned Parenthood facility has been out of compliance with state laws at various times over at least the past three years. Violations have been in the areas of life safety, fire safety minimum standards, anesthesia recovery guidelines, drug storage, and operating room construction.
by Dr. Susan Berry25 Nov 2015, 8:42 AM PST0
Radio host Rush Limbaugh is warning listeners: during Barack Obama’s upcoming, final year in office, the president will move ahead with whatever he desires because “he knows nobody’s gonna stop him.”
by Dr. Susan Berry24 Nov 2015, 12:51 PM PST0
A white University of Kansas (KU) communications professor is on leave, after students filed discrimination complaints against her because she used the n-word in class to describe an incident that reportedly occurred on the University of Missouri campus.
by Dr. Susan Berry24 Nov 2015, 7:16 AM PST0
Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio are the only GOP 2016 candidates to have signed a Florida parent group’s pledge to end federal implementation of the Common Core standards if elected president. Out of 14 candidates who participated in
by Dr. Susan Berry23 Nov 2015, 4:48 PM PST0
In the wake of student protests inspired by Black Lives Matter, the University of Missouri’s image is apparently suffering to the extent that the school has hired a lobbyist as state lawmakers will be closely scrutinizing its funding next year.
by Dr. Susan Berry21 Nov 2015, 9:33 PM PST0
GOP 2016 candidates Gov. Mike Huckabee and Sen. Ted Cruz have dismissed Planned Parenthood’s announcement of its $20 million campaign against pro-life candidates as a notice coming from a group that “lies” and is lacking in “credibility.”
by Dr. Susan Berry21 Nov 2015, 12:38 PM PST0
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch refused to answer a question this week about whether she would support or enforce legislation that protects babies who are born alive during abortions.
by Dr. Susan Berry21 Nov 2015, 10:45 AM PST0
New York State school psychologists say the Common Core standards are associated with increased student anxiety, according to a new report released Friday.
by Dr. Susan Berry21 Nov 2015, 8:56 AM PST0
Alongside images of iconic civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, D.C. will now be able to view a photo of a transgender “sex worker” in the gallery’s exhibit titled “Struggle for Justice.”
by Dr. Susan Berry20 Nov 2015, 8:18 AM PST0
British Masterpiece series Downton Abbey is now “history,” but the popular show’s historical adviser says its executives banned any mention of Christianity in the drama—which would have been a central element in the lives of British aristocracy.
by Dr. Susan Berry19 Nov 2015, 6:08 PM PST0
A video produced by The Dartmouth Review shows Dartmouth vice provost Inge-Lise Ameer leading an “emergency community meeting” after a Black Lives Matter protest.
by Dr. Susan Berry19 Nov 2015, 10:09 AM PST0
