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Wyoming library director receives $700K settlement following LGBTQ books dispute firing

A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid a community dispute over sexually explicit and LGBTQ-themed books in the children’s section will receive $700,000 in a settlement. Terri Lesley, who served as executive director of the Campbell County Public Library System in Gillette, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit …

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Why America needs to tax-incentivize tradesmen, not just college graduates

Walk onto any construction site in America, and you’ll hear the same story: We can’t find enough skilled workers. Electricians, welders, HVAC technicians, plumbers and heavy-equipment operators are in dangerously short supply, and the gap is widening. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently warned that building America’s artificial intelligence infrastructure will …

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Harvard charging $13K for DEI certificate on ‘bias’ and ‘privilege’

A DEI certificate at Harvard University promises to teach students how to spot “bias” and “create a plan for addressing a real-world organizational challenge inDEI,” all for$13,760 a pop. The course, offered by the Harvard Division of Continuing Education, tells students it will help them “become a powerful voice for …

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Harvard University's feud with Trump affecting students, research, and reputation: adjunct professor

EXCLUSIVE: An adjunct professor atHarvard University noted the difficulties that the university faces as the Ivy League institution continues to spar with the Trump administration during an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital. Eugene Litvak, an adjunct professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is responsible for …

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Bombshell report exposes 'deeply concerning' Midwest university initiative pushing far-left K-12 lesson plans

EXCLUSIVE:A new report from a leading advocacy group alleges that a race and gender center at the University of Minnesota is supplying K-12 teachers with ethnic studies lessons that promote a variety of left-wing causes, including defunding the police, Black Lives Matter, and the dangers of “white supremacy” and “settler …

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Los Angeles teacher says ICE agents are 'not the only ones with guns' following shooting of federal agent

A Los Angeles high school history teacher who serves as a spokesperson for a local anti-ICE activist group appeared to welcome armed resistance against immigration authorities after a federal agent and an illegal immigrant were shot hours earlier. Ron Gochez, a teacher at Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School and …

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Baltimore's poverty machine thrives while the poor stay trapped

After six weeks of walking from New York City on my Walk Across America, I’ve arrived in Baltimore. This city is one of contrasts. On one side, you have the beautiful Inner Harbor with its shops and eateries; on the other, the rowhouses of Sandtown-Winchester and the public housing towers …

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Secretary of Education points out that the government shutdown shows her department is unneeded

As the partial government shutdown persists amid partisan gridlock in Washington, D.C., Education Secretary Linda McMahon pointed out that the shutdown demonstrates that her department is not necessary. She noted that schools are still functioning. “The Democrat government shutdown has forced agencies to evaluate what federal responsibilities are truly critical …

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AZ Senate president urges University of Arizona to join Trump’s new higher-ed reform compact

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is urging the University of Arizona to take advantage of an opportunity from PresidentDonald Trump’s administration to be one of nine initial signatories of theCompact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. In a letter obtained byFox News Digital, Petersen encouraged University of Arizona President Suresh …

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Largest teachers union teams up with ‘60s radical professor’s namesake org peddling anti-American curriculum

This story is part of Fox News Digital’s investigative series Campus Radicals. Get the full series here. A nonprofit that partners with the National Education Association (NEA), the largest teachers union in the country, offers radical social justice resources for teachers of students as young as pre-Kindergarten. The Zinn Education …

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