Plus: women's history month, school ‘secrets,’ & freelancer contributions
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Yesterday, Independent Women's Law Center Director Jennifer C. Braceras gave expert testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the so-called Equal Rights Amendment. It is important to note: men and women are equal, but not the same. Under the U.S. Constitution, as well as state and federal statutes, men and women are already legally equal.
Layering the ERA on top of existing protections would require the government to treat males and females exactly the same in all circumstances, regardless of biology or privacy. This would harm women and girls by eliminating separate spaces for women and making it impossible for the law to recognize situations where women’s unique vulnerabilities matter.
Adding the ERA to the Constitution now would not ratify women’s equality. It would undermine it.
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** Stop Punishing Gifted Students ([link removed])
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Today, as part of a war on merit in K-12 education, honors classes are eliminated, accelerated math is abandoned, admissions to selective high schools are relaxed, and high-school entrance exams are scrapped in the name of equity. Critics claim such programs contribute to racial segregation, although data suggest otherwise. Opponents of honors classes believe they have a moral imperative to achieve equitable outcomes. Yet they ignore the Black and Hispanic students who stand to suffer from the elimination of gifted educational programming. Read More ([link removed])
MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
The Bottom Line | Urging Biden to Protect Women’s Sports Watch ([link removed])
Fox & Friends | Schools Keeping Secrets from Parents Watch ([link removed])
The Rob O’Donnell Show | Biden Administration’s Debt Elimination Plans Listen ([link removed])
The New York Post | Behind Teen Girls’ Sky-High Depression: Forced Sex, Social Media Read ([link removed])
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** House Resolution Recognizes Freelancer Contributions ([link removed])
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By 2027, half of the U.S. workforce is slated to partake in some form of independent contracting—full-time, part-time, or occasionally. That’s worthy of celebration. This trend stands in sharp contrast with forced reclassification efforts like California’s Assembly Bill 5 and copycat bills pending in Illinois. Learn More ([link removed])
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** Homeschooling with Outschool CEO Amir Nathoo ([link removed])
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Outschool CEO Amir Nathoo joined the Network's "Homeschooling: Tips, Trials, and Triumphs" with Heather Hunter. In this interview, Heather talks to Amir about what inspired his work and the valuable resources from his website for homeschooling parents and even parents looking for courses to help build their children’s knowledge in a wide array of areas. Listen now for more tips, tricks, and even side hustles for homeschoolers alike!
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** The Women’s Vote ([link removed])
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Can you identify which of the following statements is not true?
A. On August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th state to adopt the 19th Amendment, reaching the required 3/4 threshold for ratification.
B. Before the 19th Amendment, women in some states had the right to vote.
C. Even now, 100 years after women secured the right to vote, we still lack full legal equality with men.
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** West Virginia Students Repeat Grades at More Than Double Pre-Pandemic Rate ([link removed])
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The long-term impact of COVID lockdowns is painfully apparent to the thousands of West Virginia students who are having to repeat a grade. The state’s retention rate more than doubled, as did the rates of South Carolina and Delaware.
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** NYC Returns To Controversial Grading Policy ([link removed])
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After a decade-plus hiatus, New York City public schools will be allowed to grade their own students’ Regents Exams. School officials had previously been banned from grading their own students’ tests over concerns about widespread cheating.
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