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What’s In the Worcester Sex Curriculum? Details … Explicit Language Warning

A sex education curriculum that has divided parents and school committee members in Worcester is expected to go to a vote later this week. The Worcester School Committee, which sets policy for the public schools in the second largest city in Massachusetts, is set to decide on whether to adopt

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Former Teen Mom of Color Takes On Sex Education Curriculums in Worcester

Editor's Note: A mother in Worcester, Massachusetts addressed school officials about two sex education curriculums under consideration for use in the city's public schools on Monday, April 26, 2021. Her comments were addressed to the Worcester School Committee's Standing Committee on Teaching, Learning, and

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Critical Race Theory Is On the Ballot in Milton School Committee Race Tomorrow

Critical Race Theory is the dividing line among candidates for school committee in the South Shore town of Milton this week. There are two open seats on the school committee, which under state law sets policy for the town's public schools. (The committee also hires and fires the

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Survey Asking About Students’ Sexuality, Gender, Race Roils Parents in Milton

Are you transgender, genderqueer, or genderfluid? High school and middle school students in Milton got that question and many others earlier this school year – and some parents aren't happy about it.

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Warren, Markey Reject Ted Cruz Amendment To Stop Asian Discrimination In College Admissions

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wanted to end discrimination against Asian-American students in college admissions based on race, but none of his peers on the other side of the aisle supported his endeavor. That includes U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Malden) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) Cruz

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‘Father of Oceanography’ Cancelled By Oceanography School on Cape Cod

A short road running through the campus of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod has been renamed because its namesake fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War and supported slavery. Maury Lane is now officially called Marie Tharp Lane. The school has erected a temporary sign and plans

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Planned Parenthood and Its Allies Still Pushing Graphic Sex Ed Curriculum in Worcester

Planned Parenthood and their allies are once again pressuring Worcester mayor Joseph Petty and members of the school committee to implement so-called "comprehensive sexuality education" in the city's public schools. Two years ago, in February 2019, the school committee abandoned the proposal after hearing from parents

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Gordon College Doesn’t Qualify For ‘Ministerial Exception’ From Professor’s Sexual Orientation Lawsuit, Massachusetts High Court Says

Gordon College can't claim a ministerial exception to shield the school from an anti-discrimination lawsuit brought by a former professor of social work, the state's highest court has ruled. The case may end up at the U.S. Supreme Court, since it touches on unresolved matters