8 stories
Family
Marriage itself helps keep parents together
A four-year reanalysis of UK family data challenges the long-running claim that marriage only reflects stability—and strengthens the case for policies that support married parents.
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Culture
Parents have a right to know when anyone urges a child to transition
After a Fort Worth mother raised an alleged letter sent to her 11-year-old daughter without her parents’ knowledge, Vance urged a Justice Department investigation.
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Parents should control children’s care; El-Sayed won’t rule out blockers
On Oct. 29, El-Sayed called a question about excluding puberty blockers from his universal plan hypothetical, leaving Michigan parents without a clear commitment.
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Enforce Tennessee’s ban against the network routing families around it
The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban, but Christina Buttons reports that CSE’s network is connecting families to providers who described ways around state restrictions.
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Maine girls deserve sex-based teams—and their families are back
As Maine girls prepare to speak before the Senate election, volunteers are submitting almost 5,000 signatures to revive a ballot fight over girls’ teams and private spaces.
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News
Public schools fail children as senior scores hit new lows
In 2024, 45% of high school seniors scored below NAEP Basic in math; more reported four-year college acceptance than in 2019, but a lower percentage were likely ready for college coursework.
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Faith and morality sustain families and the republic
Heritage posted Washington’s quotation on Oct. 29, linking religion and morality to political prosperity; parents’ right to raise children in faith deserves protection.
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Biological sex laws protect women’s privacy, teams and safety
The Title IX fight shows how federal rules can put girls’ privacy, women’s sports and parents’ say over school policy in agency hands.
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