NEWS

Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times,

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on April 21 announced that 27 alleged members or affiliates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) had been charged under legislation designed to bring down criminal enterprises.

The allegations against those charged included committing robberies and shootings, sex trafficking and organized prostitution of women brought into the United States illegally from Venezuela, robbing and extorting (more…)

Authored by Samantha Flom via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

An interfaith group of parents says forcing elementary school children to participate in instruction that contradicts their religious beliefs on sex and gender violates their First Amendment rights.

An interfaith coalition of parents gathers to protest outside the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., on Aug. 9, 2023. Courtesy of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty

The group in Maryland’s largest school (more…)

Authored by Glenn Minnis via The Center Square,

Illinois Republican state Rep. Dan Ugaste is speaking out against a “nationwide literacy crisis” that counts Illinois among the more than 40 states where just one out of every three fourth grade students are now meeting reading proficiency standards.

Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress report card shows that in Illinois, just 30% of fourth graders are hitting such standards. 

In a 2024 national (more…)