Author: Larry Sand Families are choosing alternatives to the Educational Industrial Complex. Students attending American public schools are struggling. Test scores from the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), released this year, indicate that 33% of 8th graders —a greater percentage than ever before—are reading at the “below basic” level. Additionally, only 22% of high school seniors are proficient or above in math, down from 24% in 2019, and only 35% ar

The Liberty Forum of Silicon Valley welcomed John Solomon The Axis of Weaponization: Democrats, Media, and the Bureaucrats John Solomon is an award-winning investigative journalist, author and digital media entrepreneur who serves as Chief Executive Officer and Editor in Chief of Just the News. Before founding Just the News, Solomon played key reporting and executive roles at some of America’s most important journalism institutions, such as The Associated Press, The Washingto

The Kern High School District — California’s largest by both enrollment and land area — took a courageous and principled stand for fairness in women’s sports. In a 3–2 vote, the district adopted a new Title IX resolution that restricts girls’ athletic participation to biological females. With this decision, Kern joins a growing number of California school districts defending the integrity of girls’ sports and reaffirming the original intent of Title IX. A Growing Movement f