Who Has Authority Over Your Child in Pennsylvania?

“Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.” — Ronald Reagan The lessons of COVID should not be forgotten. We saw firsthand what can happen when government health authorities are given broad powers over our schools, our families, and our daily lives. Now, the Shapiro administration is proposing more than 500 […]

Liberal Podcasters Demoralize Homeschoolers; Unleash Major Backlash from Christians

In a stunning display of the cynical and defeatist output the American public school system manufactures, podcast co-hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan recently went viral for disparaging homeschooling families on their show, “I’ve Had It.¨ They described parents who homeschool their children as “incapable of critically thinking,” and labeled homeschooling itself as “selfish,” and […]

A BIG WIN for Topeka Public Schools – and Parents’ Rights!

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” – Proverbs 22:6 Good News for Kansas Parents! Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501 has reached a voluntary agreement with the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office following a federal investigation […]

Not in my school: CWA’s Long History of Opposing School-Based Health Centers

A 1986 edition of Concerned Women for America’s (CWA) monthly magazine, Family Voice, listed the following prayer request in its prayer bulletin: That people across the country would see the danger of school-based “health” clinics and know how to take effective action against them. Forty years later, CWA is still committed to fighting School-Based Health […]

The War on Truth, Smithsonian Edition

When a people forgets where they came from, they forget who they are. But America’s largest institution charged with preserving and sharing our history has been captured by an anti-American ideology that is lying to busloads of school children and international tourists for the sake of a corrosive political agenda. Now that it’s all finally […]

Blind Squirrels and Broken Clocks

Scandal-plagued Fairfax County (Virginia) schools finally got something right (kind of). At its July 16 meeting, the Fairfax County school board voted to restrict generative AI for elementary students, prohibit tablets and laptops in pre-K and kindergarten classes, limit personal devices during instructional time, and launch a pilot program to implement a “whitelist”-style firewall (rather […]

2026 Pennsylvania Budget: Important Decisions Affecting Families and Communities

“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.” – I Timothy 2:1,2 The Pennsylvania Legislature has approved the state budget. While the agreement […]

What is the Future of Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence?

During my sophomore year of college, I had an internal crisis deciding on my major. I sat down with my academic advisor and professor, who posed two questions for me:  Have you prayed about it?  What would you do if you knew you could not fail?  He then connected me with his wife, who became a dear mentor and friend. Our relationship led her to volunteer as the faculty sponsor of the […]

SCOTUS Agrees States Can Protect Women’s Sports

  For Immediate Release: June 30, 2026 | Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC – Concerned Women for America (CWA) says that the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Hecox v. Little will help stop biological women from being forced to compete against biological men in women’s sports. CWA submitted an amicus brief […]

A Call to Prayer in Pennsylvania: Bucks County Women’s Sports Appeal

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives generously to all.” — James 1:5 As of today, no oral argument date has been scheduled for Aislin Magalengo v. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA), et al., No. 25-2684, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. This case […]

Fairness for Women’s Sports Deserves a Vote in Pennsylvania!

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves…” Proverbs 31:8 Pennsylvania women and girls deserve fairness, safety, and equal opportunity in athletics. Yet once again, legislation designed to protect women’s sports is being shuffled between committees rather than receiving a vote by the full House of Representatives. On Monday, the House Health Committee voted […]

What is the “Success Sequence”?

Ohio lawmakers passed an education bill that requires public schools to include the Success Sequence in the state curriculum as a graduation requirement.  So, what is this magic marker of success that lawmakers think students ought to know? It’s simple: Graduate from high school Get a job And get married before having children Lawmakers suggest […]

Trump Administration Tackles Excessive Screen Time

New Surgeon General Advisory and FCC Announcement Seek to Address Growing Concern About Screens in Schools Amid growing concern about the amount of time children spend on screens (both in and out of school) and rising skepticism about their educational value, the U.S. Surgeon General and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have each taken significant […]

Action Needed Now on Education in Louisiana

“For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.” — Psalm 139:13 Representative Emily Chenevert (R-District 66) is the author of a House Concurrent Resolution, HCR 26, which would encourage the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to incorporate “the science of human growth and development” into educational content […]

Democrats Propose Bill to Repeal School Choice Program

Democrats say they’re pro-choice. Unless, of course, that means families getting to choose to send their children to a non-public school. This week in Congress, a number of Democrats made it clear that in that case, they are very much against choice. Last summer, Congress passed the first-ever federal school choice program as part of […]

University Decision on Abortion Pill Will Put Young, Uninformed Women at Risk

When it comes to abortion, women claim “my body, my choice” as the basis for their stance, but do they understand the weight of this statement when it relates to the abortion pill? For young adults in college, this is becoming a prevalent issue with schools like the University of Oregon ruling to dispense abortion […]

Fair Play Matters – Take Action Today in Pennsylvania!

“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.” – Isaiah 1:17 The Pennsylvania Senate has once again taken action to uphold fairness in women’s sports, passing SB1293, the Save Women’s Sports Act, on April 22, 2026, by a vote of 30–17. Sponsored by Sen. Judy Ward (R–District 30), this bill represents a continued effort […]

Apple and Google App Stores Driving Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools

When smartphones entered the hands of teenagers, they also introduced a new and devastating phenomenon: sexting. By the early 2000s, news reports warned parents that intimate images of high school students were being rapidly shared within schools, often beyond the consent of the person in the photo, and that if their teen participated in storing […]

Louisiana HB948 – “Parental Medical Decision Protection Act”

On Thursday, April 23, 2026, Concerned Women for America of Louisiana plans to testify before the House Health and Welfare Committee in support of HB948, authored by Rep. Beryl Amedee (R-District 51). This proposed legislation affirms and strengthens parental rights regarding medical decisions for minors. Known as the “Parental Medical Decision Protection Act,” HB 948 […]