From Homeschool Hardships to Gambling Growth: New This Week

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Here’s a quick recap of the week’s top stories from Family Council and our friends:

From Family Council

🍎 Department of Education Tells Homeschoolers New EFA Rules Don’t Have to be Fair: The Department of Education disregarded concerns that Arkansas’ homeschoolers repeatedly expressed about new Educational Freedom Account (EFA) rules, according to documents Family Council obtained via the Freedom of Information Act. Keep Reading.

💰 Arkansans Wagered $86.5M+ on Sports Betting in March: Sportsbooks are now legal across most of the country, including Arkansas. Earlier this year the Arkansas Racing Commission approved sports betting license applications by FanDuel and DraftKings. State financial data shows that between the NCAA March Madness tournament and these new online sportsbooks, sports betting spiked by millions of dollars last month. But this type of gambling is taking a terrible toll on families’ finances. Keep Reading.

🌹 Mary Rose Doe Reminds Us of the Horrors of Unrestricted Abortion on Demand: On April 28, 1983, an eight-year-old boy playing by his yard near Little Rock’s Cantrell Road discovered baby Mary Rose Doe lying dead in a drainage ditch. Keep Reading.

🏛️ Pro-Abortion Group Continues Legal Effort Against Arkansas’ Pro-Life Laws: A pro-abortion group has requested a hearing in its lawsuit against Arkansas’ pro-life laws. Keep Reading.

📜 Federal Government Moves to Reschedule Marijuana: Across the U.S., many states have legalized marijuana either for “medical” or “recreational” use, and the Trump Administration has signaled that it wants to change U.S. policy on marijuana. But a growing body of evidence shows marijuana is actually much more dangerous that many people realize and needs to be restricted. Keep Reading.

⚖️ Arkansas Watches as Appeals Court Rules Ten Commandments Can Stay in Texas Classrooms: A federal appeals court ruled last week that Texans can display the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Arkansans should pay close attention. Keep Reading.

💵 Federal Grand Jury Charges Southern Poverty Law Center with Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering: Last week, a federal Grand Jury in Alabama charged the left-wing Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering. Keep Reading.

⚽ Trump Administration Sues Minnesota Department of Education for Violating Fairness in Girls’ Sports: Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League for letting biological males compete in girls’ athletics. Keep Reading.

From Our Friends

Assassination Culture Rears Its Ugly Head Again. From Daily Citizen.

Sorry, Jimmy Kimmel: It’s Not Funny to Joke About the First Lady as a Widow. From Daily Citizen.

Canada Said Her Only Choice Was Assisted Suicide, Texas Helped Save Her Life. From LifeNews.

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Trump Administration Sues Minnesota Department of Education for Violating Fairness in Girls’ Sports

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Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League for letting biological males compete in girls’ athletics.

The complaint filed in federal court says Minnesota’s policies violate Title IX — the federal law that guarantees equal educational opportunities for both sexes. The DOJ argues that letting boys compete in sports designated for girls is sex discrimination.

The facts in the lawsuit are striking. One male student has pitched and batted for a girls’ varsity softball team since at least 2023. In 2025, he led his team to a championship tournament, was named to the All-Tournament Team, and set school records — all while competing against all-girl teams. The DOJ says athletes like this one displaced girls who deserved a fair shot at competition.

We have written repeatedly about how women’s athletics is at risk of being erased in America.

Letting men compete in women’s sports reverses 50 years of advancements for women. It hampers girls’ abilities to compete for athletic scholarships, and it hurts their professional opportunities as adults. In some sports, it can even be dangerous.

Concerned Women for America estimates that more than 1,900 male athletes who claim to be female have taken first place medals away from women and girls.

Arkansas has already taken great steps to protect fairness in women’s sports. In 2021, Arkansas passed Act 461 by Sen. Missy Irvin (R — Mountain View) and Rep. Sonia Barker (R — Smackover) preventing male student athletes from competing against girls in women’s athletics at school. This good law protects fairness in women’s sports in Arkansas.

Right now the U.S. Supreme Court is considering laws from West Virginia and Idaho that are similar to Act 461. If the Court rules against these protections, it could affect states like Arkansas.

That’s why Family Council joined dozens of state policy organizations and more than 200 state legislators in a legal brief in the case last September.

Girls deserve a fair playing field. That shouldn’t be controversial. It’s common sense.

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