Amy Haywood
@AmyJHaywood
Military Spouse, Editor, Writer. Curating relevant news and recirculating stories that still matter to military families.
Some things never change...DOD Dependents Schools: hearing before the Military Personnel and Compensation Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, 100th Congress, 2nd session, October 5, 1988 babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.…
Through physical education in the Marine Corps, Patrick Whalen – founder & CEO of @IliadAthletics – learned discipline & integrity. He shares that when schools embrace physical education, students can reap the same benefits. Read more: blog.ed.gov/2025/07/shapin…
Banning sexual LGBT books isn’t about banning ideas; it’s about stopping the deliberate indoctrination of military children with a radical ideology that directly contradicts the values that should be shaping our children’s growth and development. americanmilitarynews.com/2025/07/sexual…
🚨 NEW: Note to Congress on DEI in the Sciences: The Call is Coming from Inside the House. Get the full story at our Substack: openthebooks.substack.com/p/note-to-cong… @johnhart333 @MatthewTyrmand @DOGE
Under the previous administration, Lt. Col. Lohmeier was removed for exposing the rise of Marxism and Critical Race Theory in our military. Today, he’s been confirmed as Under Secretary of the Air Force. I look forward to having him at the Pentagon.
HUGE WIN at the 9th Circuit for our client Jessica Bates! This widowed Oregon mom was categorically barred from adopting a foster child—regardless of the child’s age or beliefs—because she wouldn’t promise to affirm gender ideology. The 9th Circuit ruled that Oregon’s policy…
Agreed.
Be wary of any attempt to teach anything, ANYTHING in schools other than academic content Mandatory attendance laws guarantee a captive audience that will be the next generation of voters and consumers And so every interest group tries to ram their cause into school curricula
“Our research reveals the shocking truth of the matter – over 1,900 women have come in second place to men who claim to be women,” said Penny Nance, CEO and President, Concerned Women for America. concernedwomen.org/new-research-r…
There are hundreds of these folks out there. The stories of the ones I spoke to will enrage you. The way the Biden DOD treated these vets was utterly disgraceful.
🚨 Four years after former President Joe Biden’s Pentagon mandated the COVID-19 vaccination for all Department of Defense personnel, veterans and former service members are continuing to fight for justice after being terminated for refusing the vaccine.
I shared this school choice update with @SenTuberville's @GOPHELP's K12 subcommittee today: "Just this year, Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina, Indiana, Idaho, New Hampshire, and Wyoming created or significantly expanded existing school choice programs. 35 states offer some type…
"Union leaders' power has remained unchecked for far too long," DFI's @GinnyGentles says during her testimony before the @GOPHELP Subcommittee hearing on empowering families for better educational results.
OUR (Outdoor Unstructured Recess) > SEL (Social Emotional Learning) Since the education industry loves acronyms so much, I figured I’d fight fire with fire.
🧵 A Massachusetts school secretly “transitioned” an 11-year-old girl against her parents’ clear instructions. Last week, @ADFLegal and @cprc_official asked the Supreme Court to hear their case. It’s an important one for several reasons. 1/
School choice breaks the government school monopoly. Classic Learning Test breaks the ACT/SAT duopoly.
Proud to serve our men and women in uniform, their families and our DoD civilians.
HON Anthony J. Tata has been sworn in as the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness (P&R). He has already hit the ground running in support of Service members and military families, and the ready, lethal fighting force required to meet the @DeptofDefense mission.
The Cost of Spouse Volunteerism military.com/daily-news/opi…
Are you the parent or caregiver of a DODEA student with a specific learning disability? If so, Congress wants to hear your perspectives on the support your child receives in DODEA schools. Take our confidential survey by Aug. 1 to make your voice heard: gaosurvey.gao.gov/jfe/form/SV_3a…