Teen Suicide and Homosexuality
The past year has seen the tragic suicides of five young men who identified as homosexual or who were taunted with homosexual…
Laurie Higgins
Cultural Affairs Writer
Writing for IFI since 2008 316 articles
Articles by Laurie Higgins
Political Activism Trumps H.S. Basketball Trip
Another boneheaded and politically motivated decision by District 113 — the district for which I worked for a decade — has landed…
Thanksgiving As Seen Through the Lens of Critical Race Theory
There is a concerted effort on the part of proponents of “critical race theory” to erode respect for America through public education.…
Scandalous Intolerance in District 113
It was suggested to me that I file a Freedom of Information Act request with the school district for which I worked…
Chicago Tribune’s Julia Keller Endorses ALA’s Banned Books Week
I was disappointed to read Julia Keller‘s article “Don’t read that: The secret lives of book banners” in Sunday’s Chicago Tribune. Julia…
Homosexual Agenda Advanced Under “Safe Schools” Banner
H.R. 2262, “The Safe Schools Improvement Act,” was introduced in May, and in June it was referred to the Subcommittee on Early…
District 204’s Hemant Mehta
District 204 parents really should spend some time perusing Neuqua Valley math teacher, Hemant Mehta‘s website to determine whether he is the…
Unprofessionalism in District 204
Last week, I wrote an article forewarning IFI readers to avoid the “Bean” in Millennium Park on Saturday, August 15 at 1:00…
The Corrupt American Library Association Censors with Carefree Abandon
In the fall of 2008, I wrote two articles describing how absurdly imbalanced public high school book collections are on the topic…
Chicago Public School CEO Ron Huberman Meets with Homosexual Activists
According to the Chicago Free Press, on Monday, June 22 openly homosexual CEO of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Ron Huberman, met with…
IFI Responds to the Tribune’s Sheawn Healy
Once again another academic frets over the rare occasion of a school district acquiescing to the concerns of taxpayers who are tired…
Chicago Public School’s New CEO
This week Illinoisans were greeted with the news that the new CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Ron Huberman, self-identifies as homosexual. Mayor…