Public Education
St. Louis Public Schools begins year without enough buses to get students to class(The Center Square) – Bus transportation on the first day of school often has problems or miscommunication on new bus stops, changes in routes from last year and late arrivals. Read More
Politics
15 things we saw at the Democratic National Convention(The Daily Signal) – The Daily Signal is on the ground at the Democratic National Convention, where Democrats will formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president and Minnesota… Read More
Politics
Walz told students Communism is when ‘everyone is the same and everyone shares’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz used favorable language to describe Chinese communism when teaching a high school social studies class in 1991, according to… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school choice program shows remarkable progress for low-income students(The Sentinel) – ACE Scholarships, a Kansas program that provides partial funding for lower-income families to send their children to a private school of their choice, is… Read More
Government
Washington may alter stance ending lifetime supervision for highest-risk sex offenders(The Center Square) – In January during the legislative session, House Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry Chair Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, introduced House Bill 2178 to allow level two and… Read More
Culture
‘Where do the breasts go after top surgery?’ Pro-transgender surgeon asks while displaying them(The Daily Signal) – A surgeon who specializes in performing attempted transgender transitions on people who think they were born in the wrong body posted a photo Friday of her patients’ amputated… Read More
Public Education
Sanctuary cities for parental rights? California city aims to protect families from radical gender policies(The Daily Signal) – The mayor of Huntington Beach, California, is fighting for parental rights despite a recently signed state law requiring schools to conceal students’… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court blocks request to vacate Title IX injunctions(The Center Square) – Requests by the federal government to vacate injunctions over the Biden administration’s controversial Title IX rule have been blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court. The 5-4… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school employee made $631,000 last year but no one will explain his duties(The Sentinel) – David Wild was paid over $631,071.87 for the 2023-24 school year, according to salary figures from the Geary County School District (USD 475) in Kansas. Mr. Read More
Public Education
California school district’s ethnic studies course trains students for ‘social justice,’ ‘activism’(The Daily Signal) – A Los Angeles County school district offers an ethnic studies course covering the “intersectionality” of “identity markers” such as race, gender, and… Read More
Culture
The government took his daughter to transition her. This father is fighting back.(The Daily Signal) – Her parents had prepared a happy “welcome home” scene for their daughter to return to. Balloons. A nice dinner. Family. Her little brother eagerly awaited her arrival. Read More
Opinion
No room at ESPN for women defending women’s sports(The Daily Signal) – Turns out defending women’s sports is a no-go if you want a long career at ESPN. Samantha Ponder, host of “Sunday NFL Countdown,” has been… Read More
Politics
‘Are we going to debate today?’: Sen. Hawley challenges Democrat opponent at State Fair(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley crashed Democratic opponent Lucas Kunce’s appearance Thursday at the Missouri State Fair, where he demanded a debate. Video shows Hawley make… Read More
Politics
Families spending 22% more on household goods than in 2021(The Center Square) – Average household spending in North Carolina is $1,017 more per month today to buy the same goods and services as it was in 2021, a new… Read More
Politics
Critics blast Harris’ new ‘price control’ plan as anti-capitalism(The Center Square) – Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is taking fire for her new “price-gouging” ban that critics say is little more than communism-style “price… Read More
Culture
Taliban restrictions have deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling, UN agency says(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Taliban’s ban on women receiving above a secondary has deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of education since 2021, according to research from the United… Read More
Public Education
New school year brings changes for WA schools under Biden Title IX Final Rule(The Center Square) – With the new school year right around the corner, Washington’s 295 public school districts are busy trying to figure out how to comply with the recently… Read More
Government
Oklahoma has best school choice in America, state education chief says(The Daily Signal) – Every state should adopt Oklahoma’s school choice model, says Ryan Walters, the state’s superintendent of education. “We have the best school choice in the… Read More
Public Education
Two Kansas districts could be attempting to ‘hide’ property tax increases(The Sentinel) – A Kansas think-tank is questioning if two school districts are attempting to hide proposed tax increases when they present their budgets to a local chamber of commerce. Read More
Public Education
Report: Colorado must review academic, overall performance of 4-day school week(The Center Square) – A nonprofit policy organization is recommending the Colorado Department of Education immediately examine the effectiveness of four-day school weeks in the state. The Keystone Policy Center… Read More