Public Education
Audit: Kentucky’s largest school district runs deficits, spends millions on administration, DEI as students struggleKentucky’s largest school district is operating at a fiscal deficit while spending millions of dollars on administrative salaries and ideological programs – while graduating students who are ill-prepared for college and… Read More
Courts
Georgia high school shooter pleads guilty to 55 counts, including murder, faces life in prisonThe Georgia teen who killed four people in a shooting at Apalachee High School in 2024 pleaded guilty Friday to 55 counts, including murder. He now faces life in… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Lawfare reaches the jury level, ‘the very soul of this nation’Felony charges were dismissed by a special prosecutor against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill in New Orleans this week, demonstrating a growing trend of jury-induced malicious prosecution and nullification. Murrill’s crime? She warned New Orleans’… Read More
Courts
Illegal immigrant sentenced for fraudulent visa ring in Kansas CityAn illegal immigrant from Mexico has been sentenced to less than two years in prison for developing a crime scheme to get visas for other illegal immigrants. Jose… Read More
Government
Sen. Hawley, lawmakers ask DOJ to investigate years-old deaths of five babies in possible partial-birth abortionMore than 50 Republican lawmakers asked the Department of Justice to investigate the deaths of five near full-term babies, discovered outside an abortion clinic in Washington, D.C., in 2022, according to a letter sent Tuesday to acting Attorney… Read More
Government
Trump admin is now on TikTokPresident Donald Trump’s cabinet took TikTok by storm Tuesday as nearly every department rolled out new accounts. Furthermore, TikTok is now allowed on federal devices, and various… Read More
Courts
Catholic nuns sue New York over law requiring them to assist terminally ill patients in suicide or face heavy penaltiesCatholic nuns are suing the state of New York over a law forcing them to violate their religious beliefs by assisting sick patients in their suicides. Four orders of Catholic nuns and Catholic… Read More
Government
10 states ‘medal’ in latest school choice rankingsEdChoice’s latest education freedom rankings awarded 10 states gold, silver or bronze status. The Friedman Index, named for EdChoice founders Milton and Rose Friedman, “is a comprehensive and easy-to-understand measure of the availability of… Read More
Culture
Parents and teachers split as Google rolls out AI reading help in every classroomAn artificial intelligence reading assistance tool designed to give children one-on-one reading instruction is offered through Google Classroom this summer, sparking both optimism and concern among American parents and… Read More
Culture
Singer Leanna Crawford has a message for women: Let’s stop comparing ourselves to othersAward-winning singer Leanna Crawford has built a career writing songs that speak to the struggles many young girls and women face, and her latest album is no different, offering… Read More
Public Education
Scandal-rocked Buffalo Public Schools appoints new board member despite mayor, state education commissioner advising delayIn the latest twist regarding Buffalo Public Schools in New York, a new board member has been appointed despite calls from both the city’s mayor and state education commissioner advising a delay to investigate sexual… Read More
Government
Sen. Hawley bill: No bonuses for bad postal serviceSen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, announced this week plans to introduce a bill that would cut U.S. Postal Service officials’ bonuses for… Read More
Courts
Kansas City under legal fire by Missouri AG for discriminatory business contractsKansas City is being sued for discriminating against businesses and business owners based on race and sex. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a… Read More
Culture
Documentary: The unknown history of Kansas City Chiefs basketballA documentary from the Kansas City Chiefs reveals the hidden history of a forgotten Kansas City sports team – Kansas City Chiefs basketball. The documentary, The Lost Game:… Read More
Courts
Advocates sue to block anti-school choice Arizona petition driveA pro-school choice group is challenging the validity of signatures collected to place an anti-school choice measure on Arizona’s fall ballot. The Goldwater Institute… Read More
Culture
Fertility doctors: Patients aren’t getting the full story on IVFIs fertility medicine hiding the ball? A growing chorus of researchers say the public has been sold an incomplete story on assisted reproductive technology (ART) – one that oversells success rates and glosses over… Read More
Government
Smithsonian under fire from House Republicans for telling history through ‘radical left-wing narratives’House Republicans joined the White House in criticizing the Smithsonian for using taxpayer funds to “promote a politicized agenda,” including a museum display that characterized Mickey Mouse as racist. Read More
Culture
‘Bad Counselors’ director pushes faith films beyond the ‘cheesy’ labelFilmmaker Chris Dowling has spent more than a decade making faith- and family-based films, and he agrees with much of the criticism aimed at the genre: too many are… Read More
Government
Trump nominees await final Senate committee vote in confirmation processThree of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees could advance this week or next, if a majority of Senate committee members vote in their favor. All three nominees appeared for their confirmation hearings before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee… Read More
Courts
Pro-lifers back in court after arrests for ‘Black Preborn Lives Matter’ sidewalk messagePro-life groups are back in court in a years-long legal battle after their members were arrested for writing “Black Pre-Born Lives Matter” outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Washington,… Read More