Courts
Wisconsin mother lambasts school’s ‘barbaric’ racism against special needs sonA Wisconsin mother is taking legal action against her school district for racially discriminating against her dyslexic son by putting minority students first. Colbey Decker recalled how her child struggled… Read More
Politics
CNN’s multi-year plummet continues as ratings can’t top Food NetworkCNN’s descent into irrelevancy continued in the latest rating period, despite frantic attempts by the pioneering cable news network for a turnaround. During a crowded news cycle, CNN ratings couldn’t… Read More
Culture
Time Magazine names Donald Trump ‘Person of the Year’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Time magazine named President-elect Donald Trump as its “Person of the Year.” Trump is scheduled to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock… Read More
Government
FBI Director Wray to resign in JanuaryFBI Director Christopher Wray announced his intention to resign by the end of President Joe Biden’s term on Jan. 20. Wray made the announcement on Wednesday during an FBI town… Read More
Public Education
Public schools report widespread, persistent enrollment declines, DOE saysPublic school enrollment has slowed or stalled in all but four states, and most states are showing a decrease. That’s according to data from 2019 to 2023 … Read More
Government
Rep. Nancy Mace attacked by pro-trans activist at U.S. Capitol: What you need to know about the suspectRep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, says she was assaulted Tuesday by a pro-transgender activist at the U.S. Capitol while the congresswoman was speaking to the Foster Youth Caucus. New details… Read More
World
China, Japan take aim at declining birthrates with new pro-family policies. Will they work?The two most powerful countries in Asia are trying to tackle low fertility rates in differing ways, and their efforts may have lessons for America. For decades, both China and… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschoolers are finding educational partners in area churches. Here’s why the concept works so wellErika Serrano knew she had to get her daughter out of her Massachusetts public school – even though it was the only educational experience she had ever known. “I grew… Read More
Public Education
South Carolina Senate subcommittee makes plans to bring back school choice programThe South Carolina Senate Education Subcommittee met Tuesday to discuss the future of the state’s education savings accounts (ESA) program shuttered by the state’s supreme court. Read More
Government
Trump unlikely to forgive student loans, may initiate other higher ed reformsPresident-elect Trump is expected to reverse the Biden administration’s efforts to forgive students loans, but other higher education reforms Trump may be planning are unknown. Once he takes office in… Read More
Public Education
‘Grades don’t matter’: Experts criticize Missouri board’s proposal to lower teacher GPA standardThe Missouri State Board of Education may lower teacher certification standards to recruit more middle and high school educators, but experts tell The Heartlander the problems run deeper. In… Read More
Culture
6 Texas toddlers suffer horrific abuse at the hands of daycare worker, sheriff saysA Texas daycare worker has been arrested and charged with abusing at least six toddlers over 100 times, the Smith County Sheriff’s Office reports. Catherine Guziejka, 44, was arrested on… Read More
Public Education
Florida teachers’ union membership declined 15% after state law prohibited union strong-armingThe Florida state teachers’ union is bleeding members by the thousands, a year-end report reveals. The Florida Education Association (FEA) told the U.S. Department of Labor… Read More
World
Fall of Assad’s Ba’ath party is a blow to Iran, Russia, as Syrian rebels try to project normalcy amid uncertain futureRebels who have seized power in Syria are going out of their way to project “normalcy” as they seek to consolidate their gains, according to the… Read More
Homeschools
Missouri reaches ‘unprecedented’ number of homeschoolers, outpacing public- and private-school enrollment, researchers concludeAn estimated 1 in 16 school-aged children in Missouri now homeschool – a “quiet but seismic shift” nearly doubling since the COVID-19 pandemic, educational analysts say. “Not long ago, the… Read More
Courts
‘Not guilty’: Daniel Penny acquitted in NYC subway self-defense caseThe former Marine who put an unruly man on a subway train in a headlock was found not guilty on Monday on charges related to the man’s death. “A Manhattan… Read More
Courts
Low-income parents petition South Carolina court to restore school choiceSouth Carolina parents are petitioning the state Supreme Court to reinstate the school choice program funding their children’s education. In a petition filed Thursday, parents and… Read More
Public Education
Why did Missouri’s education agency pull report card resources from its website?Missouri’s education agency removed its mandatory report cards from its website in November for an update and has yet to republish the entirety of previous resources with new 2024 data. Read More
Culture
2 kindergarteners stable after shooting at California Christian schoolTwo kindergarteners are in critical but stable condition after a shooting at a California Christian school Wednesday, CNN reported. Authorities say Glenn Litton, 56, targeted the… Read More
Public Education
School district with gay club rejects Bible club, demand letter alleges(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Waterville Central School District in New York allegedly denied a student’s request to form a Bible club despite allowing clubs such as the “Gay… Read More