Public Education
Nearly 60,000 Michigan 3rd graders can’t read at grade level. Most will advance to 4th grade anywayMichigan is sending thousands of 3rd graders into 4th grade despite more than half struggling to read. Michigan State University’s education policy center released a new report detailing reading scores… Read More
Public Education
Portland high school teacher threatened to withhold student recommendations over union support before tentative deal struckA Portland, Oregon high school teacher planned to deny students recommendations unless they joined the picket lines in the teachers’ strike which kept 50,000 students out of class for three weeks. … Read More
Opinion
Christian education continues to thrive around the countryChristian education is rapidly expanding across the United States as many parents seek public school alternatives for their children. Since the pandemic, families and Christian leaders… Read More
Culture
Inflation continues to burden American families this ThanksgivingA year after America’s most expensive Thanksgiving, high inflation continues to impact middle and lower class American families. One analysis shows the average household spent $709… Read More
Culture
‘They don’t know anything about this conflict or the history.’ IDF veteran sets Hamas attacks in context in briefingA briefing on the unfolding war between Israel and Hamas was hosted last week by The Herzog Foundation, which publishes The Heartlander. Guest speaker Uri Goldflam, a former Israel Defense… Read More
Culture
If abortion is ‘essential health care’ why are less than 10% of OB-GYNs performing them?The most recent survey of practicing OB-GYNs shows “only 7 percent of physicians focused on women’s health care performed abortions.” So says Christina Francis, M.D., CEO of the American Association… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania school district forced to allow Satan club on school grounds under the guise of religious freedomA Pennsylvania school district has settled a lawsuit with The Satanic Temple, following allegations of discrimination against the After School Satan club. The American Civil Liberties Union… Read More
Public Education
Federal magistrate sides with professor in First Amendment suit against a college’s DEI policiesA federal magistrate sided with a professor in a First Amendment case where a California college was seeking to take punitive actions against the teacher for not cooperating with diversity… Read More
Courts
New Hampshire Superior Court rules in favor of state’s school choice programThe New Hampshire Superior Court ruled the state’s school choice program is constitutional on Wednesday, dismissing a legal challenge brought by the head of the state… Read More
Public Education
Georgia high school football coach sacked after atheist group threatens district over player baptismsA Christian football coach at a Georgia high school has been sacked from coaching for allegedly holding a baptism on school grounds where 20 players professed faith in Christ. The… Read More
Courts
Alaska AG reaffirms parents’ rights to opt children out of sex ed, gender identity lessonsAlaska Attorney General Treg Taylor released an opinion Thursday informing school districts that parents have the right to opt their children out of gender identity lessons. Referencing a… Read More
Courts
Missouri court hears arguments over state abortion law in lawsuit brought by liberal clergyA Missouri circuit court heard initial arguments in a lawsuit against the state’s abortion law. Missouri’s Stand for the Unborn Act was passed in 2019 and… Read More
Public Education
Data shows school choice helps Wisconsin students attend better schoolsWisconsin’s school choice students attend better schools than their peers in tradionally zoned public schools, new data reveals. Analysis of Wisconsin’s most recent state report card found that choice… Read More
Public Education
Florida teacher brutally beaten by a high school student battles district after being placed on unpaid leaveA Florida teacher who was physically assaulted by a high school student is now fighting the school district after being placed on unpaid leave. Her attacker awaits sentencing after a… Read More
Public Education
NYC Mayor Eric Adams defunds school safety to offset spending for housing of illegal immigrantsNew York City’s mayor is taking heat for cutting 250 new school safety agents and suggesting parents volunteer to patrol their local schools. “We’re going to be leaning into parents… Read More
Public Education
National teachers’ group urges educators to teach students to be pro-PalestineAn official from a national English teachers’ group released a controversial statement urging educators to teach students about freeing Palestine. The statement was release by a committee chair ahead of… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia declares special education emergencyThe West Virginia Department of Education has declared a state of emergency over failing special education services in Hampshire County. The state’s Board of Education… Read More
Culture
‘God gave us a warrior spirit’: High school coach Joe Kennedy explains why he fought for the right to pray on the football fieldJoe Kennedy was just an average Joe. A retired marine turned high school football coach, he never expected to be caught in the crossfires of a seven-year-long legal battle over the… Read More
Public Education
Michigan school district to close 10 schools after falling enrollmentA Michigan public school district announced several of its schools will be closing due to low enrollment, leaving the district at around half of its capacity. Grand Rapids Public Schools… Read More
Culture
National Security Agency glossary pushing ‘woke’ ideology uncovered by Daily WireA document described as an internal glossary pushing progressive ideology from the National Security Agency has been uncovered by the Daily Wire. “Intel agency’s 34 page glossary defines hundreds of… Read More