Government
Watch: ‘Trans non-binary’ drag queen running for California state SenateA drag queen is seeking to become the first transgender person elected to the California state Senate. Maebe A. Girl, who describes herself as “trans non-binary,” is… Read More
Culture
Gen Z is ‘turning to Jesus’: Pitt athletes lead campus-wide revivalUniversity of Pittsburgh football player Jake Overman was praying earlier this year when he sensed God calling him to take what seemed like a simple step: start a Bible… Read More
Public Education
Falling student enrollment triggers closure conversations, highlights strains on half-empty buildingsU.S. public schools are beginning to tackle the problem of severe under-enrollment – a decision delayed by years of federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funding. “Public school enrollment is… Read More
Government
Trump trolls Dems with AI meme videos on health care for illegal immigrants in wake of government shutdownPresident Donald Trump has outraged Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer after posting AI-generated meme videos mocking their political stances, which have prompted a government shutdown. Trump… Read More
World
‘Terror attack’: 3 dead, including knife-wielding attacker at British synagogue on Jewish holy dayBritish police shot and killed an attacker who allegedly drove through the gates of a Manchester synagogue Thursday and began stabbing people, killing two and injuring five others on… Read More
Courts
Family sues online video game platform, communications app, over child abductionA family in California is suing online platforms Roblox and Discord after a 10-year-old girl was allegedly abducted following online communication with a man through the platforms. Roblox is a user-generated video… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin manipulating school data, deceiving parents, policy expert saysWisconsin’s education department is skewing test scores to deceive parents, a public policy expert argues. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is distorting its own data to make its… Read More
Government
Nebraska opts in to federal private school choice programNebraska has become the first state opting in to a new federal tax credit program designed to expand school choice scholarships for K-12 students. Gov. Jim Pillen announced the news during a Sept. 27… Read More
Government
Texas expected to open school choice applications by Jan. 1Texans hoping to take advantage of the state’s new school choice program can expect to submit applications “by the first of the year,” acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock said this… Read More
Courts
Families fight back as teachers’ union sues to block Idaho school choice programMere months after Idaho launched its first school choice program, three families who depend on it are now battling to defend it – with help from a national legal group taking… Read More
Culture
Netflix cancellations gain steam as Elon Musk, others slam transgender groomingA Netflix boycott could be imminent after a conservative social media account began publicizing examples of Netflix shows targeting children with sexual content. One of the posts garnered… Read More
Culture
Charlie Kirk’s mission marches on at Center for Christian Virtue galaEven after the assassination of faith-and-political activist Charlie Kirk, his impact continues at the campus events and conferences he had planned to attend. Center for Christian Virtue, a faith-based public policy… Read More
Public Education
Teacher training seen as missing link in school choice expansion, expert says, with serious reforms neededWhile school choice has expanded rapidly, a significant roadblock remains: Who will teach the students moving to private schools, microschools and homeschool co-ops? In a recent op-ed, Daniel Buck … Read More
Culture
Watch: North Carolina hero restores properties for free 1 year after HeleneJake Jarvis, owner of an excavating company, has been restoring properties free of charge in the year since Hurricane Helene decimated parts of western North Carolina and surrounding states. Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Democrats’ rabid attacks on immigration enforcement a sign of America at warThe uniforms are pinstripes, not camouflage, the battlefields being courtrooms not hillsides. But there’s a war on for control of this country. … It also happens to be… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district prohibits staff from wearing Charlie Kirk-style ‘FREEDOM’ shirtsA Kansas City-area elementary school has forbidden staff from wearing Charlie Kirk-style “FREEDOM” shirts. In an email exchange with a concerned citizen that has since been posted… Read More
Public Education
Law firm calls for probe into North Carolina district after 4 complaints from autistic studentsA nonprofit law firm has requested a systemic investigation into one of North Carolina’s districts after filing four complaints this year on behalf of families with autistic students. Read More
Government
Education Secretary McMahon announces $500 million for charter schoolsU.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has announced the distribution of $500 million for the federal charter school program during the Ohio portion of her… Read More
Government
Trump admin announces historic deal to slash Medicaid pricesThe Trump administration has secured a first-of-its-kind deal with Pfizer to provide Medicaid recipients with prescription drugs at “most-favored-nation” pricing, a first step in addressing pharmaceutical “price gouging” for Americans. “Today, Pfizer is… Read More
World
Watch: British pub changes name to ‘The George Orwell’ in protest of free speech crackdownIn protest of the United Kingdom’s recent restrictions on freedom of expression, a pub in Brighton, England, has renamed itself “The George Orwell,” in honor of the 1984 author… Read More