Education
University of Iowa plans to consolidate gender studies and American studies into new department(The Heartlander) — One public university in the Midwest isn’t exactly getting rid gender studies, but the area of study may soon exist under a new name. The University of… Read More
Education
San Francisco schools put out sexually suggestive holiday ‘survival guide’ for LGBT students(The Heartlander) — The San Francisco Unified School District is facing backlash for creating a sexually and politically charged holiday “survival guide” for LGBTQ students.The “Out… Read More
Terrorism
Plea deal for 9/11 mastermind reinstated by U.S. military court may spare terrorists death penalty(The Heartlander) — A military court has upheld a deal negotiated by the commission set up to prosecute the 9/11 terrorists, rebuffing attempts by the Biden administration to block the… Read More
Education
Community, common sense of private schooling can solve public education crisis(The Heartlander) — America’s public schools are in a spiraling student achievement and cost crisis – but thanks to innovations in private and homeschooling, help is definitely on the way.A… Read More
Health
CDC monitors bird flu as rare human case sparks concerns(The Center Square) − The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies are closely monitoring the spread of the HN51 avian influenza, commonly known as the bird… Read More
Education, Race
Minnesota school district spends $10K on White Privilege conference, allegedly excludes white teachers from professional development(The Heartlander) — Parents Defending Education (PDE) has blown the whistle on anti-white racism in a Minnesota school district. PDE filed a complaint Dec. 18 with the federal… Read More
Housing
Colorado families with children seeing homelessness skyrocket, report says(The Center Square) – Colorado has recently seen a spike in the number of families with children experiencing homelessness. Colorado saw a 134% increase (4,878 people to 8,519 people) in… Read More
2024
The Heartlander 2024 year in review: Wins for Christian education, free speech, Trump(The Heartlander) — From education to politics, 2024 was a year for the record books.More students than ever before are receiving a Christian education in the United States, whether from… Read More
Federal government
Federal government set new U.S. record for corruption, lying in 2024; can it ever recover Americans’ trust?As social media memes increasingly remind us, it can be a crime to lie to Congress – but not for Congress to lie to us.Maybe it’s time it was. And… Read More
Kansas
Bipartisan claim: Governor Kelly circumvented legislature with secret offer to KC Chiefs(The Sentinel) — In an era of political dissension, two Kansas House members, one Democrat and one Republican, have joined forces in criticizing Governor Laura Kelly’s apparent attempt at an… Read More
Federal government
Trump faces federal employee unions in government efficiency battle(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to drastically cut government and clean out inefficiencies, but he faces an entrenched power in Washington, D.C. that may throw a… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Venezuelan prison gang crime, arrests confirmed in 22 U.S. states(The Center Square) – Of the more than 14 million illegal border crossers reported under the Biden administration, an unknown number of violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua prison gang members… Read More
President Donald Trump
Poll: Majority of Americans support Trump transition(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans approve of the way President-elect Donald Trump is handling the presidential transition, according to a new poll. Gallup’s new polling data showed… Read More
Education
Hybrid homeschool model fosters ‘generational learning,’ farming lifestyle in South Dakota(The Heartlander) — As a former public-school teacher of 17 years in South Dakota, Sarah VanDerVliet never thought she would leave to start a hybrid homeschool program.“If you would have… Read More
Gender
Massachusetts boy is dominating girls’ field hockey thanks to state law(The Heartlander) — Almost half of the goals scored by a high school girls’ field hockey team in Massachusetts were scored by a boy on the team. In Massachusetts public… Read More
Labor
New study debunks union claims, shows right-to-work laws are correlated with higher wages(The Heartlander) — Researchers have debunked the claim that pro-union states have higher average wages than right-to-work states. Despite widespread claims that labor unions boost wages, the Mackinac Center for… Read More
Crime
Violent Venezuelan prison gang members expand operations in western states(The Center Square) – Members of the violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), continue to expand criminal operations in western states, including in Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Read More
Energy
New York to charge fossil fuel companies for climate change damage(The Center Square) — Large fossil fuel companies will be required to pony up money to New York state for alleged damages caused by climate change under a bill signed… Read More
Culture
Obama judge blocks Arkansas law that protects kids from lewd books(The Heartlander) — A federal judge has blocked an Arkansas law that allows for prosecution of librarians and booksellers who provide pornographic materials to minors. Top Republicans in the state… Read More
Gender
Nearly 120 bills filed nationwide by state lawmakers to combat trans ideology(The Heartlander) — State legislators have already pre-filed about 120 bills to curb liberal transgender ideology in the 2025 legislative session, according to Truthout. That is… Read More