Opinion
Valentine’s support for radical environmental groups disqualifies her for U.S. Senate for Rural MissouriNext year, our elected officials in Washington, D.C. will be voting on consequential legislation that directly impacts rural Missouri. In 2023, Congress will be working on authorizing… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Parents and schools are fighting for control of the nation’s children. Who gets custody of the kids?Relations between parents and schools look increasingly like a divorcing couple preparing for a custody battle. In the best of times, parents and schools have viewed each other… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Civics and CRT: Should the law have a say in curricula?Public education has long drifted from reading, writing and arithmetic, with some experts warning the entire profession is lurching from fad to fad rather than sticking with the basics. … Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Transgenderism and professional development: A lesson in disguising LGBTQ advocacy in schoolsTeaching on many controversial subjects, such as gender identity and transgenderism, is prohibited by law in many K-12 classrooms. But these subjects nonetheless find their way into schools… Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: These doctors want to serve your children ‘gender affirming’ care, and sex change operations are on the menuThere are forces actively aligning against our children, and they are multiplying. As parents, if we don’t do something about it now, it could be too late. According to the… Read More
Culture, Opinion
These doctors want to serve your children ‘gender affirming’ care, and sex change operations are on the menuThere are forces actively aligning against our children, and they are multiplying. As parents, if we don’t do something about it now, it could be too late. According… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: The growing concern over Chinese investment in American agricultureThe growing influence and power of China should be a concern for all policymakers. China is growing more aggressive militarily and they are attempting to control resources across the… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Op-ed: Teacher ‘reKruiting krisis’(reimaginED) – In the classic Krisis at Kamp Krusty episode of “The Simpsons,” Bart discovers that the summer camp he and Lisa attend is a de-facto child slave labor… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Even blue states now want Biden to pay for cost of his open border policies"What crosses the border is dangerous; the Southwest is our 'exposed flank.' There is a nagging fear that we've gone to sleep with the back door unlocked." – Author… Read More
Opinion
Bleeding Kansas: What will the state look like after the coming surge in abortions and decrease in regulations?If there is any good that comes from the defeat of the Kansas abortion regulation amendment Tuesday, it ironically may be the bad that comes of it. Devastated… Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: Are we in a culture war in America? If so, can the media bring themselves to report on it fairly?What would you say is the state of the Union at this point?Well, let’s take a look at it.Racial and sexual indoctrination in public schools. Treating concerned… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas’ Ed department wants to divert classroom dollars to lobbying efforts by the Kansas Association of School Boards(The Sentinel) – The Kansas Department of Education purports to be a “dedicated service agency” that provides leadership, resources, and support.But like its claim to “prepare all… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Are we in a culture war in America? If so, can the media bring themselves to report on it fairly?What would you say is the state of the Union at this point?Well, let’s take a look at it.Racial and sexual indoctrination in public schools. Treating concerned… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Public education has made the West less religious, making room for the woke agendaThe most plausible explanation for the increasing secularization of society is the growth of public education. This, according to economists Raphael Franck and Laurence Iannaccone in their seminal 2014 paper“Religious… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Self-described ‘leftist’ teacher says woke policies in schools have gone too farA devastating critique of the debauched state of public schools in America was just delivered, and it didn’t come from the right. Essayist and critic Wesley Yang published an… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Kansas publication aids and abets student achievement cover-up(The Sentinel) – It’s bad enough that there are more high school students below grade level in Kansas than are proficient. But media aiding and abetting education officials’ cover-up… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Jill Biden advances leftist political agenda while ignoring the concerns of parents in speech to teachers’ unionWhen first lady Jill Biden spoke to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) 2022 Convention in Boston last week, her remarks were notable more for political signaling than for… Read More
Government, Opinion
How biased is your state’s charter law against rural students?Variety is the spice of life, and policymakers created charter schools to inject a bit of pluralism into the K-12 space. Sadly, a combination of factors, including a lack… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Teachers’ union president calls for members to ‘fight’ for abortion and LGBT agenda, against prayer in schools and gun rights for AmericansWith all the sophistication and pep of a high school graduation speech, the president of the nation’s largest teachers’ union called on her gathered members “to build our power”… Read More
Opinion
Wokeism in secular private schools: Advice for concerned parentsThis part is part six in the series, Wokeism in secular private schools. (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5). Read More