Public Education
North Carolina district supplies all school buses with overdose response kitsDrug overdose response kits will be available in every school bus in a North Carolina district as part of an emergency preparedness initiative, according to a recent report. “We are extremely thankful for Nash… Read More
Gender Transition
Schools still secretly transitioning students without parents’ knowledge, probe revealsAn investigation by grassroots nonprofit Defending Education shows over 12 million students in the U.S. attend schools with policies that encourage and sometimes require teachers to keep parents… Read More
Kansas
Op-Ed: Our farmers feed America. Our Senate should have their backsKansas is more than just rolling hills and open sky — it’s the heart of America’s breadbasket. From wheat to cattle and everything in between, our state’s agricultural… Read More
Elections, Missouri
‘Complete victory!’: State court upholds ‘Missouri FIRST’ congressional mapA state court has upheld Missouri’s new congressional map, rejecting lawsuits claiming the redistricting plan was unconstitutional.A Jackson County judge ruled completely in favor of the state Thursday,… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Schmitt joins panel on foreign adversaries weaponizing immigration to undermine U.S. sovereignty(The Center Square) — Following a U.S. Senate hearing this week on birthright citizenship, U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt R-Mo and Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute, joined… Read More
Faith
Moody Bible wins religious liberty case after Chicago Public Schools settles(The Heartlander) — Chicago Public Schools has agreed to settle a religious freedom lawsuit after it unlawfully barred Moody Bible Institute students from completing necessary student teaching hours because… Read More
Kansas
Kansas sports authority bill features passionate testimony on both sides in Chiefs hearing(The Sentinel) — A bill to authorize a sports authority to own the new home of the Kansas City Chiefs in Wyandotte County brought out energetic testimony both pro-… Read More
Congress
U.S. Senate to hold marathon debate on GOP voter ID bill(The Center Square) – Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., plans to bring a Republican elections reform bill to the floor next week and kickstart a marathon debate… Read More
Pro-Life
‘You see how fragile life is’: Missouri auditor shares how NICU visits fortified his pro-life viewsTo be Christian is to be against abortion, but what about those who aren’t Christian? State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick told a personal and compelling story for people to… Read More
Gender Identity, Missouri
St. Charles County library bans pride flags from employee desks but LGBTQ books remain on the shelvesLibrary employees in St. Charles County, Missouri have been ordered to strip their desks of LGBTQ pride flags and other items promoting personal beliefs. Employees were told workspace… Read More
Kansas City
So who is the mystery anti-ICE arsonist, and why isn’t she in custody?This should have been an open and shut case. In the early evening of Feb. 12 our mystery terrorist splashed accelerant over the windowed stretch of a large… Read More
Government
US on elevated alert after attacks show Iran links, but DHS funding still frozenThe federal government is probing Iran terror links after attacks in Texas, Michigan and Virginia in the last 12 days, but Department of Homeland Security funding remains frozen, possibly… Read More
Missouri Legislature, Taxes
Gov. Kehoe’s plan to phase out Missouri income taxes moves to the SenateThe Missouri House passed a constitutional amendment Thursday aiming to completely phase out the individual state income tax. House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174 are now heading to… Read More
Homeschools
Former schoolteacher: Homeschooling ‘challenged me to redefine success’ in educationA former public-school teacher thought she knew how to measure educational progress – by “standards, benchmarks, and measurable outcomes” – until she started homeschooling her own children. Read More
Public Education
Arizona school choice program’s error rate is reportedly 1%(The Center Square) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne told The Center Square that the Empowerment Scholarship Account’s error rate is lower than that of other Arizona… Read More
Opinion
Virginia shouldn’t bail out Fairfax County’s failing schools(The Daily Signal) – Hungry dogs run faster, but Fairfax County’s leadership is so bloated that it can barely move. Contrary to what these overfed “dogs” would have you believe,… Read More
Government
Wyoming governor signs bill banning most abortions after ‘human heartbeat’ milestoneWyoming has joined a handful of states restricting abortion early in pregnancy after Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill this week banning most abortions once a baby’s heartbeat can… Read More
Government
Florida passes voter ID bill as national SAVE Act stalls(The Daily Signal) – The Florida Senate passed voter ID legislation Thursday, sending the bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk, as the SAVE America Act stalls in the U.S. Senate. Read More
Politics
Sen. Schmitt joins panel on how U.S. adversaries weaponize immigration to ‘undermine American sovereignty’(The Center Square) – Following a U.S. Senate hearing this week on birthright citizenship, U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt R-Mo and Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute, joined… Read More
Politics
Pentagon confirms six servicemembers dead in Iraq tanker crash(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of War confirmed all six crewmembers were killed when an Air Force refueling tanker went down over Iraq. United States… Read More