School Choice
Education Department video highlights school choice gains under Trump(The Heartlander) — The Department of Education released a video Monday celebrating the growth of school choice and improvements in education under President Donald Trump.The montage features clips… Read More
Illinois
Analysis: Windy City residents face debt storm, rank No. 1 in financial distressChicago has long marketed itself as a world-class city with global ambition.It was the City That Works.But Chicago no longer works, according to a… Read More
President Donald Trump
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas claims longtime Democrat mayors, not Trump, cut crime to record lows last yearHours before the State of the Union address Tuesday, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas noted “the homicide rate in major U.S. cities is at a 125-year low” and “homicides… Read More
Sex Change
Two major hospitals end transgender mutilation for minors(The Heartlander) — Two of the largest hospitals in the northeast no longer offer transgender surgeries for minors, according to separate announcements last week. The change follows the… Read More
National
DHS rejects $58M Coast Guard marketing deal over LGBTQ, DEI ideology(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Homeland Security rejected a nearly $58 million contract for advertising and marketing support services for the U.S. Coast Guard Recruiting Command… Read More
Transportation
CDL tests will become English only(The Center Square) – All commercial driver’s license tests will be administered in English, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Friday. In a press conference, Transportation Secretary Sean… Read More
Border
Illegal border crosser apprehensions drop 96% at southwest border in a year(The Center Square) – In one year, illegal border crossings dropped by 96% at the southwest border, a historic shift from record highs during the Biden administration. Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City school staff did nothing as Trump-supporting student violently assaulted by anti-ICE protesters, father saysThe principal and other staff at a Kansas City-area high school simply looked on and failed to intercede as a pair of teen Trump supporters were attacked and at… Read More
World
State department targets ‘scam centers’ in Asia(The Daily Signal) – The State Department says it is cracking down on foreign fraud networks that exploit American citizens, The Daily Signal can first report. President Donald… Read More
Public Education
DOJ joins lawsuit against LAUSD’s race-based program(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is looking to intervene in a lawsuit that challenges a Los Angeles Unified School District taxpayer-funded program… Read More
Government
White House opposes Florida AI bill(The Daily Signal) – The White House is engaging against a Florida bill that would establish limits on artificial intelligence, including protections for minors, sources familiar with the matter… Read More
Public Education
DOJ demands St. Louis special schools ban ‘seclusion and restraints’ after ‘gross violations’The U.S. Justice Department notified a Missouri school district Monday that its seclusion and restraint practices violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. The 21-month investigation into the Special… Read More
Courts
Colorado Christian school challenges state ban on religious fundingThe outcome of a Colorado Christian school’s lawsuit could reshape American education by creating an avenue for religious schools to receive public funding. Riverstone Academy is suing the Colorado… Read More
Courts
Tennessee teacher removed after requesting religious exemption to avoid reading LGBT book to first gradersA Tennessee public-school teacher is facing disciplinary action and a possible termination after declining to read an LGBTQ book to his first-grade students, citing his religious convictions. First… Read More
Courts
Judge rules in favor of Oklahoma private schools in sports disputeAn Oklahoma County judge has ruled against a controversial athletic rule targeting private schools. Oklahoma County District Judge Richard Ogden granted summary judgment Friday in favor… Read More
Public Education
Public schools’ woes stem from bureaucratic tendencies, not underfunding, analyst arguesIf public schools are suffering from inadequate funding – a common complaint among their advocates – then we should see other nations spending more, a recent commentary argues. Read More
Politics
Tim Walz accused of stonewalling key probe as Somali fraud sweeps his state(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Tim Walz’s administration is actively stonewalling a congressional probe into welfare fraud, the House Education and Workforce Committee said in a Monday letter obtained… Read More
Courts
Judge suggests Jack Smith flouted court order in ‘brazen’ final action(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Former special counsel Jack Smith may have violated a court order in his last-ditch effort to publicize a report about his failed prosecution of… Read More
Government
Mamdani finds way to downplay homeless deaths after deadly blizzard(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday defended how his administration responded to a deadly winter storm and a spike in homeless… Read More
Opinion
SOTU preview: Theater kids hope to steal the show from Trump(The Daily Signal) – Abraham Lincoln never delivered a public State of the Union address. However, he does know something about drama-loving Democrats spoiling a president’s good night out. Read More