World
Israel planning to reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing in key test for Trump peace plan(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Israel is set to reopen the Rafah crossing from the Gaza Strip to Egypt, the Associated Press reported Wednesday, and Israeli authorities have received… Read More
World
Christian school in Ukraine sustains damage in Russia drone strikesA Christian school in Ukraine suffered damages to its building Nov. 30 after it was hit in an alleged Russian drone attack, WORLD News Group… Read More
World
Quebec bill would ban public prayerQuebec leaders are moving ahead with another plan to limit public expressions of faith, even as critics warn the province is trampling basic freedoms. The government introduced Bill… Read More
Public Education
Why aren’t teacher salaries rising? Rising benefits costs partly to blameDespite large increases in K-12 school spending across the board since 2002, teacher salaries have actually fallen 6.1%, a new study finds. Analysis by the Reason Foundation… Read More
Courts
Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU attack Tennessee’s universal school choice programTennessee’s brand-new universal school choice program faces a lawsuit from the radical left, despite being hugely popular among families. The lawsuit, filed Nov. 20,… Read More
Culture
Strongest Woman runner up declared winner after transgender athlete disqualifiedBritain’s Andrea Thompson has been declared the winner of this year’s World’s Strongest Woman contest after the original first place finisher, who it turns out was a biological male,… Read More
Education
Lowering proficiency standards fails students for life after high school, commentary warns(The Heartlander) — Forget reading, writing and arithmetic – the real “R” public schools are teaching these days is “reducing (academic) rigor” by lowering proficiency standards, a commentary in… Read More
Kansas
Kansas officials hide from cameras to avoid being confronted on reducing proficiency standards(The Sentinel) – It’s not uncommon for education administrators to make easily debunked claims about student achievement or school finance from the safety of a board room where no… Read More
Federal government
President Trump, tech billionaire launch push to invest in America’s children(The Heartlander) — A tech billionaire and his wife pledged $6.25 billion this week to help jump-start participation in the federal government’s new Trump Accounts program. The contribution… Read More
Texas
Texas governor asks Treasury Department to suspend Muslim group’s tax-exempt status(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tuesday requested the Treasury Department investigate Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) for its alleged terrorist ties and suspend its 501(c)(3)… Read More
Kansas City
Releases of felony suspects from Wyandotte County Jail draw media attention, attorney’s concernAt least one other Kansas City media outlet is reporting on what is essentially a revolving door at the Wyandotte County Jail, after previous reports from The Heartlander. Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Public education failed our children and our nation(Broad+Liberty) – If the Russians or the Chinese Communist Party wanted to take over or weaken America without firing a shot, they could focus on our children to slowly… Read More
Courts
Watch: Repeat offender held on $5.3 million bond; attorney’s point to Iryna’s LawAn 18-year-old with a history of arrests for violent behavior is being held on a $5.3 million bond, an amount attorneys say may be tied to Iryna’s Law, which… Read More
Government
Democratic policies are ‘crazy,’ Rep. Jim Jordan tells The HeartlanderLoose border policies, defunding the police and men competing in women’s sports are just a few examples of the “crazy” in the Democratic Party, says Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. Read More
Opinion
KS Dept. of Ed. hides from TV cameras to avoid being confronted on reducing proficiency standards(The Sentinel) – It’s not uncommon for education administrators to make easily debunked claims about student achievement or school finance from the safety of a board room where no… Read More
World
Hamas strategy to infiltrate, control NGOs in Gaza uncovered(The Daily Signal) – Hamas has a history of infiltrating nongovernmental organizations working in Gaza, according to a new report. Documents removed from Gaza by the… Read More
Courts
Justice Thomas exposes Democrat officials for having no basis to investigate pro-life pregnancy center(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pressed a representative of the New Jersey Attorney General’s office to admit on Tuesday that the state had no… Read More
Culture
Court docs reveal nightmarish details of accused National Guard shooter’s rampage(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Afghan charged with shooting two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday nearly killed a third before he was captured, police said… Read More
Government
Erika Donalds urges states to opt into forthcoming federal school choice programThe rules process is moving forward and advocates are encouraging more states to join the new federal school choice program, which will begin in January 2027, said Erika Donalds,… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts public-school staff missed average of 12 days in 2024-25, report concludesPublic schools nationwide are still wrestling with high chronic student absenteeism after the COVID-19 pandemic – but what happens when staffers also skip attending?… Read More