Public Education
Oklahoma ed chief proposes rule to track number of illegal immigrants in public schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Oklahoma State Department of Education proposed a rule that would require schools to report the number of illegal immigrants enrolled at public K-12… Read More
Politics
Incoming border czar Tom Homan tells Tucker Carlson why he ‘used to respect’ Mayorkas(The Daily Signal) – During the Obama administration, Alejandro Mayorkas and Tom Homan had a positive working relationship. Not so much now. Mayorkas, then director of U.S. Citizenship and… Read More
Public Education
Idaho joins other red states in dealing crippling blow to DEI bureaucrats’ stranglehold on public universities(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Idaho State Board of Education voted to approve a measure banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at all public universities in the… Read More
Government
Massachusetts pushing bill to end religious exemptions for childhood vaccinesMassachusetts could soon end its religious exemption for its vaccination requirement to attend schools in the state. The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health advanced… Read More
Government
Prop 36 takes effect, promising law and order to California after voters’ overwhelming approvalThe voter-approved Proposition 36 has gone into effect in California, increasing punishments for certain theft and drug crimes, as well as repeat offenders. Prop… Read More
Government
New Jersey enacts law making it harder to remove sexually explicit children’s books from public libraries and schoolsThe Garden State just eliminated protections intended to keep inappropriate content away from children. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Freedom to Read… Read More
Opinion
Public support for police grows nationwide(The Daily Signal) – If there was any doubt left, last month’s elections sealed the deal. The nationwide experiment labeled “Defund the Police” was an abject failure. Our… Read More
Government
KS Gov. Kelly’s admin doesn’t know how many employees work remotely(The Sentinel) – As the heads of the new Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy—cheekily known as “DOGE” after a popular cryptocurrency—are… Read More
School Choice
Virginia Gov. Youngkin announces school choice plan for low-income students(The Heartlander) — A new school choice scholarship program for low-income families is in the works in Virginia.“I know we all agree that no student should be denied… Read More
Education, Uncategorized
Jill Biden, teachers’ union bosses ignore public ed decline in virtual event(The Heartlander) — First Lady Jill Biden and two teachers’ union bosses held an event where they praised one another’s work while failing to address the dire state of… Read More
Crime, Education
Missouri school on leading edge of safety as Christian schools respond to Wisconsin shooting(The Heartlander) — Christian school leaders around the country were mostly calm following a deadly shooting at a Wisconsin Christian school Monday, saying it led them to pray and… Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley: How can Johnson continue as House speaker after owning botched ‘stink bomb’ spending bill?The U.S. House needs new leadership after the thunderous crash of its badly bungled, larded-up spending bill, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. In a scorching rebuke of Speaker… Read More
Eric Schmitt
Schmitt lauds collapse of House ‘1,500-page monstrosity’ spending bill, Musk’s apparent role in defeating itIt’s a very good thing the House’s mammoth, pork-filled year-end spending bill “collapsed under its own weight” Wednesday, and that Elon Musk’s growing influence helped accelerate the crash, says… Read More
Government
Swiss billionaire’s dark money efforts to influence US politics exposed in congressional hearing(The Daily Signal) – U.S. elections are “under attack” from foreign influence by both individuals and hostile state actors, experts told a House panel on Wednesday. Although foreign… Read More
Public Education
Delaware university failed to disclose professor’s ties to Chinese government while accepting federal research funds(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The University of Delaware (UD) reached a settlement agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) after allegedly failing to disclose a professor’s… Read More
Courts
Georgia DA Fani Willis removal could ‘doom’ criminal case against TrumpCiting a loss in public confidence in the election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump, a Georgia court removed the prosecutor, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The… Read More
Courts
Oklahoma man who received life sentence for serial sexual abuse of 7-year-old stepdaughter to seek rehearingAn Oklahoma man identifying as a woman and serving a life sentence for the repeated sexual abuse of his 7-year-old stepdaughter will reportedly seek a… Read More
Government
Minnesota to force health insurers to cover so-called ‘gender-affirming care’ starting next yearHealth insurance companies in Minnesota will be required to cover so-called gender-affirming care in virtually every health plan starting in 2025, after a law signed by Gov. Tim Walz… Read More
Government
The craziest things Congress snuck into its pork-packed Christmas spending spree(Daily Caller News Foundation) – House Republicans are currently debating a continuing resolution that would keep the government running through March 14, however many are heavily criticizing leadership for… Read More
Christian Schools
Herzog Foundation honors young essayists in Bill of Rights contestFreedom is alive and well and filling the young minds of students in Christian schools and homeschools across the country. That’s one takeaway from this year’s Herzog Foundation… Read More