Public Education
Kansas mom warns State Board of Education about effects of Second Step middle school curriculum(The Sentinel) – Kirsten Workman of Lansing says her research shows the Second Step Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) program for middle schoolers is ineffective in improving student outcomes… Read More
Politics
DNC speakers tout abortion, LGBTQ acceptance to compensate for ‘anti-family’ accusations(The Daily Signal) – Speakers at the Democratic National Convention emphasized what they consider “pro-family” positions following accusations from the Right that the Harris-Walz ticket is the… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Homeschool works better for the ‘common good’ than public schoolCritics of homeschooling frequently complain it’s too individualistic and hurts public schools, which they see as a “common good.” “Let’s not forget the reason public schools were funded… Read More
Public Education
Colleges still cutting offerings as pre-COVID enrollment decline continuesColleges and universities have announced more cuts to programs and majors, continuing a trend that pre-dated COVID-19 and shows no signs of stopping. The Associated Press … Read More
Elections
24 states call on Supreme Court to ensure noncitizens don’t vote in federal elections(The Center Square) – A coalition of 24 states has called on the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure that noncitizens don’t vote in federal elections, in accordance with federal… Read More
Politics
New Jersey governor plans to wipe out $100M in medical debt(The Center Square) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy plans to wipe out $100 million in medical debt held by nearly 50,000 residents by leveraging hundreds of thousands of… Read More
2024 election
Chicago Police superintendent describes “vicious” behavior of protesters(The Center Square) – Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling has high praise for his officers after protesters confronted them Tuesday night outside the Democratic National Convention. Video footage… Read More
Economy
More inflationary woes: Credit card debt hits record $1.14 trillion(The Center Square) – More Americans are struggling financially as savings are significantly down and debt and delinquencies are up compared to four years ago. Savings and disposable… Read More
Jobs
‘Shocking’ jobs number revision brings questions about Biden-Harris economy(The Center Square) – New federal economic data shows that previous data significantly overestimated the health of the U.S. economy. The Department of Labor released revised jobs data… Read More
Missouri
University of Missouri research spending doubles in 10 years to $462M, ranks 70th(The Center Square) – As parents make tuition payments to Missouri’s universities, they might wonder about their taxes paying for multi-story laboratory buildings and salaries of researchers. Earlier… Read More
Weather
Despite climate change alarmists, it’s been much hotter and much less greenIn June 1988, just 13 years after scientists fretted in the pages of the New YorkTimes about an imminent global cooling, James Hansen introduced to a U.S. Senate committee… Read More
Culture
YouRule!: The ‘Five Cs’ of civic construction, and how they can rebuild America(Editor’s note: This is the 7th of 10 articles serializing Executive Editor Michael Ryan’s ebook YouRule: How Saving America Depends Entirely on You And What You Can Do About… Read More
Courts
Federal court dismisses LGBT pastor’s suit against conservative pastor who opposed him on library boardIn a victory for freedom of speech and religious liberty, the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri has dismissed a lawsuit against a pastor who… Read More
Public Education
Liberal race baiters, media in St. Louis use student’s suicidal ideation to fake race hatredA noose hung by a student in crisis in a St. Louis-area high school restroom has been used by liberal race baiters to increase racial tension. Critics of… Read More
Christian Schools
Second annual ‘Heartland Hybrid and Microschool Summit’ to highlight importance of new education models(The Sentinel) – An event scheduled for late September — the second annual “Heartland Hybrid and Microschool Summit” — will highlight the growing importance of this new… Read More
Culture
‘Retaliation’: Nurse who blew whistle on child sex-change program says Texas Children’s fired her(The Daily Signal) – Former Texas Children’s Hospital nurse Vanessa Sivadge says that she has been terminated after blowing the whistle on the hospital’s alleged use of Texas Medicaid to… Read More
Culture
‘God was watching over’ brave Canadian mom who survived grizzly bear attackThe Canadian woman who survived a grizzly bear attack June 30 says it was divine intervention that saved her life. The gruesome attack left… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Gregg Preston’s dream of being a teacher, coach and evangelist finds its fulfillment in 35-year careerWhen Gregg Preston was growing up, he dreamed of doing everything from teaching school to playing basketball to traveling around the world telling people about Jesus. As… Read More
Politics
Why vote counting could be more accurate in Georgia for Nov. 5 election(The Daily Signal) – The Georgia State Election Board will require that the number of ballots counted in the Nov. 5 presidential election doesn’t surpass the number of voters… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Irresponsible school districts force teachers to create Amazon wish lists(The Daily Signal) – For several weeks, social media has been flooded by teachers’ posts with Amazon wish lists, soliciting others to stock their classrooms with basic supplies. Creating… Read More