Public Education
Washington charter schools have less funding, better academics than traditional public schoolsIt seems impossible that public education could be made cheaper without skimping on quality. But Washington’s charter schools appear to be doing just that. Charter schools are… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Grassley demands answers about alleged abuse of unaccompanied minors(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has launched a “sweeping review of potential abuse” of unaccompanied children (UACs) being brought into the U.S. and placed with… Read More
2024 election
Opponent’s endorsement from Trump prompts vote leader to suspend N.C. congressional campaign(The Center Square) – Brad Knott hasn’t won yet, but his opponent and leading vote-getter in North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District primary has suspended her campaign ahead of the… Read More
Florida
DeSantis says new laws will protect Floridians’ rights from ‘global elite’(The Center Square) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a couple of bills into law on Thursday that he says are designed to prevent global elites from forcefully taking… Read More
President Biden
Palestinian refugees in the U.S.? Biden’s potential plan takes fire(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden is considering bringing Palestinian refugees into the U.S., but news of that potential decision sparked a wave of criticism for Biden. Read More
Education, Missouri
School board member Lanning fired from Missouri nonprofit after harassment charges, viral video(The Heartlander) — A Missouri school board member was fired from her nonprofit job weeks after criminal charges for harassment were filed against her and following calls for her… Read More
Education, Missouri
Board members accuse superintendent of ‘manipulating’ Missouri school district as finances implode(The Heartlander) — Two school board members spoke out against the reinstatement of a superintendent in Missouri, accusing the administrator of multiple acts of bad faith as the district’s… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas will sue Biden administration if state is challenged over Title IX(The Center Square) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Arkansas would sue the Biden administration if it pulls education funding over Title IX. The governor signed an… Read More
Culture
Federal farm credit agency plows ahead with DEI, ‘queer’ farming(The Daily Signal) – A regulatory agency established during the Great Depression to help farmers financially recover from the Dust Bowl is now pushing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility… Read More
Culture
‘Proud to be an American’: UNC frat brothers receive nationwide support for defending American flag during campus protestMembers of a University of North Carolina fraternity received widespread support after a viral video captured them safeguarding the American flag during an anti-Israel protest on campus. On… Read More
Culture
Pentagon says it can’t calculate diversity training costs because Congress defunded DEI offices(The Daily Signal) – The Pentagon told Congress it could not provide a required accounting of diversity training to Congress because it didn’t have enough people working in diversity,… Read More
Government
Kansas House fails to override veto of youth ‘gender-affirming care’(The Sentinel) – A bill that would have banned so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors in the state is dead, at least for this session, after two Kansas House Republicans… Read More
Eric Schmitt
Schmitt files bills to boost U.S. in space race with China, create national website for those with intellectual disabilitiesTwo of his new Senate bills show Eric Schmitt has his feet firmly planted on the ground while looking to the skies.The Missouri senator has recently filed an… Read More
Public Education
Senate Republicans grill Biden education secretary over antisemitism in universitiesMiguel Cardona, education secretary for the Biden administration, faced questioning in a Tuesday Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing centered on the 2025 Department of Education (DOE)… Read More
Culture
England’s NHS: ‘We are defining sex as biological sex’“Sex” is a biological fact, says England’s National Health Service (NHS), as it prepares for what appears to be a landmark swing away from gender ideology in its written… Read More
Courts
West Virginia track and field athletes granted injunction following protest(The Center Square) – A Harrison County Circuit Court judge ruled Thursday a group of middle school athletes can continue to compete in the shot put following a protest… Read More
Culture
More than half arrested for campus protests were outside agitators, university says(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Over half of the protesters arrested at New York University (NYU) in late April were outside agitators, the University claimed, according to CNN. Read More
Josh Hawley
‘A day off from your food fights’: Hawley rages at House’s failure to salvage aid for victims of WWII-era nuclear wasteMissouri Sen. Josh Hawley has waged a Mr. Smith Goes to Washington-style battle to get compensation for continued victims of WWII-era nuclear waste exposure in the St. Louis… Read More
Education
‘Coddled’ college students falling prey to ‘cultural Marxism’ in campuses’ takeover by anti-Jewish mobs, Missouri senators Hawley, Schmitt argueUniversities across America have “totally failed this country” in creating a climate of “cultural Marxism” resulting in the anti-Israel mobs on campuses, say Missouri Senators Josh Hawley and Eric… Read More
Economy
Americans less confident about economy, poll shows(The Center Square) – Americans are less confident about the economy, according to a new survey.Gallup’s recently released economic confidence rating dropped from March to April as inflation… Read More