Public Education
Aurora Public Schools to have DEI retreat for education board(The Center Square) – The Aurora Public Schools Board of Education in Colorado is participating in a retreat focused on diversity, equity and inclusion and the material for the… Read More
Public Education
Former school official arrested for allegedly framing principal with fake recording of racist rant(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Baltimore County Police arrested a high school athletic director after he allegedly created an artificial intelligence-generated voice recording of the school’s principal making racist… Read More
Public Education
‘This isn’t Coca Cola’: Former employee blows whistle on Denver superintendent, reveals staff forced to sign NDAsA former employee has blown the whistle on Denver Public Schools for forcing staff to sign non-disclosure agreements. During a DPS school board meeting on Monday, Will Jones,… Read More
Culture
Women’s volleyball player at California university suspected to be biological male, allegedly unbeknownst to schoolA biological male has been competing on a women’s volleyball team at a California university for multiple seasons. Blaire Fleming, formally known as Brayden, plays women’s Division I… Read More
Courts
‘They’ve come after me and never helped him’: Virginia father with special needs son hit with $600K lawsuit from districtA Virginia dad is being sued by his local school board after he complained about his special needs son not receiving legally mandated services. David Rife, a single… Read More
Culture
New athletic clothing brand gets it: XX and XY—vive la difference!(The Daily Signal) – Athletic clothing brands hold Women’s History Month promotional campaigns every March and claim to support women’s and girls sports, but haven’t spoken out against men… Read More
Opinion
Outmatched or outsourced? Why parents’ values fail to transmit to their children(The Daily Signal) – Are left-leaning parents better at passing on their values to their children? The results of one recent study seem to indicate that they are, especially… Read More
Springfield
Springfield nonprofit seeks to bring premium swimming facility to Queen CitySPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Laura Gott, president of the nonprofit Well Aquatic Center and USA Swimming official, saw firsthand the need for a bigger swimming facility in the Queen City… Read More
Health, Missouri
‘Dazed and confused’: Physical therapy providers warn of cost, access, as Missouri fails to enforce law against doctor-owned clinic referralsIt’s supposed to be illegal in Missouri for doctors to refer patients to their own physical therapy clinics. But it appears no one is enforcing the law –… Read More
Education
Bronx school administrators were silent on illegal weapon placed in student backpack(Chalkboard) — A former after-school program employee brought metal knuckles to a New York City public school and placed them in a student backpack. He later retrieved the… Read More
Abortion
Supreme Court hears case questioning legality of Idaho abortion law(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday over whether doctors can perform abortions in certain scenarios even in states that have banned the procedures. Read More
Illinois
Chicago Bears look for public financing in building a new stadium(The Center Square) – The Chicago Bears on Wednesday unveiled details about a proposed new stadium complex on the lakefront in which the NFL team will seek taxpayer funding,… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Operation Lone Star officers apprehend more human smugglers(The Center Square) – Texas Department of Public Safety officers working in Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star, continue to apprehend human smugglers at the border. Read More
Economy
Biden calls economy ‘strong’ despite poor GDP growth(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden on Thursday defended newly released economic growth numbers that fell way short of economists' expectations.Federal data released Thursday shows the U.S. Read More
Inflation
Economist uses Big Mac price index to analyze inflation, impact of food costs(The Center Square) – In addition to measuring foreign exchange rates, an economist is using the price of a hamburger to examine inflation.The Economist magazine developed the… Read More
Culture
BBC forced to issue apology to J.K. Rowling after famous author’s comments on free speech(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The BBC apologized to “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling after incorrectly suggesting her comments on transgenderism could be a criminal offense. On April… Read More
Culture
Parents question why Virginia high school staging drag musical, brunch(The Daily Signal) – A high school theater troupe is staging the risque musical “Kinky Boots” just outside the nation’s capital “in collaboration” with a leading Virginia school system’s… Read More
Culture
Top-ranked MLB prospect Holliday wastes no time pointing to Jesus in his debutBaltimore Orioles rookie Jackson Holliday just played in his first few games in the majors, and he’s already pointing people to Jesus. Holliday made his Major League Baseball… Read More
Public Education
Texas law enforcement cracks down on pro-Hamas rioters in Austin(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Public Safety took swift action Wednesday to crack down on pro-Hamas rioters in Austin who attempted to… Read More
Public Education
Washington taxpayers to pay more for school meals as program expands(The Center Square) – More school districts across Washington are providing free school meals for students, both breakfast and lunch, at no cost to families. Other districts will… Read More