Government
Bills in three states would bring fetal development video to public schoolsPro-life lawmakers in at least three states have proposed legislation that would require public schools to incorporate a video on fetal development into the standard health curriculum. Kentucky… Read More
Government
Kentucky lawmakers propose second, less restrictive pro-school choice constitutional amendmentEfforts to pave the way for school-choice are well underway in Kentucky. House Republicans introduced a bill Friday that would place school choice on the ballot in November,… Read More
Economy
WSJ: Narrow market rally is ‘potentially worrying sign’(The Center Square) – The recent U.S. stock market rally is a “potentially worrying sign,” the Wall Street Journal reported ahead of the Federal Reserve holding its first two-day… Read More
2024 election
Poll: Biden’s support in America’s most Hispanic state declines dramatically(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s support in America’s most Hispanic state has declined dramatically, according to a new poll. Biden trails former president Donald Trump 57-41… Read More
President Donald Trump
Man who leaked Trump’s taxes gets 5 years in prison(The Center Square) – A former IRS contractor who leaked former President Donald Trump’s tax returns along with tax information for some of the nation’s wealthiest people was sentenced… Read More
National Security
U.S. House committee to file impeachment articles against Mayorkas(The Center Square) – After nearly a year of investigations and hearings, the U.S. House Committee of Homeland Security is preparing to impeach U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary… Read More
School Choice
School Choice rally brings cheering supporters to State Capitol(The Sentinel) — An estimated crowd of over 150 renewed their call for Kansas to join the growing ranks of states offering School Choice at an enthusiastic rally in… Read More
Culture
State department still won’t say why it doesn’t classify Nigeria, India as countries violating religious freedom(The Daily Signal) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined that Nigeria and India do not meet the threshold to be designated as “countries of… Read More
Opinion
‘Power and control’: Why liberals act like fiscal conservatives when school choice is on the tableOpponents of education freedom have long claimed such programs are too expensive and will “defund” public education. Now that Arizona, the first state to implement universal school choice,… Read More
Culture
Docs reveal VA hospital’s plan to ramp up sex change surgeries, double down on gender ideology(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility in Seattle, Washington requested more than half a million dollars in fiscal year 2023 to build and… Read More
Courts
Federal judge sides with Penn State professor, allows lawsuit over ‘racist’ Critical Race Theory trainingsThe lawsuit filed by a Penn State professor who says the university subjected him to “racist” Critical Race Theory trainings will move forward thanks to a federal judge’s ruling. Read More
Courts
The Akron school board approved online tutors to help its struggling students. Then the teachers’ union suedA local Ohio teachers’ union is suing its school board for allegedly violating an Open Meetings law when considering hiring a private tutoring company to address the reading crisis… Read More
Kansas City, Sports
Season of dropped balls, lowered expectations led to Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs, astonishing the experts in AFC Championship winIt was Patrick Mahomes’ “worst season of his career,” the pundits kept reminding us. He’d never been on the road for the playoffs. His wide receivers can’t catch. Ravens’… Read More
Opinion
School choice revolution empowers homeschoolers, too(The Daily Signal) – A school choice revolution is sweeping the nation. Ten states have passed universal education choice initiatives… Read More
Culture
Oregon county disbands ‘unnecessary’ DEI office that ‘foments friction’An Oregon county commission has voted to disband its DEI office, which had a budget near $1 million. Despite containing portions of Portland, Oregon – one of the… Read More
Culture
More than 16,700 Iowa students use educational savings accounts(The Center Square) – The Iowa Department of Education said Friday that 16,757 students used the Students First Educational Savings Accounts to enroll in accredited nonpublic schools. This… Read More
Culture
Republican senators hold listening session with parents fighting indoctrination in schools(The Daily Signal) – Republican senators met Wednesday with a group of parents to discuss the state of education in the U.S. and school systems… Read More
Public Education
Maryland school board calls for superintendent’s resignation amid leadership concernsMontgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Monifa McKnight was asked by the school board to “step away” from her role last week, citing “serious problems with her leadership.” In… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City Council passes ordinance limiting landlords’ ability to screen tenants; housing providers expected to flee marketA crowd of tenants’ activists cheered lustily Thursday at passage of Kansas City’s ordinance prohibiting landlords from asking about renters’ source of income and other items. But rental experts… Read More
Border
Republican governors, including Missouri’s. back Abbott’s defense of the border(The Center Square) — Twenty-five Republican governors said Thursday they back Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to defend the state’s border with Mexico. Abbott invoked the invasion clause… Read More