Culture
‘Expect escalation’ in Left’s desire to control American kids and institutions(The Daily Signal) – If we don’t teach students about the truths of liberty and freedom, then the Marxists will teach them their version. That’s… Read More
Christian Schools
Catholic college offers expedited transfers for Jewish students facing antisemitism at other universities(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The president of a Catholic college in Ohio announced the creation of an “expedited transfer process” for Jewish students who are facing antisemitism at… Read More
Public Education
Miami math teacher shows horror-style remake of ‘Winnie the Pooh’ to 4th gradersFlorida parents were outraged when they discovered their children’s 4th-grade math teacher showed them the horror film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey despite students’ objections. “I… Read More
Culture
California law school professor warns against hiring his law students, and those who create ‘Jew-free zones’A law professor has warned against hiring his “antisemitic” law students. University of California, Berkeley’s Steven Davidoff Solomon, corporate law professor and advisor to the campus Jewish… Read More
Missouri
Missouri auditor finds $160K missing from Dunklin County Sewer District(The Center Square) – More than $160,000 went missing or was misappropriated from a sewer district in southeast Missouri and its board president violated the state constitution by hiring… Read More
President Donald Trump
Op-Ed: Leaker of Trump taxes worked for Biden donor that just won a big new IRS contractThe Internal Revenue Service recently awarded a lucrative contract to help modernize its computer databases to the same Washington firm, Booz Allen Hamilton, that employed the man who pleaded… Read More
Terrorism
U.S. hits 10 Hamas members with sanctions after attack on Israel(The Center Square) – U.S. officials slapped sanctions on 10 Hamas members Wednesday after attacks on Israel. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control… Read More
Congress
Jordan fails again in second speaker vote(The Center Square) – House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, failed a second time Wednesday afternoon to win the speaker of the House. Jordan, needing 217 votes, got… Read More
Public Education
Op-Ed: ‘Missouri public education requires a reset and return to basics’With Commissioner Margie Vandeven’s resignation announcement Tuesday, we believe it is necessary to call attention to pressing K-12 public education issues. As the co-chairs of the Joint Committee… Read More
Courts
Ohio parents file suit alleging school staff member sexually assaulted their 7-year-old sonThe parents of a 7-year-old child have sued an Ohio school district, superintendent and school board alleging their son was sexually assaulted by a district employee. Jerry… Read More
Public Education
Report: Ohio chronic absences in schools nearly triples in six years(The Center Square) – Ohio’s percentage and volume number of students chronically absent from school has almost tripled from six years ago. Nearly 34% percent, or 565,651, were… Read More
Courts
Wisconsin school choice supporters promise to fight lawsuit(The Center Square) – Several groups promised to fight a new lawsuit that challenges school choice in Wisconsin. Kirk Bangstad, the owner of the Minocqua Brewing, last week… Read More
Homeschools
The right to test? Homeschoolers still fighting to gain access to certain college examsTaking a three-hour college placement exam may not sound appealing to most high schoolers – unless you’re a homeschooled student who’s been denied access. Such a scenario… Read More
Government
California adopts anti ‘body shaming’ policy as half of kids 5-11 are overweight(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill requiring the creation of a new model policy against body shaming for students in grades 1-12 as… Read More
Culture
Student protests on Israel, Hamas highlight Harvard hypocrisy on campus ‘speech codes’Widespread protests on university campuses involving pro-Hamas and pro-Israeli groups have shined a spotlight on college speech codes and the bias inherent in banning free speech. “We’re… Read More
Government
As Biden struggles with the border, Newsom invites Mexican students to cross it(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill granting access to in-state community college tuition fees to Mexican residents living within 45 miles of the… Read More
Public Education
Florida universities must investigate student protests for criminal ‘antisemitic activities,’ chancellor says(The Daily Signal) – Florida’s chancellor of the State University System is calling on university presidents to investigate whether pro-Palestinian student protests have included criminal “acts of antisemitism.” He said… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas’ 2023 ACT scores drop beyond 30 year low(The Sentinel) — A little more than a week after the Kansas Association of School Boards touted Kansas as one of only six states which did not see a decline… Read More
School Choice
‘Doing what is best for our children’: Why a public-school board member sent her children to a Christian schoolWhat made a public-school board member take her children out of the system and send them to a Christian school? Buffy Smith tells her story on … Read More
Energy, Texas
Texas oil and natural gas production reaches new record in September(The Center Square) – Production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) reached new record highs again after surpassing 30- to 40-year record highs it broke this… Read More