Public Education
Ripe for abuse? Anonymous reporting systems for ‘racism, bias, sexism, microaggressions’ used in over 4,500 US schools, including this Missouri districtA Missouri school district is one among many in the United States using what critics call anonymous snitching systems to report on so-called “equity” and “bias” incidents. However,… Read More
Education, Missouri
Christian Teacher of the Year: Kyle Rapinchuk’s students tasked with planning churches from scratch, seeing God in history’s great books(The Heartlander) — The global nonprofit Junior Achievement teaches students how to turn an idea into a business. Dr. Kyle Rapinchuk teaches his students how to turn their… Read More
Courts
Nebraska superintendent admits allegations from his lawsuit against his former employer were falseA former Iowa superintendent has admitted some allegations he made in a lawsuit against his former school board were false. Paul Gausman was the superintendent of Iowa’s Sioux… Read More
DEI
Republicans blast National Archives’ taxpayer-funded equity policies, trainings(The Center Square) – The federal archive agency that helped spark former President Donald Trump’s first federal indictment has come under fire from Republicans after reporting showed the agency… Read More
President Biden
House opens formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden(The Center Square) – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Tuesday opened a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. McCarthy directed a House Committee to open the… Read More
Guns
Democrats back away from New Mexico Governor Grisham’s controversial gun order(The Center Square) – Even a Democratic U.S. Senator from New Mexico is critical of the gun control measure recently taken by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.U.S. Read More
Public Education
Group calls Atlanta’s rejection of charter school proposal ‘disheartening’(The Center Square) – A Georgia policy group says the Atlanta school board’s decision to deny a charter school’s proposal to open a school in the city was “disheartening.”… Read More
Illinois, Missouri
Illinois lawmakers react to Missouri law restricting transgender procedures(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he will support any family who moves to Illinois from Missouri after a new law in the Show Me State bans… Read More
Maui, Missouri
Missouri Task Force 1 canines return home after deployment to MauiCOLUMBIA, Mo. – After the island of Maui was consumed by flames on Aug. 8, FEMA deployed Missouri Task Force 1 and its human remains detection canine team on… Read More
Christian Schools
Catholic diocese prohibits preferred pronouns, trans medical surgeries in new school policy(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, created a policy for the 2023-2024 school year that bars the use of preferred pronouns, medical gender transitions… Read More
Culture
DHS awards anti-terror grant for LGBTQ group to indoctrinate 6-year-olds(The Daily Signal) – The Biden administration has awarded an anti-terrorism grant worth more than half-a-million dollars to an LGBTQ activist group, which distributes condoms and “sex education” material,… Read More
Opinion
New Mexico keeps passing the buck of education reformNew Mexico is arguably the worst state for public school students. Only 21% of the state’s 4th graders are proficient in reading, with 19% proficient in math. It’s… Read More
Public Education
Exclusive: Chicago Public Schools refuses to release records detailing gender and sex education training(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district refused a Daily Caller News Foundation Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request regarding training materials used for its… Read More
Culture
Kamala Harris refuses to cite a single abortion restriction she supports(The Daily Signal) – Vice President Kamala Harris would not identify a single restriction on abortion that she supports during a… Read More
Public Education
2023 is ‘Year of Education Freedom’ as parents move ‘from dissatisfaction to opposition’ of progressive policies in schools, says Heritage reportThe Heritage Foundation has released a new report calling 2023 the ‘Year of Education Freedom,’ citing three ways education reforms are being pushed by parents at the state level. Read More
Courts
California parental notification policy for gender changes to face state court(The Center Square) – In a case that could determine the future of parental notification policies for gender changes across California, the Chino Valley School District will be facing… Read More
Culture
Video: California mayor spanked by drag queen at fundraiser for DemocratsA California mayor who supports controversial LGBT content in schools was spanked by a drag queen at a Democratic fundraiser, according to a video circulating on social media. Read More
2024, Free Speech
AG: Missouri’s landmark injunction halting Biden administration censorship of conservatives clears the path for free speech in 2024 electionMissouri’s historic injunction against Biden administration censorship of online conservative speech, upheld by an appeals court Friday, sets the rules of engagement for the 2024 election decidedly in favor… Read More
Jobs
Potential UAW strike looms over Michigan(The Center Square) – Up to 146,000 United Auto Workers could strike starting this week if the Big Three auto companies don't reach a new union contract agreement by… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Homeland Security loses track of migrants, report finds(The Center Square) – The federal government has little ability to keep track of migrants once they are apprehended entering the U.S. and subsequently released into the country, according… Read More