Education, Missouri
Missouri’s Department of Education and Legislature failed to advance meaningful education reform as neighboring states take major leapsMissouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is falling behind the curve of education reform in America, and the state Legislature didn’t help this year, policy experts say. Read More
Missouri
Missouri State Fair is back; here’s everything you need to knowThe annual Missouri State Fair is back, beginning Aug. 10 and continuing until Aug. 20 in Sedalia. The fair’s theme this year is “Where Tradition Grows.”Fair-goers will enjoy… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit against Michigan’s ‘anti-religious’ Blaine amendment continues(The Center Square) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case against Michigan’s Blaine amendment, which restricts most public funds… Read More
Courts
‘Discriminatory and indefensible’: Appeals court sides with conservative students in college poster policy case(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied Clovis Community College’s appeal Thursday to overturn a preliminary injunction against its poster policy,… Read More
Springfield
Springfield-Branson National Airport to receive much-needed renovationsSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The General Aviation terminal at the Springfield-Branson National Airport is getting an upgrade, in its first major expansion since its inception in 1990. The General… Read More
Public Education
New Jersey education board adopts ‘equity’ policy that nixes gendered language(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The New Jersey State Board of Education adopted an “equity” policy Wednesday, changing all gender terms such as “men and women” with the word… Read More
Public Education
Biden administration to award $100M to minority colleges(The Center Square) – In the wake of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling, the Biden administration is granting more than $100 million to historically black colleges and universities… Read More
Public Education
Tennessee school district labels whites, Christians and ‘able-bodied’ as privileged, training documents revealA training on “cultural competency” offered by a Tennessee school district labels whites, Christians and the “able-bodied” as privileged, while classifying people of color, the “polyamorous” and people with… Read More
Government
State GOP devises plan to limit influence of ‘woke’ teachers unions(The Daily Signal) – The Alabama Republican Party is on the verge of prohibiting some GOP candidates from accepting campaign donations from the Alabama Education Association, the predominant… Read More
Courts
Parents aren’t just rebelling over progressive schools, but over progressive DAs contributing to rising crimeParents at a recent community meeting in Oakland, California vented their deep frustration with a progressive prosecutor and the growing problem of crime in the city. Ironically, Alameda… Read More
Crime
Mayor downplays youth crime, reaffirms Chicago’s migrant ‘sanctuary’ status(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson downplayed the arrest of about 40 juveniles in the city this past weekend, pushing back at a reporter’s use of the word… Read More
President Biden
Testimony contradicts Biden’s claims he was not involved in son’s overseas dealings(The Center Square) – The House Oversight Committee released a transcript Thursday of its meeting with Devon Archer, a long-time Hunter Biden associate who alleges President Joe Biden joined… Read More
Missouri
Report: Bad grade crossing ‘contributing’ factor in Missouri Amtrak collision(The Center Square) – A bad grade crossing design contributed to the cause of the fatal Amtrak crash that took place in Mendon, Missouri, in June 2022, a… Read More
Culture
Pro-Life father targeted by Biden DOJ announces congressional run(The Daily Signal) – Mark Houck, the father of seven arrested and charged by President Joe Biden’s administration for his pro-life… Read More
Culture
Biden administration and university leaders hold summit to strategize continuing racial discrimination(The Daily Signal) – President Joe Biden’s Department of Education is attempting to circumvent the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against using racial discrimination in college… Read More
Government
Philly lawmaker again crosses aisle to support school vouchers(The Center Square) – A state lawmaker crossed the aisle live on talk radio to support a scholarship program for students in low-performing schools to attend private institutions instead. Read More
Public Education
‘Failed attempt to undermine an election’: Recall of conservative Kansas school board member fails(The Sentinel) – Supporters of a campaign to oust USD 453 board member Vanessa Reid failed to gather the required number of signatures on a petition to place… Read More
Culture
Detransitioner blasts astrophysicist’s rambling defense of transgenderism(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Detransitioner Chloe Cole ripped into astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson after he posted a video defending transgenderism in which he compared being a woman to… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Battleground state voters, on education, trust Republicans over Democrats(The Center Square) – Lingering concerns about pandemic learning loss have shifted voter trust on education issues from Democrats to Republicans in four battleground states, including North Carolina. Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: The ‘mainstream’ media’s radical rebellion against God(The Daily Signal) – The line between radical activism and “mainstream” journalism has been obliterated, especially when it comes to the LGBTQ+ lobbyists. The war on traditional Christianity is… Read More