Culture
Chicago turns high school into ‘welcome center’ for illegal immigrants(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced Monday that it will use one of its high schools as a welcome center for illegal immigrants to receive… Read More
Public Education
Texas charter school requires boys be boys, girls be girls, in its two renowned choirsA Fort Worth public charter school has banned boys from the girls’ choir, and vice versa. The Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts voted 4-2 recently to require… Read More
Courts
Pennsylvania school district sued over access to sports, extracurricular activities for private school studentsA Pennsylvania school district is being sued by a religious liberty watchdog over the school district’s denial of access to sports and other extracurricular activities to parochial school students. Read More
Courts
Christian preschool sues Colorado for program denial based on religious beliefsA Christian preschool is suing Colorado over having to surrender its religious beliefs to participate in the state’s universal preschool program. Busy Bees preschool, operated by the Darren… Read More
Culture
Popular social media platform’s new AI feature gives ‘advice’ to kids about gender confusion(The Daily Signal) – It’s attractive, easily accessible, and easily understood. It’s also nearly impossible to remove from this popular social media app. And it’s primed to deliver dangerous … Read More
Public Education
Despite billions in taxpayer funding, Philadelphia’s schools are literally falling apart(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Nearly 4 in 10 Philadelphia schools were assessed and rated as having “unsatisfactory” conditions despite the district having a $3.9 billion budget paid by… Read More
Christian Schools
This 41-year-old Utah Christian school is finding ways to innovate, keeping education affordable with ESAs on the horizonThe Heritage Foundation ranks the state of Utah No. 11 for education freedom, and it was the fourth state to pass… Read More
Education, St. Louis
Male high school counselor awarded $6 million for sex discrimination in St. Louis Public SchoolsA St. Louis high school guidance counselor was awarded over $6 million in damages for sex discrimination and retaliation after being held to a different standard than his female… Read More
President Biden
Questions continue after White House cocaine investigation fails to find culprit(The Center Square) – Questions continue about the failed investigation into who brought cocaine into the White House. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre continued to refer questions… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump says DOJ is opening criminal probe into him over Jan. 6(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Tuesday that Special Counsel Jack Smith informed him he is the target of a criminal probe related… Read More
Agriculture
Paying food stamp recipients to buy more fruits and vegetables has mixed reviews(The Center Square) – Some economic analysts have mixed reactions to a federal program that would pay people on food stamps if they buy more fruits and vegetables. Read More
Illegal Immigration
Operation Lone Star catches notorious ‘joker’ smuggler(The Center Square) – Law enforcement officers working through Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star, are continuing to pursue and apprehend human smugglers – including a notorious coyote… Read More
Missouri
California bans state-funded travel to Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the state would restrict state-funded travel to Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming in response to the passage of allegedly “anti-LGBTQ”… Read More
Abortion, Kansas
‘Unlimited abortions’: Kansas sees record increase in abortions, as it deregulates while other states up regulations post-RoeKansas is becoming the abortion hub of the Midwest, with a record increase in the state’s aborted babies in 2022. And with 69% of those abortions being performed… Read More
Government
Iowa officials respond to district court’s temporary injunction on new abortion ban(The Center Square) – An Iowa district court decided Monday to issue a temporary injunction on the law legislators passed last week to ban abortion. Gov. Kim Reynolds… Read More
Government
Texas Gov. Abbott to call third special session for school choice, promising more until it passesTexas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott will likely call a third special legislative session in October on school choice, says one of his aides. Dave Carney, the governor’s chief… Read More
Public Education
Montana’s public schools still have 1,000 unfilled teaching positions. Easing licensing requirements may helpMontana still needs nearly 1,000 public school teachers for the upcoming year, State Superintendent Elsie Arntzen told the Board of Public Education last week. Read More
Public Education
School district axed advanced math in the name of ‘equity’. Parents say it made things worse(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parents are saying that a Massachusetts school district’s decision to axe advanced math in the name of equity has caused more harm to students,… Read More
Culture
Report: UW-Madison race-based hiring program likely unconstitutional(The Center Square) – Race-based admissions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison may not be the only thing changing in the wake of a Supreme Court decision on affirmative action. Read More
Culture
One of the world’s biggest TV series, ‘The Chosen,’ manages to avoid union shut down(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The team behind hit television series “The Chosen” announced Sunday they are avoiding the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) strike and will complete shooting for… Read More