Public Education
Labor union’s own data contradict teacher exodus claims(The Center Square) – Teacher compensation across Pennsylvania grew over the past decade, despite claims from officials that low salaries and high stress scare educators from the state in… Read More
Public Education
Books under review ignite debate in Lee’s Summit, MissouriA flurry of book complaints filed by community members in January have reached the Lee’s Summit Board of Education for review, igniting fiery debates at recent board meetings. Read More
Culture
AI being used to fake digital porn and blackmail teens, warns FBI, expertsExperts familiar with the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) are warning that the rapidly evolving technology is being used to fake child pornography and blackmail kids. “Malicious actors… Read More
Courts
Arkansas AG says he will appeal LEARNS Act delay(The Center Square) – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said Friday afternoon he will appeal a ruling that delays the implementation of the LEARNS Act until Aug. 1. Read More
Culture
Protester tears up Bible outside Moms for Liberty summit(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Mass protests met members of the pro-parental rights group Moms for Liberty during their convention in Philadelphia on Thursday and Friday, videos show. Read More
Courts
Supreme Court decision stopping student loan forgiveness hinged on Missouri company(The Center Square) – A Missouri student loan servicing company played a pivotal role in the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday against President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive… Read More
Courts
‘They’re trying to hide the ball.’ Denver school district appeals court order to release video of closed-door meeting following shootingA judge ruled last week that the Denver Public Schools board violated state law when it held a closed-door meeting, and the district must now release the recording to… Read More
Government
New laws expand homeschool freedoms, parental rights in TexasHomeschool families in Texas are celebrating new laws that increase educational opportunities and freedoms for students and their parents. Stephanie Lambert, executive director of the Texas Home School… Read More
Culture
‘Making Jesus in their own image’: Left-wing groups are using AI to rewrite the Bible and talk to ‘God’Liberal activists are using artificial intelligence to rewrite the Bible and put words in the mouth of Jesus, a Daily Caller News Foundation review found. People for the… Read More
Gender, Kansas
ACLU, teachers’ union tell schools to ignore Women’s Bill of Rights law(The Sentinel) — Just days before the “Women’s Bill of Rights” law goes into effect on July 1, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Kansas National Education Association… Read More
AM radio
Attorneys general coalition asks EV manufacturers to continue installing AM radios(The Center Square) – Sixteen states attorneys have asked members of two manufacturers groups to continue to include AM radios in new electric vehicles. In a letter led… Read More
National Debt
National debt will be nearly twice as large as U.S. economy in 30 years(The Center Square) – The national debt will be nearly twice as large as the U.S. economy in 30 years, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office projects. That figure… Read More
Missouri, Sports
Missouri State University-West Plains adds baseball program, will host youth campsWEST PLAINS, Mo. – Missouri State University-West Plains will be adding baseball to its athletic program in fall 2024. The team has been approved to join the National… Read More
Biden administration
Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student loan cancellation(The Center Square) – Cancelling hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt cannot be done by President Joe Biden and his administration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday. Read More
Free Speech, Opinion
Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling protecting a Christian web designer from government-imposed speech is crucial – but also alarmingOnce again the U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a landmark First Amendment ruling, protecting a Christian web designer from being forced to create sites that violate her religious views. Read More
Courts
Supreme Court: Government can’t compel Christian web designer to create sites that violate her faithIn a landmark case for First Amendment rights, the U.S. Supreme Court Friday ruled a Christian website designer cannot be forced by government to create sites for same-sex weddings… Read More
Culture
Harvard hints at how it will keep considering race in admissions despite SCOTUS ruling(The Daily News Foundation) – Harvard University suggested in a statement Thursday that it will use essays to continue to weigh students’ race following a ruling by the Supreme… Read More
Culture
Teachers’ union’s summer reading list for teachers includes porn, critical race theory(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The National Education Association’s (NEA) summer reading list for teachers includes several books promoting critical race theory (CRT) and depicting graphic sexual matters. Read More
Culture
Jim Caviezel slams woke media, calls for trafficking whistleblowers to step up(Daily Signal) – “Sound of Freedom” star Jim Caviezel believes that his new film will empower people to fight human-trafficking worldwide, and perhaps even bring forward… Read More
Culture
Biden admin’s greatest foe? ‘It’s the moms, stupid’(The Daily Signal) – The Biden administration is making clear once again whom it fears the most. It is not China,… Read More