DEI, Opinion
Missouri treasurer: DEI reforms will cut waste and promote academic freedom on campusMissouri taxpayers deserve to see their hard-earned tax dollars put to good use, particularly when it comes to funding higher education. As Missouri’s Treasurer, it is my… Read More
Public Education
Kansas approves interstate teacher licenses pact; 6 more states neededThe Kansas Legislature approved the Interstate Teaching Mobility Compact, which would make teaching licenses portable among member states, when it’s approved by a sufficient number of states.The compact… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Michigan spent $6.2M on COVID advertising to target students(The Center Square) – Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services spent $6.2 million on COVID advertising, which targeted K-12 students between October 2022 and July 2023.The campaign… Read More
Culture, Public Education
CDC linked to progressive plan in schools to replace parents, critics warnThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been linked to a progressive group's plan to challenge parents as the main moral authority in children’s lives, warns a… Read More
Public Education
Michigan school district sued for viewpoint discrimination(The Center Square) – Two Michigan students sued their school district for viewpoint discrimination after they were banned from wearing apparel implicitly critical of President Joe Biden.In February 2022, two… Read More
Public Education
Report: Massachusetts school enrollment declines projected through 2030(The Center Square) – A new study of public-school enrollment changes reveals that Massachusetts could have a decline over the next several years.Pioneer Institute on Tuesday released Enrollment… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Biden says government working with union allies against parents for control of childrenIn a partisan speech on the eve of announcing his reelection bid, President Joe Biden, joined by First Lady Jill Biden, sided with the teachers’ union and their progressive… Read More
Government, Homeschools
Homeschool group takes learning outside for thousands of childrenIn just five years, a homeschool group in Texas grew from three to over 3,000 students across six different states – thanks to a little research and initiative from… Read More
Public Education
D.C. public schools increased graduation rates despite plummeting test scores, report revealsA new report reveals that Washington D.C.’s public schools have increased their graduation rates despite marked declines in both reading and math.The D.C. Policy Center report, which compared… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Report: schools tossing Chromebooks designed to expire after four years(The Center Square) – A new report has found that the millions of taxpayer-funded Chromebooks that flooded schools during the pandemic are being discarded because of their expiration… Read More
Public Education
‘Politics in classroom’ tussle gets another voice in Wisconsin(The Center Square) – Another Republican lawmaker at the Wisconsin Capitol is challenging the state’s superintendent of schools over her letter to Waukesha Schools about its "no politics in… Read More
Public Education
Report: More Ohio students score at lowest levels on state tests(The Center Square) – Nearly a quarter of Ohio students scored at the lowest level on state performance tests in 2022, which rose to nearly one-half in other districts,… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Gender Queer tops list of most challenged books for second year in a row(The Center Square) – The graphic novel Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe was the most challenged book of 2022, according to an annual list of the most controversial books… Read More
Elections, Missouri
Massive left-wing ‘election-industrial complex’ infiltrating local election offices, including in Missouri, after pivotal involvement in 2020The left has a “staggering infrastructure” of hundreds of millions of dollars, a hundred or more groups and even whole think tanks devoted to tipping elections its way –… Read More
Missouri
Titanic Museum and Samaritan’s Feet partner to distribute free shoes to childrenBRANSON, Mo. – The Titanic Museums of Branson and Pigeon Forge are giving back to the community while honoring children in 2023. There were 135 children on board… Read More
National Debt
Republicans’ debt ceiling plan expected to get a vote this week(The Center Square) – U.S. House Republicans may get their debt limit spending bill across the finish line this week as the federal government faces a looming deadline to… Read More
China, Crime
Criminal complaints filed against 44 Chinese operating ‘police stations’ in New York City(The Center Square) – Criminal complaints have been filed against at least 44 Chinese nationals for allegedly committing crimes against American citizens or residents on behalf of the People’s… Read More
Congress, Faith
Bible Reading Marathon under way in Washington, to include members of Congress on Tuesday(The Center Square) – A days-long Bible reading marathon began Saturday and includes a congressional Bible reading for the first time in the decades-long annual event. The 34th… Read More
Education, Opinion
Kansas public school teacher: Yes, your children are being indoctrinatedParents and taxpayers need to know what’s going on in the Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD). As an English teacher employed in the SMSD for 15 years, I… Read More
Culture
Parent, education groups protest DOE’s transgender expansion for Title IXA coalition representing parents and education groups sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) protesting the Biden administration’s expansion of Title IX to include gender identity. Read More