2022 election
Warnock, Walker battle in Georgia Senate runoff with half a million ballots already cast(The Center Square) — More than half a million Georgian voters have already cast ballots for the U.S. Senate runoff, including 301,545 who did so in person on Monday. Read More
Public Education
Speak of the devil: After School Satan Clubs open in California, Ohio, horrifying parentsWhen The Satanic Temple announced new after-school elementary programs in California and Ohio, parents and residents voiced their unequivocal dissent.On Monday, Wilmington, Ohio residents protested the After… Read More
Big Tech
DeSantis blasts Apple in dispute over Elon Musk, Twitter(The Center Square) – Elon Musk says Twitter may now be removed from the Apple App store, prompting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to defend the social media company. Read More
Culture, Homeschools
Homeschool programs, hybrid options encourage mid-year signupsIt’s never too late to pull your children from public school – even in December and beyond.That’s what Angie Hoffman, founder of The Hearth Room Schoolhouse in… Read More
Education
Cross-dressing picture book allegedly a class assignment in Kansas City-area preschool, sending grandfather into battleA children’s book promoting cross-dressing was handed out this week to a 4-year-old’s Kansas City-area preschool class, according to the girl’s livid grandfather. “This is what my granddaughter’s… Read More
Government, Public Education
Nevada voters could break up America’s fifth-largest school district in 2024(The Center Square) – An initiative to break up Nevada's Clark County School District (CCSD) submitted over 220,000 signatures for verification, surpassing the 140,777 needed to put it on… Read More
Public Education
Michigan’s underperforming public schools require state-mandated ‘comprehensive support’(The Center Square) – Fifty-four Michigan school districts and 112 schools will receive required state partnership intervention, according to an announcement Tuesday from the Michigan Department of Education.The department… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania education assessment scores regress in COVID-19 pandemic era(The Center Square) – Evidence of learning setbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic era for Pennsylvania students is reflected in Monday’s release of the state assessment scores.In both reading… Read More
Education
Kansas special education funding exceeded expenditures, contrary to claims of school funding advocates(The Sentinel) – School funding advocates met at the Capitol in Topeka recently to make the case that special education in Kansas is underfunded. But other testimony presented shows the… Read More
Education
Large Kansas school district focuses on equity audit, DEI while achievement plummets(The Sentinel) – Student achievement is precipitously dropping in Olathe USD 233, but district administration and the board majority seem more concerned about an equity audit and pushing the… Read More
Local News
Ozark Empire Fairground breaks ground on spacious new event centerSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Ozark Empire Fairgrounds are making way for a new 93,000-square-foot event facility and Youth Ag Education Center. Work started on the $25 million Ozark… Read More
Economy
Survey shows rent delinquency rates for small businesses escalating in Illinois(The Center Square) – Small businesses in Illinois and around the country continue to face difficulties paying their rent. A survey by the small businesses network Alignable… Read More
Crime
Lee’s Summit man among three charged in kidnapping, extortion conspiracy to support African separatist militia groupsKANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Lee’s Summit man was among three arrested this week for their roles in a criminal conspiracy that allegedly included kidnapping, extortion and funding a… Read More
Biden administration
Biden’s student loan deferment will cost taxpayers $40 billion, group says(The Center Square) – The Biden administration is again defering repayment of student loans until President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness executive action makes its way through the courts,… Read More
Public Education
School staff sued for failing to follow safety protocol after student sex assault on Hawaii campusThe family of a 9th-grade student is suing school officials for negligence after she was allegedly sexually assaulted at a school in Hawaii.The girl at McKinley High School… Read More
Culture
‘Woke’ agenda leads to 400% rise in child mastectomies, doubling of children identifying as transgender. Here’s why, according to someChildhood mastectomies are up nearly 400% and the number of transgender children has doubled – shocking statistics former politician Tulsi Gabbard and others blame on the radical “woke”… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Michigan Department of Education provided educators with materials on how to create a ‘Gay Straight Alliance’ club(Daily Caller) – The Michigan Department of Education (MDOE) promoted resources for educators on how to start a “Gay Straight Alliance” (GSA) club in their schools, according to training… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Democracy, ‘fatphobia’ are symptoms of a white supremacy evident among evangelicals and even Zoom meetings, Biden official saysDemocracy and “fatphobia” are both symptoms of a white supremacy that evangelical Christians embrace, according to a Biden official at the U.S. Department of Education.Kristina Ishmael, the DOE’s… Read More
Government, Public Education
Democratic majorities in Lansing will target public charter schools(The Center Square) – Michigan Democrats and public school advocacy groups plan to regulate public charter schools among repealing the state's third-grade reading law and other education changes.Michigan… Read More
Biden administration
Hegar blasts Biden administration plan advancing retirement funds prioritizing ESGTexas comptroller stands firm on state divesting from companies boycotting oil and gas industry (The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Labor is finalizing a rule allowing companies… Read More