Public Education
Nevada school board fires, recinds firing, then gives pay hike to superintendent(The Center Square) – The Clark County School District (CCSD) Board of Trustees voted to approve a contract extension for Superintendent Dr. Jesus Jara that includes a $75,000 raise. Read More
Culture, Public Education
CDC allocated $85 million for grants requiring schools to start student-led clubs supporting LGBT youth(The Center Square) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spent $85 million on a grant program requiring public schools to start Gay-Straight Alliances, public documents… Read More
Culture
Vanderbilt to pause gender transition surgeries on minors following bombshell report(Daily Caller) – The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has paused all gender transition surgeries for minors following an explosive report about their pediatric gender services and a letter… Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: Will murder of scientists force KC mayor to get real about crime?As crime in the KC metro area continues to flourish, will the murder of two scientists change the mayor’s view on crime and policing in the community? In… Read More
Education
Smithville becoming epicenter of the national school choice movement by way of the Stanley M. Herzog FoundationSMITHVILLE, Mo. – The Stanley M. Herzog Foundation has quickly become a national leader for school choice, hosting a stellar inaugural event at its new headquarters here Thursday evening,… Read More
Local News
College GameDay coming to KU for first time ever ahead of matchup against TCULAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas football fans will be cheering on their team in front of a national audience Saturday, as ESPN’s College GameDay will make its first-ever trip to… Read More
Immigration
Texas GOP leadership formally declares Texas is being invadedThe executive committee is calling on Gov. Abbott to defend Texas and America (The Center Square) – The executive leadership of the Republican Party of Texas has formally declared… Read More
Immigration
5th Circuit hands Texas another win on immigration, ruling DACA is unconstitutional(The Center Square) – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas federal judge’s ruling that the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unconstitutional. Read More
National
Business organizations urge Biden administration to boost domestic energy production(The Center Square) — Business leaders across the country have joined together to call on the Biden administration to boost domestic energy production and to abandon a proposal to… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Oct. 3-7)Memphis Christian school looking to expand– Evangelical Christian School of Memphis, TN is aiming to meet demands in Memphis for more Christian education by expanding its campuses. And with… Read More
Government
WV Supreme Court overturns school choice ban(The Center Square) – A temporary injunction that blocked West Virginia from implementing a school choice program is no longer in effect, per a decision from the state Supreme… Read More
Public Education
Georgia’s graduation rate hits 84.1% as steady increase over past decade continues(The Center Square) – Georgia public high schools recorded a graduation rate increase in 2022, continuing a steady uptick over the past decade.On Thursday, state officials said the… Read More
Public Education
WV gets nearly $2.9 million in federal money for education, job training(The Center Square) – West Virginia received nearly $2.9 million from the federal government to support education and job training programs through two grants from the U.S. Department of… Read More
Public Education
Florida schools impacted by Hurricane Ian given flexibility for student reporting(The Center Square) – Florida school districts and public charter schools impacted by Hurricane Ian are being given flexibility for student reporting, which normally occurs in October,… Read More
Government
West Virginia advocacy group creates website to show impact of contested scholarship program(reimaginED) – Almost immediately after a judge’s ruling shut down the state’s first education savings account program, emails flooded the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy from families pouring their… Read More
Economy
Americans see ‘most severe’ pay cut in 25 years due to inflation(The Center Square) – Americans are experiencing the biggest pay cut in decades in large part due to inflation, new data shows. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas,… Read More
2022 election
Cook Political Report: Congressional seats in Texas, Florida leaning Republican(The Center Square) – In a new Cook Political Report analysis of ten Congressional seats up for grabs this November, two open seats, one each in Texas and… Read More
National
Senator files bill to restrain IRS ahead of plan to hire 87,000 employees(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall has introduced two bills to restrain the Internal Revenue Service ahead of the agency’s planned expansion. Marshall, R-Kansas,… Read More
Crime
Poll workers in Johnson County, Kansas may be among those whose personal information was shared with a server in ChinaMore than 6,000 past and present election poll workers in suburban Kansas City’s Johnson County have been alerted that their personal information may have been stolen and shared on… Read More
Immigration
33 Texas counties declare invasion at southern border, more expected to followNumber of gotaways in McMullen County in one month is seven times greater than its population (The Center Square) – To date, 33 Texas counties have declared an invasion… Read More