Public Education
Pittsburgh schools to partner with nonprofit with ties to Obamas on student-led voting initiative(The Center Square) – Pittsburgh Public Schools is looking to partner with a nonprofit headed by high-level former Obama administration officials to implement a program created by former First… Read More
Public Education
Blame flies among Minnesota government agencies over $250 million fraud scheme(The Center Square) – After taxpayers lost $250 million in what federal officials deemed “the largest pandemic fraud" in the nation, the government agencies involved are blaming each… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Public education is doing worse with more money, so let’s give parents more optionsIf an educational option costs less and produces better results, wouldn’t it be foolish not to fund it? Yet the opposite is happening.As a nation, the U.S. is spending… Read More
Immigration
Border patrol warns of increased immigration violations in south Texas region(The Center Square) – U.S Customs and Border Protection-Laredo Office is cautioning the public about a “significant amount of immigration law violations throughout South Texas ports of entry” and… Read More
Education
Nixa High School designated as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2022NIXA, Mo. – For the second time in a decade, Nixa High School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School for 2022 based on its academic excellence. Read More
Law Enforcement
Poll: Voters support funding police, dealing with violent crime(The Center Square) – Voters largely support policies allowing police to detain suspects charged with violent crimes, a new poll shows. That’s in contrast to recent policies being enacted… Read More
Culture
Biden’s DOJ sicced the FBI on pro-life father, arrested in front of his children in guns-drawn morning raidA pro-life volunteer and father of seven was arrested on questionable charges by the FBI in a SWAT raid involving around 20 federal agents with guns drawn, even as… Read More
Christian Schools
Teacher of the Year Loren Hopf: Christian education is having a generational impactIt’s no exaggeration to say Christian education is changing lives – and entire families.Just ask Loren Hopf, a Christian school graduate who returned as a Bible teacher to… Read More
National
Bankers falter when asked about doing business in China(The Center Square) – In a hearing Wednesday of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, bankers faltered in responding to questions on the morality of doing business with China.U.S. Read More
Government
Opponents likely to fall short in effort to block Arizona’s new ‘gold standard’ school choice lawAn Arizona anti-school-choice organization blocked a statewide expansion of choice in 2018, but its effort to defeat a similar law this year could be falling short.The Daily… Read More
Homeschools
This rural Florida homeschool co-op found out: If you build it, they will come(reimaginED) – Sandra Shoffner dreamed of starting a homeschool co-op, but she never imagined the reception it would get when it finally happened.Dozens of parents attended the first… Read More
Public Education
Virginia’s high accreditation numbers don’t reflect huge learning losses, says Gov. Youngkin(The Center Square) – Although almost nine in 10 public schools in Virginia earned full accreditation with the state Board of Education, Gov. Glenn Youngkin is warning that those… Read More
Public Education
Oregon Department of Education pays out tens of millions for severely under-enrolled Preschool Promise programThe Oregon Department of Education spent $90 million over the last two years in preschool grants even while the program was vastly under-enrolled, according to a report by… Read More
Public Education
Woke politics, gender ideology frustrating Wisconsin parents(The Center Square) – Tim Michels says Wisconsin’s State of Education speech was more of a political stump speech than a report card on the state’s schools. Read More
Culture, Public Education
US Military Educational Summit Pushed Gender Ideology Using A ‘Genderbread Person,’ Report Finds(Daily Caller) – The U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) hosted an “Equity and Access” summit in 2021 that featured presentations on gender ideology and anti-racism, according to… Read More
Opinion
Neo-Marxism floods Advanced Placement courses in the USSome of America’s most popular college-credit history classes for high schoolers are littered with anti-Western ideas, identity politics and other neo-Marxist concepts, national scholars say. The College Board is… Read More
2022 election
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin fires up crowd at rally for Kansas AG Derek Schmidt’s gubernatorial runSHAWNEE, Ks. – Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin appeared at a packed campaign rally in Shawnee Thursday to support Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt in his gubernatorial run. … Read More
Local News
Hostess Brands opening factory in Clark County, ArkansasLENEXA, KS. – Lenexa-based snack behemoth Hostess has announced plans to reopen a dormant factory in Clark County, Arkansas. Hostess plans to invest between $120-140 million in the… Read More
Local News
As lake season comes to a close, here’s a closer look into Osage Beach’s search-and-rescue canine unitOSAGE BEACH, Mo. – As the busy lake season has come to an end, here’s a look into how the Osage Beach Fire Protection District uses its search-and-rescue canine… Read More
Public Education
Republican lawmakers not expecting much from Wisconsin’s State of Education speech(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin haven’t been given a preview of the state superintendent’s State of Education speech, but they have some guesses as to… Read More