Local News
The Joplin Toad magazine launches book and poetry publication outletJOPLIN, Mo. – The Joplin Toad has launched its new publishing component for independent authors and poets called Tiny Toad Press. The humor and arts magazine typically focuses… Read More
Education
Virginia Governor blasts ‘progressives’ and vows to keep up the fight for parents’ rights at Back-to-School rallyVirginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin criticized progressive school administrators in Fairfax County Public Schools for what he said were violations of parental rights. Youngkin made the comments as he… Read More
National
Biden has let in hundreds of terror suspects from the ‘botched’ Afghan withdrawal, killer drugs across border, Hawley saysAs many as hundreds of potential terrorists, as well as tons of lethal candy-like drugs, have entered the United States on President Joe Biden’s watch, warns Missouri Sen. Josh… Read More
Economy
Report: Record 63% of small businesses freeze hiring(The Center Square) – Small businesses are increasingly unwilling to hire because they can’t afford to take on new costs, according to a newly released survey. The small… Read More
Homeschools, Public Education
Email chain exposes teachers’ union ‘cloak and dagger’ operation against parents who wanted schools to reopenA simple clerical error confirmed suspicions that a California teachers’ union was spying on parents who simply wanted their kids to return to school. In the wake of several… Read More
Culture, Homeschools
Homeschool nonprofit counters unlawful challenges to parental freedomsA $2,000 bill just to process homeschool paperwork in New York? A threatening letter from a school district in West Virginia, stating that a student would be required to… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Popular podcast helps families ‘make the leap’ from public education to better alternativesParents don’t have to be stuntman Evel Knievel to make the leap from traditional public education to something better. It just takes a little courage. So says Christine Stigall,… Read More
Public Education
Seattle teachers strike; start of school delayed(The Center Square) – Students from Washington’s largest school district will not start classes on time as negotiators from Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and the Seattle Education Association (SEA)… Read More
Government
Catholic education leaders urge support for federal school choice bill(reimaginED) – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic education leaders are urging support for a federal school choice bill that is poised to aid families whose children… Read More
Public Education
Kent teacher union reaches tentative agreement with school district(The Center Square) – After 13 days of a strike, the Kent Education Association (KEA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Kent School District (KSD). Read More
Government
Morrisey files WV Supreme Court brief in support of school voucher program(The Center Square) – In the legal battle to expand school choice opportunities in West Virginia, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a brief with the state Supreme Court to… Read More
Politics
Has Johnson County in the red state of Kansas become a no-go zone for conservatives? Some say it hasHas the red state of Kansas’ most populous county become a no-go zone for conservatives? That’s the impression some are getting, after an upcoming rally for conservative candidates… Read More
Economy
Number of Americans citing ‘hardship’ from inflation rises, particularly among middle class(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans say inflation is causing them financial hardship, according to a new poll. While the Biden administration heralded a pause in… Read More
Education
Kent school teachers union declines six-figure average salary proposal(The Center Square) – The Kent Education Association (KEA) has declined the latest contract proposal from the Kent School District (KSD) that would have seen average salaries surpass… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Book exposes how the Kansas education bureaucracy works against students(The Sentinel) – One in three students in Kansas is below grade level in reading and math, but instead of addressing the problem, the bureaucracy tries to deny the… Read More
State Government
Missouri Dept. of Conservation’s $70K grant to nonprofit expands outdoor accessibility(The Center Square) – A grant of $70,000 from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) to the Missouri Disabled Sportsmen will assist in the purchase of four track chairs… Read More
Press Release
Gov. Parson Awards Public Safety Medal to First Responders and Civilians for Heroic Actions in 2021(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – This morning, Gov. Mike Parson awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to a total of 23 first responders and four… Read More
Education
How Missouri’s new school choice program helped a disabled child’s parent avoid returning to a public school nightmareSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri’s expanded school choice program began rolling out only in July. But at least one parent already says she’ll never forget what the program has done… Read More
Government
Group recommends greater school choice in Ohio(The Center Square) – A new report from an Ohio policy group recommends four education policy changes that it believes will help state students regain learning losses from the… Read More
Government
West Virginia charter schools finding solid ground(reimaginED) – Weeks into the start of a new school year that saw the launch of the first approved public charter schools in West Virginia, a report on the… Read More