Local News
Popular Buc-ee’s convenience store coming to Springfield, MissouriSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The popular gas station and convenience store chain Buc-ee’s will break ground on a new Springfield, Missouri location next week. The new store will be the… Read More
Local News
Uproar over LGBTQ advocacy toward children in a rural Iowa library leads to biased media coverage.LOGAN, Iowa – This rural town of fewer than 1,400 residents is dealing with a huge uproar, and questionable media coverage, over the public library featuring the book… Read More
Investigations
Wyandotte County DA, who vows ‘independent’ probes into alleged police misconduct, chose to investigate his own departmentWyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree has made a huge point of investigating police for alleged misconduct. But a new lawsuit claims he wanted to keep… Read More
National
Washington, D.C.’s vaccine mandate for kids under fire as school year approaches(The Center Square) – A coalition of leading Republicans sent a letter to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Thursday calling for an end to end the district’s “unreasonable… Read More
Mizzou
UM System Board of Curators to vote on improved PTO system for employeesCOLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri System Board of Curators is gearing up to vote on an improved paid time off (PTO) system providing MU employees more flexibility… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Poll: Most Christian parents of public school children lack confidence in K-12 public education, and half prefer private educationHow do Christian parents across the country feel about public education? Some 66% “lack confidence” in the quality of their kids’ K-12 education, and nearly half (43%) say their… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian schools in this North Dakota town ready for enrollment increasesMinot’s private Christian schools are both seeing a bump in enrollment this fall. Administrators at both Bishop Ryan Catholic School and Our Redeemer’s Christian School said they think… Read More
Public Education
Columbus schools, teachers at impasse; strike vote scheduled Sunday(The Center Square) – Teachers in Ohio’s largest school district are prepared to continue negotiations over the weekend but have scheduled a Sunday meeting for a vote on a potential… Read More
Public Education
Virginia ed board sets funding guidelines for lab schools(The Center Square) – Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan to establish lab schools throughout the commonwealth took another step forward this week with the Board of Education approving formal… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas lawmakers question claims of teacher shortages(The Center Square) – Members of the Arkansas Legislative Council grilled officials from the Department of Education on Thursday after they asked for a rule change on teacher… Read More
2022 election
Poll: Abbott leads O’Rourke by 7 points(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is leading Robert “Beto” O’Rourke by seven percentage points in the race for governor, according to a new Dallas Morning News… Read More
Immigration
Lawmakers raise alarm about taxpayer-funded Amtrak potentially being used for illegal immigrants to cross border(The Center Square) – Lawmakers sent a letter to Amtrak Wednesday requesting a briefing as well as all documents related to how taxpayer subsidized Amtrak may be used to… Read More
Local News
Two clerks indicted for stealing $663,000 from small town in St. Louis County(The Center Square) – Two former employees of Flordell Hills, a municipality with a population of less than 1,000 in St. Louis County, were indicted by a grand jury… Read More
Politics
Cheney’s hint at presidential run after loss met with skepticism(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney hinted that a presidential run may be in her future after a resounding primary loss Tuesday. The suggestion was met with… Read More
Courts
KC mayor hires advocate for ‘unrepentant cop killer’ to sue state over required funding of policeA lawyer currently helping Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas sue Missouri over police funding is a former advocate for a high-profile cop killer. Indeed, New… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Coalition of lawmakers to D.C. mayor: End ‘unreasonable and destructive’ vaccine mandate for kids(The Center Square) – A coalition of leading Republicans sent a letter to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Thursday calling for an end to end the district’s “unreasonable… Read More
Public Education
As Colorado adds teachers with 99% of positions filled, debate on educator supply continues(The Center Square) – As the number of teachers and students in Colorado climbs, lawmakers continue to address what they see as a shortage of educators in a… Read More
Public Education
Illinois school districts trying to help students catch up after remote learning loss(The Center Square) – Illinois school districts are in catch-up mode after the COVID-19 pandemic set back the development of many students. During Wednesday’s Illinois State Board… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district rejects plan promoting ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ agenda(The Sentinel) – The Derby USD 260 school board narrowly rejected a proposed five-year strategic plan for the district because opponents objected to what they saw as its… Read More
Government
Are they being asked to sign away their parental rights? Arizonans cautioned not to sign anti-school-choice petitionArizonans are now being asked to give up their parental rights. That’s the way school choice advocate Corey A. DeAngelis sees it, anyway. Since Arizona lawmakers passed the most… Read More