Public Education
Pennsylvania funding for education up 40% since 2000(The Center Square) – Though the Pennsylvania Department of Education is fighting a lawsuit over whether it adequately funds low-wealth school districts, the broader picture of education spending… Read More
Public Education
Teachers union urges Washington Supreme Court to uphold capital gains tax(The Center Square) – The Washington Education Association has filed abriefwith the state Supreme Court that calls for opening the door to the imposition of a… Read More
State Government
Entrepreneur and prolific Missouri philanthropist Harry M. Cornell Jr. leaves a legacy of generosity like no otherJOPLIN, Mo. – Successful business owner and ultra-philanthropist Harry M. Cornell Jr. passed away this week, but not without leaving a lasting impact on southwest Missouri. Cornell’s reputation… Read More
Homeschools
Actor Kirk Cameron to release a film touting homeschooling in AmericaHas public education turned into Public Enemy No. 1?Actor Kirk Cameron thinks so, anyway.“It’s time for a Homeschool Awakening,” Cameron writes.With these words the 51-year-old actor… Read More
National
Inflation slowed in April, but prices continued their steady increase(The Center Square) – Inflation continued its steady rise in April, when the Consumer Price Index increased 8.3% over last year, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Read More
State Government
Missouri, last state without Congressional maps, still trying(The Center Square) – The only state in the nation without a new Congressional district map is days away from failing to fulfill its constitutional duty, but the… Read More
State Government
Wyandotte County courts brought to near standstill by cyber attack, still operating in pre-computer-era modeThe mid-April cyber attack on Wyandotte County has absolutely crippled the courts, leaving them still unable to hold many hearings or even summon jurors for trial. Judges, still… Read More
Government
South Carolina House approves amended educational savings account program(The Center Square) – The South Carolina House amended and passed a bill that would create a pilot educational savings account program in the state.The amendment alters… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school board approves anti-CRT resolution, delays vote on sex ed proposalA school board in Virginia approved a resolution banning Critical Race Theory but delayed a vote on a separate resolution addressing parental consent on sexual education and content.Both… Read More
State Government
U.S. Senate candidate Eric Schmitt announces Women for Schmitt coalitionSeveral notable conservative women this week endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Eric Schmitt, forming an official Women for Schmitt coalition.The coalition “highlights that prominent Republican women from across Missouri… Read More
State Government
Conservative Troy Matthews running for Johnson County CommissionerJohnson County small business owner Troy Matthews has thrown his hat in the ring for Presiding County Commissioner. Running as a Republican, Matthews is running as the true “conservative… Read More
Christian Schools, Public Education
Oregon law puts tampons in boys’ public school bathrooms, and more students into private schoolsOregon’s "Menstrual Dignity Act," which will put tampons in even boys’ bathrooms this fall, is just one part of a "radical leftist agenda” that’s fueling an exodus from public… Read More
Government
Louisiana Senate passes Reading Education Savings Account program bill(The Center Square) – A bill to create a Reading Education Savings Account Program for struggling students cleared the Louisiana Senate.Lawmakers approvedSenate Bill 203, sponsored… Read More
Public Education
Ohio mom prevails in free speech case over local school board(The Sentinel) – An Ohio mother filed a free speech lawsuit in federal court against her school board after being ordered to “zip it” by the board’s presiding officer. Read More
Public Education
Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard wins partial victory in pronoun lawsuit(The Sentinel) – Geary County teacher Pamela Ricard has won an initial victory in her lawsuit against her school district’s pronoun policy.On Tuesday, a federal judge issued… Read More
National
New PBR bull riding team coming to Ridgedale, MissouriRIDGEDALE, Mo. – As part of the inaugural Professional Bull Riders Team Series, a new professional sports squad is headed to the southwest part of the Show-Me State: the… Read More
National
Senate passes Supreme Court Justice security upgrade as protests heat up(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate passed a bill to increase security for Supreme Court justices as protests at their homes have grown heated in light of the… Read More
National
House conservatives ready law-and-order agenda ahead of midtermsCrime is on the rise around the country, the midterm elections are fast approaching, and the largest bloc of House conservatives is preparing a comprehensive package of law-and-order legislation. Read More
National
Gasoline prices set record Tuesday as Biden set to release plan on inflation(The Center Square) – Gasoline prices set a record Tuesday ahead of President Joe Biden’s planned announcement to address rising inflation costs. Short of prioritizing and expanding domestic… Read More
Christian Schools
Viewpoint diversity, so rare at other universities, is par for the course at Pepperdine’s School of Public PolicyMany college graduates say they were basically forced to regurgitate their professors’ political views in essays and tests.Not at Pepperdine University.“We have a real emphasis here on… Read More