State Government
The career of Dr. James Noland: One of Missouri’s oldest living former state legislatorsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Perhaps the most storied lawmaker in state history, 95-year-old former state senator and World War II veteran Dr. James Noland was honored today as one… Read More
Public Education
Texas school may have illegally pushed vote on billion-dollar school bond, revealing common problems with how bond issues workA Texas public school district is under investigation for what Gov. Greg Abbott calls a “likely crime” – school bond electioneering. School officials may have pressured Northside Independent School… Read More
Government
Massachusetts committee reviewing education bills promoting school choice, transparency(The Center Square) – Education-related bills pertaining to school choice, curriculum transparency and student representation are under review within a Massachusetts legislative committee.The state’s Joint Committee on Education… Read More
Public Education
Detroit schools, teachers’ union clash over mask policy(The Center Square) – About53,406kids attending Detroit Public Schools Community District still must wear a mask through the end of the regular school year because of… Read More
Public Education
Study: Remote learning a ‘primary driver’ of widening achievement gaps(The Center Square) – A newworking paperanalyzed testing data from 2.1 million students in 49 states plus D.C. and found that “remote instruction was a primary… Read More
National
Hagerty: DHS disinformation board likely illegal(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty says the creation of a board within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tasked with combating “disinformation” is likely illegal. Read More
State Government
Missouri AG to investigate Missouri school districts over invasive student surveys, and the harvesting of the resultsProbing personal surveys discovered in at least one Missouri school district ask young students about their racial and gender identities, as well as their political preferences and views on… Read More
National, State Government
AGs sue Biden administration over claims it colluded with social media giants to censor speech(The Center Square) – As states push back against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ plan to combat “disinformation,” two attorneys general sued him, President Joe Biden, and… Read More
State Government
Missouri House passes Senate plan for $500 million tax credit(The Center Square) – Legislators moved one step closer to giving hundreds of millions of surplus tax dollars back to Missouri citizens on Friday.A Senate amendment providing $500… Read More
Culture, Opinion
‘Vandalism’? No, a politically motivated arson attack on the pro-life community is an act of terrorOne local news report called the perpetrators “vandals.” Likewise, the New York Times called the arson attack of a Wisconsin pro-life group “an act of vandalism,” and… Read More
Public Education
Measures impacting education, driving and public safety retirement now law(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed 35 bills Friday, including measures impacting education, driving and public safety retirement.Beginning Jan. 1, certain members of law enforcement can… Read More
Public Education
Louisiana House passes bill to require schools to inform parents about immunization exemptions(The Center Square) – A bill to require Louisiana schools to inform students and parents about exemptions from school immunizations cleared the House this week."House… Read More
Culture, Government
Badger Institute poll shows broad support for welfare reform, parents involvement in schools, police(The Center Square) – Voters in Wisconsin, by large margins, want to see more parents involved in their kids' schools, more police officers on the streets, and more people… Read More
Government
Science center in the Ozarks reinvents itself, wins $1 million prize to continue offering education choice to families(reimaginED) – Two years ago, as the coronavirus pandemic began shuttering childcare centers nationwide, a Springfield, Missouri center that had been providing STEM education activities faced a critical decision. Read More
Christian Schools, Government, Public Education
With violence on the rise in public schools, is school choice more important than ever?Violence in public schools is on the rise. And while there may be no clear answers on how to stop the historic increase in public school violence, a… Read More
Homeschools
This Mother’s Day, second-generation homeschool moms reflect on family legacyAs homeschool rates hold steady two years after the onset of the pandemic, many longtime homeschooling mothers are celebrating the freedom to not only fulfill their children’s academic… Read More
National
20 AGs demand Mayorkas disband disinformation board, threaten legal action(The Center Square) – Twenty attorneys general are demanding that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “immediately disband” the agency’s newly created Disinformation Governance Board and “cease all… Read More
State Government
Bass Pro Shops set to unveil first-ever employee medical facility in fall 2022SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Bass Pro Shops has announced it will be opening a new family health center for all Bass Pro employees and their families. Adjacent to Bass… Read More
National
Preliminary Border Patrol data for April: 211,972 apprehensions, tens of thousands of additional ‘got-aways’Data confirms far more people entering U.S. illegally than reported (The Center Square) – According to preliminary U.S. Border Patrol data for the month of April, BP agents apprehended… Read More
National
Republicans raise questions about more Biden allies receiving multimillion dollar government contracts(The Center Square) – Republicans on the U.S. Oversight Committee have begun an inquiry into why multiple allies of President Joe Biden have received federal contracts that are now… Read More