State Government
KSHSAA competitive balance effort for schools, not biological girls(The Sentinel) – The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) allows transgender biological males to compete against biological girls, but it draws the line at public schools having… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Elementary school teaches children as young as 4 to identify racist family members and more with controversial bookA public elementary school helped children as young as 4 identify “racist members of their family” and school them in “anti-racism.”A November letter from Janney Elementary School principal… Read More
Opinion
OPINION: Kansas City is in a Tech Boom. Here’s How You Can Cash In.America is experiencing a staggering shift in the labor market, and business owners are struggling to respond. You’ve no doubt experienced this if you’ve had a longer-than-usual… Read More
National
Hawley: Biden’s disinformation board is led by a ‘geyser of misinformation,’ and it shouldn’t even existThe Biden administration’s new disinformation czar is, herself, a “human geyser of misinformation,” and the embryonic, misbegotten experiment in government regulation of speech should end, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education: May 2-6Valley Christian School students make care packages for troops– Service is a regular part of student life at Valley Christian School in Missoula, Montana. Last week students packed over… Read More
Public Education
New law borrows $1 billion to extend pension buyout option for Illinois state employees, including educators(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Thursday a measure that borrows $1 billion to extend the existing pension buyout program for Illinois state employees… Read More
Public Education
Rep. Petryk: Wisconsin students will have to wait for gifted and talented opportunities(The Center Square) – One western Wisconsin state representative says kids looking to get into gifted and talented programs in public schools across the state are out of luck… Read More
Government
Louisiana House passes education savings account bill for disabled students(The Center Square) – Legislation to create Education Savings Accounts for students with exceptionalities passed the Louisiana House. Lawmakers voted 91-1 to approve … Read More
National, State Government
Earthquake insurance cost in Southeast Missouri increases 816% over 20 years(The Center Square) – Many residents of Eastern Missouri probably checked their earthquake insurance after a 2.8 magnitude quake on April 29. Three days later, the… Read More
Free Speech, Uncategorized
While Mayorkas continues to defend DHS ‘Disinformation Bureau,’ DeSantis, Kennedy fight back(The Center Square) – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas continues to be on the defensive after announcing the creation of a new “misinformation and disinformation governance board”… Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: What’s ahead for Missouri and Kansas if Roe v. Wade is overturned, and how it differs from what you’re hearing and seeingRegardless of our stances on abortion, they at least ought to be based on truth. But truth is often in short supply – especially now, in the hysteria following… Read More
National
Medical camp in West Plains teaches students about several career opportunitiesWEST PLAINS, Mo. – After a two-year hiatus, Ozarks Healthcare is re-establishing the Medical Academy of Science and Health Camp for students interested in pursuing a career in the… Read More
Public Education
Georgia High School Association votes unanimously to require athletes to compete according to birth sexThe Georgia High School Association voted unanimously on Wednesday that students who compete in high school sports must do so according to the sex recorded on their birth certificate. Read More
National
Democratic judge in Texas border county implores Biden to visit before suspending Title 42(The Center Square) – Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez on Wednesday invited President Joe Biden to visit his county, imploring him to do so before making “any substantial changes… Read More
Homeschools, Opinion
Failure of public schools is a common reason homeschooling is growing among all demographicsHomeschooling is attracting large numbers of families from all demographics and backgrounds.A fascinating article by The Hechinger Report explores this trend in more detail, by… Read More
Culture, Public Education
A majority of Americans seem to agree on what should not be taught to the youngest public school childrenA recent poll reveals some common ground amid vast differences in how American parents view what’s appropriate when it comes to sex, race and gender education in the classroom. Read More
Christian Schools
Q&A with a Catholic school advocate who has returned to her roots(reimaginED) – Catholic education has been an integral part of Cristina Rodriguez’s life. Her mother was a teacher in Cuba at a School of the Sacred Heart, an international… Read More
Government
School choice supporters encouraged by latest Marquette Poll on vouchers(The Center Square) – More parents in Wisconsin are getting behind the idea of school choice.The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows 58% of voters in the state… Read More
Government
Liberal lawmakers in 19 states are pushing for pro-transgender youth legislation(The Center Square) – Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have pledged to push for legislative protection and refuge bills for transgender youth and their families, drafting… Read More
National
Vance rides Trump endorsement to Ohio GOP Senate nomination(The Center Square) – In what was called the first big test of former President Donald Trump’s political influence, J.D. Vance rode his late endorsement to a U.S. Senate… Read More