Government, Public Education
Future of school choice in Wisconsin: Parents’ choice(The Center Square | Benjamin Yount) – School choice advocates in Wisconsin say the coronavirus has changed the conversation about parents having choices in their kids’ education. Read More
Public Education
PA school board member attacks concerned parents as “offensive and vile”A Pennsylvania school district board member, Richard Robinson, recently authored an op-ed calling concerned parents “offensive and vile.” According to critics, having heard concerned parents voice their views at… Read More
Public Education
GOP senators solicit Biden admin inspectors general to answer for demonizing parents, claim parents deserve to know the truthA recent letter drafted by GOP Senators asks Department of Education Inspector General Sandra Bruce and U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz “to investigate the coordinated actions… Read More
Culture
KC Chiefs’ James Winchester says his stability comes from his faith in ChristSuper Bowl teams don’t come together overnight. Instead, they require unsung heroes that bring stability throughout the rigors of multiple NFL seasons. Long snapper James Winchester of the Kansas… Read More
Culture
We Have Not Ceased to Pray | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 27And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all… Read More
Education, Uncategorized
Care to Learn chapters thrive within schools across the Ozarks to help impoverished students receive necessitiesSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Care to Learn is a non-profit in Springfield that partners with school districts to help children obtain living necessities and stay in the classroom without outside… Read More
National, State Government
Hawley pushes stepped-up human trafficking reformsIn a press conference last week that lasted nearly two hours, President Joe Biden expressed frustration with efforts by the opposition party to thwart the more ambitious aspects of… Read More
National
Teacher shortages nationwide causing public education crisis(The Center Square) – Schools throughout the country are experiencing teacher shortages due to several factors. In some states, legislatures have responded by lowering substitute teaching standards. In others,… Read More
National
Courts push back against COVID mandates as Americans’ support for such measures dwindles(The Center Square) – U.S. courts are handing losses to Democrat-led COVID-19 polices around the nation, from federal to state rulings, as polling shows Americans are souring on the… Read More
Public Education
Infectious disease experts advocate for making masks optional in schoolsThis week, the Washington Post published an opinion piece written by three infectious disease specialists,Shira Daron,Westyn Branch-Elliman, and Elissa Perkins. They argue that schools should… Read More
Government
National School Choice Week 2022 sees a changed and changing K-12 sector(Matthew Ladner | reimaginED) – The year 2022 arrived just after the second anniversary of the first American COVID-19 case being announced. A great deal has changed over the… Read More
Culture
Training Up Our Children | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 26Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. — Proverbs 27:6 ESV I’m coming to… Read More
National
Report: Finances for Chicago, St. Louis among worst in nation, despite COVID relief(The Center Square) – The finances of two of the largest cities sandwiching Illinois are among the worst performers in the nation, despite having been sent billions of dollars… Read More
State Government
Missouri AG sues nine more school districts over mask requirements(The Center Square) – Missouri Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Monday filed lawsuits against nine public school districts with mask requirements.Schmitt, a candidate for the seat of… Read More
National
U.S. Supreme Court to consider legality of affirmative action in colleges(The Center Square) – Fresh off controversial rulings on abortion and vaccine mandates, the U.S. Supreme Court will now take up affirmative action in the college admissions process. Read More
State Government
Republican Sherri Gallick makes plans to run for state representative for Cass and Bates CountiesBusinesswoman Sherri Gallick has formed her candidate committee to run for state representative. With redistricting underway, the proposed district boundaries currently include Cass and Bates Counties. A member of… Read More
Government
National School Choice Week highlights growing trend of school choice in Illinois(Kevin Bessler | The Center Square) – Children learn differently so give them choices. That is the message Illinois families and educators are highlighting during National School Choice Week 2022. Read More
Christian Schools
Decatur Christian School robotics team fosters growth for a wide range of studentsExcellence and growth have quickly become staples of the Decatur Christian School robotics team. The team, nicknamed the DCS MechWarriors, is currently gearing up for a tournament hosted at… Read More
Public Education
California bill would mandate COVID-19 vaccine for K-12 schools, ban personal exemptions(Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square) – All medically-eligible California students would be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine to attend in-person learning without the option for… Read More
Culture
Certainty about the Truth | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 25Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers… Read More