State Government
Gov. Mike Parson delivers 2022 State of the State address to Missouri General AssemblyJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Mike Parson delivered the annual State of the State address on Wednesday, outlining his administration’s efforts towards improving Missouri’s economy, workforce development and lessening… Read More
State Government
Nonprofit pays MU Extension $750K for more fresh produce to SNAP recipients(The Center Square) – Availability of fresh produce for low-income families in western Missouri might grow after a nonprofit agreed to pay more than $750,000 to the University of… Read More
State Government
Wright County law enforcement agencies come together to form large task force unit to cover higher crimes ratesWRIGHT COUNTY, Mo. – Wright County law enforcement agencies are coming together to create a new special operations unit to tackle rising crime rates amid ongoing staffing shortages. Read More
Culture
Supreme Court appears sympathetic to free speech, religious liberty case(Bethany Blankley | The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court this week appeared to be sympathetic to arguments made by a petitioner against the city of Boston over its… Read More
Christian Schools
New Mexico Christian school fined for mask violation after being told on through state’s Orwellian reporting systemNew Mexico’s largest private school, Hope Christian School in Albuquerque, has been fined $5,000 for not enforcing the state’s sweeping mask mandate. Last Thursday, the New Mexico Public Education… Read More
Government
School Choice Week celebrates freedom to choose the best education for your childIf you love your school (or better yet, the freedom to choose the best education for your child), this January provides the perfect time to share that with others. Read More
Government
Learning pods for underserved students earns South Carolina group national recognition(Lisa Buie | reimaginED) – As the pandemic gripped the nation in the spring of 2020, American schools shut down and sent students home to finish the semester through… Read More
Culture
Chosen and Loved | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 20It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all… Read More
National
Border crisis 2022: Federal agents arrest more than 30 fugitives wanted on sex crime, murder, other charges(The Center Square) – In the first few weeks of 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents in the El Paso Sector of New Mexico and West Texas… Read More
Public Education
Gov. Youngkin signs executive orders on education, ensures parental rights in first day in officeGlenn Youngkin was sworn in on Saturday as Virginia’s 74th governor. On his first day in office he enacted 11 Executive Orders, and as promised, a significant portion of… Read More
National
U.S. political alignments experienced historic shift in 2021(The Center Square) – Newly released polling shows that America has undergone a major political shift in the past year amid economic challenges, the ongoing pandemic and a series… Read More
Public Education
Bill would cut in-person class time by 20% in Washington schools(Brett Davis | The Center Square) – In 2020, students and parents got a crash course in remote learning as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now some… Read More
Government
Why we can hope for a better K-12 world in 2022(Jonathan Butcher | remaginED) – Federal officials are trying to appear analytical. Facing dismal student outcomes and lower enrollment at assigned schools in the wake of—and, in some places,… Read More
Culture
Op-Ed: When will school closures end? Not until we empower parents(Justin Owen | The Center Square) – Many kids across the country have begun to return to school after the holiday break. But others have not.Due to the uptick… Read More
Culture
Unashamed | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 19For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the… Read More
National
British authorities apprehend two in connection to Texas hostage situation(The Center Square) – Less than 24 hours after an 11-hour-hour hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, which ended with an armed gunman dead and hostages… Read More
Sports, Uncategorized
New all-in-one complex hopes to bring more visitors to Lake of the Ozarks during the off-seasonLAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. – Lake of the Ozarks developers Dr. Dan Foster and his son are planning to construct a major event center and sports facility complete… Read More
State Government
Dark money group takes millions of out-of-state dollars to push ranked-choice voting system that some say favors DemocratsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A group named ‘Better Elections’ is taking millions of dollars from a dark money nonprofit to overhaul Missouri elections and implement ranked-choice voting (RCV). Read More
Public Education
Parents left reeling after district reviews, keeps inappropriate content in school libraryAs Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) decided to remove the sexually explicit book, Gender Queer, from the district’s school library shelves, the neighboring school district in Fairfax County is… Read More
Public Education
Critics say national teachers union complaint letter to social media companies suggests coordinated effort to shut down parentsIn October, National Education Association (NEA) wrote a letter to representatives of Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok demanding that they “regulate lies and fix your algorithms.” In the letter,… Read More