Government
Senate Dems block legislation designed to help pregnant studentsLegislation requiring colleges to inform students of their rights and available resources during pregnancy stalled in the U.S. Senate after Democrats refused to advance it in a late January vote. Read More
School Choice
Applications flood in for Texas Education Freedom Accounts breaking Tennessee’s day-one record(The Heartlander) — More than 46,000 students have applied for Texas Education Freedom Accounts, the state’s new school choice program, breaking Tennessee’s record for the most… Read More
Missouri
Missouri Governor Kehoe calls for building ‘foundation of growth’ by phasing out income tax in State of the State AddressAs he greeted members of the Missouri General Assembly on his way to the dais for his State of the State Address Tuesday, Gov. Mike Kehoe donned a starkly… Read More
Public Education
Kansas low-income students tax credit scholarship program hits $10 million cap for first time(The Sentinel) – For the first time in a decade, the Kansas Low Income Students Tax Credit Scholarship program reached the $10 million cap set by the legislature at… Read More
Culture
These policies could reverse US declining marriage, birth rates(The Daily Signal) – Federal policies should encourage marriage and children, says a new Heritage Foundation report that proposes ways to reverse the trends of broken homes, declining marriage… Read More
Opinion
Mississippi looks to reform, establish education freedom(The Daily Signal) – Mississippi has long lagged behind other red states in empowering families with education freedom. But that might soon change. While other states embraced… Read More
Government
Iowa first state granted Education Department waiver for use of federal fundsIn another cut to the federal bureaucracy, the U.S. Department of Education has granted Iowa the first Returning Education to the States waiver, allowing the state to use certain federal funds… Read More
Culture
Suicide hotline operator pushes ‘radical’ trans ideology in open revolt against Trump admin(Daily Caller News Foundation) – At least one major suicide hotline operator continues sending callers in some states to transgender activists, despite the Trump administration prohibiting the use of… Read More
Culture
The Heartlander 2025 year in review: A year of triumph, tragedy, revivalWelcoming the New Year gives occasion to remember the significance of the previous – and what a year of growth it was for The Heartlander – with no shortage… Read More
Public Education
Seattle using ‘gender book kit’ to teach kindergarteners they can change gendersSeattle Public Schools is using a set of classroom materials that tells kindergarten through 5th-grade students that boys can become girls and girls can become boys. The lessons… Read More