Public Education
2 dead, including 10th grader, in Florida school bus crashTwo people are dead and a third person is in critical condition following a multivehicle crash involving a school bus in Central Florida Monday morning. According to media… Read More
Culture
‘Jesus’ Law’: How Christians changed culture, defended unborn children through faithful conductMurdering unborn children has been a societal sin for millennia, and only Christianity’s moral principles and the work of Christians ended such practices. That’s according to Samuel Elliott,… Read More
Courts
Florida man pleads guilty in $500 million COVID test fraud scheme(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Florida man pleaded guilty for his role in a COVID-era healthcare fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Luisa Beesley brings literature to life with creative, faith-filled lessonsLuisa Beesley loves to surprise her students. The world literature teacher at Cambridge Christian School in Tampa, Florida, regularly springs creative activities on her… Read More
Public Education
‘Win-win solution’: School choice tax credit frees up more than $70 million for Oklahoma public schoolsSchool choice benefits thousands of students in Oklahoma, but it also helps public schools. According to an article by Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of… Read More
Public Education
School choice isn’t to blame for public school closures, study findsAs school choice has grown in popularity, its opponents have been quick to blame it for public school closures. In 2025, the Southern Poverty Law Center argued… Read More
Public Education
Florida is No. 1 in academic freedom, says Heritage education report card(The Daily Signal) – Florida, for the fifth consecutive year, ranks No. 1 in overall academic freedom, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2026 Education Freedom Report… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Jan Tjomsland teaches students to do ‘work worthy of kings’Mathematics has a worldview, according to high school teacher Jan Tjomsland. She explained how numbers, shapes and measurements began as a study of philosophy, which used systematic concepts… Read More
Culture
6 American churches devastated by fires; many cases still under investigationSeveral historic churches across the United States have tragically burned down over the last few weeks with investigations ongoing. One arson suspect in custody. Churches in Montana, Mississippi,… Read More
Government
Florida’s Department of Health has proposed removing four vaccines from those required for public school childrenThe proposed rule would allow students to attend K-12 public school without receiving vaccines for chickenpox, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) or pneumococcal disease. Unless… Read More
Politics
Florida’s socialist darling: A new wave in politics(The Daily Signal) – Socialism, an offshoot of communism, now has a home in the Florida Democratic Party. Democratic Socialists of America member Angie Nixon’s… Read More
Politics
Florida primaries influence the nation’s political landscape(The Daily Signal) – Florida held primary elections on Tuesday for numerous local, state, and federal offices, with one stunning upset showing the growing power of the Democratic Socialists… Read More
Politics
Donalds, Jolly secure Florida governor nods(The Center Square) – Byron Donalds and David Jolly will face off to replace Ron DeSantis as the next governor of Florida in November. Voters in the Sunshine… Read More
Public Education
Florida district bracing for more school closures with ‘50,000 open seats’One of the largest districts in Florida and the nation anticipates another wave of closing schools, continuing its “Redefining Our Schools” initiative from last year. “I do foresee more closures,” said Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Read More
Christian Schools
Catholic schools thriving under Florida’s reign as most pro-school choice stateThanks to robust school choice policies, Catholic education is thriving in Florida. The Archdiocese of Miami recently reported enrollment in K-12 Catholic schools had risen more than 8.2%… Read More
Culture
Signing once more: Americans rededicate the Declaration of IndependenceAmericans across the nation are joining together to sign and rededicate the Declaration of Independence to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. In the nonpartisan… Read More
Public Education
WATCH: Florida’s newest senator calls for school choice expansion nationwideSen. Ashley Moody, R-Florida, is championing a new federal tax credit scholarship designed to help millions of students get the education their parents choose. The Education Freedom… Read More
Culture
History, influence, scenery of the Southeast – FL, AL, MS, LA, AR highlighted at the Great American State Fair(Editor’s note: A series on The Great American State Fair, held in Washington, D.C., in honor of America’s 250th birthday, written by Heartlander News interns.) From free… Read More
Culture
Transgender competitor drops out of girls’ Irish step dance eventA 17-year-old male who identifies as transgender dropped out of a girls’ Irish step dancing championship after Florida’s attorney general threatened legal action against the event’s organizers. The withdrawal… Read More
Public Education
Florida bans illegal immigrants from state collegesFlorida will no longer let illegal immigrants enroll in its 28 state colleges. The State Board of Education approved the rule June 30. Read More