Public Education
Exclusive: Legal troubles mount as St. Joseph school superintendent video raises questions of illegal electioneeringSocial media videos posted by the St. Joseph School District (SJSD) in Missouri raise questions about whether district employees may have illegally electioneered for the recently passed bond issue. Read More
Missouri
Life-changing ‘HBOT’ oxygen treatment denied to Missouri veterans; legislative bill could change that, even save livesBlake Richardson has long suffered traumatic brain injury from a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Iraq in 2006, and more such damage in a near-drowning during training.Therapy and drugs… Read More
Public Education
Conflicts of Interest? CAPSTJOE Treasurer Williams and Executive Director Lanning both on board of school, which contracts with organizationTwo St. Joseph, Missouri school board members also work for an organization awarded a contract by the school district, one of many possible conflicts of interest within the power… Read More
Kansas City
Possible ransomware attack closes Jackson County offices for second day(The Center Square) – Jackson County, Missouri, offices were closed for a second day on Wednesday after its information technology systems were disrupted by a possible ransomware attack. Read More
Culture
Conservative, grassroots candidates with decades of public service push fiscal responsibility and common sense policies in race for health board seats in MissouriThree conservative candidates with decades of public service are pushing fiscal responsibility and common sense policies in the race for the Clay County Health Board in Missouri. Incumbent… Read More
Public Education
Exclusive: Springfield Public Schools insider alleges ‘kidnapping’ of trans student; SPS wafflesA whistleblower at Springfield Public Schools (SPS) says two teachers took a gender dysphoric student home with them without parental permission after the student expressed a desire to transition… Read More
Courts
Here’s the key to preserving free speech, according to the man who filed the ‘most important’ such case in US historyThe Missouri-launched “most important free speech case in the history of our country” was just argued in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. But even with a victory… Read More
Public Education
Family of Missouri teen charged in brutal beating of classmate claims she’s the real victimThe family of a teenage girl charged with violently assaulting a fellow student is asserting her innocence, claiming she acted in self-defense. The fight, captured on video and… Read More
Public Education
St. Joseph, Missouri School Board president contends criminally charged member is a ‘leader’When candidates for the St. Joseph, Missouri Board of Education were asked how to bring more civility to the board, its President Latonya Williams praised the current board for… Read More
Public Education
Fouled out? Calls grow for Whitney Lanning’s school board resignation after video shows her hounding Isaura Garcia, leading to criminal chargesSt. Joseph, Missouri school board member Whitney Lanning is facing calls to resign after surveillance video shows her harassing other board members, allegedly screaming profanities and threatening violence. Read More
Courts
Landmark Missouri v. Biden case at Supreme Court Monday, exposing ‘disgusting underbelly’ of government censorship, Sen. Schmitt saysMissouri’s lawsuit fighting censorship of conservatives on social media has revealed the “disgusting underbelly” of the Biden administration’s “vast censorship enterprise,” says U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt – who filed… Read More
Public Education
‘Fighting hard to stay alive’: Fundraiser posted for teen nearly beaten to death near St. LouisA GoFundMe has been set up to help the high school student whose brutal beating outside of a Missouri school left her with traumatic brain injuries. The victim, identified… Read More
Public Education
School board member Lanning delinquent on taxes that go to St. Joe public schoolsA school board member in St. Joseph, Missouri, who already faces second-degree harassment charges, has refused to comment after she was fined for slow-paying property… Read More
Opinion
A ‘Red Print for Missouri’: Repeal taxes, restore fiscal disciplineState government spending in Missouri has increased 90% in the last five years, exploding from $28 billion to $51 billion. This indefensible spending increase was done with the complicity… Read More
Government
‘Big step in the right direction’: Missouri Senate advances school choice expansion billThe Missouri Senate voted Tuesday to advance a bill expanding the state’s school choice program, alongside other education reforms. Senators voted 20-13 in favor of… Read More
Missouri
Missouri’s Black, Hispanic, rural populations focus for workforce credentialing(The Center Square) – If Missouri is going to meet the demand for a skilled workforce, more Black, Hispanic and rural students must earn a credential after high school,… Read More
Public Education
Student in critical condition after brutal beating outside of Missouri school; 15-year-old chargedA female student suffered severe head injuries after she was beaten by another student outside of a Missouri high school on Friday. The fight occurred sometime around 2:30… Read More
Homeschools
KC-area homeschool conference to add student learning screenings to resources for parentsHomeschooling parents in the Kansas City area can access an additional resource this spring – learning screenings for a snapshot of their child’s developmental progress. The Midwest Parent… Read More
Culture
Former student furious college has abandoned its Baptist roots as it planned to host anti-Christian drag eventA former student of a Missouri college founded by Baptists was planning to peacefully protest an on-campus drag-themed event Friday featuring two “nuns” affiliated with the Sisters of Perpetual… Read More
Courts
Former St. Louis principal pleads guilty after using school funds to hire a hitman to kill pregnant girlfriendA former principal of a Missouri middle school pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony charges related to a 2016 murder-for-hire conspiracy fueled by school funds. Cornelius Green stole $2,500… Read More