Government, Public Education
Record-breaking fundraising highlights importance of parents in 2022 electionsWith the primary election still five months away, a Republican candidate for South Carolina Superintendent of Education is already smashing fundraising records. In the first six weeks of her campaign,… Read More
Government
WATCH: Nebraska senator roasts colleagues for hypocrisy over school choiceThe school choice debate in Nebraska remained contentious for the fifth straight year as lawmakers approached voting on LB364, a bill that would… Read More
Culture
Fractured court blocks vaccine-or-test requirement for large workplaces but green-lights vaccine mandate for health care workersWith COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations reaching a new record high as a result of the Omicron variant, the Supreme Court on Thursday put the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large… Read More
Culture
College prep test that raises the bar sees rapid growth during pandemicImagine a college admissions test that you take from home, is only two hours long, and helps you gain entrance into the university of your dreams. The… Read More
Christian Schools
Iowa Christian school celebrates completion of its first gymnasium after fundraising effortAfter bouncing from gym to gym around the region, one northern Iowa school finally has its own gymnasium to call home. North Iowa Christian School (NICS), located in… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools continue flip-flop, resume in-person learningTensions remained high this week in Chicago as Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), which essentially forced the schools to close last week, held students’ near… Read More
Christian Schools
From Dependence to Resilience: How Philanthropies Can Better Support Private SchoolsThis report originally appeared on AEI’s New Conservative Education Agenda. Private school heads and development directors attend training hosted by the Herzog Foundation in… Read More
Culture
The Grass is Greener On God’s Side | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 13Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian preschool in California shut down for noncompliance, claims false allegationsPastor David Hoffman addresses the crowd, protesting the Cal. Social Services’ shut down of Foothills Christian Church Preschool. Foothills Christian Church Preschool in El Cajon, near San Diego, is battling… Read More
Culture
Teachable Teachers | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 12Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the… Read More
Culture
Russell Wilson wins Bart Starr Award for putting his faith into practiceNFL quarterback Russell Wilson has spent his career as one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL, having played for the Seattle Seahawks since the team drafted him in 2012. Read More
Government
Corey DeAngelis on School Choice: ‘We’re just getting started’Longtime education choice advocate Corey DeAngelis, national director of research at the American Federation for Children and executive director at the Educational Freedom Institute , continued to champion… Read More
Public Education
Our nation’s educational power structures are showing cracksThe past few years have seen sweeping changes across many landscapes: political, social, and economic. The area of education is experiencing the same level of change, exposing discontent and tensions… Read More
Culture
The Shepherd and His Sheep | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 11For thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among… Read More
Culture
Pope Francis warns about the dangers of “cancel culture” and educational disruptionsOn Monday Pope Francis spoke to diplomats at the Vatican, describing “cancel culture” as “ideological colonization, one that leaves no room for freedom of expression.” Francis also addressed educational… Read More
Public Education
Parents sue Chicago Teachers Union over school closures, ‘illegal strike’(Dan McCaleb | The Center Square) – Seven parents of Chicago Public Schools students are suing the district's teachers union, calling this week's closure of schools over union claims they were… Read More
Culture
Court seems poised to block vaccine-or-test policy for workplaces but may allow vaccine mandate for health care workersThe Supreme Court heard oral argument on Friday in two sets of challenges to the Biden administration’s authority to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. For over two hours of debate, the… Read More
Culture
The Qualities of a Growing Christian | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 10For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and… Read More
Culture
Only Acknowledge Your Guilt | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 9Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, “‘Return, faithless Israel, declares the Lord. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the… Read More
Culture
To the Ends of the Earth | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the… Read More