Government
Legal experts: Kentucky ban on counseling that doesn’t affirm kids’ gender identity is unconstitutional, could put foster kids at riskA month after Kentucky’s governor signed an executive order to ban “conversion therapy,” neither he nor the state’s family services agency has answered how the order may affect fostering and… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Teachers’ Union wants $1B in city development funds to pay for teacher raisesThe Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU) is pressuring city leadership to take $1 billion from a municipal development fund and give it to public schools. CTU released a proposal Wednesday to… Read More
Public Education
Unsustainable spending, declining student enrollment may force closure of 1 in 10 San Francisco schoolsNearly a tenth of San Francisco’s 121 public schools would close under a recent proposal, which concedes the California district cannot maintain its current fiscal trajectory. “While not unique to… Read More
Public Education
4 suspended after adult sleep aids allegedly given to Texas preschoolersFour staff members at a Texas elementary school have been placed on leave after parents complained their preschool-aged children were given “sleepy stickers” dosed with drugs meant for adults. The… Read More
Courts
DOJ proposes breakup of Google divisions to address antitrust findingsThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has submitted remedies Google must take to a federal district judge in response to findings that the company uses anti-competitive practices in its business. Read More
Government
NC National Guard has no information about armed militias ‘hunting FEMA’ despite media reportsThe public affairs office at the North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) tells The Heartlander it has no information about an alleged interaction between its soldiers and supposed militia “hunting FEMA.”… Read More
Public Education
More St. Louis public-school leaders leaving after audit requests, low test scores, transportation woesFinancial shortcomings, dwindling test scores, and transportation challenges in St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools are affecting future generations the most, educational advocates say. “Adults can leave. The children can’t,” Chester… Read More
Public Education
Report: Traditional public school enrollments down, charter schools gainingCharter schools continue to attract more students amid a decline in government-run public schools, a new report reveals. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) released a… Read More
Government
Assisted suicide is now the 5th leading cause of death in CanadaIn just over a decade, assisted suicides in Canada have risen 1,200%, becoming the fifth leading cause of death in the country. Only deaths from cancer, heart disease, COVID-19 and… Read More
Culture
Classic Learning Test launches Teaching Corps for college graduatesAmerica is entering an era of unprecedented education entrepreneurship, and one trailblazer is working to bring truth, goodness and beauty back to the classroom. His name is Jeremy Tate, who… Read More
Public Education
Parents are suing Milwaukee Public Schools to bring back school resource officersWisconsin parents are suing their district for failing to hire legally mandated school resource officers (SROs). “I’m absolutely concerned for the safety of my children that attend MPS [Milwaukee Public… Read More
Culture
XX Day: Women target Nike over trans support with ads and activism featuring females“As the biggest voice in all of sports, will (Nike) stand up for (young female athletes)?” That’s the question about a dozen girls ask in a viral one-minute video shared… Read More
Courts
Colorado Supreme Court dismisses case on procedural grounds against Christian baker after 12-year legal battleThe latest legal action against the Christian baker who refused to bake a cake celebrating a gender transition has been halted after the Colorado Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit. Defendant… Read More
Government
Afghan national on parole in US arrested in alleged ISIS terror plot for election dayAn Afghan who was in the U.S. on parole thanks to the Biden administration’s U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has been arrested over an election day terror plot. An unsealed criminal… Read More
Courts
Collegiate teammate of trans volleyball player receives death threats after standing up for fairness in women’s sportsA heightened police presence was required at an NCAA women’s college volleyball game last week after one of the players received a “chilling” death threat over her opposition to biological… Read More
Government
CDC blames mental health issues on anti-trans views, advocates pro-LGBTQ policies in schoolsGovernment researchers are blaming depression and other social ills on a lack of support for transgender students. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published a… Read More
Christian Schools
Southern Baptists call for ‘education reformation,’ urge churches to start and host Christian schoolsIt’s been coming for a while, but now it’s bold and public: Southern Baptists are urging churches to start and host Christian schools. The Southern Baptist… Read More
Public Education
Virginia parents livid after gang member who threatened to murder classmate returns to schoolParents in Loudoun County, Virginia, are outraged after a student with gang connections and a history of gun violence was allowed to return to school. The student in question was… Read More
Homeschools
National homeschooling growth no longer just pandemic-related, researchers concludeResults from the 2023-2024 school year show the noticeable increase in U.S. homeschooling can no longer be attributed solely to the COVID-19 pandemic. “While the exact reason for this growth… Read More
Opinion
Dismal 2024 Kansas school assessments confirm outcomes won’t improve until adult behaviors change(The Sentinel) – Results and reactions to the 2024 Kansas assessment could have been predicted more than a year ago, and the exact prediction will hold true for future years:… Read More