Government
Tebow to Congress: Save the ‘most vulnerable’ from ‘monsters’ sexually exploiting themIn powerful testimony to a House committee, former NFL star Tim Tebow testified this week that thousands of children in America who are missing are being exploited by human sex… Read More
Public Education
Baltimore teacher recruitment program discriminates on the basis of race and sex, critics sayA parent group is crying foul after Baltimore County Public Schools announced a teacher hiring initiative designed only for racial minorities and women in STEM. The Baltimore local government is… Read More
Courts
Lawsuit: Biden admin withheld records of work with Soros-linked groups on Title IX gender identity ruleParents Defending Education (PDE) filed a new lawsuit last week against the U.S. Education Department for failing to disclose communications it had with activist groups funded… Read More
Public Education
New report details the enormous strain illegal immigration is putting on public schoolsMass illegal immigration during the Biden administration has cost the nation’s public schools more than a billion dollars, a recent report estimates. “Since public schools must enroll minors regardless of… Read More
Culture
‘The vitriolic environment is indefensible’: Columbia University admits to antisemitism on-campus, faces multiple lawsuitsColumbia University is the latest Ivy League college to face serious charges of enabling antisemitism and religious harassment on campus. Columbia’s Task Force on Antisemitism released its… Read More
Culture
Forgiveness is a choice and the heart of Christianity, proclaims father of murdered 18-year-old university student in KentuckyThe father of Josiah Kilman, an 18-year-old university student in Kentucky allegedly murdered by a wrestling teammate, preached “forgiveness” at a chapel service honoring his son… Read More
Public Education
Leaked Chicago Teachers Union memo demands abortion coverage and ‘queer competent’ staffThe Chicago Teachers Union is making a slew of radical demands to Mayor Brandon Johnson, a leaked memo revealed. The documents, obtained by the Illinois Policy… Read More
Culture
LGBT org accused of ‘grooming’ for advising caller, identifying as 13-year-old trans youth, to turn against conservative parentsA journalist posing as a 13-year-old girl wanting to transition to male was offered a chest binder behind her parents’ back and even encouraged to replace her family with a… 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 Educators (MPE)… Read More
Public Education
San Francisco Unified latest public school district to face closures over falling enrollmentThe San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is set to close some of its schools due to declining enrollment leading to large budget deficits, reported local CBS… Read More
Government
Educational freedom will be on the November ballot for Nebraska votersNebraska’s first-ever school choice program is being challenged by anti-choice activists who hope to repeal it, but Nebraska voters have a chance to retain the brand-new tax-credit-based initiative. The… Read More
Public Education
Former elementary teacher charged with 40 counts in sexual abuse case involving studentA North Carolina elementary teacher is facing multiple charges for sexually assaulting a former student. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office began investigating Sara Kathleen Majors in October, when the… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty releases dashboard to promote transparency in public educationOne month after the state of Wisconsin released a skewed report on public school performance, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is ensuring families can see how their district… Read More
Public Education
New York teacher forced to resign after preventing 7-year-old male student from using girls’ bathroomA New York elementary school teacher was forced to resign for refusing to allow a biologically male transgender student to use the girls’ restroom. The Elmira Heights gym teacher, who… Read More
Public Education
Texas school board votes to keep challenged books in elementary libraries against parents’ wishesA Texas school board voted 6-1 to keep two trans-themed picture books in elementary school libraries. The Denton Independent School District Board of Trustees decided to retain Jacob’s New Dress… Read More
Public Education
Outrage over teen ‘toe sucking’ event billed as school charity for disabled peopleThe founder of a non-profit coffee shop that benefited from a public school charity which featured teens sucking and licking peanut butter off each others’ toes told The Heartlander he’s not… Read More
Culture
Christian faith at the center of Laken Riley’s remembrance, as mother speaks out for the first time since daughter’s murderLaken Riley’s mother has publicly commented for the first time since the Feb. 22 murder of her daughter, calling it an “avoidable tragedy” and a “horrific… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska high schooler tells school board required book is so inappropriate, even the teacher wouldn’t read one of its linesAn Omaha, Nebraska-area high school student told her school board that a required book was so “disgusting and horrendous,” even the teacher was “uncomfortable.” “I’m here to talk about the book… Read More
Public Education
‘Its conclusions are meaningless,’ says Catholic school superintendent of Illinois school choice report skewed to make public schools look betterOpponents of school choice in Illinois thought they had a smoking gun after a report showed public school students outscored school choice students in the state. But the… Read More
Public Education
Utah school choice applications open; high demand crashes website first dayApplications for the Utah education savings accounts program opened Feb. 28, and traffic surge to the online application “broke” the website temporarily. “Demand is apparently so high that the surge… Read More