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Josh Mann

Josh Mann, Ph.D., is the Managing Editor for The Heartlander. Prior to working for the Herzog Foundation, Josh worked for a software startup in the language-learning space. His previous work…

Christian Schools, Culture
A Christian school forfeited a girls’ basketball game against a trans athlete over fairness. Now it faces a ban

A Vermont activities association has kicked out a Christian school for refusing to play its girls’ basketball team against a transgender opponent. The Vermont Principals Association (VPA) informed Mid Vermont… Read More

March 14, 2023
Education, Missouri
1 in every 5 Missouri schools is at risk of losing full accreditation after latest test scores plummet 25% statewide

(The Heartlander) — Missouri assessment test results from 2021-22 were released Tuesday, revealing breathtaking performance drops leaving more than 100 school districts short of the full accreditation mark. The Department… Read More

March 10, 2023
Missouri Legislature
Two school choice bills pass committee, head to Missouri Senate floor

(The Heartlander) — Two bills to expand school choice in Missouri passed out of the Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development on Tuesday. SB 360, sponsored by Sen. Read More

March 7, 2023
Education, Missouri
Nearly 40% of Missouri’s $10B education dept. budget reflects ‘mission creep’ and ‘bureaucratic bloat,’ says lawmaker

(The Heartlander) — Of the $10 billion allotted to K-12 education in Missouri’s current budget, $4 billion may never make it to the classroom. If that staggering amount of money… Read More

February 23, 2023
Education, Parenting
Kansas City-area school district quietly removes alarming ‘designer baby’ assignment with eugenic overtones after mom’s concerns

(The Heartlander) — Students in a Missouri middle school were given a genetics assignment suggesting traits such as “skinny,” blond hair and gray or blue eyes are the most valuable. Read More

February 1, 2023