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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…

Education
Report: Missouri students continue to lag behind pre-COVID academic levels; less than half are proficient

Missouri students haven’t caught up to their pre-pandemic proficiency levels and less than half are proficient, according to the most recent data from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary… Read More

August 17, 2022
Public Education
Fargo school board scraps Pledge of Allegiance over ‘under God’ in the name of diversity

Why did a North Dakota school board drop the Pledge of Allegiance six months after voting to start each meeting with it?  Because the phrase "under God” does not align… Read More

August 12, 2022
Opinion
Op-Ed: Teachers’ union president calls for members to ‘fight’ for abortion and LGBT agenda, against prayer in schools and gun rights for Americans

With all the sophistication and pep of a high school graduation speech, the president of the nation’s largest teachers’ union called on her gathered members “to build our power” to… Read More

July 6, 2022
Opinion, Public Education
Teachers’ union president calls for members to ‘fight’ for abortion and LGBT agenda, against prayer in schools and gun rights for Americans

With all the sophistication and pep of a high school graduation speech, the president of the nation’s largest teachers’ union called on her gathered members “to build our power” to… Read More

July 6, 2022
Culture
KC teacher’s group hosts ‘drag brunch’ for kids

A Missouri teacher’s involvement in drag shows and a recent “drag brunch” for kids and families has a Missouri education group crying foul.  The drag show event on Saturday in… Read More

June 21, 2022