Culture
‘Bring back world-class education’: Trump promises major education reform if re-electedAt the National Religious Broadcasters’ 2024 Christian Media Convention, former President Donald Trump promised to make major reforms to American education if re-elected. “[A] top priority will be to take… Read More
Culture
Anti-school choice Republicans are unpopular with Texas GOP primary voters(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A large majority of Texas Republican primary voters told pollsters they’d be less likely to vote in Texas GOP primaries for a House member who… Read More
Christian Schools
Iowa Christian School wins statewide civics awardAhead of the November election, students of voting age at Ankeny Christian School in Ankeny, Iowa are focused on their civic duty. The school was recently named a winner of… Read More
Government
Kentucky lawmakers propose bill to allow voters to elect state ed board membersKentucky lawmakers filed a bill that would allow voters to directly elect the state’s school board members. Senate Majority Whip Mike Wilson, R-District 32, led a group of nine Republican… Read More
Government
Age verification for porn among new laws in effect in North Carolina(The Center Square) – Separate pornography and election laws in North Carolina took effect at midnight on Monday. In all, 16 new laws went onto the books from the most… Read More
Public Education
Pennsylvania Republicans won majority of school board seats during 2023 electionIn November, political pundits bemoaned the lack of a “red wave” in school board elections nationwide, but Republicans performed better in Pennsylvania than initially reported. One article… Read More
Public Education
Loudoun County, Virginia replaces entire school board as new members promise more transparency and parental involvementLoudoun County voters elected a completely new slate of school board members Tuesday in what many say is a resounding victory for parents. The new board… Read More
Opinion
Prairie Village voters beat back communist-style zoning Tuesday that could’ve eliminated single-family neighborhoodsIn the movie Doctor Zhivago the title character returns home from the war to find his in-laws’ stately Moscow home taken over by Bolsheviks. Read More
Kansas City
Johnson County conservatives hoping voters will enlist in the culture war – by supporting this slate of local candidates in the Nov. 7 electionWhen there’s a culture war raging in nearly every community, there are no longer any sleepy, irrelevant elections you can sit out. There never really were. November 7 is a… Read More
Public Education
New Jersey Democrats vulnerable to parental rights issues(The Center Square) — New Jersey Democrats are vulnerable to voter concerns about parental control in public schools and it could hurt them in the next election, according to a… Read More
Public Education
‘If you’re a candidate or lawmaker who opposes school choice and freedom in education – you’re a target.’ New PAC formed for school choiceA school choice advocacy group announced a new Super PAC last week, promising to go after state lawmakers who oppose school choice expansion. The American Federation for Children, a nonprofit… Read More
Public Education
Moms for Liberty offers new toolkit on how to win school board electionsOver half of school board candidates endorsed by Moms for Liberty won their elections around the country in 2022. Now, the parental rights organization is releasing a school board campaign… Read More
Culture
Presidential hopeful Tim Scott releases sweeping ‘Empower Parents Plan’ to fight unions, Big Tech, Biden policiesPresidential candidate Tim Scott released his “Empower Parents Plan” for improving education on Monday, covering a variety of hot-button topics and reversing several of President Biden’s major policies. Among… Read More
Public Education
What do this year’s gubernatorial candidates in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi think about education?Three states will elect governors in November. Here’s where the frontrunners stand on education. Kentucky In the Bluegrass State, Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear is running against Republican Daniel Cameron,… Read More
President Donald Trump
Judge sets May 2024 trial date in Trump classified documents case(The Center Square) – A federal judge on Friday set a May 2024 trial date in a case that alleges former President Donald Trump illegally kept classified documents, dealing a… Read More
Kansas City
A quick study: Get to know the candidates in Tuesday’s election for Kansas City CouncilWith Kansas Citians electing a new City Council on Tuesday, here are the candidates on the ballot. 1st District Chris GahaganHaving received his J.D. Read More
Elections, Missouri
Massive left-wing ‘election-industrial complex’ infiltrating local election offices, including in Missouri, after pivotal involvement in 2020The left has a “staggering infrastructure” of hundreds of millions of dollars, a hundred or more groups and even whole think tanks devoted to tipping elections its way – and… Read More
Elections, Kansas City
Kansas City Council candidate is supporting fellow campaigner despite his blatantly anti-religion tweetsA Kansas City Council candidate who’s written that “Religion is poison,” “If you have a religion, your brain is clearly not functioning” and “Death to Christmas” is nonetheless… Read More
Marijuana
Lucas’ summary for all Missouri politicians: ‘Thank y’all for the weed tax money’(The Center Square) – Democratic Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas provided a succinct summary for most of Missouri’s elected leaders after Tuesday’s elections. “Thank y’all for the weed tax money,”… Read More
Culture
Grassroots education organizations pick up key school board wins in battleground states(Daily Caller) – Two grassroots organizations focused on parental rights in education saw several of their endorsed school board candidates pick up wins in key battleground states. Read More