Government
New National Religious Freedom Day honors America’s founding principle, Trump saysFriday marked the first National Religious Freedom Day, celebrating America’s founding as “one nation under God” and upholding the free exercise of faith, according to an… Read More
World
Canada might cut internet access for anyone deemed ‘threat’A Canadian bill advancing in Parliament could give a single government official power to shut off internet access for an individual deemed a “threat,” in what opponents say would be… Read More
Public Education
Landmark year for school choice chronicled in Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Education Freedom reportThe exploding school choice movement has seen a “banner year,” reports The Heritage Foundation’s hot-off-the-presses 2025 Education Freedom report. Jonathan Butcher, acting director for Heritage’s Center… Read More
Government
Wyoming homeschoolers celebrate ‘historic moment’ as new law strikes down reporting regulationsIf you homeschool your children, should you be required to share your curriculum choices with local school districts? Absolutely not, says Homeschool Wyoming President Brenna Lowry – who… Read More
Government
Trump promises to ‘rediscover the unstoppable power of the American spirit’ in sweeping address to CongressIn a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump said America can enjoy the “greatest era” in the history of the country after years adrift under Democrats. In an… Read More
Government
Massachusetts pushing bill to end religious exemptions for childhood vaccinesMassachusetts could soon end its religious exemption for its vaccination requirement to attend schools in the state. The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health advanced “An… Read More
Government
Oklahoma has best school choice in America, state education chief says(The Daily Signal) – Every state should adopt Oklahoma’s school choice model, says Ryan Walters, the state’s superintendent of education. “We have the best school choice in the… Read More
Government
Biden admin’s Inflation Reduction Act ‘disaster’ for Americans, think tank says(The Daily Signal) – Two years on, the Biden-Harris administration’s so-called Inflation Reduction Act has been “devastating” for Americans who rely on the pharmaceutical industry, according to a… Read More
Faith
Louisiana receives subpar score for religious liberty(The Center Square) – Louisiana is ranked 27th in a report from the Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy on religious liberty. The report measures 16 legal protections for religious… Read More
Culture
Report: Louisiana receives subpar score for religious liberty(The Center Square) – Louisiana is ranked 27th in a report from the Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy on religious liberty. The report measures 16 legal protections for religious… Read More
Homeschools
Editors of Scientific American call for regulation of homeschooling despite its track record against public edHomeschooled children are at risk of not receiving “a safe and robust education,” of learning about “creationism instead of evolution,” and of “neglect” and “abuse,” claim… Read More
Opinion
Opinion: 70 years after Brown v. Board, America is still segregating studentsNeed an easy way to discredit something you don’t like? Easy: accuse it of being racist. That’s the strategy being employed by opponents of school choice. The Americans United for… Read More
Homeschools
Families take issue with New York policy discriminating against homeschool graduatesWhen homeschool parents Jeffrey and Tabatha Ludwig applied for an educational letter from the local public school superintendent to help their youngest daughter, they assumed it would be approved, just… Read More
Business, Missouri
It’s a Wonderful Life: Joplin’s Ethelmae Humphreys outdid George Bailey for service to family, community, country and GodPioneer, patriot, matriarch and titan of philanthropy. That was Joplin’s Ethelmae Humphreys, whose passing is every bit as diminishing even a year after her Dec. 27, 2021 death… Read More
State Government
KC Councilwoman starts initiative to encourage more pro-Constitution candidates to run for officeKANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Councilwoman Heather Hall has started an initiative to encourage “freedom-loving” individuals to get more involved with local politics and run for open… Read More
Public Education
New Cato freedom report has state-by-state freedom rankings, including educational freedomThe Cato Institute, a nonprofit think tank, has released its 2021 “Freedom in the 50 States” report which considers how public policies affect individual freedoms economically, socially, and personally. Results… Read More