Public Education
‘Fighting to keep English in our school’: As a Kansas public school converts to bilingual-only, questions remain about community impact and decision processA neighborhood elementary school with a 112-year history will soon be bilingual-only, raising concerns about community impact and transparency, even as supporters say the benefits outweigh the costs. New Stanley… Read More
Public Education
Missouri Cancer Inquiry Committee to review elementary school cancer clusterAdministrators say 10 staff members of a Kansas City-area school have reported a cancer diagnosis in recent years. In August 2022, the principal of the Warren… Read More
Kansas City
Spectacular crash of Kansas City racing boat results in worldwide attention, but no critical injuryA Kansas City crew was lucky to escape with a few broken bones after their Freedom One Racing speedboat flipped and somersaulted in a frightening crash during a… Read More
Culture
‘Honey, I’m a woman’: Man claiming to be a woman exposed himself to mother and daughter in YMCA locker roomAn investigation is underway after a man who claimed to be a woman reportedly exposed himself in front of a 7-year-old girl and her mother in the women’s locker room… Read More
Courts, Kansas City
KC school district seeking ‘death penalty’ for mom after ‘bad publicity’ from TikTok post, lawyer arguesA Kansas City woman was banished from school property for nothing more than embarrassing the district, her attorney argues. If true, then her “death penalty for… Read More
Courts, Kansas City
KC-area mom banned from school property for taking viral photo of sex-related poster wins her freedom back in courtA Kansas City-area mom banned from all school property and events for taking and sharing a photo of a sex-related school poster had her ban overturned Thursday in federal court. Read More
Public Education
Kansas community college says it has closed its Office of Inclusion and Belonging, but Zoom meeting assures ‘the work will continue’(The Sentinel) – Johnson County Community College (JCCC) near Kansas City recently made headlines by announcing the closing of its Office of Inclusion and Belonging soon after receiving the… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschool conference to support Midwestern families through special-needs resources, learning screeningsWhile Christy-Faith has more than 20 years’ experience coaching children of “A-listers and billionaires,” her newest initiative lies in helping homeschool parents – not celebrities. “I’m on a mission to… Read More
Courts
Midwest mom monitoring sex-related materials in schools banned from district property, suesA suburban Kansas City mother who’s doggedly monitored sexually inappropriate materials in her public schools is now suing the district for banning her from school property last week. After previously… Read More
Kansas City
Not a good sign when you first learn of local murder by reading the Irish TimesAt 7:37 a.m. on Thursday morning the Irish Times arrived in my email feed with the unsettling server line, “Irish chef shot dead after… Read More
Weather
Despite climate change alarmists, it’s been much hotter and much less greenIn June 1988, just 13 years after scientists fretted in the pages of the New York Times about an imminent global cooling, James Hansen introduced to a U.S. Senate committee… Read More
Law Enforcement
‘Something less honorable’: Kansas City suburb bans Thin Blue Line police flags from annual Fourth of July displayWaves of sorrow and fury have followed Merriam City Council's 6-2 vote to remove Thin Blue Line flags honoring fallen police officers from the city’s annual Flags 4 Freedom exhibit. Read More
Opinion
This Kansas City-area school district used to take in education refugees; now it may be creating themWhither do you flee when the county to which you fled needs fleeing? This is the uncomfortable question more than a few Johnson County, Kansas, residents find themselves asking. A… Read More
Opinion
Johnson County schools used to take in education refugees; now may be creating themWhither do you flee when the county to which you fled needs fleeing? This is the uncomfortable question more than a few Johnson County, Kansas, residents find themselves… Read More
Opinion
Ashcroft: Re-fund the police and invest in our communitiesOver the last four years, progressive advocates pushing to defund the police have gotten their wish as resources have moved away from policing, toward social work, while making it more… Read More
Kansas City
Voters defeat 40-year sales tax for Kansas City sports stadiums(The Center Square) – Kansas City’s professional football and baseball teams promised to stay in Jackson County if a 40-year sales tax to pay for stadiums was approved on Tuesday,… Read More
Gender, Kansas City
‘An evil agenda’: Kansas City officials’ video reading of children’s gender transition book whips up storm of revulsionTop Kansas City officials seem to have gone out of their way to choose a children’s gender-transition book to read to kids on… 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
Kansas City, Uncategorized
Report: Pension liabilities sink financial ratings for St. Louis, Kansas City(The Center Square) – Pension liabilities contributed to poor ratings for Missouri’s largest cities in a report by Truth in Accounting, a nonprofit organization devoted to examining the fiscal health… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Congress needs ‘a whole new batch of Republicans’ before agreeing to a border security deal that doesn’t secure the border, Hawley arguesIf a “border security” bill that still allows for the entry of 5,000 illegals a day is the best deal Republicans can get, “we need a whole new batch of… Read More