Christian Schools
St. Louis-area Catholic high school to offer trades program as Gen Z explores hands-on skillsA “Building Trades” program is set to launch at a Catholic high school in Missouri as a growing number of students express interest in alternatives to traditional four-year college degrees. Read More
Public Education
Missouri mayor calls for resignation of school board member who called conservatives ‘Nazi f***s’The mayor pro tem of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, has called on a local school board member to step down after the member called conservatives “Nazi f***s” in a social media… Read More
Public Education
Troubled St. Louis-area district refuses potential help from charter schoolA shrinking St. Louis-area school district that ranks among the state’s worst wants to solve its own problems instead of partnering with a proposed charter school, possibly viewing it as… Read More
Public Education
St. Louis school board member resigns after audit revealing former superintendent’s misuse of public fundsIn the latest upheaval for the troubled St. Louis Public Schools, Sadie Weiss blamed a “less than sufficient response and no support” concerning finances when resigning from the school board. Read More
Government
USA v. People of Faith? Anti-religious zealotry at DOJ needs yanking out, criminal probe, Hawley arguesThere’s a pernicious “ingrained bigotry” against people of faith within the U.S. Department of Justice that needs to be rooted out and investigated for crimes and constitutional violations, says Missouri… Read More
Culture
Missouri, Arizona municipalities seeking to become ‘Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn’The number of cities in the nation that have passed an ordinance outlawing abortion now numbers 70, reports the founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the… Read More
Congress, Missouri
Cori Bush’s far-left radical group ‘never small,’ she claims to near-empty HouseOutgoing congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri claimed in her farewell speech that her infamous far-left “squad” was “never small.” All evidence to the contrary, however, as… Read More
Government
Missouri delegation focusing on border security after brief with OLS Task Force(The Center Square) – A Missouri delegation is focusing on border security after being briefed with an Operation Lone Star Task Force led by Goliad County, Texas, Sheriff Roy Boyd. Read More
Public Education
‘Grades don’t matter’: Experts criticize Missouri board’s proposal to lower teacher GPA standardThe Missouri State Board of Education may lower teacher certification standards to recruit more middle and high school educators, but experts tell The Heartlander the problems run deeper. In… Read More
Homeschools
Missouri reaches ‘unprecedented’ number of homeschoolers, outpacing public- and private-school enrollment, researchers concludeAn estimated 1 in 16 school-aged children in Missouri now homeschool – a “quiet but seismic shift” nearly doubling since the COVID-19 pandemic, educational analysts say. “Not long ago, the… Read More
Public Education
Why did Missouri’s education agency pull report card resources from its website?Missouri’s education agency removed its mandatory report cards from its website in November for an update and has yet to republish the entirety of previous resources with new 2024 data. Read More
Public Education
What you need to know from Alabama, Maryland, Missouri and Oregon’s 2023-24 education report cardsFour states have released 2024 education report cards, revealing a continued downward trend in public education. Oregon In the Beaver State, just 42% of 4th graders are proficient in reading… Read More
Culture
From dressing room to living room: Harrison Butker wants to elevate men through tailored excellenceIt’s no coincidence the NFL’s sharpest kicker has launched a made-to-measure menswear company. “I’ve always been drawn to dressing well,” says the Kansas City Chiefs’ Harrison Butker, who approaches his… Read More
Courts
Missouri law protecting children from transgender medicine upheld by circuit courtMissouri’s Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act is safe for now, after a Missouri circuit court ruled the law constitutional on Monday. The SAFE Act, or Senate Bill 49, was… Read More
Christian Schools
Weighing the massive upside of a Christian educationA star softball player attends a Christian school that doesn’t have a softball team. Is she missing out? Some parents fear their children won’t get key school experiences without being… Read More
Politics
Gun range organizer says reporter got shot because he and Kunce ‘didn’t listen’ to instruction(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The man who set up the gun range for Democratic Missouri Senate candidate Lucas Kunce’s event, where a bullet ricocheted off a target and struck… Read More
Politics
Most pro-abortion doctors recycling debunked claims in support of Missouri’s Amendment 3 aren’t OB/GYNsMissouri’s current law restricting abortion allows medical exceptions, contrary to the pro-abortion claims signed by over 800 Missouri medical professionals, the vast majority of whom are not OB/GYNs. The signatures… Read More
Culture
Kansas City nonprofit seeking funding for ballot measure cancels Halloween drag show for youthA Missouri nonprofit organized to combat violence abruptly canceled the drag show Halloween party it was sponsoring for youth ages 12-20, according to the Facebook page… Read More
Public Education
More St. Louis public-school leaders leaving after audit requests, low test scores, transportation woesFinancial shortcomings, dwindling test scores, and transportation challenges in St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools are affecting future generations the most, educational advocates say. “Adults can leave. The children can’t,” Chester… Read More
Public Education
Missouri school district hit with civil rights complaints for special groups open only to certain races(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A parental rights organization filed civil rights complaints Friday against a Missouri school district for allegedly hosting a multitude of programs open only to nonwhite… Read More