Culture
‘Bill of rights’ would give Nebraska parents a powerful tool against school indoctrination, say supportersLawmakers in Nebraska spent Monday listening to public testimony on a bill that would formalize parents’ rights in education. “Every parent of a child in this state shall have a… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Omaha school district spends COVID-relief funds to open $6.6 million health care center in poor performing high schoolA Nebraska high school is using federal COVID-relief dollars on a health care center despite the extreme academic needs of its students. Benson High School (BHS) in Omaha will soon… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska special needs teacher charged with child abuse; ‘He could have died every day,’ says motherA Nebraska City Public Schools (NCPS) teacher is being charged with felony child abuse for her actions against a disabled student. Mother Jennifer Egri became concerned when her special needs… Read More
Culture
Community complaints cause library to move 7 sexually inappropriate books while 4 others remain in children’s sectionTwo mothers’ complaint about sexually inappropriate books prompted the library to move some of them into the adult section. At Fremont City Council’s on Dec. 27, Sandra Murray and Brianna… Read More
Culture
Despite threats, Bellevue ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ effort moves aheadThe petition drive to make Bellevue, Nebraska a “sanctuary city for the unborn” has gathered nearly half the required number of signatures needed to place the ordinance before the city… Read More
Christian Schools
Here’s what the much-awaited Archdiocese of Omaha school gender policy for 2023-24 saysThe Archdiocese of Omaha has released its revised gender policy for Catholic schools, set to be implemented for the 2023-24 school year. As promised when the initial policy was… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Opinion: Three of four upstart candidates for Nebraska State Board of Education notch big wins in midterm electionSpurred on by outrageous radicalism coming from members of the State Board of Education in Nebraska, four ordinary citizens made the decision to challenge the long-entrenched board establishment for their… Read More
Public Education
Political move? Nebraska State Board of Education forbids public comment during final public meeting before Nov. 8 electionThe Nebraska State Board of Education (SBOE) won’t allow public comment at its Nov. 4 meeting, with critics suggesting the move is political. The Friday meeting is just four days… Read More
Public Education
New Political Action Committee tries to brand Nebraska State Board of Education grassroots candidates ‘radical extremists’A new Political Action Committee in Nebraska launched a single-page website attacking a group of conservative State Board of Education candidates as “extremists” with “outrageous, contemptible views.” The PAC, called… Read More
Public Education
Nebraska students’ test scores continue their decline, but not as swiftly as some other statesNebraska 4th and 8th grade students fared better on standardized math and reading tests last year than students in many other states, but celebrating the fact may be shortsighted. The… Read More
Public Education
State-funded education website accused of promoting ‘erroneous left-wing, woke narrative’ in NebraskaNebraska’s education department was rebuked this week by state senators for using a taxpayer-funded website to promote Critical Race Theory. The Launch Nebraska website was envisioned as a resource for… Read More
Public Education
As Catholic schools await guidance, Omaha-area public schools take their own stances on gender identity, pronounsThe recently released, then postponed, gender identity guidance for the Catholic schools of the Omaha Archdiocese has brought attention to the divergent policies in other nearby school districts. Four of… Read More
Public Education
Amid safety concerns, Omaha Public Schools commits $1.6 million to hire and retain School Resource OfficersOmaha Public Schools has committed $1.6 million to hire and retain School Resource Officers for 2022-23, bucking the national trend of limiting or defunding SROs entirely. “School safety obviously is… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Transgenderism and professional development: A lesson in disguising LGBTQ advocacy in schoolsTeaching on many controversial subjects, such as gender identity and transgenderism, is prohibited by law in many K-12 classrooms. But these subjects nonetheless find their way into schools as part… Read More
Public Education
$250K STEM education grant benefits Nebraska middle schoolersA program to build collaboration between Nebraska businesses and schools has awarded two grants of $125,000 to promote STEM education. The program, called the The Developing Youth Talent Initiative… Read More
Public Education
Sexual education proposal at center of primary for Nebraska State Board of EducationThree candidates are running in the primary election for Nebraska State Board of Education District 7 on May 10, 2022. Those candidates are incumbent Robin Stevens, Pat Moore, and Elizabeth… Read More