Public Education

Omaha Public Schools survey reveals teachers, parents agree: Change is needed

Amid a search for a new superintendent, a survey from Omaha Public Schools reveals the community wants the school to go in a different direction. The results reflect similar concerns… Read More

Culture, Public Education

Omaha school district spends COVID-relief funds to open $6.6 million health care center in poor performing high school

A 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

Christian Schools

Here’s what the much-awaited Archdiocese of Omaha school gender policy for 2023-24 says

The 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

Education

Omaha Archbishop retreats – for now – on new gender dysphoria policy in Catholic schools

An archbishop has delayed for one year the implementation of a gender identity/gender dysphoria policy for Catholic schools in Omaha that was released just days ago.   Archbishop George Lucas’ decision comes… Read More

Education

Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha has no interest in ‘preferred pronouns’, issues guidance document on gender dysphoria in Catholic schools

The “pronoun battle” presently waged in schoolrooms across the nation will find no engagement in Catholic schools in the Omaha area.  This, thanks to the Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha’s published … Read More