The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will hear a case on whether to continue to allow racial preferences to be used in college admissions. “That would be a sea change in American ...
Read More »National test scores in math and reading plummet following lockdowns
The lockdown of schools during the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the nation’s students and their test scores. Math scores saw their largest decreases ever, while reading scores dropped to ...
Read More »Seminary president cautions Christian schools to recruit families aligned with their values
Christian schools must seek families that share their beliefs, seminary president Albert Mohler said. He cited a “Wall Street Journal” column written by a father who sent his daughter to a Portland, ...
Read More »Former teacher sues California employer over being terminated over same-sex reading requirement
A teacher who was terminated for refusing to read books about same-sex couples to students has sued a California childcare provider. Nella Parisenkova, who is being represented by the Thomas More Society, ...
Read More »Proposed constitutional amendment would protect parental rights
Parental rights came to the forefront during the pandemic and are expected to play a significant role in the upcoming midterm elections. Earlier this week, Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., introduced a constitutional ...
Read More »Judge blocks Biden school debt bailout plan
In a blow to the Biden administration, a court has blocked a controversial plan to put taxpayers on the hook for school loans. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an ...
Read More »Christians, Muslims unite to protest woke agenda in Detroit-area schools
Christians and Muslims have vastly different religious beliefs, but they agree that public schools should not be indoctrinating students with a woke agenda. Christians concerned with sexually explicit materials in Dearborn (Mich.) ...
Read More »FCA’s Oct. 12 Fields of Faith unites students
Fields of Faith, an annual event sponsored by the Kansas City-based Fellowship of Christian Athletes, will be held on October 12. The event is led by students. Peers invite their own classmates ...
Read More »Kansas gubernatorial challenger goes after Gov. Kelly over school lockdowns
Derek Schmidt, the Republican candidate for Kansas governor, released a new commercial that criticizes incumbent Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly for supporting school lockdowns. He’s even created a website called, “lockdownlaura.com.” “I’m a ...
Read More »Proposed bill would defund schools that hide transgender agenda from parents
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., has introduced a bill that would defund schools that allow students to hide their chosen gender identity or preferred pronouns from their parents. “Parents have a fundamental, constitutionally ...
Read More »Hawley introduces bill to hold colleges accountable for rising tuition and student debt
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley on Wednesday introduced legislation that makes colleges and universities liable for student debt. College tuition increases consistently outpace inflation, with no end in sight. In fact, many economists ...
Read More »Missouri ranks 17th, Kansas 36th in education freedom, Heritage Foundation report finds
Missouri ranks No. 17 in the nation in overall education freedom, according to a new report from The Heritage Foundation. The state is in the top 10 in school choice, regulation and ...
Read More »California teachers union allegedly spied on parents during pandemic
California’s largest teachers union had a researcher spy on parents who fought for their children to return to classrooms during the pandemic. The tactic was confirmed by emails obtained through public records ...
Read More »Christian colleges in Kansas sign universal transfer agreement
Numerous Christian colleges in Kansas are among the schools signing an agreement allowing expanded transfer opportunities for students. More than half of all Kansas college students attend one of the state’s 19 ...
Read More »3 reasons why mandating Kindergarten is harmful
Kindergarten may be valuable for some children, but it shouldn’t be compulsory – and the studies prove it. This back-to-school season, many parents are eager to drop-off their kindergarteners to begin the ...
Read More »Americans increasingly dissatisfied with K-12 education
An increasing number of Americans are dissatisfied with the state of K-12 education in the nation, a new Gallup poll found. Only 42 percent of respondents said they are completely or somewhat ...
Read More »White House takes flak for shifting blame to Republicans for school closings
Many students are struggling academically and socially after returning to school following two years of lockdowns and hybrid learning. Leading experts continue to criticize the Biden administration days after it attempted to ...
Read More »Where Missouri and Kansas colleges rank for ‘free speech’
Where do Missouri and Kansas universities come in on the list of “Worst Colleges for Free Speech” for the 2022-2023 school year? The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) released its third ...
Read More »Sen. Roy Blunt blasts Biden’s college loan bailout as unfair
Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt called the Biden administration’s college loan bailout “monumentally unfair.” Appearing on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” on Sunday, Blunt also slammed the “bad economics” and the impact ...
Read More »Satanic Club school event to happen despite parent opposition
Pennsylvania school will allow a back-to-school “Satanic Club” event Sept. 24 despite restricting Christian meetings. Ashley Lynn Crider, a parent in the Northern York County School District, discussed what she calls the ...
Read More »Some applaud, deplore school district bringing back corporal punishment
Corporal punishment, spankings for anyone brought up before 1985, are in the headlines again. It comes after the Cassville School District in southern Missouri has a new twist on student discipline this ...
Read More »Area Christian schools among those awarded $3.8 Million in grants nationwide
As families continue to pull their children from public schools, numerous Christian schools are beginning the year with surprise funding. The Herzog Foundation is issuing the grants, totaling $3,813,800, to propel the ...
Read More »Public school enrollment down by two million students even after pandemic
Around two million students have left public schools since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Education Next, a nonpartisan research group. Researchers found that from 2020 to 2022, enrollment in public ...
Read More »In positive move, Saudi Arabia reforms school curricula to confront extremism
Saudi Arabia continues to deter extremism with the newest effort targeting school curricula. The country’s Education Ministry recently announced the introduction of a new curriculum for the kingdom’s schools, which involves, among ...
Read More »Florida Christian school remains true to biblical values despite death threats
Despite death threats against its leaders, a private Christian school in Florida remains committed to biblical sexual values. “If I backed down from something like this, I’m abandoning what God has said ...
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