The Supreme Court has upheld religious expression in another high-profile case ruling 6-3 that Washington state violated First Amendment religious freedom protections when it fired a praying football coach. Joseph Kennedy had ...
Read More »Australia ends support of religious chaplains serving in public schools
Australia may soon lose a beloved component of its public schools – chaplains. An institution in Australian schools, the national school chaplaincy program provided a trusted, caring and affirming presence in school ...
Read More »Hobby Lobby’s Green family donates $10 million to Evangel University
The Green family, which owns Hobby Lobby and Mardel bookstores, this week donated $10 million to Evangel University in Springfield. The funds will support several initiatives, including the complete renovation of a ...
Read More »Summit Christian Academy history teacher honored by national organization
A local Christian school teacher is being honored for making history come alive for his students. Greg Finch has been named the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Outstanding ...
Read More »Americans from all backgrounds agree on importance of parental rights
Parents rights are expected to be a critical issue in this fall’s midterm elections after creating headlines like never before. The survey comes as national outlets seemingly fight against parents with stories ...
Read More »Where does your state come in for a love of reading?
New research is revealing which states have the highest love for reading. The data comes at a time when some feared reading was on the decline as the public seemingly spent more ...
Read More »School board cuts mom’s microphone as she reads pornographic school assignment
A sexually explicit classroom assignment was too vulgar to read before a school board. That’s what happened when a Nevada mom’s microphone was cut off after she read the assignment that had ...
Read More »Missouri legislative session ends with several budget, education bills passed
The Missouri Legislature concluded a sometimes-contentious session last week with victories and disappointments for parties. These are the most significant actions, according to Missourinet. State budget. With little time to spare, the ...
Read More »MAYA: The Great Jaguar Rises to open at Union Station
The record-breaking Auschwitz exhibition at Kansas City’s Union Station closed in March to record crowds. Now, the next major exhibition, MAYA: The Great Jaguar Rises, will open July 13. (Editor’s note: this article ...
Read More »Heritage Christian Academy Graduating Seniors 2022
The 2022 Graduating Class of Heritage Christian Academy Caedmon Anderson Bethlehem Assefa Justin Barclay Cooper Bible Bryson Boote Raquel Caravaca Catherine Chartier William Cullen Meghan Currey Jarol Donoho Paul Etheridge Camden Flannagan ...
Read More »Case of praying coach could be decided soon by Supreme Court
While attention is on attacks and threats against the U.S. Supreme Court over a possible decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade, another decision could come within weeks and it involves a ...
Read More »Midwest Parent Educators Graduating Seniors 2022
The 2022 graduating class of Midwest Parent Educators. Julia Aubrey Cameron Barnes Kallie Brown Tanner Casto Lawrence Clark Emerine Cochran Megan Collins Noah Costlow Isaac David Ashley Fields Grace Fineout Sage Friedline ...
Read More »The Satanic Temple sues school district over denial of club
The Satanic Temple has filed a civil lawsuit against a Pennsylvania elementary school after the school turned down a request to form an after-school Satan Club. The proposed club for Northern Elementary ...
Read More »John Ashcroft will speak at upcoming luncheon for area pastors, ministry leaders
John Ashcroft, former U.S. attorney general and Missouri governor and senator, will be the keynote speaker for an upcoming event for local pastors and ministry leaders. The Missouri Renewal Project is sponsoring ...
Read More »Americans less likely to support Disney after its opposition to Florida parental rights law
Disney may pay a steep price for opposing Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act. Nearly seven in 10 likely American voters said they are less likely to do business with Disney as ...
Read More »Opinion: Missouri House approves Parents’ Bill of Rights
The Missouri House has approved legislation that would give parents a greater say in the education their children receive. The House gave first-round approval to HB 1858, which creates the Parents’ Bill ...
Read More »Students First Initiative promotes transparency in Missouri schools
Transparency in schools has become a hotly debated topic across the nation. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt this week announced the launch of the Students First Initiative. Its goal is to create ...
Read More »Kansas teacher sues district after punishment for not using student’s preferred pronouns
A Kansas school district is accused of suspending and reprimanding a teacher for “discrimination and harassment” after she refused to use a student’s preferred first name and gender pronouns. The teacher also ...
Read More »Midwest Christian College Expo is Feb. 26 in Kansas City
Christian colleges from across the nation will visit Kansas City Feb. 26 for the two-state region’s largest private college fair. The 24th annual Christian College Expo will feature over 50 Christian colleges ...
Read More »Trust issues. Responding to our cultural authority crisis
In his book The Last Word, atheist philosopher Thomas Nagel, talked about an authority crisis – a “the fear of religion”: “… I don’t mean to refer to the entirely reasonable hostility toward certain ...
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear two cases about affirmative action in higher education
The fate of race-based affirmative action programs in higher education will be reviewed in pair of cases that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear. These cases, Students for Fair Admissions ...
Read More »Missouri Senate committee debates expanding charter schools
The Missouri Senate Education Committee is considering a bill that would allow charter schools to expand beyond just Kansas City and St. Louis, Missourinet reported. The bill comes as, for the first ...
Read More »Missouri House begins debate on parents’ bill of rights
The Missouri Legislature wasted little time in tackling the numerous education bills that have been filed in the new session. The House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee on Tuesday began discussion on ...
Read More »Dozens of education bills await Missouri legislators as new session begins
Education is a hot topic in Missouri as the 101st General Assembly’s Second Session begins this week. More than 100 bills concerning education awaited lawmakers as they returned to Jefferson City on ...
Read More »Parents’ rights, education have voters fired up for 2022 midterm elections
Voters will return to the polls next November, with the midterm elections being among the most highly anticipated in recent years. Much of that enthusiasm is being driven by parents. Although midterms ...
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