Brett Rowland

Brett Rowland has worked as a reporter in newsrooms in Illinois and Wisconsin. He most recently served as news editor of the Northwest Herald in Crystal Lake, Illinois. He previously held the same…

Courts
Transgender veterans sue VA seeking gender-affirming surgery

(The Center Square) – A group representing transgender veterans filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeking gender-confirmation surgery for 163,000 transgender veterans. The Transgender American… Read More

January 29, 2024
Public Education
DOJ calls law enforcement response to Uvalde school shooting ‘a failure’

(The Center Square) – A long-awaited report from U.S. Department of Justice released Thursday found widespread problems with law enforcement officers’ response to the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.  A… Read More

January 19, 2024
Culture
Read the full text of Harvard President Claudine Gay’s resignation letter

(The Center Square) – Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid twin scandals over plagiarism accusations and a widely panned appearance before Congress.  Gay wrote in her resignation letter that… Read More

January 3, 2024
Public Education
With cyber attacks on the rise, schools brace for higher costs

(The Center Square) – Ransomware attacks on schools have doubled in the last year and pose a growing threat to public and private districts across the country, according to a… Read More

October 26, 2023
Public Education
Some GOP candidates want to eliminate the Department of Education. Here’s what it would take

(The Center Square) – Republican presidential candidates have put the U.S. Department of Education on notice. Several candidates said at last week’s debate that they want to get rid of the… Read More

August 29, 2023