Published October 15th, 2021
Refund the Police: Departments around the Country Are Getting Their Funding Back after Crime Rises and Officers Quit
A year after protestors were chanting ‘Defund the Police’, many departments are seeing their funding restored and budgets increased. This comes after months of rising…
Published October 14th, 2021
Christian school association joins lawsuit to oppose Biden administration mandate allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports
The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) has joined 20 attorneys general in a lawsuit against the Biden Administration mandate that interprets Title IX protections…
Published October 7th, 2021
White House “Weaponizing” DOJ to Silence Parents at School Board Meetings in Response to NSBA Request
Critics are pushing back against Attorney General Merrick Garland’s effort to mobilize federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies against uncited ‘threats of violence’…
Published October 6th, 2021
Georgia Public Schools Well-Funded, Despite Claims to the Contrary
Georgia leaders are pushing back on a recent report on education funding in Georgia. The report, from the left-leaning Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI),…
Published September 30th, 2021
Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe Supports Controversial Gender Policy for Schools, Says Parents Shouldn’t Be Involved
Former Democratic Governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, who is in a race once again for governor, said on Tuesday night that he is against parental…
Published September 27th, 2021
US Charter School Enrollment Grows 7% amid Traditional Public School Declines in 2020-2021
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has authored a report showing “hundreds of thousands of families switched to charter schools” during the first full…
Published September 22nd, 2021
Mayor Calls on School Board to Resign Over Curriculum, Threatens Child Porn Charges
Hudson Ohio Mayor, Craig Shubert, addressed the September 13 Hudson School Board meeting, threatening child pornography charges against board members who would not resign. At…
Published September 20th, 2021
Broad Support for School Choice, Curriculum Concerns from Parents in Recent Poll
A recent survey found that parents across the political and ethnic spectrum strongly support school choice in America’s 20 fastest growing metropolitan areas. These parents…
Published September 16th, 2021
Missouri Test Scores Show Virtual Learning, Pandemic Had Detrimental Effect on Students
Missouri K-12 preliminary test scores from last year were just released by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), showing the immense impact…
Published September 13th, 2021
Herzog Foundation Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case on Maine Discrimination against Religious Education
A state of Maine case brought by families who want to use a State tuition program for their children to attend Christian schools has reached…
Published September 13th, 2021
Thomas Sowell: NYC Charter Schools Outperform Traditional Public Schools
Last year, renowned economist and social theorist Thomas Sowell wrote Charter Schools and Their Enemies. The book shows the extent to which charter schools in…
Published September 6th, 2021
Mike Rowe Shares the Dirty Truth about Work
Mike Rowe has become the face of hard work in America, especially with the success of his Discovery Channel show, “Dirty Jobs.” For years now,…
Published September 2nd, 2021
Connecticut teacher who resigned over racially charged curriculum sits down with The Lion
Jennifer Tafuto, a Connecticut elementary school teacher who hails from a long line of educators, resigned her position this summer over concerns about the racially…
Published August 31st, 2021
US Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Using Public Funds for Religious School Tuition
In July, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case filed by Maine families who want to use a State tuition program for their…
Published August 24th, 2021
Rod Dreher to Christian Parents: Pull Your Kids Out of Public Schools
In his recent bestselling book, Dreher minces no words: "Because public education in America is neither rightly ordered, nor religiously informed, nor able to form an imagination devoted to Western civilization, it is time for all Christians to pull their children out of the pubic school system. If those reasons weren’t already enough, the corrosive effect of the toxic peer culture found among students in many public schools (as well as private ones) would confirm the case…Plus, public schools by nature are on the front lines of the latest and worst trends in popular culture."
Published August 20th, 2021
Bobby Bowden Was Bold in His Faith, Shunned Political Correctness
Bobby Bowden, college football’s most recognizable face for two decades, lived to glorify God and frequently stood up to political correctness. His coaching legacy includes…
Published August 17th, 2021
John Piper Answers: “Public, Private, Online, Homeschool?” (Prominent Voices Series)
As America becomes more pervasively secular with commitments...that are not neutral, but anti-Christian, partnering with public-school teachers to accomplish biblical goals for our children becomes, year by year, less feasible — and, indeed, in many cases, unthinkable.
Published August 13th, 2021
Faith in the Arena: USA Olympic Athletes Expressing Their Convictions
The Summer Olympics just wrapped up with the USA leading all countries in gold medals (39) and overall medal count (113). For many athletes, the…
Published August 11th, 2021
Tim Tebow Discusses Homeschooling and Its Growth in Popularity
Tim Tebow is one of the most recognizable athletes in the world. The record-setting quarterback won the Heisman trophy and two national championships with the…
Published August 10th, 2021
Indiana Enrolling Record Numbers in Christian Schools in Report of ‘Exodus’ from Public Schools
Thousands of students are leaving Indiana public schools for private and homeschool options according to a report from Anthony Kinnett, education journalist and co-founder of…
Published August 9th, 2021
Herzog Foundation Announces More Than $2.7 Million in Grants to Six Christian Schools
The Herzog Foundation has announced $2,758,000 in grants “to propel the growth and increase enrollment in six Christian schools in Missouri, Kansas, and Tennessee,” according…
Published August 5th, 2021
Welcome to The Lion: Essential Content for the American Family, Educators, and Leaders
We are living in tumultuous times. American culture seems confused, even schizophrenic. Culture is never uniform, but within the nation today, contradictory factions are growing.…
