Grant Braaten

Staff writers for The Lion cover a wide range of issues facing American families and culture, especially related to the education of children and youth.

Public Education
Rhode Island school board member promoting CRT on website also says misgendering is ā€˜violenceā€™Ā 

A Rhode Island school board member is under fire for her view that misgendering is ā€œan act of violenceā€ that ā€œshould be dealt with accordingly.ā€ North Kingstown School… Read More

November 23, 2022
Public Education
Judge rules in free speech case that school board canā€™t bar father from school over his criticism of booksĀ 

An Oklahoma judge has ruled that a father who challenged his child’s school board over pornographic material in the library cannot be barred from the school for his speech. Read More

November 17, 2022
Culture
Former NFL player and Christian school football coach Jeff Saturday becomes interim head coach of the Indianapolis Colts

Hebron Christian’s head coach Jeff Saturday shown during a timeout against Athens Academy during a 2019 game at Hebron. (credit: Dale Zanine) Former professional football player and… Read More

November 10, 2022
Culture, Public Education
Stephen Colbert said Tudor Dixon ā€˜made upā€™ story of dad who found explicit book at school. Dad says, ā€˜Just Google itā€™

The story of what one dad found in his son’s school is so shocking, late-night host Stephen Colbert said the political candidate who told it made it up. Read More

November 8, 2022
Courts, Public Education
Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz receives 34 life sentences for 2018 school massacre

The shooter who took the lives of 17 students and staff members at a Florida high school four years ago was sentenced to 34 terms of life in prison this… Read More

November 4, 2022