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.

Culture
‘After School Satan Club’ soundly rejected by Pennsylvania district, but court battle may lie ahead

Parents show up in full force to a district board meeting about the After School Satan Club. A proposed “After School Satan Club” was overwhelmingly rejected… Read More

April 21, 2022
Government
‘Justice’ for parents: West Virginia Gov. signs bill enabling ‘microschools’ and ‘learning pods’ to thrive

In a win for school choice in West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill into law allowing “microschools” and “learning pods” to operate in the state without… Read More

April 20, 2022
Culture
“Alabama common sense” – governor signs two bills to protect children from radical gender agenda in schools

Children in Alabama schools will be using bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their biological sex, and state employees and school officials are forbidden from providing students… Read More

April 18, 2022
Culture
North Carolina Coach Hubert Davis’ journey to a historic Final Four win has included an abiding faith

When the final buzzer sounded on his team’s Final Four game Saturday night, it became evident that the weight of what Hubert Davis had accomplished was setting in. Read More

April 8, 2022
Public Education
New Report reveals extent to which teachers’ unions coordinated with the CDC on school reopening guidance

The CDC continues to defend its collaboration with teachers’ unions on school reopening guidance as routine, but a new report from lawmakers shows the collaboration was anything but. Read More

April 7, 2022