Joe Herring

Joe Herring is an independent investigative journalist, an Army veteran and a proud husband, father and grandfather. His work has been featured by the late Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin and others in the…

Opinion, Public Education
Civics and CRT: Should the law have a say in curricula?

Public education has long drifted from reading, writing and arithmetic, with some experts warning the entire profession is lurching from fad to fad rather than sticking with the basics. Read More

August 22, 2022
Opinion, Public Education
Transgenderism and professional development: A lesson in disguising LGBTQ advocacy in schools

Ryan Sallans, a transgender activist, speaks at the Nebraska Schools Mental Health Conference (via… Read More

August 17, 2022
Public Education
$250K STEM education grant benefits Nebraska middle schoolers

A program to build collaboration between Nebraska businesses and schools has awarded two grants of $125,000 to promote STEM education.Ā  The program, called theĀ The Developing… Read More

August 16, 2022
Public Education
Are charter schools re-establishing racial and ethnic segregation? Not so fast!

A research paper in Demography, a journal publication of Duke University Press, raises the specter of renewed racial segregation in K-12 education due to the impact of… Read More

August 15, 2022
Culture, Public Education
From the penitentiary to the public school: Restorative Justice warps discipline

A criminal sentencing reform strategy with a dismal record of success has oddly been embraced by K-12 schools attempting to manage growing behavioral disruptions in the learning environment.Ā Ā … Read More

August 11, 2022