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
Opinion: Three of four upstart candidates for Nebraska State Board of Education notch big wins in midterm election

Spurred on by outrageous radicalism coming from members of the State Board of Education in Nebraska, four ordinary citizens made the decision to challenge the long-entrenched board establishment for… Read More

November 9, 2022
Opinion, Public Education
Lurching from fad to fad: The problematic history of education reform in America

Education in the United States has lurched from fad to fad for the better part of a century, finding ever-ingenious ways to underperform preceding generations.   The causes… Read More

November 8, 2022
Public Education
Political move? Nebraska State Board of Education forbids public comment during final public meeting before Nov. 8 election

The Nebraska State Board of Education (SBOE) won’t allow public comment at its Nov. 4 meeting, with critics suggesting the move is political. The Friday meeting is just… Read More

November 2, 2022
Public Education
New Political Action Committee tries to brand Nebraska State Board of Education grassroots candidates ‘radical extremists’

A new Political Action Committee in Nebraska launched a single-page website attacking a group of conservative State Board of Education candidates as “extremists” with “outrageous, contemptible views.” … Read More

October 31, 2022
Christian Schools, Opinion
Catholic schools outperformed public schools across the nation. Here’s why

According to a data analysis performed by Kathleen Porter-Magee, an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute, “If Catholic schools were a state, they would be the highest performing in the… Read More

October 27, 2022