John Ransom

John Ransom is a senior contributor at The Lion, having been for many years a national political writer and editor whose work has appeared in The Epoch Times, at Townhall.com, Newsmax, the Daily…

Public Education
U.S. Department of Education to hold two diversity events in Denver focused on teacher hiring

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) will be holding two events this fall focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion for educators, it announced Tuesday. “The two events, the Teach to… Read More

September 5, 2023
Public Education
Colorado teachers’ union allegedly tells schools to destroy gender identity records

A division of the Colorado Education Association (CEA) reportedly told the Jefferson County School District to destroy records regarding children’s gender identities to avoid legal scrutiny. “[I]f you do a… Read More

September 5, 2023
Public Education
Missouri, Kansas rank No. 1 and No. 2 in this alarming school sex assault category, while Biden admin focuses on ‘gender discrimination’ instead 

Statistics released by the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Civil Rights Data Collection unit shows Missouri schools rank first in rapes and attempted rapes, behind Kansas and Massachusetts. “Comparatively, the… Read More

September 5, 2023
Public Education
New reports says school choice lowers education tuition inflation

Tuition inflation over the last decade was lower on average in states with school choice, a report by the Heritage Foundation says. “Data analysis from the past decade reveals that… Read More

September 1, 2023
Public Education
Clever DeSantis law sees new book removals over graphic, sexual language

A clever rule in a new Florida law forced a school district to finally remove books that contain graphic sexual language. The removal comes one year after the removal requests were… Read More

September 1, 2023