Courts
Christian cake artist in Colorado celebrates win for religious freedoms nationwideWho ever thought desserts could become political weapons? Certainly not Jack Phillips, the Colorado artist who refused in 2012 to create a custom cake with a same-sex marriage theme violating⌠Read More
Homeschools
Homeschoolers are finding educational partners in area churches. Hereâs why the concept works so wellErika Serrano knew she had to get her daughter out of her Massachusetts public school â even though it was the only educational experience she had ever known. âI grew⌠Read More
Homeschools
Missouri reaches âunprecedentedâ number of homeschoolers, outpacing public- and private-school enrollment, researchers concludeAn estimated 1 in 16 school-aged children in Missouri now homeschool â a âquiet but seismic shiftâ nearly doubling since the COVID-19 pandemic, educational analysts say. âNot long ago, the⌠Read More
Public Education
Chicago teachers demand higher pay even as report shows âchronic absenteeismâ among educatorsHigher pay for fewer days on the job? It may sound counterintuitive, but the Chicago Teachers Union is demanding a 9% annual raise for members even as a report shows⌠Read More
Culture
Terrorist case against missionary pilot helping orphans in Mozambique dropped after 2 yearsPersecution and imprisonment in a faraway land gave Ryan Koher fresh appreciation for the apostle Paulâs letters in the New Testament. âPaul wrote a lot of these letters from jail,⌠Read More