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Public Education
Kansas City area teacher arrested for possession, distribution of child pornography

A Kansas City-area high school teacher has been charged in federal court with distribution and possession of child pornography. Seth Brummond, 37, of Greenwood, Missouri, was charged Thursday with “one… Read More

December 20, 2024
Culture
Missouri, Arizona municipalities seeking to become ‘Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn’ 

The number of cities in the nation that have passed an ordinance outlawing abortion now numbers 70, reports the founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the… Read More

December 20, 2024
Government
Schmitt lauds collapse of House ‘1,500-page monstrosity’ spending bill, Musk’s apparent role in defeating it

It’s a very good thing the House’s mammoth, pork-filled year-end spending bill “collapsed under its own weight” Wednesday, and that Elon Musk’s growing influence helped accelerate the crash, says Missouri… Read More

December 19, 2024
Government
Missouri delegation focusing on border security after brief with OLS Task Force

(The Center Square) – A Missouri delegation is focusing on border security after being briefed with an Operation Lone Star Task Force led by Goliad County, Texas, Sheriff Roy Boyd. Read More

December 16, 2024
Government
Hawley torches exiting FBI director Wray for multiple scandals, abuses, in bureau ‘dark chapter’

Christopher Wray’s impending departure as FBI director will put a wrap on “one of the darkest chapters in the bureau’s history,” according to Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. Fox News Digital… Read More

December 12, 2024
Public Education
‘Grades don’t matter’: Experts criticize Missouri board’s proposal to lower teacher GPA standard 

The Missouri State Board of Education may lower teacher certification standards to recruit more middle and high school educators, but experts tell The Lion the problems run deeper.  In a… Read More

December 10, 2024
Homeschools
Missouri reaches ‘unprecedented’ number of homeschoolers, outpacing public- and private-school enrollment, researchers conclude

An estimated 1 in 16 school-aged children in Missouri now homeschool – a “quiet but seismic shift” nearly doubling since the COVID-19 pandemic, educational analysts say. “Not long ago, the… Read More

December 9, 2024
Public Education
Why did Missouri’s education agency pull report card resources from its website?

Missouri’s education agency removed its mandatory report cards from its website in November for an update and has yet to republish the entirety of previous resources with new 2024 data. Read More

December 6, 2024
Public Education
What you need to know from Alabama, Maryland, Missouri and Oregon’s 2023-24 education report cards

Four states have released 2024 education report cards, revealing a continued downward trend in public education. Oregon  In the Beaver State, just 42% of 4th graders are proficient in reading… Read More

December 5, 2024
Culture
From dressing room to living room: Harrison Butker wants to elevate men through tailored excellence

It’s no coincidence the NFL’s sharpest kicker has launched a made-to-measure menswear company. “I’ve always been drawn to dressing well,” says the Kansas City Chiefs’ Harrison Butker, who approaches his… Read More

December 4, 2024
Government
Missouri Legislature to tackle border security, immigration

(The Center Square) – Missouri state Sen. Jill Carter, R-Granby, plans to file bills in the state legislature to increase border security measures and ensure law enforcement agencies have the… Read More

November 27, 2024
Courts
Missouri law protecting children from transgender medicine upheld by circuit court

Missouri’s Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act is safe for now, after a Missouri circuit court ruled the law constitutional on Monday. The SAFE Act, or Senate Bill 49, was… Read More

November 26, 2024
Christian Schools
Weighing the massive upside of a Christian education

A star softball player attends a Christian school that doesn’t have a softball team. Is she missing out? Some parents fear their children won’t get key school experiences without being… Read More

November 4, 2024
Politics
Gun range organizer says reporter got shot because he and Kunce ‘didn’t listen’ to instruction

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The man who set up the gun range for Democratic Missouri Senate candidate Lucas Kunce’s event, where a bullet ricocheted off a target and struck… Read More

October 28, 2024
Politics
Most pro-abortion doctors recycling debunked claims in support of Missouri’s Amendment 3 aren’t OB/GYNs

Missouri’s current law restricting abortion allows medical exceptions, contrary to the pro-abortion claims signed by over 800 Missouri medical professionals, the vast majority of whom are not OB/GYNs. The signatures… Read More

October 18, 2024
Culture
Kansas City nonprofit seeking funding for ballot measure cancels Halloween drag show for youth

A Missouri nonprofit organized to combat violence abruptly canceled the drag show Halloween party it was sponsoring for youth ages 12-20, according to the Facebook page… Read More

October 15, 2024
Public Education
More St. Louis public-school leaders leaving after audit requests, low test scores, transportation woes

Financial shortcomings, dwindling test scores, and transportation challenges in St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools are affecting future generations the most, educational advocates say. “Adults can leave. The children can’t,” Chester… Read More

October 14, 2024
Public Education
Missouri school district hit with civil rights complaints for special groups open only to certain races

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A parental rights organization filed civil rights complaints Friday against a Missouri school district for allegedly hosting a multitude of programs open only to nonwhite… Read More

October 8, 2024
Government
How did Sen. Hawley help secure funding for Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood?

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, pushed top Army brass over two years, publicly and privately, to fund new military housing at Fort Leonard Wood (FLW) in the heart of Missouri’s Ozarks. Read More

September 30, 2024
Government
Students with ties to Chinese Communist Party would be denied visas under bill filed by Sen. Eric Schmitt

The number of dubious “Confucius Institutes” on American college campuses has plummeted from about 100 to just a handful since Congress threatened to pull federal funding from host universities. But… Read More

September 27, 2024