Public Education
School board member Lanning delinquent on taxes that go to St. Joe public schoolsA school board member in St. Joseph, Missouri, who already faces second-degree harassment charges, has refused to comment after she was fined for slow-paying property taxes… Read More
Legislation
âBig step in the right directionâ: Missouri Senate advances school choice expansion billÂThe Missouri Senate voted Tuesday to advance a bill expanding the stateâs school choice program, alongside other education reforms. Senators voted 20-13 in favor of SB… Read More
Public Education
Student in critical condition after brutal beating outside of Missouri school; 15-year-old chargedA female student suffered severe head injuries after she was beaten by another student outside of a Missouri high school on Friday. The fight occurred sometime around 2:30 p.m. a… Read More
Public Education
âThis behavior is unacceptableâ: Missouri school board member Whitney Lanning charged with harassment of fellow board member, called on to resign from nonprofitÂA Missouri school board member is facing a harassment charge, as well as calls to resign from her nonprofit day job where sheâs been accused of creating a toxic environment. … Read More
Public Education
Missouri State hires DEI champion as next presidentRed states tend to take one step forward and two steps back on inclusivity, asserted the next president of Missouri State University, Richard Williams. The former high school athletic trainer,… Read More
Culture
âAn evil agendaâ: Kansas City officialsâ video reading of childrenâs gender transition book whips up storm of revulsionTop Kansas City officials seem to have gone out of their way to choose a childrenâs gender-transition book to read to kids on a video for National Reading Day. Read More
Homeschools
KC-area homeschool conference to add student learning screenings to resources for parentsHomeschooling parents in the Kansas City area can access an additional resource this spring â learning screenings for a snapshot of their childâs developmental progress. The Midwest Parent Educators (MPE)… Read More
Culture
Former student furious college has abandoned its Baptist roots as it planned to host anti-Christian drag eventA former student of a Missouri college founded by Baptists was planning to peacefully protest an on-campus drag-themed event Friday featuring two ânunsâ affiliated with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,… Read More
Courts
Former St. Louis principal pleads guilty after using school funds to hire a hitman to kill pregnant girlfriendÂA former principal of a Missouri middle school pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony charges related to a 2016 murder-for-hire conspiracy fueled by school funds. Cornelius Green stole $2,500 from Carr… Read More
Courts
Missouri AG sues Planned Parenthood for âtrafficking minorsâ to get out-of-state abortions(The Daily Signal) â The attorney general of Missouri is suing Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the United States, for âtrafficking minors out of state to… Read More
Culture
Student org at private Missouri college to host âDrag WERK!Shop,â including two fake ânunsâ from offensive drag groupA student group at a Missouri liberal arts college founded by Baptists is set to host a drag-themed event Friday featuring two ânunsâ affiliated with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,… Read More
Culture
Former Missouri governor collects $60K annually for part-time work with Chinese communist influence operationA former governor of Missouri, Robert Holden Jr., collected a $60,000 salary for part-time work with a nonprofit attempting to influence local governments in favor of the Chinese communist regime. Read More
Public Education
Missouri AG orders school district to end race-based hiring(The Daily Signal) â Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey ordered a St. Louis school district Wednesday to abandon race-based hiring after The Daily Signal reported on the districtâs plan to double its… Read More
Public Education
Group with radical race connections demanding $70B in slavery âreparationsâ from small Catholic university in MissouriA group claiming to represent 200 current descendants of slaves who helped build St. Louis University (SLU) in Missouri are demanding $70 billion in so-called reparations from the school. The… Read More
Christian Schools
Missouri Christian school 7th grader named county spelling bee champSt. Joseph Christian School seventh-grader Owen Herzog took top honors in the Buchanan County, Missouri spelling bee Feb. 3. Herzog was named spelling bee champion after out-spelling 100 students from… Read More
Public Education
Research: 4-day school week has few benefits and most parents donât want itFor over a decade, Missouri has allowed public school districts to hold 4-day school weeks. But policy makers and experts are questioning the benefits of the shorter week, which most… Read More
Culture
Brave Books Story Hour features popular female athletes Riley Gaines and Bethany HamiltonA standing-room-only crowd of all ages packed a Missouri library on Friday to hear athlete and activist Riley Gaines and professional surfer Bethany Hamilton spread positive messages for children about… Read More
Culture
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley drags apology out of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for companyâs harm to teens, would like to drag him into courtMissouri Sen. Josh Hawley took Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to a Capitol-sized woodshed Wednesday for the harm his social media sites reportedly cause to teenagers, challenging the Facebook founder in… Read More
Public Education
Legal issues cloud Missouri school districtâs race-based hiring(The Daily Signal) â A Missouri school district intends to double its percentage of minority teachers even as the stateâs attorney general has warned that private companies that racially discriminate… Read More
Culture
Missouri senator accuses Planned Parenthood of âillegal activityâ after video reveals it traffics minors out-of-state for abortions âevery dayâPlanned Parenthood is under fire after revelations it aids the transport of young girls out of state to obtain abortions, which are illegal in Missouri. In a video released by… Read More