Culture
Missouri Senate approves restrictions on gender transitions for minors, male participation in girls sportsTwo Missouri Senate bills related to youth transgender issues were approved by lawmakers Thursday after being held up for weeks by Democrats. SB 49, the âMissouri… Read More
Public Education
Biden administration blocking Josh Hawley bill requiring a cleanup of radioactivity at Missouri elementary school, senator saysA lone U.S. senator Wednesday blocked a bill requiring a cleanup of an allegedly radioactive elementary school near St. Louis, even after an ardent appeal to his colleagues by Josh Hawley. Read More
Public Education
Missouriâs House budget committee cuts governorâs proposed increases to pre-K funding, child care subsidiesMissouriâs House budget committee made major changes to the stateâs spending plan Thursday, which included cutting proposed increases to pre-K funding and child care subsidies. House Budget Committee… Read More
Culture
Missouri AG, lawmakers advance restrictions on gender transitions for minorsThe morning after Missouriâs attorney general announced emergency regulations for cross-sex treatments for minors, state senators finally advanced two bills with similar restrictions. The new regulations from AG… Read More
Culture
In religious liberty win, âconversion therapyâ ban in Missouriâs second largest county falls one vote shortA proposed ban on so-called conversion therapy, which would prevent Christians from counseling people regarding a biblical view of sexuality and gender, has failed the Jackson County Legislature by… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Missouri moms started âParents Changing Educationâ to give parents a voice, resourcesWhen trouble arose in her kidsâ school district, Ashley Al-Shawish first decided to contact her Missouri legislators. âI thought that if I went to Jefferson City, everything… Read More
Government
Missouri senate’s handling of open enrollment bill highlights legislature’s return(The Center Square) â When the Missouri legislature returns from its spring break on Monday, many will be watching a bill changing regulations for public school enrollment. House Bill 253,… Read More
Government
âHe flip-flopped’: Missouri legislator one of three in hot water over about-face on school choiceMissouri Rep. Chris Lonsdale, R-Liberty, is taking heat for voting against an open enrollment bill last week after promising during his election campaign to support it and other school… Read More
Culture
Missouri needs to ban transgender treatments for minors, says Senator Josh Hawley, as national group decries the treatments for kidsMissouri lawmakers should go ahead and ban transgender treatments for children, in U.S. Sen. Josh Hawleyâs considered opinion. Hawleyâs office last month launched an investigation of the Washington University Transgender… Read More
Government
Missouri House passes open enrollment billThe Missouri House narrowly voted Thursday to allow open enrollment across school districts. HB 253, spearheaded by Republican Rep. Brad Pollitt, now heads to the… Read More
Government, Public Education
1 in every 5 Missouri schools is at risk of losing full accreditation after latest test scores plummet 25% statewideMissouri assessment test results from 2021-22 were released Tuesday, revealing breathtaking performance drops leaving more than 100 school districts short of the full accreditation mark. The Department of… Read More
Government
Two school choice bills pass committee, head to Missouri Senate floorTwo bills to expand school choice in Missouri passed out of the Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development on Tuesday. SB 360, sponsored by Sen. Read More
Culture
Walgreens says it wonât sell abortion pills in nearly 20 red statesWalgreens announced that it wonât sell abortion pills in states where it is banned or where the legality of the pills remains in question. The decision comes after nearly… Read More
Culture, Opinion
Missouri Senate Bill 49 is an essential step to protect Missouri children from âsex transitionâ treatmentsThis coming week the Missouri Senate will again see floor debate on Senate Bill 49, legislation designed to protect children from dangerous cross-sex hormones and experimental surgeries. Especially… Read More
Culture
Americans deserve to know what the government knows about the âlikelyâ leak of COVID-19 from a lab in Wuhan, China, says HawleyJosh Hawley wants you to know what he knows about the origin of the COVID-19 virus. The U.S. senator from Missouri, along with Sen. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, introduced the COVID-19… Read More
Culture
Missouri State University clings to robust Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and âloyalty oathsâ despite nationwide retreat from themEven as companies, universities and whole states back away from divisive and legally suspect Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs, Missouri State University is all in â even requiring job applicants… Read More
Culture, Homeschools
Homeschool conference to help KC-area families with workshops, curriculum resourcesTodd âThe Familymanâ Wilson grew up in public school. But once he became a dad, he knew he wanted something different for his family. âSchool is an okay… Read More
Courts
Prosecutor Kim Gardner no-show at bill hearing addressing violent crime in St. LouisEmbattled St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner was absent from a legislative hearing on a measure that would allow an appointment of her replacement in the prosecution of violent… Read More
Courts
Librarians, ACLU sue to keep ‘sexually explicit’ books in Missouri schools(Daily Caller) â Missouri librarians are challenging a state law which bars sexually explicit books from being in the classroom, according to a lawsuit. Under Missouri law,… Read More
Government, Public Education
Nearly 40% of Missouriâs $10B education dept. budget reflects âmission creepâ and âbureaucratic bloat,’ says lawmakerOf the $10 billion allotted to K-12 education in Missouriâs current budget, $4 billion may never make it to the classroom. If that staggering amount of money alarms taxpayers… Read More