Public Education
Why did Missouri’s education agency pull report card resources from its website?Missouriās 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
Public Education
What you need to know from Alabama, Maryland, Missouri and Oregonās 2023-24 education report cardsFour 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
Culture
From dressing room to living room: Harrison Butker wants to elevate men through tailored excellenceItās no coincidence the NFLās sharpest kicker has launched a made-to-measure menswear company. āIāve always been drawn to dressing well,ā says the Kansas City Chiefsā Harrison Butker, who approaches his… Read More
Government
Missouri Legislature to tackle border security, immigration(The Center Square) ā 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
Courts
Missouri law protecting children from transgender medicine upheld by circuit courtMissouriās 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
Christian Schools
Weighing the massive upside of a Christian educationA star softball player attends a Christian school that doesnāt have a softball team. Is she missing out? Some parents fear their children won’t get key school experiences without being… Read More
Politics
Gun range organizer says reporter got shot because he and Kunce ādidnāt listenā to instruction(Daily Caller News Foundation) ā The man who set up the gun range for Democratic Missouri Senate candidate Lucas Kunceās event, where a bullet ricocheted off a target and struck… Read More
Politics
Most pro-abortion doctors recycling debunked claims in support of Missouriās Amendment 3 arenāt OB/GYNsMissouriās 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
Culture
Kansas City nonprofit seeking funding for ballot measure cancels Halloween drag show for youthA 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
Public Education
More St. Louis public-school leaders leaving after audit requests, low test scores, transportation woesFinancial shortcomings, dwindling test scores, and transportation challenges in St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools are affecting future generations the most, educational advocates say. āAdults can leave. The children canāt,ā Chester… Read More
Public Education
Missouri school district hit with civil rights complaints for special groups open only to certain races(Daily Caller News Foundation) ā 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
Government
How did Sen. Hawley help secure funding for Missouriās 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 Missouriās Ozarks. Read More
Government
Students with ties to Chinese Communist Party would be denied visas under bill filed by Sen. Eric SchmittThe number of dubious āConfucius Institutesā 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
Government
Senate report sheds little light on Trump assassination attempt in July; Secret Service still stonewalling, Hawley saysA Senate interim report released Wednesday on the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump leaves more questions than it answers. Thatās the impression one gets talking with… Read More
Public Education
Family wants answers, OSHA letter inconsistent in death of nurse at Missouri school for troubled youthA family has been left grieving and without answers after the death of a school nurse from an incident fatuously described by authorities as an āaccidental collisionā between two people. Read More
Government
Take Your Senator to Launch Day: Bill introduced by Missouriās Eric Schmitt to help private companies win space race for U.S.Space entrepreneurs such as Elon Musk have become key to Americaās winning the space race with China ā and a bill from Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt aims to help. The… Read More
Politics
Missouri House candidate Kevin Grover named in wrongful death lawsuits settled for $400K, accused of ignoring bullying that led to teen suicidesA candidate for the Missouri House of Representatives was a defendant in two wrongful death lawsuits settled by his school district employer for close to $400,000. Kevin Grover, who is… Read More
Public Education
St. Joseph, Missouri school board votes to retain two more challenged booksA Missouri school board voted once again to keep challenged books in school libraries. The St. Joseph School District (SJSD) board voted 4-2 on Monday to keep… Read More
Public Education
Mizzou and city of Columbia to celebrate Patriot Day in honor of 9/11 victimsThe University of Missouri and the city of Columbia will jointly hold a Patriot Day ceremony on Wednesday at Traditions Plaza to honor those who lost their lives in the… Read More
Opinion
Not a good sign when you first learn of local murder by reading the Irish TimesAt 7:37 a.m. on Thursday morning the Irish Times arrived in my email feed with the unsettling server line, āIrish chef shot dead after altercation outside his restaurant in Kansas.ā This was… Read More