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3 weeks ago | 
readlion.com | Mariane Angela |Fred Lucas |Christian Rehder |Josh Mann
A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary injunction against the Trump administration and its decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans living in the United States. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen of San Francisco ordered a temporary halt to the Trump administration’s effort to terminate temporary legal protections for 350,000 Venezuelans, one week before these protections were due to end April 7, according to a court filing.
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1 month ago | 
readlion.com | Shanxi Omoniyi |Joe Mueller |Christian Rehder |Maria Benevento
Missouri homeschoolers may soon be able to participate in any extracurricular activities hosted by school districts, according to a new bill under review by the state House. Sen. Ben Brown, R-Washington, is sponsoring SB 63in efforts to help students “in nontraditional educational settings” participate more in public-school activities.
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1 month ago | 
readlion.com | Shanxi Omoniyi |Christian Rehder |Maria Benevento |Jillian Schneider
Antisemitism is “a daily reality” for Nikolay Remizov, who chose to run for Saint Louis University’s student government president last fall. “My campaign materials were defaced with antisemitic imagery, horns and tails drawn on my posters,” he said at a Feb. 26 hearing of the Missouri House of Representatives Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee.
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | Jaryn Crouson |Benjamin Yount |Christian Rehder
(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Frederick County Board of Education opened an allegedly “unconstitutional” investigation into a Republican board member after he voiced opposition to socially transitioning students within the school, according to Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | John Ransom |Christian Rehder |Josh Mann
The mayor pro tem of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, has called on a local school board member to step down after the member called conservatives “Nazi f***s” in a social media post. Excelsior Springs school board member Troy Snelling subsequently announced on Friday that he would give up his seat on Monday, citing “death threats.”The Lion tried to substantiate with Snelling the exact nature of the threats or whether police reports were subsequently filed. “Our local paper is on it.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
readlion.com | Bethany Blankley |Christian Rehder |Maria Benevento |Jillian Schneider
(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 resources they need to combat increasing border-related crimes. Carter, who’s traveled to Texas to meet with officials, including law enforcement, wants to get ahead of a crisis in her district, which includes the counties of Jasper and Newton. “We need to be prepared,” she said.
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May 13, 2024 | 
readlion.com | Jillian Schneider |Karsten Harrison |Christian Rehder |Patrick Gibbons
School choice may help students overcome the growing divisiveness observed by cultural commentators today – and do more good for the public than public education itself, a new study suggests. The research found private and religious schools are better conductors of civil knowledge and behaviors than public schools, even when it comes to developing political tolerance and community engagement.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
readlion.com | Jillian Schneider |Christian Rehder |Maria Benevento
The Missouri Senate voted Tuesday to advance a bill expanding the state’s school choice program, alongside other education reforms. Senators voted 20-13 in favor of SB 727, sponsored by Sen. Andrew Koenig, R-District 15, which would expand the Missouri Empower Scholarship Accounts Program (MOScholars). School choice advocate Corey DeAngelis celebrated the bill’s passage on X. BREAKING: Missouri Senate just voted to advance a bill to expand funding students instead of systems.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
readlion.com | John Ransom |Grant Braaten |Christian Rehder |Michael Dillon
The superintendent for another Texas school district faces allegations of electioneering in the Republican primary, after a school reform activist released audio of the alleged incident. The Lion previously reported on claims that officials at the Denton Independent School District (ISD) engaged in illegal electioneering. The fresh electioneering allegations concern Huffman ISD and Superintendent Dr. Christopher B. Soileau, also known as Benny Soileau.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
readlion.com | John Ransom |Christian Rehder |Maria Benevento |Jillian Schneider
As support for educational freedom and parents’ rights has grown in Missouri’s Republican party, one senator bucked the trend by firing off a rare social media reply. “This is Senator Elaine Gannon,” said a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, by the Republican from Senate District 3.
