National Headlines

Adam Wittenberg | July 27, 2026 (Heartlander News) — EdChoice’s latest education freedom rankings awarded 10 states gold, silver or bronze status. The Friedman Index, named for EdChoice founders Milton and Rose Friedman, “is a comprehensive and easy-to-understand measure of the availability of private K–12 educational choice across the United States,” the organization said. It

Maggie Little | July 23, 2026 (The Center Square) — A new watchdog report has found that colleges of education across the country are incorporating social justice standards from the Southern Poverty Law Center to shape K-12 teachers. The SPLC, a far-left activist group known for putting conservative and Christian organizations on a hate map,