Last week, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. To begin his presidency he signed a flurry of executive orders (EOs), memoranda, directives, and letters. The Biden White House prepared and the new president signed 15 executive orders on his first day in office, more than any […]
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Teens crave tech help
“In my experience, Gen Z is tired with the way our devices manipulate us,” college student Amy Crouch wrote recently for Barna Research. Crouch is the author of “My Tech-Wise Life,” a book about engaging technology in a healthy way, despite its constant, often overwhelming, presence in our lives. “While we’re grateful for the help […]
Baptists and a new, ‘blue’ White House
Ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration, evangelicals are preparing for a chillier relationship with the Biden administration due to the President-elect’s positions on abortion, LGBTQ matters, and other issues on which evangelicals and the President-elect hold vastly different views. Additionally, violence at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 increased tensions across the nation, including among Christians who continue […]
Vote delayed on controversial new teaching standards
The Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) was expected to vote during the General Assembly’s lame duck session on whether to uphold or reject controversial new teaching standards some say would require teachers to abandon their religious beliefs. Now the vote has been put on hold. At a Dec. 16 JCAR meeting, […]
Controversial new standards proposed for Illinois teachers
Springfield | The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has proposed a new set of rules some say would require teachers to abandon their religious beliefs. The “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading” standards touch on issues such as sexual orientation, gender identity, and race-based privilege in what supporters call an effort to encourage support for […]
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