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The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Ranking as Gen Z's 5th most common scholarship discovery source, TikTok has become part of many students' regular college financial planning routine. TikTok even ranked as Gen Z's 5th most common source for scholarship discovery. The report also discovered that not everything on TikTok is all it's cracked up to be...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in school every morning is out of fashion, but at our own peril. In schools across the country, teachers are preparing their students to walk out of class on May 1 to protest our nation’s laws regarding border enforcement. The Sunrise Movement is one of the organizations behind the planned walkout and has...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The Act would require schools to issue two books per semester, or four per academic year, to be read by students in grades 6 through 12. Researchers at Emory University have discovered something phenomenal about your brain. After one reads a novel, there are particular changes taking place in regions of the brain that linger...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Research shows increased connectivity in various regions of the brain long after you’ve read a book. This demonstrates not only the importance of reading, but also what we are reading. Reading books causes persistent changes in resting-state connectivity of the brain was published in the journal Brain Connectivity...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Sixty-seven percent (67%) of teachers said they have had to correct or “un-teach” misinformation from online videos with 49% of teachers saying they’ve had to correct or “un-teach” the information more than once. With students demanding more edutainment, how will teachers be able to keep their classrooms from looking like a content-creator studio on YouTube?

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – While MN flounders in confused ideology, leaving their families and students with no hope for an academic future, TX is lighting the way with Education Freedom Accounts to begin in the fall of 2026. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy concurred, stating the federal government “will not look the other way” on this matter...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – According to Erin Friday, an attorney and co-leader of Our Duty, a parent support group that opposes transgender medical procedures for minors, “California is the death-star of gender ideology, and the state desperately needs to return to biological reality.” The Department of Education has launched an investigation into the California...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – New revelations show California schools concealing gender transition records from parents, sparking legal battles, federal scrutiny, and growing outrage over parental rights. Lawsuits, court rulings, and malpractice cases intensify debate about education, transparency, and the role of government in children’s lives today across the nation...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – American Federation for Children CEO Tommy Schultz explains how a new federal scholarship tax credit could expand school choice nationwide. Beginning in 2027, the policy invites private investment to fund K-12 education, empower families, and reshape education reform, while supporters race to implement it effectively before political windows...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The pubic education system in Minnesota is more interested in raising ideologues who hate the law rather than fostering academic learning. Minnesota schools have become a breeding ground for fostering a culture in which resistance and anti-authoritarianism thrive. According to the Charter School’s website, its education is centered on social justice...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – As the colonies stand divided, one man carries the deciding vote that shapes America’s future. Joseph Hewes of North Carolina wrestles with conscience, loyalty, and rising public pressure as independence hangs in the balance. Amid fiery debate and shifting opinion, his choice opens the door to a new nation and alters the course of history forever...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – At Monticello, history is presented through a modern ideological lens rather than documented fact. Linda Rose shares firsthand insight into how tour narratives reshape Thomas Jefferson’s legacy, exposing fabrications and half-truths that influence thousands of visitors. Her account raises serious questions about who controls America’s past and why historical accuracy is being sacrificed...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – As America marks 250 years, the enduring vision of a “city upon a hill” is recalled through the words of John Winthrop and Ronald Reagan. Their message affirms liberty, faith, and national purpose, reminding us that the United States stands as the last best hope for mankind when freedom is faithfully upheld...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Mary Holland, CEO of Children’s Health Defense said in a statement that “the AAP has presided over the worst decline in children’s health in American history” and “their defunding is necessary and appropriate.” Dr. Angelina Farella stated that “Over the past two decades,” the AAP has been pawns in the medical-industrial complex...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Don Mayor shares a vision for Kingdom Education that restores moral grounding, character, and community in schools. Drawing on decades of leadership, he explains how faith, families, and educators work together to form courageous, honest students. Through practical examples and policy insights, he calls parents and teachers to reclaim their role in shaping culture...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – A veteran educator reveals how unseen forces shape school culture and student formation. He explains why education must go beyond academics to nurture the soul, beginning with teachers. Through forgiveness, discipline rooted in care, and spiritual attentiveness, schools can resist destructive influences and guide children toward virtue, faith, and purposeful lives grounded in truth...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – States across the country move to eliminate high school exit exams, arguing the tests no longer measure learning. New Jersey and New York highlight a broader shift away from academic accountability toward ideology-driven outcomes. The debate raises a central question: are standards failing students, or are policymakers abandoning standards altogether in modern public education today...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – He called out the entire Democrat party for having blood on their hands! Now we know why he is not celebrated in the government, media, or academia! By the way, the Civil Rights Bill, which allowed the federal government to punish Klan members, did pass, but not a single Democrat voted for it. God bless Joseph Rainey for his...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Linda Rose challenges modern historical gatekeepers after witnessing misleading narratives at Monticello. She exposes fabrications about Thomas Jefferson, argues ideology distorts America’s past, and urges reliance on documented sources. The conversation questions who controls public memory and why museums increasingly shape political thought rather than preserve historical truth...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – “Under President Biden, CCP influence in our country—including our schools—grew unchecked. Republicans are reversing that damage.” The GOP recently put its spine on display with an announcement regarding the passage of several bills this week aimed at blocking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence in K–12 schools...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster ends race-based government contracting through executive action, arguing such policies violate constitutional equality. Drawing on the legacies of Rosa Parks and John Quincy Adams, I contend that merit-based governance best honors civil rights and urge other states to follow South Carolina and Texas in restoring equal treatment under the law...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – In a recent workshop sponsored by the NEA, teachers are trained in the usage of new pronouns as well as manipulating the recent SCOTUS decision allowing parents to opt-out of LGBT lessons. Unfortunately, the nation’s largest teachers’ union stands diametrically opposed to the education parents want for their children...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Education policy groups advocate for major reforms in K–12 math instruction but is it too little, too late? The sudden panic appears to be over bad publicity from the latest national Report Card, rather than the report card itself. Math scores have been in decline for years, but the latest report “indicates that most public high school seniors earn diplomas without being...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Guided by providence, the Pilgrims’ journey to the New World unfolds through persecution, hardship, and divine intervention. From a disabled printing press to violent Atlantic storms, each trial reshapes their destiny, leading to the creation of self-government through the Mayflower Compact and a revolutionary shift in how authority and liberty are understood...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Bloody Mary and the Virgin Queen shape Tudor England through fear, religious coercion, and absolute authority. Though divided by faith, both queens enforce conformity through imprisonment, execution, and law. Their shared legacy of civil and religious tyranny helps drive dissenters, including the Pilgrims, toward exile in search of freedom...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – I explore the world the Pilgrims grow up in, shaped by Europe’s sweeping changes. Martin Luther challenges church practices, igniting the Reformation, while King Henry VIII clashes with the Catholic Church and creates a new religious order. A culture of tyranny rises in England, setting the stage for the Pilgrims’ pursuit of freedom...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Just 80 minutes a day of social media consumption is proving to be detrimental to the cognitive abilities of pre-teens. The researchers further noted that the “analysis found that both low and high increases in social media use throughout early adolescence were significantly associated with lower performance in specific aspects of cognitive function.”

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Debate over school choice intensifies as Democrats move to influence how tax credits and scholarship-granting organizations operate. Former Obama officials praise the model while urging states to regulate distribution to align with their values. Critics warn this shifts power away from parents and deepens ideological battles over education quality, transparency, and student priorities and...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Parents shape their children’s behavior and identity through everyday modeling. By narrating actions and emotions, adults help young people connect behaviors with values, forming an inner voice that guides them. Simple moments of patience, kindness, and emotional regulation create powerful lessons that support healthy development and lasting character. These daily choices build trust...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The research statistics show that parents are slowly being removed from a position of importance in the child’s life. The assault on the family structure is real and profound. Rubacek states the reason for this is “Because when you divide a child from their parents — emotionally, ideologically, or physically — you make them vulnerable...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Tommy Schultz highlights growing nationwide support for school choice as new polling shows most voters—and especially parents—favor giving families access to education options. He explains how the federal tax credit program empowers states and citizens to fund scholarships through donations, making school choice a winning issue embraced by governors and backed across party lines...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – It’s incomprehensible that today’s Democrat party is publicly siding with the destruction of the rule of law while misrepresenting many aspects of the new regulations. Their complaint is despicable, as is their desire to stand with those who would promote racism, encourage violent protests, support terrorism, traffic children, and mutilate their bodies...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – A growing majority of Americans believe higher education is heading in the wrong direction. Rising tuition costs, limited free speech, and lack of transparency fuel public frustration. With new federal proposals challenging universities to improve affordability and openness, the debate over academic freedom and institutional accountability intensifies across the nation’s campuses...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Classical architecture is meant to convey a sense of elegance and majesty. It’s a product of inspired beauty meant to uplift the spirit, and Trump is inspired to bring it back to the American Capitol. His Executive Order is titled “Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again.” It states that government buildings “should uplift and beautify public spaces...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The good citizens of New York City are on the cusp of electing a Marxist to their highest office. Do they not know that Marxism and Liberty cannot coexist? Marxism despises Liberty and everything she stands for. StopAntisemitism offered its help to New York City residents wanting to relocate over the potential rise of Zohran Mamdani to mayor...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Christianity is experiencing renewed attention in America as more people believe religion is gaining influence in national life. A recent Pew Research Center survey shows rising positivity toward faith’s role in society, even as many feel their beliefs clash with mainstream culture. These shifting attitudes reflect a broader reawakening of spiritual engagement across the nation...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – On today's show, we cover the benefits of kindness for both the giver and the receiver. The benefits will shock you! From feelings of happiness to feelings of inner warmth to boosting one’s immune system, the effects of kindness are profound.

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The Administration offered nine universities preferred consideration for federal funding. Seven of the Nine have refused the President’s offer. The compact offers financial incentives such as preferred consideration for federal grants and flexibility in research costs if the schools promise to follow certain guidelines, which include the following...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – It seems that the decrease in satisfaction is mainly coming from Democratic families, as their contentment in public education dropped by 12 points to 42%, which nearly ties 2003’s low for the party at 41%. Naturally, Democrats are dissatisfied with the only thing that will actually save public education: the changes the Trump Administration is...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Oklahoma’s new Superintendent of Education, Lindel Fields, reverses his predecessor’s policy requiring Bibles in public school classrooms. Rejecting Ryan Walters’ directive to integrate biblical teachings into history and literature, Fields signals a shift toward secular instruction as the state considers settling a lawsuit challenging the controversial mandate on religion in education...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Seemingly, the Marxists who have organized this movement have whipped easily manipulated low-information voters into a frenzy of idiocy. Which leads us to the following question: “Who are the people financing this movement?” The Communist Party USA, Young Communist League, Freedom Socialist Party, and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Despite spending billions annually on numerous K–12 programs, the achievement gap is widening, and more high school seniors are performing below the basic benchmark in math and reading than ever before. A super majority of high school seniors in America are not proficient in reading or math, according to the DOE announcement on Sept. 9...