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Apr 10 2024
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Religious Right Takes Aim at Public Education – Across the Country, Including Here in Virginia
Emboldened by favorable “religious freedom” decisions from the 6-3 conservative super-majority in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board recently voted to approve the St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School. The School, which is owned and operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, will serve rural Oklahomans and is the first religious
Blue VirginiaApr 10 2024
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Education, healthcare, criminal justice: Explore where your state taxes are going in 2025
Georgia lawmakers have many responsibilities when they assemble beneath the state's gold dome each year for the legislative session, but none are more important than passing the state’s budget. The budget, dubbed House Bill 916, allocates funding for all state departments, programs and employees from July 1 to June 30, 2025, and totaled $36.1 billion this year. Passing the budget is the only
Savannah Morning NewsApr 03 2024
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Enhanced Games set to film documentary in effort to educate public on steroids
The Enhanced Games have received tons of backlash for what has seemingly been called a lack of safety and concern for athletes' health. The games, of course, are an Olympic-styled event that will allow the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Dr. Aron D'Souza, the event's founder, has long preached that his idea of sports will actually make competition more safe and fair, and he feels a behind-
Fox News (Online News)Apr 09 2024
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Utah mother of 4, special educator realizes dream of joining Army National Guard
SALEM, Utah County — On March 22, 45-year-old mother of four, Jennifer Hughes realized a long-held goal she never thought she'd reach: joining the Utah Army National Guard. Hughes, who is also a special education teacher at Salem High School, said an Army recruiter gave a presentation at her school three years ago that reignited her goal to serve her community and nation. "I've always been in
KSLMar 22 2024
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U.S.: Virginia fixed significant special education issues
The U.S. Department of Education found that Virginia fixed significant issues with its special education programs that had been an issue since 2019. It also found new, less serious issues with the state’s compliance with federal special education law. The federal education department’s Office of Special Education Programs sent a letter last week that identifies new areas in which Virginia is
Richmond Times DispatchApr 19 2024
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Throwback Tulsa: ‘Never last again’ teachers chanted on this day in 1990 after landmark education bill goes to governor
"Our state will never again take a back seat in education." These words were spoken by Oklahoma Gov. Henry Bellmon 34 years ago, on April 19, 1990, after the state Senate approved the emergency clause of the landmark $230 million education funding and reform legislation, House Bill 1017. It was a day of euphoria for Oklahoma teachers who had walked out of their classrooms and held rallies at
Tulsa WorldApr 05 2024
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'Senior Assassins' Game Prompts Police Action In Harford County, Concerns Educators
According to Harford County Public Schools, the students compose "hit lists," stalk other players and then share photos with each other of players who have been "taken out." Players use water guns for the game and will hide outside houses, at bus stops, in parking lots and other locations as they wait to spray water on classmates. However, a resident in Harford County saw a student with what
Patch.comApr 17 2024
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Biden’s Education Dept. starts clock on regulation that would cancel student debt for over 25 million Americans
President Joe Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation is moving forward as a proposed regulation, offering him a fresh chance to deliver on a campaign promise and energize young voters ahead of the November election. The Education Department on Tuesday filed paperwork for a new regulation that would deliver the cancellation that Biden announced last week. It still has to go through a
FortuneMar 21 2024
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Geoffrey Landward selected as Utah's commissioner of higher education
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah System of Higher Education on Thursday announced its governing board unanimously named Geoffrey Landward as Utah's newest commissioner of higher education. Landward brings experience to the role, having served as interim commissioner since September and deputy commissioner and secretary to the Utah Board of Higher Education prior to that. In total, he has eight years
KSLMar 14 2024
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Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bipartisan education bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have raised state education funding significantly for the first time in years. In a statement late Thursday evening, Dunleavy said the bill “lacked sufficient changes in how charter schools are chartered in order to allow more students and families charter school possibilities.” The bill, Senate Bill 140, would have raised state per-
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