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Dec 19 2023
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Alaska education commissioner says she no longer supports boost to school funding formula
When Deena Bishop served as Anchorage School District superintendent, she called for boosting the formula that’s used to calculate state funding for Alaska’s public schools. In opinion pieces, testimony before the Legislature, interviews and budget documents, she repeatedly said that the funding must be increased to keep up with inflation. But now, Bishop — who ended her six-year tenure as
Anchorage Daily NewsMar 18 2024
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Om 28-22 vote, Iowa Senate passes its own AEA plan
The Iowa Senate has voted to give school officials the option of bypassing Area Education Agencies and providing services to students with disabilities by hiring private contractors or district staff. Senator Lynn Evans of Aurelia, a retired superintendent, is among the 28 Republicans in the senate who voted for the bill. “The AEAs need to earn the business of school districts through
Radio IowaMar 22 2024
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Henderson assistant principal fleeing sexual misconduct charges arrested in Texas
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Sources tell 8 News Now an assistant principal at Del Webb Middle School was arrested Friday in Texas. Court records showed Howard Hughes had an active arrest warrant on three counts of contacting or attempting to contact a minor by a person of authority for the purpose of sex. Law enforcement sources said officers went to arrest Hughes at his home Wednesday, but learned
KLAS 8Mar 22 2024
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Top Plays: 3/22
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The high school track and field season hasn’t officially started just yet, but Esko has already proven to be a team to watch this spring.
At Friday’s Polar League Indoor Meet at UW-Superior, Senior Gwendolyn Lilly won the girls 60-meter hurdle race with a time of 10.93 seconds. In the following girls’ event, Kaitlyn McConnell won the 60 meter dash at 8.25 seconds. In the
Fox21Mar 18 2024
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Cheshire Captures Division II Ice Hockey Crown Over East Haven Co-op
HAMDEN, CT — The last time Cheshire High School won a CIAC ice hockey championship, the seniors on the current roster were just lacing up skates for the first time at ages 4 and 5. Fast forward 13 years, and those little tots found themselves in a state final showdown on the home ice of defending NCAA champion Quinnipiac University, taking on a 4-school co-op team which had dominated the
Patch.comMar 18 2024
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Justices Seem Likely to Side With N.R.A. in First Amendment Dispute
A majority of the Supreme Court appeared on Monday to embrace arguments by the National Rifle Association that a New York State official violated the First Amendment by trying to dissuade companies from doing business with it after a deadly school shooting. The dispute, which began after a gunman opened fire in 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., was one of two
New York Times (News)Mar 18 2024
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Justices Seem Likely to Side With N.R.A. in First Amendment Dispute
A majority of the Supreme Court appeared on Monday to embrace arguments by the National Rifle Association that a New York State official violated the First Amendment by trying to dissuade companies from doing business with it after a deadly school shooting. The dispute, which began after a gunman opened fire in 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., was one of two
New York Times (News)Mar 12 2024
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Pressure on U of I Phoenix deal builds: Raúl Labrador, attorneys challenge legality
Two more legal opinions — one from Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador and a second from an outside law firm — have cast more doubt on the University of Idaho’s planned purchase of the University of Phoenix, kindling calls from lawmakers to review or nix the $550 million deal. The university’s Board of Regents, which is also the State Board of Education, approved the deal to create a
Idaho StatesmanNov 10 2023
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Orange County Elementary School students honoring veterans
ORANGE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Students at Orange County Elementary School are getting a head start on honoring Veterans Day. Students were out early Friday, November 10, waving flags and chanting “U-S-A” as veterans drove down Newton Street. “My dad was in the military, so it’s important for me and my family to celebrate him,” student Camarion Frede said. “My uncle, who served in the military,”
NBC 29 WVIRJul 17 2023
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Local couple may have been on board plane that crashed on Martha's Vineyard
Local couple may have been on board plane that crashed on Martha's Vineyard The plane that crashed on Martha's Vineyard over the weekend is believed to be owned and operated by a couple from Norwalk. According to flight records obtained by News 12 Connecticut, the Piper Meridian took off from Westchester Airport on Saturday at about 2:13 p.m. An hour later, the plane belly-flop landed on
News 12 Connecticut