WASHINGTON — Senators are seeking to block Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds until the Pentagon submits several overdue reports to lawmakers, including its investigation into a deadly…
Read more Senators seek to block Hegseth travel funds until Pentagon releases report on Iran school strikeLOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a measure establishing public funding for charter schools is unconstitutional, affirming that state funds “are for common schools…
Read more Kentucky Supreme Court rules that charter schools law is unconstitutionalTHE BLUEPRINT: Hochul discusses universal childcare, including plans to partner with the private sector. The governor proposed major investments in affordable housing and manufactured housing to lower costs…
Read more Hochul talks affordability in NY State of the State | Long Island Business NewsMembers of the N.C. House of Representatives stand as their name is announced during the opening session of the N.C. House of Representatives Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Ethan…
Read more NC teachers to run in GOP primary for state legislature. Will it have an impact?WASHINGTON — China is exploiting partnerships with U.S. researchers funded by the Department of Energy to provide the Chinese military with access to sensitive nuclear technology and other…
Read more China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report saysNEW YORK (AP) — MacKenzie Scott, one of the world’s wealthiest women and most influential philanthropists, is now known for her “no strings attached” surprise grantmaking. But, as…
Read more MacKenzie Scott’s college roommate once loaned her $1K. Now it’s the billionaire’s turn to investWASHINGTON — The Trump administration says its plan to dismantle the Education Department offers a fix for the nation’s lagging academics — a solution that could free schools…
Read more Trump’s wind-down of the Education Department leaves schools fearing disruptionATLANTA (AP) — As an education reporter, I’ve heard teachers worry that the most pernicious challenges their students face, like poverty or housing insecurity, are beyond the realm…
Read more Getting the story: How an AP reporter chronicled a sensitive story about school and evictionThe government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children…
Read more Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continuesWASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Brown University is rejecting a Trump administration proposal that would provide favorable access to funding in exchange for a wide range of commitments,…
Read more Brown University rejects Trump’s offer for priority funding, citing concerns over academic freedomNEW YORK — Former first lady Michelle Obama is putting new force behind efforts to ensure girls overcome educational barriers in some of the world’s most economically disadvantaged…
Read more Michelle Obama’s Girls Opportunity Alliance rallying $2.5M for grassroots educationWASHINGTON — Harvard University says it has started receiving notices that many federal grants halted by the Trump administration will be reinstated after a federal judge ruled that…
Read more Trump administration takes first steps to restore Harvard’s funding, but money isn’t flowing yetWASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated news on Monday that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor Tom Hanks,…
Read more Trump celebrates West Point alumni group canceling award ceremony to honor Tom HanksWASHINGTON — Over a recent two-year period, the Pentagon funded hundreds of projects done in collaboration with universities in China and institutes linked to that nation’s defense industry,…
Read more Pentagon-funded research at colleges has aided the Chinese military, a House GOP report saysLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to blunt the loss of an expired broadband subsidy program that helped more than 23 million families afford internet…
Read more After millions lose access to internet subsidy, FCC moves to fill connectivity gapsNEW ORLEANS — Calling it a “misbegotten tax,” a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Wednesday that a method the Federal Communications Commission uses to fund telephone…
Read more Appeals judges rule against fund used to provide phone services for rural and low-income peopleTOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying…
Read more Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state fundsTOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying…
Read more Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state fundsTOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas legislators approved on Friday another year’s worth of funding for most state agencies and services after a few lawmakers staged a last-minute public protest…
Read more Lawmakers criticize a big pay raise for themselves before passing a big spending billSANTA FE, N.M. — Leading New Mexico lawmakers on Friday recommended a 5.9% increase in general fund spending for the coming fiscal year amid a windfall in oil-related…
Read more New Mexico legislators back slower, sustained growth in government programs with budget plan
