Montgomery County school officials and students Friday spoke to the transformative nature of Governor Shapiro's education funding proposal, which would provide much-needed cash infusions to underfunded Montgomery County school districts.
Holyoke Public Schools is one of five school districts in the state set to receive the next round of funding from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to help fund electric school buses.
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – More than 50 school districts and charter schools are bringing a lawsuit against the state over a new rule requiring a 180-day school year. The state's Superintendent's Association says more are signing on. The suit claims the requirement of 180 instructional days conflicts with the state's rules allowing districts to opt for []
At their final meeting of the month on Monday, Richmond City School Board members will discuss topics that could impact numerous students across the district, including a school name change and staffing shortages.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In a letter to families Tuesday night, Albuquerque Public Schools announced changes in the bell schedule for the 2024-2025 school year. Most high schools are seeing little to no change starting at 8:40 am and going until 3:25 pm or 3:40 pm. Most middle schools will start about an hour earlier 8:05 []
Heat waves are becoming increasingly common in the Balearic Islands, particularly affecting the first and last two months of the school year (May, June, September and October). Regulations require that workplace temperatures remain within a range of 17 and 27 degrees, although many schools are unable to comply with this. Thermal insulation While a study […]
House Democrats defeated a Republican bid to restrict migrants' access to the state's overflowing emergency family shelter system, a day after the Legislature shipped a supplemental budget to Gov. Maura Healey that would impose a new nine-month limit on shelter stays.
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WILKES-BARRE LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Important after-school programs are in danger of losing funding impacting hundreds of students in northeastern Pennsylvania. On Thursday, lawmakers and community advocates joined together to voice their concerns and opposition to that decision. "This is terrible news for the students that really need these afterschool programs. It's terrible news for their []
A proposed bill could change how the Social Security COLA is calculated, resulting in higher benefits for retirees.
"We can't really address the problem without engaging business at full scale," says Columbia Business School's Bruce Usher.
Video above related to education, but not HB 445. DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- Three local lawmakers have cosponsored a bill that would force schools to change one of their policies. On March 12, Al Cutrona (R-Canfield) and Gary Click (R-Vickery) introduced House Bill 445. While the bill is currently in a House Committee, []