NBC news reported under the headline "Tammy Baldwin fights to maintain appeal in rural Wisconsin amid Democratic slide." The subhead is "The senator has outrun other members of her party in rural areas before. This November, she'll have to manage being on a ballot with Donald Trump." Here's the gist of the story: Baldwin is bracing for a tough re-election race against likely Republican nominee Eric Hovde, a multimillionaire and bank owner who loaned $8 million of his own money to his campaign...
(The Center Square) — The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has voted to increase tuition at the state’s 26 public colleges and universities and create a new tuition tier for international students. The 2.5% in-state undergraduate tuition hike applies to USG schools for the 2024-25 academic year. Out-of-state tuition will increase by 5% systemwide. A new tuition tier for out-of-country students was set at 2% more than the out-of-state student rate. ...
Only one of the incumbent Republican school board members running for reelection qualified for the primary ballot by vote of state GOP delegates.
A request to take a deep dive into serious or violent incidents in schools – which sparked more than an hour of trustee debate – was temporarily sidelined by red tape having to do with student privacy issues.
Get Loud Arkansas's leader Joyce Elliott said they're considering a lawsuit over the recent restrictive changes. The organization will host a voter rights rally at 5:15 p.m. on the Capitol steps.
Concerns about the impact of social media on youth have been brewing for a long time, but in recent months a new battleground has emerged: the courts, who are home to lawsuits launched by school boards seeking billions in compensation and demands that the social media giants change their products to better protect kids. Those lawsuits have now come to Canada with four Ontario school boards recently filing claims. Robert Diab is a professor of law at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops,...
By Jerrie Whiteley Herald Democrat Early voting starts Monday for school and city elections. A number of area school districts have places up for grabs on their school boards. Residents can vote for their particular school district’s election at any of the county’s vote centers. Below is a list of the local candidates for the school boards. Pottsboro ISD Vote for none, one or two: Audrea Shea Perdu Mike Springer Casey Shines Doyle Roy Jr. Sherman ISD School Board Trustee Place 1 (three-year...
“If I were advising a friend’s son or daughter facing Decision Day, I’d tell them to pass on the Ivy League and go to a high-quality state school instead,” explains Nate Silver at his Silver Bulletin, with a few exceptions.
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.
Schools and facilities will resume normally on Tuesday, April 30.
Aisha Carr suspected of unethical conduct. Her supporters criticized the board.
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.