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How will Louisiana's new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain murky. Across the country there have been...
Alaska Supreme Court overturns lower court and allows correspondence school law to stand
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that said two statutes violated the state constitution by sending public funds to private schools. The case centers on provisions of a state law passed a decade ago that allowed families with kids...
As AI gains a workplace foothold, states are trying to make sure workers don't get left behind
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — With many jobs expected to eventually rely on generative artificial intelligence, states are trying to help workers beef up their tech skills before they become outdated and get outfoxed by machines that are becoming increasingly smarter. Connecticut is...
TCU AD says the private Big 12 school is all in on proposed revenue sharing with student-athletes
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati says that the private Big 12 school is all in on the maximum amount of revenue — expected to be more than $20 million a year — that will be allowed to be shared with student-athletes under a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement...
Missouri governor vetoes school safety initiative to fund gun-detection surveillance systems
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson vetoed funding Friday for a school safety initiative that would have used video surveillance software to detect guns, becoming the second governor in as many months to balk at implementing the technology. The Republican...
What to know about Oklahoma's top education official ordering Bible instruction in schools
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's top education official outraged civil rights groups and others when he ordered public schools to immediately begin incorporating the Bible into lesson plans for students in grades 5 through 12. Republican State Superintendent Ryan Walters said in a...
Virginia House repeals eligibility restrictions to veteran tuition benefits
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's House of Delegates voted unanimously Friday to restore free college tuition at state schools for families of veterans who were killed or seriously disabled while on active duty. The 92-0 vote would repeal restrictions to the Virginia Military...
Parents’ lawsuit forces California schools to track discrimination against students
California will play a more active role in ensuring school districts don’t discriminate against students with disabilities, English learners and Black students, under a legal settlement announced this week. The agreement between the state and the American Civil Liberties Union of...
New Hampshire teacher who helped student with abortion gets license restored after filing lawsuit
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Department of Education has restored a teacher's credentials days after she sued, alleging officials had mispresented her involvement in a student's abortion. The teacher, identified only as Jane Doe in her lawsuit filed Monday, didn’t...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Parkersburg News and Sentinel. June 26, 2024. Editorial: Right-sized: WVU cuts must be effective, not damaging WVU cuts must be effective, not damaging West Virginia University’s board of governors appears to be continuing the cost-savings and right-sizing measures...
