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State budget bill passed by Kentucky Senate would increase support for schools

Mar. 27, 2024 22:45 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate delivered bipartisan support Wednesday night for a new two-year state budget that would increase funding for K-12 schools as lawmakers moved closer to accomplishing their biggest responsibility of this year's legislative session. The budget...

Walz calls for new gun safety measures in State of the State speech at Owatonna High School

Mar. 26, 2024 21:57 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz used the backdrop of a gleaming new high school Tuesday night to call on the Legislature in his State of the State speech to enact new gun control measures to make schools and communities safer, while touting the achievements of last year's legislative session. ...

Illinois helps schools weather critical teaching shortage, but steps remain, study says

Mar. 26, 2024 17:43 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois schools have taken steps to weather an acute shortage of teachers with the state's help, but a survey released Tuesday points to ways to improve training, support and incentives for classroom instructors. The annual study by the Illinois...

Georgia lawmakers agree on pay raises in upcoming budget, but must resolve differences by Thursday

Mar. 26, 2024 14:11 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate on Tuesday approved a budget that would include pay raises for public school teachers and state employees, as well as boost spending on education, health care and mental health. Senators and representatives now must work out their differences on...

$6,500 school vouchers coming to Georgia as bill gets final passage and heads to governor

Mar. 20, 2024 17:55 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators gave final approval Wednesday to a plan to create a $6,500 voucher funding for private school tuition and home schooling, sending the measure to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. Senators voted 33-21 along party lines to approve changes that the...

Maryland House pushes higher taxes, online gambling in $1.3B plan for education and transportation

Mar. 15, 2024 14:57 PM EDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A budget showdown at the Maryland General Assembly is brewing, with top House leaders outlining on Friday a $1.3 billion plan for new state revenues to pay future education and transportation costs that Senate leaders think is too hefty now and unsuitable for the state’s...

Massachusetts Senate passes bill to make child care more affordable

Mar. 14, 2024 17:38 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that supporters say would help make early education and child care more accessible and affordable at a time when the cost of care has posed a financial hurdle for families statewide. The bill would...

Georgia school voucher bill narrowly clears longtime obstacle with state House passage

Mar. 14, 2024 15:36 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans powered a voucher plan funding private school tuition and home schooling through the state House on Thursday, nearing a goal that has long eluded the state's school choice advocates as GOP leaders overcame longstanding skepticism from some rural members of their...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Mar. 14, 2024 07:25 AM EDT

Index-Journal. March 9, 2024. Editorial: New SC gun law way too restrictive We don’t get it. Gov. Henry McMaster should have sent lawmakers back to work on the open-carry permitless gun law he signed Thursday. Way, way too restrictive....

South Carolina Senate to weigh House-approved $13.2 billion budget

Mar. 13, 2024 16:35 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's $13.2 billion budget made it through the House largely unchanged as Republican leaders reigned in efforts to shift spending priorities to other places. The House gave the 2024-25 fiscal year budget approval Wednesday to cheers and...