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Pennsylvania flooded by applications for student-teacher stipends in bid to end teacher shortage
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state agency received thousands of applications Thursday for the state's first-ever student-teacher stipends, many times more than the available stipends approved by lawmakers last year as a way to help fill a teacher shortage. The Pennsylvania...
Where did $1.8 billion go? A South Carolina senator says the state treasurer breached public trust
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina senator said the elected state treasurer has breached the public trust after lawmakers didn't get much clarity Tuesday about how $1.8 billion moved through a state bank account over the past decade — without anyone knowing where it came from or was...
Georgia House and Senate showcase contrasting priorities as 2024 session ends
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's 2024 legislative session again showcased contrasting Republican approaches to governing, while minority Democrats couldn't leverage those differences to advance top policy priorities. And while many GOP initiatives in the state Senate seemed like appeals to...
Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes
ATLANTA (AP) — Pay raises for Georgia's public school teachers and state employees were never in doubt politically from the moment Gov. Brian Kemp proposed them, but lawmakers finally clinched the deal on Thursday, passing a budget that also boosts spending on education, health care and mental...
Republican-backed budget bill with increased K-12 funding sent to Kentucky's Democratic governor
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's legislature delivered on a new two-year state budget Thursday that would increase funding for K-12 schools as lawmakers accomplished their biggest responsibility of this year's legislative session. The spending plan won final passage in the House...
State budget bill passed by Kentucky Senate would increase support for schools
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
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
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
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
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...
