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What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Linda McMahon has been a constant presence in Donald Trump's tumultuous orbit, serving in his first administration and supporting his presidential campaigns. Now he's chosen her to serve as Education secretary. Here's a look at McMahon's background, from business...
North Carolina GOP's legislative priorities for this year inch closer to becoming law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina GOP lawmakers are one step closer to rolling out their legislative-session priorities into law before the year's end after the state House opted to override one of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes on Tuesday. The vetoed bill contains...
Georgia moves forward in creating voucher program for private and home schools
ATLANTA (AP) — A new Georgia program that will give up to $6,500 a year to some families to pay for private school tuition or home-schooling expenses will begin accepting applications in early 2025, but lawmakers must still determine how many vouchers the state will pay for. The...
Ohio offers a new way to use public money for Christian schools. Opponents say it’s unconstitutional
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Around the country, advocates for Christian education have been finding legal ways to tap taxpayer money used more typically for public schools. One new approach in Ohio is benefiting schools tied to a burgeoning conservative political group and facing objections from...
West Virginia expands education savings account program for military families
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A program that incentivizes West Virginia families to pull their children out of K-12 public schools by offering them government-funded scholarships to pay for private school or homeschooling is expanding to cover military families that temporarily relocate out of state. ...
A push for school choice fell short in Trump's first term. He may now have a more willing Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The election of Donald Trump returns an ally of school choice to the White House, this time with a Republican-controlled Senate — and potentially House — that could be more supportive of proposals that fizzled during his first term. Although proposals to...
Republican supermajority unchanged in Tennessee Statehouse but Democrats don't give up ground
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Republican legislative supermajority will remain unchanged after Democrats failed to flip seats in a handful of competitive races, but the minority party didn't give up any ground, either. Republicans will continue to hold 75 out of the 99 seats...
Kentucky voters defeat a measure intended to allow tax dollar support for private school education
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky voters soundly rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that was intended to allow state lawmakers to allocate public tax dollars to support students attending private or charter schools. The defeat was a bitter setback for many Republican lawmakers and...
School choice ballot measure framed as a pivotal decision for Kentucky education
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Prominent Kentucky leaders on both sides of a school choice ballot measure are framing the issue as a pivotal moment for education, making their final pitches before the start of early voting Thursday. Voters will decide whether Kentucky's constitution should...
Kentucky school choice ballot measure pits competing messages from Gov. Andy Beshear, Sen. Rand Paul
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky voters ponder whether to allow some of their tax dollars to support students attending private schools, the high-stakes debate has turned into a test of influence between popular political heavyweights — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican U.S. Sen....
