Early ILEARN results show expected academic declines from the pandemic
Early standardized test results from this spring are in — and they’re showing anticipated dips in English and more significantly...
Month: June 2021
When students ask why they haven’t seen cicadas, we need to talk about environmental racism
Laws targeting critical race theory shouldn’t keep teachers from giving children an honest answer. Driving southbound on Emerson Avenue in...
Indiana University sued by students over its vaccine requirement
“No vaccine for you. Let me know if you need a letter for the university.” That’s what a world-class infectious...
51.7% of Florida Congress members earn ‘Taxpayer Hero’ accolades
Among the 29 members of the Florida congressional delegation in 2020, 15 earned fiscal responsibility scores of 80 percent or...
Bookmakers betting on beating Florida petition rules to legalize non-tribal sports gambling
DraftKings and FanDuel earn billions operating their digital sports gambling websites, now they’re betting they can overcome Florida’s restrictive citizen’s...
Florida unions ponder 11th-hour injunction to extend federal unemployment benefit beyond Saturday
The Florida AFL-CIO and other advocates are aggressively lobbying Gov. Ron DeSantis for an 11th-hour extension of the $300 weekly...
High-elevation forests now burning more frequently than any time in the past 2,000 years
As climate change drives up temperatures and creates longer, more expansive droughts, the typically cool, moist high-elevation forests of the...
Cornerstone gets OK to merge three schools in a turnaround bid
Cornerstone Schools, one of Detroit’s largest charter school networks, will consolidate three schools into one new K-12 program in what...
Texas House Democrats and legislative staffers take Gov. Greg Abbott to court for defunding Legislature
A group that includes Texas House Democrats and legislative staffers is asking the Texas Supreme Court to override Gov. Greg...
New Tennessee jobless claims hit pandemic low as state ends federal supplemental benefits next week
Tennessee had its lowest number of new unemployment claims last week since the impact of COVID-19 began in March 2020....
