Tag: Education
Vote near on Indiana budget with schools boost, vaping tax
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana public school and teachers groups are cheering the education funding increase included in the new state budget plan that’s poised for...
DA: No charges against officer in Tennessee school shooting
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The police officer who shot and killed a student in a Tennessee high school will not face criminal charges, a district...
Dems push $25B to electrify school buses, a Biden priority
<p>WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers are unveiling legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the nation’s fleet of gasoline- and diesel-powered school buses to...
Publisher pauses release of new Philip Roth biography
<p>NEW YORK — The publisher of a new, bestselling biography about Philip Roth has temporarily halted the book's shipping and promotion as its author,...
Tennessee lawmakers pass new transgender ‘bathroom bill’
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that would put public schools and districts at risk of civil lawsuits if they let...
Embattled San Francisco school board agrees to act dignified
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — The scandal-plagued San Francisco school board agreed to new contract terms with the district’s superintendent that require members to focus on...
Vote near on Indiana budget with schools boost, vaping tax
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana public school and teachers groups are cheering the education funding increase included in the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-state-budgets-business-government-and-politics-coronavirus-21deec0f4a0b63544c3f2c7433f2bebf">new state budget plan</a> that’s poised...
DA: No charges against officer in Tennessee school shooting
<p>KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The police officer who shot and killed a student in a Tennessee high school will not face criminal charges, a district...
Angie Thomas Scholarship is awarded to aspiring writer
<p>JACKSON, Miss. — Bestselling author Angie Thomas has surprised an incoming freshman with news that the young woman is receiving a full scholarship to...
Texas Tech adds 2nd signee since Mark Adams replaced Beard
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech has added a second signee for new head coach Mark Adams, with Dallas Baptist career scoring leader Chandler Jacobs...