Education
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Summer meals for kids available to-go and by delivery in remote rural areas
With school cafeterias closed for the summer, community groups and nonprofits are working to ensure that Colorado's one in five children who go …
Monday, July 1, 2024
Park visitors cautioned to respect wildlife
July is one of the busiest months for national parks and wildlife advocates have tips for reducing conflicts with animals. Grand Teton and …
Monday, July 1, 2024
ME groups boost awareness of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline services
A monthly telecom surcharge could generate significant funding for Maine's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, according to a new report. The mental …
VA student borrowers affected by courts pausing SAVE program
Virginia student loan borrowers will feel the effects of federal courts blocking more student loan forgiveness. The Biden administration forgave …
Helping prevent the summer slide among NM's school-aged kids
Some New Mexico kids hope summer never ends, while others cannot wait to get back in the classroom and both groups are at risk of falling behind in …
Save the Children works to end 'summer slide' for Arkansas students
During the summer months, children can lose up to 40% of the information they learned in school, in a phenomenon called the "summer slide." The …
Mobile units aim to 'Make Summer Fair' for rural low-income kids
Mobile units are rolling out in rural California communities this summer to help keep kids engaged and combat learning loss. The nonprofit Save the …
New Mexico earns high marks, boosts enrollment with no-cost college
New Mexico consistently ranks low in childhood educational achievement, but its path to a college degree is being recognized at the highest levels…
WI voice: Economic progress noticeable when connecting policy dots
Depending on who you ask, the economy is on a solid path to improvement or is a drag on working families. A Wisconsin educator said he is seeing …
$12 million in EPA rebates for clean school buses in Tennessee
Some Tennessee school districts are among 41 in the Southeast receiving funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus rebate pro…
Summit County initiative looks to ease childcare cost burden
Utah parents can expect to pay between $800 and $1,200 dollars a month for child care but a new program is expanding its reach into Summit County to h…
USD threats to fire staff part of larger trend
The University of South Dakota threatened to fire staff members in what some see as an ongoing attack on academic freedom, according to reporting in …