Michigan’s initiative to offer free pre-kindergarten for all is paying off, state educators said Wednesday, as the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential, also known as MiLEAP, touted nearly 53,000 applications on file since June. Emily Laidlaw, MiLEAP’s deputy director, said during a virtual news conference that the figure had grown by 700 applications […]
Two of the three gubernatorial candidates vying to succeed Gov. Janet Mills this November agree on the major challenges Maine schools are facing: students are falling behind in reading and math, mental health needs are growing, educators are underpaid and stretched thin, and school buildings are aging without enough resources to replace them. Democratic Hannah […]
Idaho U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher will face three election challengers for his seat this November. The candidates in the race acknowledged that the increasing cost of living is a major challenge Idahoans are facing, but largely disagree on how to solve it. Democrat Kaylee Peterson, independent Sarah Zabel, and Constitution Party candidate Brendan Gomez are […]
(The Center Square) – The typical American has to save for at least a decade to afford a home in their state, despite the federal government spending nearly half a trillion dollars on housing programs since 2015, a new report reveals.
For seven decades, the massive, neoclassical General Motors Building served as the headquarters of what at one time was the world’s largest industrial corporation. Its legendary 14th floor was widely known throughout Detroit as a plush suite of impenetrable executive offices where GM’s top brass decided what kind of cars and trucks much of America and the rest of the world could choose to drive. But the building that for generations was […]
The Space Needle is seen between new luxury apartments from Onni Group in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022.
Inflation cooled slightly in July thanks in part to a dip in gas prices, but many consumers aren’t feeling any relief. David McLennan, a veteran political scientist at Meredith College, told NC Newsline that there’s a disconnect between the data and the economic pain consumers are facing. “Economic perceptions are getting to the point where […]
Last week, Duke Energy announced it reached a settlement with the Utilities Commission’s Public Staff.
North Carolina state lawmakers are asking Rocky Mount officials for answers after a family of three was found dead in their mobile home not long after their electricity was cut off due to an unpaid bill. The family was reportedly using a generator in the home, according to relatives. Assistant city manager C J. Jordan […]
“True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.” — Martin Luther King Jr. Not long ago, I received a text from a friend, a CarePortal volunteer: “Hey, a family friend has some bedding she’d love to give to a family […]
