When Desalyn Swank applied to law school at University of Idaho, she said she made it clear she wanted to reform the state’s laws. Before her first year at law school ended, she already had. This year, the Idaho Legislature passed, and the governor signed, a bill she wrote to strengthen the state’s laws to […]
This fall, students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will be able to major in Civic and Constitutional Thought. Approved in July by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the UT Board of Trustees, the degree is the first academic degree program offered through UT’s Institute of American Civics. Tennessee deserves credit for treating civic […]
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 […]
Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Carey’s constituents are speaking out against Congress’s cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Medicaid, and education. More than a dozen people recently protested outside Carey’s Columbus office as part of the Center for Popular Democracy’s national “Care Over Cruelty” August Recess Month of Action. The event was also hosted […]
The Battle of Musgrove Mill's visitors' center reopened with new interactive exhibits encouraging visitors to learn more about the history.
With President Jane Karas wrapping up a 25-year tenure at Flathead Valley Community College at the end of the year, the search for her replacement is well under way. On Wednesday, the college announced it is moving forward with four candidates who will visit campus in September to meet with faculty, employees and the community. […]
The state-run health plan for school workers may see a 34% premium hike next year. The panel tasked with approving new rates punted on a vote Wednesday.
This week, citizen scientists throughout the southeast region will take 15 minutes to help make a headcount of the buzzing, scuttling little critters that help our flowers bloom and gardens grow. The counting is part of the University of Georgia’s Great Southeast Pollinator Census. The event, which takes place this Friday and Saturday, started eight […]
The chair of the Iowa House Higher Education Committee is urging public and private universities in the state to release their responses to a national call to action from the U.S. Secretary of Education. Secretary Linda McMahon released “A National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards” Aug. 3. It asks university leadership […]
After a flurry of cases were decided Tuesday by the Arizona Supreme Court, the November ballot is set and voters will be deciding the fate of eight different ballot measures. One result of the expedited appeals that the high court decided this week is that voters won’t have any direct say over how Arizona’s universal […]
