A ‘Life-Changing’ Child Care Program in New York Could Soon Collapse
Child care vouchers for low-income families have been a lifeline amid the city’s affordability crisis. They could vanish ...
4 key changes you may have missed in the new school funding agreement
These could include indicators for students’ engagement and learning growth, as well as outcomes for students with disability ...
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Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. Here's what the agency does.
Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...
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Shea: 'Education freedom' vouchers bill is a step toward giving up on NH public schools
The most common arguments for school vouchers revolve around parent choice and applying competitive/market pressures to public schools. The first is questionable –— as it’s often a choice ...
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Controversial education bill hits Texas House — What parents should know
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers debated a proposed school voucher program in a public hearing Tuesday as part of the 89th Texas Legislative Session. The hearing, held at the State Capitol ...
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These East Tennessee schools plan to participate in state's school voucher program
The Associated Press also said students living in the country illegally will not be allowed to participate in the universal school voucher program. Families who apply for the scholarships will ...
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NYC Schools Get $2 Billion From Washington. Here’s What’s at Risk if Trump Defunds the DOE.
“My vision is aligned with the President’s: to send education back to the states and empower all parents ... or reduced by Trump’s push to steer more federal funding to private school vouchers. While ...
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Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce
"Reduction in force" notifications went out to 1,315 employees Tuesday. The Department of Education initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday night, reducing its workforce by nearly 50%, sources told ABC ...
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Georgia House approves budget with cuts to school voucher program lawmakers say reflect its need
On Monday, the subcommittee chairman presented their budget asks. The budget decision would drastically decrease the number of available $6,500 school vouchers from more than 20,000 to less than 7,000 ...
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Public testimony begins over school vouchers
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Public testimony is now underway today over school vouchers. Students, families and educators from across Texas are in Austin to support or oppose the plan to provide taxpayer ...
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Central Coast child murderer SLD could be back on the streets by Saturday, court told
Now the NSW Supreme Court has just days to decide if ... claiming he presented a substantial risk to public safety if allowed back into the community. The court agreed to hold SLD in custody ...