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Federal education cuts and Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo

1 week 4 days ago
Early this month, the U.S. Department of Education issued an ultimatum to K-12 public schools and state education agencies: Certify that you are not engaging in discrimination under the banner of diversity, equity and inclusion, or risk losing federal funding — including billions in support for low-income students. The backlash was immediate. Some states with […]
Robbie Sequeira

Federal education cuts and Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo

1 week 4 days ago
Early this month, the U.S. Department of Education issued an ultimatum to K-12 public schools and state education agencies: Certify that you are not engaging in discrimination under the banner of diversity, equity and inclusion, or risk losing federal funding — including billions in support for low-income students. The backlash was immediate. Some states with […]
Robbie Sequeira

Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared

1 week 4 days ago
For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat. Many of his law enforcement colleagues were under the same impression — that since they were the most likely to investigate the attacks, there […]
Madyson Fitzgerald

Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared

1 week 4 days ago
For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat. Many of his law enforcement colleagues were under the same impression — that since they were the most likely to investigate the attacks, there […]
Madyson Fitzgerald

Primary care shortage has an outsized impact on rural Missouri

1 week 4 days ago
Communities across the country are suffering from a lack of primary care providers, and Missouri is no exception. In fact, it ranks fourth worst nationwide in terms of its primary care provider shortage. All but seven Missouri counties have shortages of primary care providers. Those mostly rural counties that lack providers see higher rates of chronic […]
Meg Cunningham

University of Missouri System implementing hiring restrictions, spending slowdown

1 week 4 days ago
In response to economic uncertainty, the University of Missouri System is imposing immediate hiring restrictions, purchasing controls and slowing spending. The cost-saving measures, which aim for a minimum $16 million in savings for fiscal year 2025, were presented Thursday at the Board of Curators meeting in Rolla. While the system “remains well positioned with a […]
Aiden Kauffman

University of Missouri System implementing hiring restrictions, spending slowdown

1 week 4 days ago
In response to economic uncertainty, the University of Missouri System is imposing immediate hiring restrictions, purchasing controls and slowing spending. The cost-saving measures, which aim for a minimum $16 million in savings for fiscal year 2025, were presented Thursday at the Board of Curators meeting in Rolla. While the system “remains well positioned with a […]
Aiden Kauffman

Focus over feeds: The case for classroom phone policies in Missouri

1 week 4 days ago
In math class, Emma’s phone buzzes again, pulling her away from the lesson. It’s just one of the 273 notifications the average teen receives daily, according to Common Sense Media. Her focus fades and learning stalls. A United Nations study found that it can take up to 20 minutes to regain concentration after such an […]
Ashley Burle

Focus over feeds: The case for classroom phone policies in Missouri

1 week 4 days ago
In math class, Emma’s phone buzzes again, pulling her away from the lesson. It’s just one of the 273 notifications the average teen receives daily, according to Common Sense Media. Her focus fades and learning stalls. A United Nations study found that it can take up to 20 minutes to regain concentration after such an […]
Ashley Burle

Appeals court hears arguments on Trump restricting AP from White House spaces

1 week 4 days ago
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press and the Trump administration faced tough questioning in court Thursday as the White House fights to block a lower court order mandating officials stop denying the wire outlet entry to spaces where other journalists are permitted. A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia […]
Ashley Murray

Federal appeals court temporarily freezes multibillion-dollar Biden climate fund

1 week 5 days ago
WASHINGTON — The legal battle over a Biden-era climate program ramped up late Wednesday when an appeals court halted a federal judge’s ruling requiring the disbursement of those funds. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will keep funds frozen in Citibank accounts while a […]
Shauneen Miranda

Federal appeals court temporarily freezes multibillion-dollar Biden climate fund

1 week 5 days ago
WASHINGTON — The legal battle over a Biden-era climate program ramped up late Wednesday when an appeals court halted a federal judge’s ruling requiring the disbursement of those funds. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will keep funds frozen in Citibank accounts while a […]
Shauneen Miranda

U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on Trump’s birthright citizenship order

1 week 5 days ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court announced Thursday it will hear oral arguments next month over President Donald Trump’s efforts to restructure birthright citizenship, though the justices won’t decide on the merits of the case just yet.  Instead, they will choose whether to leave in place nationwide injunctions from lower courts that so far have […]
Jennifer Shutt

Missouri school accreditation bill passes Senate for first time after three years

1 week 5 days ago
The Missouri Senate sent a bill to the House Thursday that would overhaul the state’s accreditation and accountability system in order to give local school districts more control. State Sen. Jill Carter, a Republican from Granby, has filed the bill for three consecutive years and garnered approval for public-school advocates in committee. But each year […]
Annelise Hanshaw

Missouri school accreditation bill passes Senate for first time after three years

1 week 5 days ago
The Missouri Senate sent a bill to the House Thursday that would overhaul the state’s accreditation and accountability system in order to give local school districts more control. State Sen. Jill Carter, a Republican from Granby, has filed the bill for three consecutive years and garnered approval for public-school advocates in committee. But each year […]
Annelise Hanshaw