Benjamin Ryder

New Initiative Will Promote Short-Term Credential Programs in North Carolina

Lumina Foundation announced on Thursday a new initiative called “FutureReady States” with the goal of increasing access to education and credential training that “pays ...

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What Indiana’s New Absenteeism Law Actually Does — and Doesn’t Do to Attendance Policies

A new Indiana law to address chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools is now in effect, but Hoosier education officials — and at least one ...

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Ohio Judge Rules State’s $700 Million Voucher Program Is Unconstitutional

An Ohio judge has found the state’s main voucher program violates the state constitution, dealing a blow to one of the nation’s largest private ...

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California Faces a Growing Deficit, Child Care Providers Say They Can’t Wait for More Pay

Sign up now. The parents come at all hours of the day and night. A nurse drops off her kids before starting a 12-hour ...

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Hays Holds Off Liberal

The Hays Larks made it a clean sweep over the Liberal Bee Jays with a 5-3 win Wednesday night at Larks Park in Hays. ...

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Trump Administration Freeze of Millions for Adult Education Prompts Layoffs, Cuts for Alaska

Federal funds for adult education services were among those blocked by the Trump administration on July 1, causing immediate cuts to Alaska adult education ...

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Mental Health Programs Could Bear Brunt of $600M Federal Cuts to Texas Schools

As Texas schools face at least $600 million in federal funding cuts, multiple mental health programs, particularly those implemented in response to the pandemic ...

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Trump Administration Withholding $44M in Education Funding from New Mexico

One of New Mexico’s representatives in Congress says the Trump administration’s refusal to release education funding is harming both children and adult students, especially ...

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Oklahoma Parents, Faith Leaders Drop Lawsuit Over Catholic Charter School

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma County lawsuit challenging a Catholic charter school has been dropped following the school’s failed appeal to the U.S. Supreme ...

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Opinion: New Hampshire’s Universal School Choice Expansion Is a Win for Students, Parents

On June 10,  Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed into law an expansion of New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program to include all students, regardless of ...

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