Category Archives: Education
Indiana governor signals support for trans girls sports ban
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signaled support Wednesday for contentious proposals moving through the Legislature that would ban transgender girls from participating in K-12 girls school sports and place restrictions on teaching about r...
Nova Scotia labour minister appoints mediator in Acadia University faculty strike
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has appointed a mediator in the three-week-old faculty strike at Acadia University. Labour Minister Jill Balser says William Kaplan will work with the Acadia University Faculty Association and the university's admin...
Alabama lawmakers advance transgender students bathroom ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday night approved legislation that would bar transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that match their current gender identity.
Florida GOP ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill advances in House
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida House Republicans on Tuesday advanced a bill to forbid discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, rejecting criticism from Democrats who said the proposal demonizes LGBTQ people.
Arizona Senate waives school spending cap, averts crisis
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate on Monday joined the House in voting to waive a constitutional cap on K-12 school spending that threatened to shut down public campuses across the state.
State senator scrutinized after photos of female aide found
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska state senator called for a criminal investigation after one of her colleagues said he would resign after admitting that he took photos of a female legislative aide without her knowledge.
Income-tax phaseout up for debate in long-poor Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is accustomed to being first in worsts: It's one of the poorest, unhealthiest states in the nation, with public schools that are chronically underfunded. Some Republican leaders say a good way to boost the state's
Wage increases, bursaries and courses planned for B.C. childhood educators
BURNABY, B.C. — The B.C. government has announced its plans for nearly $50 million in federal funding that will be used to train, recruit and retain more early childhood educators. Katrina Chen, B.C.'s minister of state for child care, announced Friday...
Nova Scotia injects $1 million in new money for child-care providers under new deal
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's child-care providers are being offered additional funding from the province to help offset a 25 per cent reduction in fees resulting from a new funding deal with Ottawa. Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Bec...
Digital ad tax argued in Maryland federal court case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Attorneys in a federal court challenge to Maryland’s first-in-the-nation digital ad tax argued Thursday about whether the law is a tax or an unconstitutional penalty targeting Big Tech.