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Colorado’s move to enshrine the right to school choice in the state constitution is too obvious to mention

Results Tuesday night were too close to call for Amendment 80, a ballot measure aimed at protecting parents’ right to school choice in the state constitution — including the right to private schools. As of 11:20 p.m., when most counties…

What Brookings education researchers will see on Election Day

As we near the end of another brutal campaign season, most Americans’ attention remains focused on the U.S. presidential election. We at the Brown Center have watched with interest as education issues have found their way into the Harris-Trump race,…

These Arizona schools received the National Blue Ribbon Award

Arizona school director Tom Horne announces bill to ban cell phone use in classrooms Arizona Secretary of Education Tom Horne and education leaders discuss a bill to ban cell phone use in the classroom on August 22, 2024. The U.S….

Feeling constrained when asked to fill in the boxes

Michael Pulley | Springfield News Leader In elementary school, I dreaded the annual achievement tests that made the sometimes smelly classroom smell even worse. I spent the whole year trying to get smart, but when the test came around, I…

Gov. Jim Pillen says next property tax initiative could wait until January • Nebraska Examiner

LINCOLN – Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen says he has no plans to call the Legislature back into special session this year to consider additional property tax relief after a slimmed-down proposal won final passage Tuesday. Rather than push lawmakers for…

Technology, teaching and extracurricular activities in school have evolved

Debbie Kulick | Something to think about Patience on the road: District politicians call for careful driving at the start of school Take a short ride and experience again what it is like to ride a school bus. “School days,…

Springfield Art Museum hosts 99x party; homeless shelter needs school supplies

Linda Light | Especially for the News Leader Time to buy tickets for the Art Museum’s 99x party On September 28th, the Springfield Art Museum will once again host the region’s most unique, extraordinary and entertaining event of the year…