Sports teams often act like they hold all the cards when cities talk about building new stadiums. If a town hesitates, owners threaten to leave—like the Oakland A’s did when they moved to Las Vegas instead of waiting for Oakland’s deal. Other teams have made the same move, from San Diego to Tampa, a
A group of over 600 UC professors, mostly from math departments, recently sent a letter urging the university system to bring back SAT or ACT scores for STEM admissions. They argue that without these tests, they’re seeing more students struggle with basic math in college courses. Some first-year cal
Jason Mazeski worked as a training instructor for the NYPD when he decided to advance his education. He chose a master’s program focused on teaching adults because his job involved helping colleagues learn new skills. The program at Buffalo State offered flexible online classes, letting him balance
Arkansas gives its people a special power—voting directly on new laws through signatures. For years, this has let citizens push for changes like better pay or healthcare, even when politicians said no. But now, those in charge are trying to make it much harder for regular folks to do this. Last year
In the current surge of artificial intelligence, companies are pouring billions into building the hardware that powers it. The people steering these budgets are often women, a fact that raises questions about gender roles in tech leadership. These finance chiefs do more than approve numbers; they
The upcoming state budget would spend about $91 billion on public education, plus an additional $60 billion from local and federal sources, to serve nearly six million students. This money is critical because the quality of schooling shapes California’s future workforce and overall prosperity. Yet,
Coweta Public Schools has announced that it will erase all paperwork related to special education students who were enrolled or graduated in the 2020 school year, as well as those who have left the district but once took part in Special Services programs. The planned deletion will take place on June
In Sacramento, a coalition of teachers, school boards and labor unions met to protest Governor Newsom’s latest budget move. The governor proposes to pause $3. 9 billion of the mandatory education money set aside by Proposition 98, a law that guarantees about 40 % of the state’s general fund for scho
A small but growing organization in Reading has quietly changed the game for local students by funding adventures most could never afford. The group offers things like field trips to Broadway, hydroponic gardening classes, and summer camps—all aimed at showing kids that their city is just the starti
The city of Boston recently celebrated a unique group of high school graduates who've shown incredible resilience and talent. Thirty-three students from Boston Public Schools earned the title of valedictorian, each representing their school's top performer. What makes this group special isn't just t
