[ad_1] This story was originally published by The 19th. The number of books banned in public schools over the past year skyrocketed to more than 10,000, with two states — Iowa and Florida — responsible for most of them, according to preliminary findings released by PEN America on Monday. The report comes during Banned Books ...

[ad_1] This story was originally published by States Newsroom. Republicans on the House Administration Committee at a Wednesday hearing argued that legislation to bar people from voting who are not citizens—something already illegal—is what’s needed to prepare for the November elections. But Democratic secretaries of state in battleground states told committee members they are more ...

[ad_1] To foster a healthier future for all Americans, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched Healthy People 2030. This ambitious and important plan outlines key goals to “Build a healthier future for all.”   Yet recent legislation is turning “all” to “all except LGBTQ,” making it impossible to reach HHS’s goals. At its ...

[ad_1] Selection Sunday and March Madness is upon us. The madness started with the conference tournaments, and the craziness continues this week and beyond. Sixty-eight teams will earn a spot in the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and 32 of those will earn automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The remaining 36 teams will ...

[ad_1] Butler faces No. 13 Creighton in a Big East college basketball game on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024 (2/2/24) at CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. How to watch: Fans can watch the game for FREE via a trial of DirecTV Stream or fuboTV. You can also watch via a subscription to Sling TV, which is 50% off the first ...

[ad_1] If you build it, will it work? And how will you measure it? Those are vital questions for education technology innovators as they build ventures, secure funding and expand their impact. In a crowded marketplace with fierce competition for scarce dollars, savvy entrepreneurs embrace research to inspire, hone and scale their businesses. Catalyst @ ...

[ad_1] The blast at Gaza City’s al-Ahli Arab Hospital’s parking lot on Oct. 17, 2023, has become a flash point in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. While Israel denies any responsibility for the explosion and disputes the number of people killed in the blast, Hamas continues to fault Israel for the explosion, which it says killed about 471 ...

[ad_1] Stuart Blythe teaches writing courses at Michigan State University that are officially listed as in-person only. But he makes it clear to students that they are welcome to join any class session remotely via Zoom if they can’t make it in on any given day. It’s a practice he started at the height of ...

[ad_1] Exactly how much of a gap exists between native-English speakers and English learners depends on the state. In Indiana and Florida, graduation rates for English learners are approaching 90 percent and almost on par with the overall student population. The worst state for English learners is New York, where only 39 percent of them ...

[ad_1] This article is republished from The Conversation. Read the original article. The Wireless Emergency Alert system is scheduled to have its third nationwide test on Oct. 4, 2023. The Wireless Emergency Alert system is a public safety system that allows authorities to alert people via their mobile devices of dangerous weather, missing children and ...