Posts Tagged Education Funding
Budget Negotiations Leave School Districts in Limbo
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 20, 2018
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, along with Richmond area lawmakers, calls on lawmakers to provide more funding to school districts. (Credit: Mallory Noe-Payne / RADIO IQ)
Governor Ralph Northam is proposing a new state budget Wednesday. That will kick off a second round of budget negotiations. The first round failed when lawmakers couldn’t agree during their normal legislative session. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
Funding for K-12 on the Line as Lawmakers Weigh Medicaid Expansion
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 5, 2018
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, along with Richmond area lawmakers, calls on lawmakers to provide more funding to school districts. (Credit: Mallory Noe-Payne / RADIO IQ)
Educators are keeping an eye on Richmond this week, as lawmakers wrap up work on the state budget.Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
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From NPR News- Supreme Court Says Texas Political Map Is Largely Not A Racial Gerrymander June 25, 2018The court said just one district is unconstitutional — House District 90. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a scathing dissent that was five pages longer than the majority opinion.
- Pentagon Will Build 2 More Temporary Camps To House Migrants, Mattis Says June 25, 2018The news comes one week after President Trump said, "The United States will not be a migrant camp, and it will not be a refugee holding facility."
- Casualty Of Trade Tensions: Harley-Davidson Shifting More Production Overseas June 25, 2018Harley-Davidson says new tariffs from the European Union are prompting the company to shift production of motorcycles sold in Europe overseas. The EU tariffs were in response to U.S. tariffs.
- Red Meat Allergies Caused By Tick Bites Are On The Rise June 25, 2018If you are bitten by a Lone Star tick, you could develop an unusual allergy to red meat. And as this tick's territory spreads beyond the Southeast, the allergy seems to be spreading with it.
- Pregnant Women: Avoid Soft Cheeses, But Do Get These Shots June 25, 2018Doctors want to remind moms to get certain vaccines while pregnant. Whooping cough in particular can be deadly for newborns, but only about 50 percent of pregnant women get the vaccine.
- Supreme Court Says Texas Political Map Is Largely Not A Racial Gerrymander June 25, 2018
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- Heathrow Airport: Boris Johnson defends missing runway vote June 25, 2018The foreign secretary, who is on a trip to Afghanistan, says resigning would "achieve nothing".
- Turkey election: Erdogan win ushers in new presidential era June 25, 2018President Erdogan's election victory means sweeping new powers for him, which his opponents decry.
- Grenfell Tower inquiry: Fire chief 'untrained' in tower evacuation June 25, 2018The fire service has been criticised for telling Grenfell residents to "stay put" in their flats.
- Jamaica deaths: Manchester couple 'dreamed' of move June 25, 2018The Manchester couple had retired to the Caribbean island after saving up all their lives.
- Eighty-two chihuahuas found at Birmingham house June 25, 2018The RSPCA was called after police discovered the dogs while investigating a death.
- Heathrow Airport: Boris Johnson defends missing runway vote June 25, 2018
