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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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New Mat-Su special ed group looks to connect parents with district officials
April 23, 2025
The group’s first meeting is scheduled for April 28.
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Teaching Kansas students to read gets tougher after $22.6 million federal funding cut
April 23, 2025
Kansas used federal money on an evidence-based reading program. It was helping Kansas students improve their reading skills after pandemic learning loss.
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Fall River School District Faces Financial Pressure Amid Decreasing Enrollment, End of Pandemic Funding
April 21, 2025
Like other school districts across California, Fall River Joint Unified School District is scrambling to avert potential financial deficit as public schools experience both decreasing enrollment and an end to federal COVID funding.
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Libraries evolve and thrive despite funding uncertainty
April 21, 2025
Any funding cut at the state or federal level to the state library would require local libraries to ask for more taxpayer money or to reduce offerings if local replacement money isn’t available.
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Proposed Funding Cuts Could Reduce Access To Hawaiʻi Libraries
April 21, 2025
Potential cuts to staff and construction funds for the state library system also come amid ongoing uncertainty around federal support.
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As education reform takes shape in Vermont, community members in Westford worry for their school’s future
April 20, 2025
A proposal to move sixth through eighth grade out of the Westford School is fueling fears in the rural community that the school could soon be shuttered under a push to consolidate Vermont’s school districts.
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Mississippi Education Leaders Reeling After Trump Administration Rescinds $137 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds for Schools
April 18, 2025
The federal government awarded the funds amid the pandemic to help states and school districts address issues arising from the crisis, but until this month had said it would allow states an extension to finish using the money.
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Behind the Plants: Living in the Shadow of Industry on Cancer Alley
April 17, 2025
Between Baton Rouge and New Orleans lies a 150-mile stretch along the Mississippi River known as Cancer Alley. This region hosts over 150 petrochemical facilities and oil refineries—the highest concentration of such industries in the Western Hemisphere.
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Libraries face defunding of services
April 15, 2025
Kent Library Director Sarah Marshall, who joined six other Northwest Corner librarians in decrying the federal action, said it is not clear what the full impact will mean, but said it does not mean that local libraries will close their doors.
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School-based telehealth expands further in North Carolina
April 11, 2025
Health advocates say that school-based telehealth care cuts down on absenteeism, ensures that students get routine care that they might not otherwise be able to get, and can even boost test scores.
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Changes to federal grant rules cause loss of summer educational programming
April 10, 2025
Across the state, districts are reeling from the potential ramifications of the federal directive regarding Covid-19 pandemic support money some have already spent.
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Rural Pharmacies Are Transforming to Take on More Healthcare Responsibilities
April 09, 2025
With the shortage of medical professionals serving rural populations deepening, programs like “Flip the Pharmacy” help pharmacists move “from prescription-level care processes and into patient-level care processes.”
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Tribal colleges win reprieve from federal staff cuts
April 03, 2025
The workforce was cut as part of the Trump administration’s downsizing of the federal government.
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Rural Youth Face Funding Cuts for Local Foods for Schools Program
April 02, 2025
According to experts, ending USDA’s Local Food for Schools Program will increase rural kids’ food insecurity. It comes at the heels of a proposed SNAP benefits cuts, compounding economic stress on families reliant on federal assistance.
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En Puerto Rico, la campaña de Trump para desmantelar el Departamento de Educación pega más fuerte
April 02, 2025
El sistema educativo de la isla depende en gran medida de la agencia. El gobierno de Biden hizo de su mejora una prioridad pero ahora los puertorriqueños temen lo que viene.
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