The North Carolina State Board of Education and Superintendent Mo Green are asking the federal government to reverse a decision that effectively stops the flow of $17 million to North Carolina schools for facility upgrades. The board voted Thursday to send a joint statement with Green that asks the U.S. Department of Education to honor
The Trump administration threatened on Thursday to withhold federal funding from public schools unless state education officials verified the elimination of all programs that it said unfairly promoted diversity, equity and inclusion. In a memo sent to top public education officials across the country, the Education Department said that funding for schools with high percentages
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A major legal victory has reaffirmed the power of New York City’s pension funds to prioritize smart, forward-thinking investments. As Pensions & Investments detailed, the New York State appeals court has upheld a ruling dismissing a lawsuit that challenged the city’s decision to divest from dirty fuels — marking another win for long-term financial security
A federal judge in Northern California ordered the restoration of legal funds for migrant children who enter the United States alone, temporarily reversing a Trump administration decision last month that had left children at risk of deportation. Nonprofit groups had been fighting the decision since they received notice from the federal government on March 21
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cut a little-known bureau in its ranks that was trying to recoup more than $1 billion in improper payments dispersed to providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Trump administration announced the dismantling of the HHS on March 27. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the public
RFK Jr. to cut 10,000 jobs at US health department The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will cut about 10,000 full-time jobs and close half of its regional offices. Reuters Pennsylvania joined a multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration for cutting billions in state health funding. Pennsylvania state officials say
Asian state-owned investors (SOIs) are projected to grow their assets under management by 34 per cent over the next five years, aided by growing economies, healthier fiscal balances and bigger contributions from the continent’s relatively young population, according to Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. These sovereign investors, which include 146 central banks, sovereign wealth funds and
DETROIT – Dozens of school districts across Michigan are expected to lose millions in federal funding after the U.S. Department of Education suddenly cut off COVID relief funds. Related: ‘There doesn’t seem to be a rationale’: Michigan leaders react to US Department of Education cuts On Friday, March 28, at 5 p.m., the U.S. Department
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case on Wednesday that could impact Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood clinics in South Carolina. South Carolina’s Republican governor, Henry McMaster, is seeking to block public healthcare funds from going to Planned Parenthood, arguing that no public dollars should support an organization that provides abortions. “This case