When I was a kid, I would sometimes ask my parents for money. Call me crazy, but I didn’t really care how much came from my mom versus how much came from my dad. I cared about whether or not I could afford to buy the latest Tribe Called Quest tape and whether I was
photo by: Journal-World Lawrence Public Schools district offices pictured in April 2021. The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider a recommendation to authorize an application for funds to support students’ mental health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The school district’s administration is recommending that the district develop
TOPEKA — Kansas senators shot down a version of a school finance bill that would have guided state education funding for the next three years, heeding warnings from public schools advocates that the bill’s special education provision could have damaging consequences. As midnight approaches, negotiations are still ongoing between House and Senate lawmakers tasked with
Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Last May, after yet another devastating massacre of students in our American schools – this time in Uvalde, Texas – Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. These elected representatives felt the urgency to act on what is not a