President-elect Donald Trump arrives to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. Alex Brandon | AP Americans say they are ready to support President-elect Donald Trump in his second term and majorities give a green light to some of his controversial promises on the campaign…
ALBANY – Students at public schools that perform as the bottom 25% of Georgia’s schools can now apply for the Georgia Promise Scholarship after the state released the list of Promise Schools on Tuesday. The scholarship, made possible by a bill signed into law in 2024, aims to empower families to pursue “exceptional educational programs…
LOS ANGELES — There’s little disagreement on what needs to be done: California schools must ban or restrict cellphones that disrupt learning. A law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom mandates every school district in the state devise a plan for campus cellphone bans or restrictions by July 2026. But educators, who gathered recently with Newsom…
More than 60% of districts and community schools have already adopted policies this school year, one year ahead of schedule December 5, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce: COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) today released a report detailing the progress of school districts in…
Voters approved an Arizona ballot measure this month that promised to enhance border security through various means, including stricter punishment for people selling fentanyl and granting local law enforcement agencies sweeping authority to enforce federal immigration laws. Several provisions of Proposition 314 went into effect Monday, such as the crackdown on the sale of fentanyl….
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} The Boys & Girls Club of Watertown has announced in a notice sent to parents changes to its membership fee structure for 2025, effective from the next enrollment period. The increase would be the first increase in eight years for the club. According to the notice, the fee increase is necessitated…
Goldman Sachs is out with its much anticipated 2025 equity outlook to clients and it calls for stocks to gain 11% from here (12% total return with dividends) as a growing economy and improving profit margins fuel sizable earnings growth. “Our view is predicated on continued US economic expansion, earnings growth of 11% in 2025…
This combination of photos shows Vice President Kamala Harris, left, on Aug. 7, 2024 and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 31, 2024. AP Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned around southwestern states this week as they sought to shore up the Latino vote with only five days…
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivers his annual policy address at the Legislative Council on Oct. 16, 2024 in Hong Kong. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images Hong Kong chief executive John Lee announced moves aimed at addressing the city’s housing affordability crisis, calling it “an issue of great…
Schools in Mercer County are jumping on the bandwagon to restrict cellphone usage among middle and high school students. A bill was passed in July by the Pennsylvania legislature to fund lock bags for cellphones in schools, according to the Associated Press. The bill offered grants to schools that use the lock bags to encourage…