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A teacher was shot by her 6-year-old student. Is workers’ compensation enough?
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023
via The Associated PressA heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old student: How should society take care of the teacher?
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Georgia’s lieutenant governor wants to pay teachers $10,000 a year to carry guns at school
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023
via The Associated PressGeorgia's lieutenant governor says he wants to pay teachers $10,000 a year to carry guns in schools. Republican Lt. Gov.
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Public Schools Struggle to Say the Right Thing About the Israel-Hamas War
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023
via The New York TimesAcross the country, public schools, like colleges and universities, are facing backlash as they try to respond to the Hamas attacks and war in Gaza.
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Jewish Florida lawmaker breaks from DeSantis and endorses Trump
Tuesday, October 24th, 2023
via The Washington PostRandy Fine, a top DeSantis ally and sole Jewish GOP lawmaker in the Florida legislature, announced he was switching his support to former president Donald Trump.
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Older Americans are dominating like never before, but what comes next?
Tuesday, October 24th, 2023
via The Washington PostAmerica's aging population controls many aspects of society; professions ranging from medicine to farming are seeing leadership stay on well past traditional retirement age.
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Tennessee GOP is willing to reject millions in funding, if it avoids complying with federal strings
Tuesday, October 24th, 2023
via The Associated PressTennessee Republican leaders are escalating their calls to reject millions of federal dollars rather than comply with requirements over LGBTQ+ rights, abortion access and other hot-button issues.
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Argentine economy minister has surprise win over populist, and they head toward presidential runoff
Monday, October 23rd, 2023
via The Associated PressArgentina's economy minister has produced a big surprise by finishing first in the opening round of the presidential election over a front-running right-wing populist who wants to drastically diminish the government.
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Mired in economic crisis, Argentines weigh whether to hand reins to anti-establishment populist
Sunday, October 22nd, 2023
via The Associated PressArgentina, a country led by a center-left government the past four years, could take an unprecedented turn as frustrated voters weigh handing the presidency to an anti-establishment, right-wing populist.
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Jim Jordan is an unyielding combatant, whether grappling on the mat or in the halls of Congress
Saturday, October 21st, 2023
via The Washington PostJim Jordan is an unyielding combatant, whether grappling on the mat or in the halls of Congress. A wrestling champion, he coached wrestling at Ohio State during the sex abuse scandal before entering…
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Top 10 Hardest and Easiest Spelling Bee Words, Oct. 14-20
Saturday, October 21st, 2023
via The New York TimesA lot of players had nonanswers for this week's toughest word.
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KBRA Assigns BBB Rating to Board of Education of the City of Chicago, Unlimited Tax GO Bonds (Dedicated Revenues), Series 2023A; Affirms Rating for Parity Bonds; Outlook Remains Stable
Friday, October 20th, 2023
via The Associated PressNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 20, 2023-- KBRA assigns a long-term rating of BBB with a Stable Outlook to the Board of Education of the City of Chicago's Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds (Dedicated Revenues), Series 2023A .
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Oklahoma attorney general sues to stop US’s first public religious school
Friday, October 20th, 2023
via The Associated PressOklahoma's Republican attorney general has filed a lawsuit to stop what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious school.
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Lafayette Parish Schools elevate interim superintendent to post permanently
Friday, October 20th, 2023
via The Associated PressThe interim leader of public schools in a southwest Louisiana parish has been selected to serve as the district's next superintendent.
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Ohio court OKs GOP-backed education overhaul, says stalling would cause ‘chaos’ as lawsuit continues
Friday, October 20th, 2023
via The Associated PressA Republican-backed overhaul of Ohio's public education system can continue operating even as a lawsuit claiming it violates the state constitution makes its way through the courts.
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Jacksonville, Fla., grapples with how to overcome its racist past
Friday, October 20th, 2023
via The Washington PostNearly two months after a triple killing motivated by racial hatred, the city's Black community wonders when Jacksonville will truly confront its past.
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On Israel, Progressive Jews Feel Abandoned by Their Left-Wing Allies
Friday, October 20th, 2023
via The New York TimesJewish leaders and voters said they were taken aback to discover that many of their ideological allies saw them as oppressors who deserved blame following the Israel attacks.
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Judge blocks California school district policy to notify parents if their child changes pronouns
Thursday, October 19th, 2023
via The Associated PressA judge has ruled to continue halting parts of a Southern California school district policy requiring school staff to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identity at school.
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Desperate and disaffected, Argentines to vote whether upstart Milei leads them into the unknown
Thursday, October 19th, 2023
via The Washington PostMillions of disaffected voters in Argentina are planning to cast their ballots Sunday for right-wing populist and self-described anarcho-capitalist, Javier Milei
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Lawsuit dropped after school board changes course, adopts Youngkin’s transgender student policy
Wednesday, October 18th, 2023
via The Washington PostA lawsuit filed last month relating to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's new policies on transgender students will be dropped
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