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Iowa lawmakers pass controversial education bills on citizenship and fetal development
18 Apr 2025 06:00 GMT
by Robin Opsahl
Fri, April 18th 2025 at 7:10 PM
FILE - The Iowa House passed two measures Thursday that would set new educational requirements in Iowa’s K-12 school system — one requiring high school students pass the U.S. citizenship test to graduate and …
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Dunleavy vetoes education bill, announces competing bill
18 Apr 2025 01:11 GMT
… ’s veto of a compromise education bill last year that would have … an improvement over the last education bill Dunleavy introduced, which did not …
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State Sen. Jerry Cirino defends higher education bill in Cleveland talk
17 Apr 2025 23:00 GMT
… ) spoke about his controversial higher education bill recently signed into law and …
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Dunleavy Vetoes Education Bill, Promises New Proposal With Reforms And Targeted Funding
17 Apr 2025 23:28 GMT
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed House Bill 69 on Thursday, rejecting a plan that would have increased the state’s base student allocation (BSA) for public education by $1,000 per student. Instead, Dunleavy said he will introduce a new education …
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Education bill may increase taxes and remove local control
17 Apr 2025 20:01 GMT
Ryan Heraty
In response to staggering tax increases, the Vermont House has passed Bill H.454, a proposal to reform the state’s education funding and delivery system. According to Brattleboro Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, the bill ‘stabilizes and lowers property …
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Education bill a start, but no school should close without the community’s approval
17 Apr 2025 20:01 GMT
David Yacovone
Every so often, proposed legislation emerges for a vote with strong opposition and support on both sides. H.454, known as the education reform bill, is such a situation.
Some people had been stirred up by exaggerated claims that their …
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Breaking: Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes House education bill that raised the BSA
17 Apr 2025 19:04 GMT
… vetoed House Bill 69, the education bill that raised the Base Student … office will introduce a new education bill with a $700 BSA increase …
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Education bills clear committee
17 Apr 2025 15:45 GMT
Bill to require school policies for off-campus religious instruction during the school day advances in Senate committee
A bill requiring all K-12 school boards to create a policy to allow students to leave campus for religious instruction during the school …
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Emotions run high as controversial education bill heads to conference committee
17 Apr 2025 03:18 GMT
A bill nearly as long as the state budget, HB 1002 aims to “deregulate” schools at the state level. Various concerns were raised at Tuesday's Senate meeting about the bill’s removal of social-emotional learning requirements.
The bill is now on the …
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Students, parents and districts voicing concerns over Florida education bills
17 Apr 2025 00:45 GMT
A Fletcher High School student and dozens of others went before Jacksonville City Council, voicing concerns about House Bill 5101 and Senate Bill 2510.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — School districts on the First Coast are calling on parents to vocalize their …