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State orders Chicago to fix special education in detention

By Kelly Garcia Of Injustice Watch Apr. 24, 2021 01:01 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois State Board of Education has ordered Chicago Public Schools to fix problems with special education services for students at the...

Indian education funding at stake in New Mexico legislature

By Cedar Attanasio Jan. 28, 2021 08:18 PM EST
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Indian education advocates say state officials are finally starting to speak their language. That's not an Indigenous...

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo, Colorado Governor Jared Polis makes a point during a news conference about the state's rapid increase in coronavirus cases in Denver. Polis has announced a special COVID-19 legislative session to discuss a $220 million stimulus package to aid bars, restaurants, tenants, landlords and students. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Colorado governor calls special session for COVID-19 relief

By Patty Nieberg Nov. 17, 2020 04:58 PM EST

Defense Secretary Mark Esper listens during a Cabinet Meeting with President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Military virus aid could look different if 2nd wave hits

By Lolita C. Baldor May. 27, 2020 08:39 PM EDT

South Carolina Education Superintendent Molly Spearman addresses the initial gathering of accelerateSC, a group tasked with advising Gov. Henry McMaster on safely scaling the state's economy back up amid the new coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
SC education leader wants more summer school money

By Jeffrey Collins May. 25, 2020 06:12 PM EDT