WASHINGTON — House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, an unprecedented effort to use public money to pay for private education. The proposal, part of a budget reconciliation bill ...
MARQUETTE — Join UP Rowing for a meet and greet event at Ore Dock Brewing Company from 6-8 p.m. Monday, May 12 to learn about summer 2025 adult programs. UP Rowing is an all-volunteer, non-profit club that offers instruction plus recreational, competitive and youth rowing in Marquette’s Lower Harbor. At the meet and greet, information will be presented for adults interested in learning about the fun and healthy sport of rowing, and about how you can learn to row this summer. Adult Learn to Row is suitable for adults ages 18 and up who would like to try a low-impact outdoor activity ...
CHICAGO — Over the past few weeks, Greta Reich, editor-in-chief of Stanford University's student newspaper, has had almost two dozen requests to take down quotes, bylines, photos and opinion articles from current and former sources and writers. She and her staff at the Stanford Daily have ...
WASHINGTON — The Catholic Church in Oklahoma wants taxpayers to fund an online charter school that "is faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ." The Supreme Court could well approve. St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would be the nation's first religious charter school. A ...
MARQUETTE — A long history of Great Lakes pollution has discouraged the Anishinaabe practice of fish consumption, as eating what’s caught in Great Lakes waters means ingesting toxic chemicals. But a mobile app — GigiigooApp — is safely bringing the tradition back. A new study from ...
MARQUETTE — Michigan education experts say that the rights and protections for students with disabilities are under threat after President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. “Eliminating the department would be robbing these kids of their future,” said Thomas Morgan, the press secretary for the Michigan Education Association, the state’s largest union of school personnel. Julie Cassidy, a Michigan League for Public Policy senior policy analyst, said, “Education for disabled students is definitely at risk right now.” The ...
