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Advocates for children and young adults from across the state gathered in Lansing on Thursday as the Michigan League for Public Policy released a new report aimed at measuring the health, wealth and education of Michigan youth. Compared with national data, Michigan’s overall rating for child wellbeing has decreased, Kids Count in Michigan Policy Director […]

The Heritage Foundation has released its 5th annual Education Freedom Report Card, and the divide between states in our region is increasing. The separation is not based on how much they spend on education, but on how much authority they give families over their students' learning. Heritage’s report measures each state on 5 distinct categories: education choice, academic transparency, teacher freedom, return on investment, and civics. These combined scores across all categories result in the education freedom ranking for each state. This serves as a measurement for parents and students of how well each state advances education reform. The latest results place Florida in its number one position (for the 5th consecutive year), followed by Arizona and Arkansas, with Idaho coming in 4th overall and 8th in education choice. Just a few years ago, Idaho ranked 18th in the 2024 report. The remarkable turnaround into one of the nation’s leaders in education freedom is in part due to the success of the state’s Parental Choice Tax Credit Program, which created a refundable tax credit that allows eligible families to receive up to $7,500 per student for qualifying education expenses. Idaho has also demonstrated top Heritage rankings in the return on investment category due to its frugal per-pupil spending combined with comparatively strong academic performance. Moving up 4 spots and ranking 21st on the 2026 Education Freedom Report, Wyoming offers another success story demonstrating how quickly the education landscape can change. In 2023, Wyoming was near the bottom of the country in education choice, ranking 44th in that specific category. After lawmakers created the state’s initial education savings account program in 2024, Wyoming jumped dramatically. In 2025, the program expanded into the Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act, a universal school choice program created to provide eligible students with funds that can follow them to educational options outside their assigned public school. The overall progression of school choice options netted them the 17th pick in the education choice category for this year. Montana’s school choice options, education savings accounts for special needs students, freedom for homeschooling families, and relatively strong marks for return on investment earned the 18th spot on this year’s Education Freedom Report and 13th in the education choice category. They would have scored higher if not for the 42nd ranking in teacher freedom, which is limited by the state's lack of license reciprocity and limited alternative certification options. Then there is Washington, falling down the list to a dismal overall ranking of 40th. While its neighbors continue to expand their options, Washington remains steadfast in its lack of education freedom. Heritage has consistently placed the state near the bottom of the Education Freedom Report list due to its lack of education options, ranking 48th in the school choice category for the second year in a row. There are no education savings accounts or tax-credit scholarship programs, and the already limited small charter-school program experienced additional budget cuts last legislative session. Excessive regulations on homeschool families were also factored in. With statewide public school enrollment shrinking, the only school choice Washington parents have made is to disenroll their students and independently pursue education alternatives. It is an unfortunate reality that students struggling in a traditional public school classroom in Spokane are not eligible for the same educational options as a student across the border in Coeur d’Alene. Shouldn’t a rural eastern Washington family be given the same level of flexibility as one in Montana or Wyoming? In Washington, the policy question is answered by who gets to make the decision about what works best: the system or the family. Supporters of traditional public schools, the teachers' union, and majority lawmakers argue that expanding choice reduces resources and enrollment in district schools. While these concerns deserve serious consideration, the states excelling in education freedom in the Mountain West provide Washington with concrete examples to examine rather than forcing the debate to remain theoretical. The broader trend identified by Heritage is unmistakable. In 2025 alone, Idaho, Wyoming, Tennessee, Texas, and other states created or significantly expanded private education-choice programs. Heritage estimates that roughly 1.2 million students were participating in private-school-choice programs by 2025, more than double the number in 2020. The Mountain West is becoming a useful experiment in what happens when states give families more control over education. While Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming are testing different versions of that idea, Washington faces the reality of more families leaving the public school system or relocating to neighboring states that support parent empowerment. Meg Goudy is Director of the Bill & Milly Kay Baldwin Center for Education at the Mountain States Policy Center, an independent research organization based in Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming. Online at mountainstatespolicy.org.

Në orët e pasdites, zjarrfikësit kanë intervenuar në lagjen Hekuran të Shkupit, ku sipas Qendrës për Menaxhimin e Krizave (QMK) u përfshi nga flaka depo për ngjyra dhe barna, raporton Portalb.mk.  “Digjet një depo për ngjyra dhe barna në bulevardin “Aleksandar Makedonski” nr. 67. Në orën 17:10, në terren kanë dalë ekipet e Brigadës së […]

Claim: A Facebook user shared some images of Nigerian soldiers with civilian casualties and claimed they were bandits. Verdict: Misleading. The image does not show soldiers capturing bandits in Niger State. It shows Nigerian Army troops rescuing 22 kidnapped victims on Sept. 15, 2026. Full Text On Sept. 19, 2026, a Facebook user, Nigerian Armed […]

شبكة بيئة ابوظبي، بقلم الدكتورة آية سالم، مؤسسة مهندسون من أجل مصر المستدامة، بالتعاون مع مجلة إسكندرية 2025، يمثل الذكاء الاصطناعي أحد أبرز التحولات التكنولوجية في العصر الحديث، متجاوزًا دوره كأداة للمعالجة البرمجية ليصبح شريكًا فاعلاً في إدارة الثقافة وصياغة السياسات العمرانية والفنية. وفي ظل هذا التحول، لم يعد التراث الثقافي مجرد أطلال أو وثائق … ظهرت المقالة دور الذكاء الاصطناعي في الحفاظ على التراث والهوية الثقافية ودعم التنمية المستدامة أولاً على بيئة أبوظبي.

Menschen und Umwelt leiden, wenige profitieren: Die Doku „The Story of Plastic” beleuchtet die Ursachen der globalen Plastikmüllkrise. The post Die Geschichte hinter Plastik: Wer trägt die Verantwortung? appeared first on südostasien.

特朗普宣布，伊朗和美国官员周二在纽约联合国大会期间举行了会谈。特朗普表示，这是一次持续了三个小时的会晤，并形容其“非常好”，同时透露计划在“不久的将来”再次进行磋商。

Serokê Amerîkayê Donald Trump, Serokwezîra Danîmarkayê Mette Frederiksen û Serokwezîrê Greenlandê Jens-Frederik Nielsen îro Sêşemê, 22’ê Îlonê, peymanek îmze kirin. Ev peyman destûrê dide ku leşkerên Amerîkayê bêhtir li Greenlandê bimînin û dibe ku alozîya li ser vê girava stratejîk û dewlemend çareser bike. Ev peyman di dema serdana Serok Trump a ji bo Kombûna Giştî ya Neteweyên Yekbûyî (NY) li New Yorkê hat îmzekirin. Li gor peymanê, Amerîka dikare axa Greenlandê bi kar bîne da ku rê li...

• من نبات سريع النمو إلى خامة واعدة لصناعة الغزل والنسيج المستدام • بين القطن والخيزران.. هل يكون المستقبل في التكامل بين الألياف وليس استبدالها؟ شبكة بيئة ابوظبي، إعداد: المهندسة ولاء محمود الحصري، مؤسسة مهندسون من أجل مصر المستدامة، بالتعاون مع مجلة إسكندرية 2050، تبحث صناعة الغزل والنسيج عالميًا عن خامات جديدة يمكن أن تدعم … ظهرت المقالة ألياف الخيزران أولاً على بيئة أبوظبي.

Roja Sêşemê 22ê Îlonê saziya Netewên Yekbûyî dest bi civînên Civata Giştî kir, serok û serokwezîrên 193 welatên endam beşdar dibin û pirsên girêdayî rewşa cîhanê gotûbêj dikin. Bernameya Taybet derbarê xula 81an ya civînên Civata Giştî.

The Moshannon Valley Processing Center, with beds for about 1,800 people, is the largest ICE detention center on the east coast. The county serves as a pass-through for about $5 million a month in federal money that ICE pays private prison operator The GEO Group to run the center. The county receives $200,000 a year.

(The Center Square) – Fraud concerns rank among the top issues for Minnesota voters in a new poll, trailing only inflation and the cost of living as the midterm elections draw near. The concerns come as a recovery fund created following Operation Metro Surge is being ended amid fraud concerns. The poll, which was conducted by KSTP/SurveyUSA, found fighting fraud to be the top priority Minnesotans want their winning candidates to focus on in both the governor and attorney general’s races. It was the second most-important thing voters want to winner to focus on in the race for the U.S. Senate, only narrowly bested by protecting Social Security. “At every level, Minnesota’s voters seem to want officials who will tackle the epidemic of fraud which has been allowed to run rampant in this state over the last few years,” said John Phelan, an economist at the Center of the American Experiment, in an analysis of the poll. However, heading into the election, when asked about their most-important issues overall, Minnesota voters said: • 37% - Inflation or cost of living • 14% - Fraud • 12% - Healthcare This poll was conducted from Sept. 9-14 and surveyed 654 likely November voters. It had a margin of error of 4.4%. This poll comes as yet another story of rampant fraud emerges in Minnesota, an issue that has dominated headlines across the state all year. Following Operation Metro Surge earlier this year, Hennepin County launched a $2 million Small Business Recovery Fund to help small businesses recover from the federal immigration operations by covering After receiving about 300 applications for that fund, more than 200 were flagged as potentially fraudulent. Hennepin County Commissioner Jeffrey Lunde said in an interview last week that the fraud was rampant and included everything from “mythical companies” and impersonating real companies to fraudulent applications. “We were spending probably two to three times the amount of money in administrative overhead to try to combat fraud,” Lunde said. According to Lunde, the program ended up only distributing about $500,000 to 82 applicants. He added that the situation reflects a lack of prosecutions or consequences for both attempted and successful fraud. “People didn't have fear,” Lunde said. “I think we're going to have to devote more resources on the prosecution side . . . We’re going to have to make examples of people, and it has to stick. It can't be just a little slap on the hand and away you go.”

Republican state Sen. Jake Hoffman set out to expose Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ alleged pay-to-play mess and instead stepped into a money-making scheme of his own. Hoffman is now backpedaling subpoenas he issued last week against Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes and others to appear before his legislative committee. He’s blaming the “crooked media” for […]

Жаңы окуу жылынын башында Чаткалда 9-класстын, Сузакта 10-класстын окуучусу каза болду. Мектептеги балдардын коопсуздугун ким коргойт? Берлиндин мэри түркиялык мигранттардын кызы Элиф Эралп болуп калышы ыктымал. 45 жаштагы саясатчы Нью-Йорктун мэри Мамданиден үлгү алганын айтты.

A forthcoming book by an LGBTQ+ scholar seeks to correct the public record on the death of Tyler Clementi, a Rutgers freshman who died by suicide in 2010.

A federal appeals panel is considering whether to allow six Arkansas school districts to enforce a 2025 state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in all public school classrooms. A three-judge 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel heard arguments Tuesday in St. Louis in a federal lawsuit challenging Act 573 of 2025, which requires public […]

A federal judge in Massachusetts struck down a Trump administration anti-diversity, equity and inclusion initiative that resulted in $600 million abruptly cut from K-12 teacher training grants aimed at combatting teacher shortages. Eight states, including California, sued the U.S. Department of Education over its decision to terminate grants in February 2025. It did so with a form letter that offered little specific reason, except... <span class="read-more"><a href="https://edsource.org/updates/judge-strikes-down-trump-anti-dei-initiative-that-cut-600-million-in-teacher-training">read more</a></span>

Si u krijua me të vërtetë certifikata e Covid-it e Granit Xhakës? Mjekja e tij, Andrea L. (54), këmbëngul se pacienti i saj është vaksinuar. Ajo gjithashtu mohon se klinika e saj është mbyllur, raporton Euronews. Blick mundi të fliste me Andrea L.* (54), mjeken që i lëshoi Granit Xhakës certifikatën kontestuese të vaksinimit. Ajo […]

Президент США Дональд Трамп раніше 22 вересня у виступі на сесії Генеральної асамблеї ООН висловив переконання, що завершення російсько-української війни «станеться швидше, ніж люди усвідомлюють»

Bu il də "Formula 1" yarışı səbəbindən Bakının mərkəzi küçələri hasarlanıb. İqtisadçı Akif Nəsirlinin fikrincə, bu turniri paytaxtın mərkəzində deyil, şəhərdən kənarda, məsələn, Qaradağ rayonunun Umbakı qəsəbəsində təşkil etmək olar.