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The U.S. Forest Service announced last month that $248 million in funding through the Secure Rural Schools program would be distributed to counties across the country, including more than $14 million for Montana counties. Western states, including Montana, receive a majority of the overall funding, which is based on federal land. The state’s congressional delegation […]

The Florida Attorney General’s office announced a criminal investigation into the deaths of dozens of sloths at a now-shuttered Orlando business, a development that signals a new level of animal-welfare accountability in the commercial wildlife trade.  In a letter released Friday, Attorney General James Uthmeier confirmed his office is assisting the Ninth Judicial Circuit of […]

Como con otras especies, los félidos de América Latina están quedando sin territorio y terminan acorralados en pequeños parches de lo que alguna vez fue su hábitat. Son poblaciones aisladas o que terminan atrapados sin poder movilizarse. Si a esto se suma la cacería como represalia, los atropellamientos y la incursión de perros ferales y […]

By Michelle Crouch and Rose Hoban Atrium Health, the state’s largest hospital system, is seeking to combine with Raleigh-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals, an independent nonprofit with five hospitals and roughly 350 physicians, according to a press release and a document published on the Wake County board of commissioners website Friday afternoon.  With the move, […] The post Charlotte-based Atrium Health targets WakeMed in proposed combination appeared first on North Carolina Health News.

Белый дом официально уведомил конгресс США, что боевые действия с Ираном «прекращены», несмотря на то, что военные остаются в регионе, сообщают Associated Press и Politico. Издания утверждают, что ознакомились с письмом.

Rep. Josh Williams has introduced over 100 bills in this General Assembly, including 6 targeting LGBTQ+ Ohioans. The post Ohio Republican introduces yet ANOTHER anti-trans bill, this time targeting adult insurance coverage appeared first on The Buckeye Flame.

Saint Francis Hospital announced it is firing its president effective immediately. Trinity Health Of New England will also have a new CEO.

Downtown News spotlights new Art Spectrum LGBTQ+ artists exhibit in Balboa Park’s Village; San Diego City College nursing program awarded nearly $2 million in state grant funding; plus ongoing backlash to Mayor Gloria’s budget cuts labeled “Hunger Games,” Gator by the Bay festival growing with new kickoff and after-dark events, and California Western law students placing in opening statement competition.

More than 60 Jewish community activists from Southeast Michigan gathered in Southfield on Thursday to protest against the U.S. General Services Administration lease in the One Towne Square building which houses ICE’s legal wing, the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor. The event, one of 16 events nationwide for a day of Jewish action against […]

Siyasi şərhçi Araz Əliyevin sözlərinə görə, bu addım 2024-cü ildə tərəflər arasında başlayan soyuqlaşmanın növbəti mərhələsidir.

El Congreso desbloquea una reforma histórica que permitirá convertir ahorro privado en años cotizados para acceder a pensiones dignas.

Customers of South Carolina’s state owned utility could again see their monthly power bills rise — by more than $13 a month over the next two years for the standard residential customer — as the early costs of a proposed natural gas plant and other construction projects come on the books. Santee Cooper’s governing board […]

Miles de maestros y aliados protestaron el 1 de mayo en Raleigh por más recursos para las escuelas públicas de Carolina del Norte, convocados por la Asociación de Educadores de Carolina del Norte (NCAE, por sus siglas en inglés). Con el lema “Kids over Corporations” (“Los niños por encima de las corporaciones”), los manifestantes marcharon […] La entrada Miles de maestros protestan en Raleigh por más recursos para escuelas públicas se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Miles de maestros protestan en Raleigh por más recursos para escuelas públicas was first posted on mayo 1, 2026 at 3:16 pm.©2024 "Enlace Latino NC". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at paola@enlacelatinonc.org

'Trabajadores' opens May 1 in Southwest Detroit, celebrating Latino workers with 94-year-old Kresge artist Nora Chapa Mendoza as juror.

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox.Despite New York City’s last-minute withdrawal of a controversial proposal for a new artificial intelligence-centered high school, parents, students, and educators packed this week’s school board meeting to speak on AI anyway.More than 100 New Yorkers testified at a nearly seven-hour-long meeting of the Panel for Educational Policy, or PEP, earlier this week.Community members repeatedly argued that the Education Department is rolling out AI tools without clear rules, transparency, or adequate knowledge of the technology. Students said AI was already reshaping classrooms, and surveillance practices, like the digital bathroom hall pass technology, are already in use at 150 city schools. Educators expressed concern that the increasing use of various technologies in schools conflicts with the preliminary AI schools policy the city released in March.One parent from Park Slope approached the microphone with her two toddlers in tow, holding one in her arm while clasping the other tightly by the hand.“I’ve never been an activist before, but I feel so strongly about this: It is starting. Gen Z is turning against AI; I’m turning against AI. The city is telling us that AI is inevitable, but won’t tell me what devices and applications my children are using. You tell us you are spending our money to give artificial intelligence to our children?” she said to a chorus of cheers at Wednesday night’s packed meeting.The PEP’s voting agenda had little to do with AI. It centered on the Education Department’s capital plan, the estimated budget for the coming year, and the updated Fair Student Funding weights that shape how money flows to schools. The panel also voted on 30 separate contract agreements, from cafeteria equipment repairs to special education services.But the bulk of the seven-hour meeting involved parents, children, and educators arguing against the city’s spending on AI and educational technology contracts and the city’s preliminary AI policy. Although the Next Generation High School proposal was removed from Wednesday’s agenda following backlash over its AI focus and selective admissions, speakers said those concerns would extend to future school plans. “Many feel AI is teaching a dangerous message that results matter more than the learning process. Some of the most important learning happens when students struggle, make mistakes, ask questions, and improve over time,” said student panel member Julia Nasef, of Staten Island’s Tottenville High School.AI discussions surface issues with current Department of Education processThroughout the night, speakers expressed waning confidence in the Education Department’s vetting process for AI tools and its ability to protect students, educators, and families from a complex and rapidly-changing technology.Most of the speakers were opposed to any AI in the classroom.Panel for Educational Policy Chair Greg Faulkner admitted on Wednesday that he was a “baby boomer” with limited understanding of AI, and that he wanted more thorough engagement with both the community and Education Department in future AI-related proposals. But he also thought that Chancellor Kamar Samuel’s move to pull the AI-focused school proposal for Next Generation High School aligns with the schools chief’s priority to better engage and respond to the needs of local communities.“Under previous administrations, the general assumption was that the panel votes yes on all DOE proposals. But the chancellor’s decision and the panel’s back-and-forth discussion on Wednesday showed us that the old model isn’t working anymore,” Faulkner told Chalkbeat on Thursday.Faulkner said the “AI question” has him considering proposing changes to some of the Education Department’s policy-making processes. He said he would like the panel to work more closely with the department’s AI policy authors — the names of whom are not public — so the panel can get up to speed on AI research and better share community concerns.Education Department officials said that the initial AI guidance was shaped by the Department’s central Academics and Instruction team, with input from stakeholders and various internal Department subcommittees.“We have not had any briefings on AI research, and while I am concerned about a moratorium, I don’t know enough about this technology,” said Faulkner.Nasef, the student PEP member, said at the meeting that many of her peers acknowledge that AI can be helpful when used “intentionally” to help them understand math and science concepts, for example.She urged the panel to “support clear, student‑centered guidelines for AI implementation.”The city’s framework, released last month, did not include guidance on how or if students can use AI for homework, nor did it differentiate AI use for students in different gradesPanel greenlights controversial tech contracts as AI policy lagsOf the 30 contract proposals up for a vote, three included three educational technology products. Just one was voted down.One of the contracts approved covered the full line of K-12 digital learning products from Kaplan, a global educational services company that has recently rolled out AI add-ons in their digital test prep products. Several speakers who testified at Wednesday’s meeting mentioned the company’s recent privacy breach affecting the personal information of 1.4 million people across seven states. Despite those concerns, the PEP approved the company’s $500,000 contract.A representative for Age of Learning, an AI-based software tailored to early childhood education up for contract vote, spoke at the meeting. He assured panel members that the software could be “turned off at any point” because “teachers have complete control of what is going on in the classroom.” This was the only contract that the PEP voted against.Naveed Hasan, the panel’s de-facto technology expert who had previously supported the AI-focused high school, announced at the meeting that he now supports a two-year moratorium on AI use in schools, saying the city needs more time to address data privacy infrastructure and learning concerns.The term limits of all current panel members expire at the end of June. The Education Department’s full AI policy is also expected to be released that month, and the Education Department is asking families and educators for input on its early framework through May 8. Lizzie Walsh is a Data Fellow at Chalkbeat New York. She reports on New York City education and produces data-driven stories across Chalkbeat’s national network. Contact her at ewalsh@chalkbeat.org.

Serokê Amerîkayê Donald Trump îro Înê ji rojnamevanan re got: "Îranî dixwazin em bigihîjin rêkeftinekê lê ez pêşniyarê wan napejirînim."   Şirovekara ewlekarîya navnetewî Şukriya Biradost vê mijarê û hinekên din yên girêdayî Îranê ligel Hêro Zengene gotûbêj dike.

Early voting begins Saturday for the U.S. Senate primary elections and a number of local and statewide races in Louisiana, though the planned primaries for U.S. House of Representatives have been canceled.  The early voting period will run through May 9 with polls opening from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except for Sunday.  There […]

Washington — Serokê Amerîkayê Donald Trump dibêje ew pêşniyara herî dawî ya Îranê ji bo rêkeftinê napejirîne û tekez dike ku rêbertîya nû ya rejîmê di nav çar baskan de hatiye dabeşkirin. Trump îro Înê ji rojnamevanan re got: "Îran dixwaze ku em rêkeftinekê pêk bînin ji ber ku artêşa wan nemaye, lê ez pêşniyara wan re napejirînim." "Di nav Îranê de nakokîyên gelekî mezin hene. Gelek alozîyên wan ên navxweyî hene. Serkirdayetîya wan ji hev cuda bûne. Dibe ku bûne du sê yan jî çar bask. Yek...

La Casa Blanca afirma al Congreso en una carta enviada el viernes que las hostilidades con Irán han "cesado", a pesar de la presencia de las fuerzas armadas estadounidenses en la región, incluidos tres portaaviones y unos 15.000 soldados, y de que las negociaciones con Teherán están bloqueadas El estrecho de Ormuz sigue bloqueado, las negociaciones están estancadas y EEUU tiene 15.000 soldados y tres portaaviones en la región. Pero, según la Casa Blanca, la guerra que comenzó el 28 de febrero “ha terminado”, de acuerdo con la comunicación formal del presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump, enviada al Congreso para sortear la petición de autorización al Capitolio para proseguir con las hostilidades. La carta de Trump sortea el plazo legal del 1 de mayo para obtener la aprobación de los miembros del Congreso para continuar la guerra con Irán. Ese plazo ya estaba destinado a expirar sin que los congresistas republicanos hicieran nada, toda vez que están sometidos al estricto control del presidente de EEUU. La carta pone de relieve la jurídicamente cuestionable afirmación del poder presidencial que subyace en la guerra de Trump, que este inició sin la aprobación del Congreso hace dos meses. Sin embargo, al mismo También dejó claro en la carta que la guerra puede estar lejos de haber concluido. “A pesar del éxito de las operaciones de Estados Unidos contra el régimen iraní y de los continuos esfuerzos por garantizar una paz duradera, la amenaza que Irán representa para Estados Unidos y nuestras Fuerzas Armadas sigue siendo significativa”, afirmó el presidente republicano. “No se ha producido ningún intercambio de disparos entre las Fuerzas de los Estados Unidos e Irán desde el 7 de abril de 2026”, escribió el presidente en cartas prácticamente idénticas dirigidas al presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Mike Johnson, y al senador republicano Chuck Grassley, presidente pro tempore del Senado: “Las hostilidades que comenzaron el 28 de febrero de 2026 han concluido”.

2026 წელი რუსეთისთვის დიდ სპორტსა და მსოფლიო კულტურულ სცენაზე დაბრუნების წლად იქცა. ყირიმის ანექსიის შემდეგ პირველად, რუსმა სპორტსმენებმა პარალიმპიურ თამაშებზე ეროვნული დროშის ქვეშ იასპარეზეს, რამაც ევროპის არაერთი ქვეყანა აღაშფოთა.