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La operación valora al Peixe en unos 330 millones de euros.

Editor’s note: The candidate filing list is not final even though the deadline has passed. The list may change the evening of Friday, Feb. 27, while the Idaho Secretary of State Office finalizes the list of candidates.   Republican incumbents in all of Idaho’s statewide constitutional offices — the governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and […]

Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. A group of bipartisan Colorado lawmakers want to reduce the time Colorado students in grades 3-8 spend on state standardized tests. State Sen. Chris Kolker, a Centennial Democrat, said he talked to superintendents and principals across the state and heard complaints about the disparities in testing time among grades. The state estimates students will spend about eight to 11 hours on required Colorado Measures of Academic Success, or CMAS, math and reading tests. Meanwhile, high school students spend about three and a half hours on the PSAT and SAT. The purpose of a bill Kolker is sponsoring, Senate Bill 68, is “to shorten the seat time for third through eighth graders on our CMAS,” he said. But the bill wouldn’t do that outright. Instead, it would set up a review committee to study the idea because he wants to get educator input about possible changes. The bill is sure to add fuel to the ongoing debate about the state’s school accountability system and how it tests students. Kolker sponsored a similar bill about three years ago that failed. Already, Colorado education advocacy groups have questioned the necessity of the new bill. The state is still in the midst of a comprehensive review of its school accountability system ordered by a bipartisan 2023 law, and some groups think that review should wrap up before lawmakers propose additional changes to standardized tests. The so-called 1241 task force met for over 150 hours and dozens of meetings and created 30 recommendations, including a call to modernize the state’s CMAS exams. The recommendations included offering the standardized test in Spanish as well as English, getting test results to teachers faster, and breaking CMAS into smaller sections. The implementation is still underway, with another bill approved in 2025 enacting or phasing in some of the recommendations while calling to further study others. The 26-member committee never recommended shortening exam times. Kolker said his bill would create a separate 12-member review committee. He wants shorter tests that still meet federal requirements. The guidelines don’t say how long these tests should take, but mandates reading and math tests in grades 3-8 and at least once in high school. Jamita Horton, who is the executive director of Teach Plus Colorado, said Colorado already tests students near the federal minimum requirements. Teach Plus Colorado is the state affiliate of a national nonprofit that trains teachers to advocate for policy change. She said she understands the bill’s intent, but the 1241 task force didn’t tackle the testing times because it wasn’t viewed as a problem.. The teachers she works with aren’t as concerned about it, she said. (Teach Plus’ former executive director served on the task force.) The state should instead build a better system that proves to families that tests are an important part of the classroom experience, she said. Recommendations from the 1241 task force seek to create less administrative burden and get usable information back to teachers faster. She doesn’t want the state to lose focus on that work. “I think it’s important that we honor those conversations,” she said. But Kolker said he hopes shorter tests could lead to fewer parents opting out their kids from the exam and cost savings because the state would spend less money on administering the tests. He said that would help the state during a time when it faces budget challenges. He also has a personal tie to the bill’s goals. His daughter needs test accommodations, and she spends more time on average on exams than other students, he said. For some students with disabilities, he said the test is “just a nightmare.” Colorado Children’s Campaign also has expressed skepticism about whether this is necessary right now. The nonprofit organization advocates for policies that focus on helping kids. Madi Ashour, the state affiliate’s director of K-12 education policy, said standardized tests are important because they help educators and families understand where learning deficiencies exist among different groups of students. “We did a lot of work to come to consensus recommendations. We’re still implementing and studying,” Ashour said. “I don’t know if it would produce a different result.” Others disagree. Prairie School District R-11J Superintendent Chris Burr said he’s long been skeptical of the time spent on standardized tests and supports the review. He said too much time passes between when the students take the test and when teachers get the results, making them unhelpful for targeting instruction. He’s skeptical about whether students should take the exams but certain the state can test students “in way less time.” The bill is scheduled to be heard on March 9. Other sponsors include state Sen. Byron Pelton, a Sterling Republican, and state Reps. Eliza Hamrick, a Centennial Democrat, and Lori Garcia Sander, an Eaton Republican. Jason Gonzales is a reporter covering higher education and the Colorado legislature. Chalkbeat Colorado partners with Open Campus on higher education coverage. Contact Jason at jgonzales@chalkbeat.org.

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ابراز نارضایتی پرزیدنت ترامپ از شیوه مذاکره جمهوری اسلامی: ببینیم چه می‌شود

Editor’s note: The candidate filing list is not final even though the filing deadline has passed. The list may change the evening of Friday, Feb. 27, while the Idaho Secretary of State Office finalizes the list of candidates.   This year, all 105 seats in the Idaho Legislature are up for election.  Outside of a handful […]

ادامه مذاکرات با جمهوری اسلامی همزمان با آرایش تهاجمی آمریکا در منطقه؛ گفتگوی تحلیلی با رضا پرچی‌زاده

Funding that helps Washington communities plant and sustain trees is on the chopping block in the state Legislature. House budget legislation would cut funding for the Department of Natural Resources’ Urban and Community Forestry program, a move that agency officials say would dismantle the program and jeopardize millions of dollars in federal grants. “It’s not […]

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(The Center Square) – Republicans expressed their opposition to a new bill introduced earlier this month that would eliminate California’s biggest corporate tax break, called the Waters Edge tax break. The bill, Assembly Bill 1790, was announced in a press conference Feb. 10 by the bill’s author, Assemblymember Damon Connolly, D-San Rafael. “One problem is if that bill passes, we will be the only state in the union that gets rid of that Waters Edge feature,” Sen. Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, told The Center Square in an exclusive interview on Thursday morning. “This isn’t exactly a way to try to overcome our business-unfriendly environment. I think it would be very unwise.” Niello added that the implementation of the Waters Edge tax break bill, if it were to pass, would tax international companies that do business in California at double the amount for earnings outside of the state. “The interesting thing is that to tax an international company’s earnings for their earnings overseas is really the equivalent of a tariff,” Niello added. “So I have to believe then that Assemblyman Connelly and his co-authors agree with President Trump’s tariff policy because it is essentially an equivalent of that.” Other Democratic lawmakers spoke in support of the bill this month, calling the legislation a resource to help backfill some of the state’s most essential services that normally rely on federal dollars that are now no longer coming into the state. Those programs include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as CalFresh in California; Medi-Cal and other essential services, according to previous reporting by The Center Square. “For the past 40 years, California has given multi-national corporations the opportunity to choose what tax scheme they would like to use to ensure they pay as little taxes as possible in our state,” Connolly previously said of the bill. “They do this through the use of the Waters Edge tax election, which allows a corporation to only pay taxes on revenue they decide is earned through the ‘waters edge’ boundaries of California.” Niello also told The Center Square that if Connolly’s bill passes, he thinks it stands to reason that individual tax rates would be lower as higher corporate taxes go up. “I don’t think they have that plan,” Niello added. Advocates of Connolly’s bill earlier said the additional revenue generated from higher corporate income taxes because of the prospective end of the Waters Edge tax break could produce as much as $3 billion for California’s schools, health care system, green energy generation and climate programs. How to pay for those services has come under scrutiny in recent weeks as the state deals with an $18 billion budget deficit, as projected by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office. “That brings up the issue of increasing taxes generally,” Niello said. “We have increasing revenue, so it’s not a revenue problem. It is a spending problem.” Assembly Republicans also commented on the possible ramifications of the Waters Edge tax break bill, criticizing California Democrats for pushing forward efforts to impose new taxes. “They built a spending model that keeps growing, even when revenues do not,” George Andrews, communications director for the Assembly Republican Caucus, wrote to The Center Square in an email. Andrews added that for decades, the Democratic Party controlled both the Legislature and the budget process. That has resulted in ever-increasing state spending in California, according to Andrews. “We are still facing a multi-billion-dollar structural deficit,” Andrews said. “Californians are already stretched thin, and another volatile revenue proposal will not fix spending that Sacramento refuses to control.” The Waters Edge tax break bill will now go to the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee for a bill hearing in March, according to the state's bill tracker.

Backlogs and a shortage of properly qualified personnel have led to a crisis at the office

Simon Stone moves his shrewdly faithful version of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard to contemporary South Korea and the result is a rich mix of exuberant human foible, sadness, and manifest destiny.

Editor’s note: The candidate filing list is not final even though the filing deadline has passed. The list may change the evening of Friday, Feb. 27, while the Idaho Secretary of State Office finalizes the list of candidates.  All members of Idaho’s congressional delegation who are up for re-election are running, and they are facing […]

Gender-transition care must be provided at least through April 27. The post Judge Orders Children’s Hospital to Extend Trans Patient Care appeared first on Voice of San Diego.

Andres Chait, who has served as LAUSD’s chief of school operations, will step in as acting superintendent, effective immediately.

Un descuido en redes muestra su usuario y una agenda futbolera.

O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva deve sobrevoar, neste sábado (28), as áreas mais afetadas pelas chuvas na região da Zona da Mata de Minas Gerais. Está previsto também que o presidente se reúna com os prefeitos Margarida Salomão, de Juiz de Fora; de José Damato, Ubá; e Maurício dos Reis, de Matias Barbosa.  Notícias relacionadas: "Perdi quase 20 pessoas da família”, diz moradora de Juiz de Fora. "Eu só fui”: ex-soldado salva criança de inundação em Juiz de Fora. Juiz de Fora: para sobreviventes, sistemas de alertas não funcionaram. As três cidades estão em situação de calamidade pública. Outros dois municípios (Divinésia e Senador Firmino) encontram-se em emergência. O presidente Lula vai ser acompanhado pelo ministro da Integração e do Desenvolvimento Regional, Waldez Góes.  Até o momento, o ministério aprovou recursos no valor de R$ 11,3 milhões para socorrer as três cidades mais afetadas. Esses recursos são voltados tanto para assistência humanitária como para restabelecimento dos serviços essenciais (por intermédio de oito planos de trabalho). As cidades com reconhecimento federal de situação de emergência ou de estado de calamidade pública podem solicitar apoio financeiro ao Ministério da Integração do Desenvolvimento Regional para ações de defesa civil. Os pedidos devem ser feitos por meio do Sistema Integrado de Informações sobre Desastres. Com os planos de trabalho, a equipe técnica da Defesa Civil Nacional avalia as metas e os valores propostos. Após a aprovação, a liberação dos recursos é formalizada por portaria publicada no Diário Oficial da União. A Defesa Civil Nacional também disponibiliza cursos a distância voltados à capacitação de agentes municipais e estaduais para o uso do Sistema Integrado de Informações sobre Desastres. Mais chuvas O governo divulgou que o Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (Inmet) prevê mais chuvas também para este sábado (28) na região conforme avisos de “grande perigo”.  A chuva poderá passar de 100 milímetros em 24 horas, com risco de novos alagamentos, enxurradas e deslizamentos de terra. Os avisos também alertam para chuva nos estados do Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo e Bahia.

LINCOLN — After new economic forecasts grew Nebraska’s projected budget deficit by roughly $175 million, lawmakers turned to the state’s rainy day fund to help fill the gap. The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee voted 8-0 Friday to recommend pulling $130 million from the state’s cash reserve to help plug the budget hole. Though Gov. Jim Pillen […]

As President Donald Trump presses for a takeover of Greenland, some Alaska state lawmakers are trying to send a different message about state cooperation with the Arctic island. A resolution recently introduced in the state Senate, Senate Joint Resolution 24, seeks to promote continued friendship, cooperation and “mutual respect” between Alaska and Greenland, an autonomous […]

A state senator recently offered an insightful opinion on South Dakota’s property tax conundrum. He was arguing, unsuccessfully, for a bill incentivizing data center construction. But his comments made a broader point. “What’s happened in South Dakota is we get people moving here for freedom, and that’s great,” said Sen. Steve Kolbeck, R-Sioux Falls. “But […]