Politics Jun 24 Federal officials plan to offload some warehouses purchased for immigrant detention U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is retreating from a plan to use warehouses to hold up to 10,000 people on a single site, dropping a key piece of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s $38-billion plan to rapidly expand detention…
Education Jun 18 Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system Now that the Education Department is offloading civil rights enforcement and special education, some parents and advocates warn a process that has largely been stalled since President Donald Trump took office will see only more chaos and roadblocks.
Nation May 08 Canvas system used by thousands of schools is back online after a cyberattack created chaos An expert says the hacking group posted online that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed.
Politics Apr 01 DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases as all Noem-era contracts are reviewed The new Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, was sworn in last week to lead a department that was steeped in controversy during Kristi Noem's tenure but also central to President Trump's mass deportation agenda.
Education Jan 02 AP report: Rise of deepfake cyberbullying poses a growing problem for schools Schools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit deepfakes. Here are key takeaways from AP's story on the rise of AI-generated nude images and how schools are responding.
Politics Aug 19 Oklahoma to require ideology test for teachers from New York and California Oklahoma will require applicants for teaching jobs from California and New York to pass an exam that the state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology.”…
Nation Jul 07 These are just a few of the victims of the Guadalupe River flash flooding Two 8-year-old sisters from Dallas who had just completed 2nd grade. A beloved soccer coach and teacher. An Alabama elementary school student away from home.
Nation Jun 16 Trump administration using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more ICE detention beds ICE's moves have delighted industry analysts on company earnings calls and promised bigger profits but have also drawn criticism.
Nation Jan 04 Bone-chilling winter storm turns roads perilous in central U.S. before moving east Road conditions were deteriorating Saturday in the central U.S. as a winter storm brought a mix of snow, ice and plunging temperatures, with forecasts calling for the dreaded combo to spread eastward in the coming days.
Politics Dec 04 Missouri judge to consider first lawsuit to overturn state's near-total abortion ban The first court arguments over whether Missouri's sweeping abortion restrictions will fall under a new constitutional amendment are set to begin.