New numbers from the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee paint a clearer picture in the ongoing debate on school choice and funding for public education. When funding at the state, local and federal levels are combined, the average Arizona K-12 student has an estimated $14,673 allocated toward them in fiscal year 2024. This reflects a
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Karol Planadeball Fernandez had always hoped to find a career that combined her two passions: technology and travel. “I just have an innate curiosity and have always wanted to experience different cultures,” she said. “I would like to incorporate that with my love of technology.” Now, as one of only 15
Photo: Shortly after the Supreme Court struck down a plan to grant student debt relief, the Biden administration came out with a trimmed-down plan. But when payments resume this fall for many people, it could cause real economic pain for some. Pro-student protesters rally at the court in a file photo from this summer. (File
Photo: Newly sworn in Gov. Joe Lombardo speaks during his inauguration ceremony in the Carson City Community Center in Carson City, Nev. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has what he calls a short-term plan to shore up a private school scholarship program, after Democratic legislators this week rejected a proposal that involved using unallocated federal money. The Republican
Photo: Rousmery Negrón stands with her son at home in Springfield, Mass. When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming. Parents were no longer allowed in the building without appointments, she said, and punishments were more severe. Everyone seemed less tolerant, more
Photo: People demonstrate outside the Supreme Court, Friday, June 30, 2023, in Washington Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers. In a lawsuit filed Friday in Michigan, the groups argue that the administration overstepped its power