Column: Public education crisis calls for bold strategy, retention of Department of Education

Currently, the Federal Department of Education is undergoing significant changes and possible elimination. Representative Thomas Massie, R-Ky., introduced H.R. 899 to abolish the Department of Ed. and President Trump has ordered the education secretary to …

NOUN don makes case for public education to complement ‘One Health’ concept

A Professor of Public Health at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Gloria Anetor, has stated that the One Health approach, which emphasises the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, cannot succeed unless it is anchored …

Rep. Wooten speaks at ASU-Beebe about his public education advocacy

Undermining well-funded public education undermines Alaska

On April 22, 2025, the Alaska Legislature had the opportunity and responsibility to secure stable and meaningful investment in our children’s education. With the override vote on House Bill 69, lawmakers were given a chance to rise above political …

GE2025: PAR says in party political broadcast it has 'solutions' to lower cost of living and public housing prices

The alliance would also fight for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to be exempted from essential items such as food, groceries, utilities, education, healthcare and medical services. It also called for free public transport for those aged 65 and above.  …

Positive Holocaust education

How good may come from bad Too many Jews identify as Jews because of the Holocaust only. Too many would never intermarry only because they never could trust a non-Jew. Sadly, this negative outlook is a very ill and poor representation of Judaism that …

Pulitzer Prize winner to come to KU to talk about ‘Scopes Monkey Trial’ 100 years after it rocked public education

photo by: Submitted Edward Larson A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian will provide a public lecture at the University of Kansas looking back on the “Scopes Monkey Trial,” which brought to a head 100 years ago the role of religion in public classrooms. …

Winsome Earle-Sears talks higher education in first U.Va. event of the campaign

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears spoke about the importance of higher education for life success in her campaign for governor of Virginia in an event at the Rotunda Tuesday. The event, co-sponsored by the Center for Politics and the Jefferson Council, was the …

Starting strong: Education unions mobilise for the right to early childhood education

Despite its essential role, early childhood education (ECE) is undermined by chronic underfunding. Recognition of the importance of early childhood education, as well as the salaries, job satisfaction, working conditions, and status of ECE workers remain …

Senate set to approve governor’s shakeup of state education board

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe's makeover of the State Board of Education is nearly complete, with the state Senate set to confirm some of his last appointments this week. The turnover on the eight-member board also means its longtime leadership has been …