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Strike averted! UM nurses reach tentative agreement after 9 months of negotiations
10+ hour, 19+ min ago (153+ words) Audacy Condition: Post with Page_List Ask your smart speaker to Detroit All Local from WWJ Newsradio The Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after a secret journey from France China braces for a powerful typhoon after a week of deadly…...
PASSHE pledges to pay remaining tuition costs for undergrads receiving federal or state grants
10+ hour, 47+ min ago (142+ words) HARRISBURG (KYW Newsradio) " The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is pledging to pay any remaining costs for undergraduates who are receiving federal and state grants. Eligible students at all 10 state universities will pay no out-of-pocket tuition starting in…...
Many Philly teachers still aren't sure where they will be working in the fall
12+ hour, 19+ min ago (225+ words) PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) " With less than a month and a half before the start of the new school year, many Philly teachers still don't know what schools they should report to. While promises of city funding last month saved 340 classroom…...
Texas Tech faculty groups sue over classroom restrictions on race and gender
20+ hour, 37+ min ago (177+ words) Two faculty groups sued Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton and the board of regents Wednesday in federal court in El Paso. They claim new classroom restrictions on teaching about race, gender identity and sexual orientation violate the First…...
CPS leaders call for special school session in Springfield
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (267+ words) Chicago Board of Education member Jitu Brown talks to reporters outside the Chicago Public Schools Administration Building, July 8, 2026. THE LOOP (WBBM Newsradio) -- Leaders in Chicago's public school system are working on two fronts this week to get a boost in…...
Louisiana outpaces U. S. in % of working adults
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (251+ words) Louisiana's workforce participation growth tied for the most in the nation, with 58. 8% of the working-age population in the labor force. That's nearly a 1% increase from last year, accounting for almost 33, 000 new workers. Louisiana Works Secretary Susie Schowen said workforce participation…...
Major changes to federal and state student loans took effect on July 1. Here's what to know:
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (388+ words) Major changes to federal and state student loans took effect on July 1. This includes stricter borrowing caps on graduate/Parent PLUS loans and condensed repayment plans under the federal "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," alongside the launch of a new…...
Dallas Public Library branches and MLK Community Center close Friday for city furloughs
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (235+ words) All Dallas Public Library locations and the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will be closed Friday, July 10, due to mandatory unpaid furlough days for many city employees aimed at addressing a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall. The closures were confirmed by…...
Canisius University, St. Bonaventure partner on Occupational Therapy Masters pathway
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (148+ words) Buffalo, N. Y. (WBEN) - Canisius University and St. Bonaventure are partnering on a program that gives students a pathway to a Masters degree in Occupational Therapy. Qualified Canisius students that complete their undergraduate degree will be guaranteed acceptance into Bonaventure's MSOT program....
Public and charter school students set record-breaking LEAP scores
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (181+ words) Public and charter students in grades 3-12 are making record-breaking achievements in the classroom. State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says this year's LEAP scores set new standards for the state. "Our students who have achieved, at that basic level of understanding…...