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The Daytona Beach News-Journal
bearswire. usatoday. com > story > news > education > campus > 03/27/2026 > florida-gov-ron-desantis-helps-erau-celebrate-centennial > 89292048007

Gov. Ron De Santis helps Embry-Riddle celebrate 100 years

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1067+ words) Note: This story has been corrected to state that $175 million in addition to the Hosseinis' $20 million has been pledged to the "Imagine What's Next: The Campaign for Embry-Riddle" campaign. DAYTONA BEACH " Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is celebrating 100 years since its founding…...

Asbury Park Press
bearswire. usatoday. com > story > news > local > 03/27/2026 > lakewood-schools-proposed-budget-hikes-taxes-by-140-per-home > 89331596007

Lakewood School tax to increase by $140 per year under new budget

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (820+ words) LAKEWOOD -- Township homeowners will pay an average of $140 more in school taxes under the proposed 2026-2027 budget released Wednesday, which includes sharp increases in health benefit costs, loan repayments and out of district tuition. That tax estimate does not include any…...

Louisville Courier Journal
bearswire. usatoday. com > story > news > politics > 04/01/2026 > kentucky-bill-jcps-school-board-membership-new-map-elections > 89429407007

Kentucky legislature passes bill shrinking JCPS board to 5 members

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (490+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. " A revamped bill unveiled late on the final day to pass legislation in the 2026 Kentucky General Assembly with the ability to later override a veto would significantly alter the makeup of Louisville's public school board. The bill passed…...

Asbury Park Press
bearswire. usatoday. com > story > news > local > 03/25/2026 > lakewood-schools-seek-138-million-state-loan-as-takeover-looms > 89305487007

Debt-ridden Lakewood Schools new budget seeks record state loan

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (525+ words) LAKEWOOD " The debt-ridden Lakewood School District, which is fighting off a state takeover and waiting for a $100 million state loan request from last year, plans to ask for another multi-million-dollar infusion as part of a new proposed budget being introduced…...

Memphis Commercial Appeal
bearswire. usatoday. com > story > news > education > 03/09/2026 > university-of-memphis-artificial-intelligence-research > 88983671007

How should college students be evaluated in age of AI? Uof M helping find out

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (479+ words) How should college professors evaluate their students' learning in the age of artificial intelligence? There are very small barriers to accessing AI models like Chat GPT and Claude; Google's Gemini is available with a simple Google search. According to a…...

Knoxville News Sentinel
bearswire. usatoday. com > story > news > education > 03/13/2026 > university-of-tennessee-catch-up-construction-top-universities-lists-leadership-awards-new-office > 89101053007

University of Tennessee uses spring break for construction projects

1+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (448+ words) Campus was empty this week for spring break, but that hasn't stopped the University of Tennessee at Knoxville from making progress on a range of construction projects " some wrapping soon, others with a longer timeline. News doesn't stop when the…...

Oklahoman
bearswire. usatoday. com > story > news > education > 02/27/2026 > oklahoma-education-ranks-48th-what-can-it-learn-from-mississippi > 88884774007

Oklahoma's schools fall to 48th. Can it learn from Mississippi?

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (810+ words) On nearly every important measure of academic success, Oklahoma now sits at the bottom." That hasn't always been the case." In the 1990s, Oklahoma ranked in the top half of states in reading and math, but began to fall in 2000. The…...

Asbury Park Press
bearswire. usatoday. com > story > news > education > 02/10/2026 > central-regional-schools-seaside-park-tax-concern > 88599884007

Could a referendum free Seaside Park from Central Regional?

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1265+ words) BERKELEY TOWNSHIP -- A plan to combine school districts in central Ocean County could lead to nearly $500, 000 in savings for four municipalities, according to academic experts who presented the findings of a feasibility study at Central Regional High School. But if…...

bearswire. usatoday. com
bearswire. usatoday. com > story > news > education > 02/13/2026 > task-force-aims-to-address-enrollment-decline-in-stevens-point-area-public-school-district > 88630183007

Stevens Point school district residents can apply to enrollment team

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (515+ words) STEVENS POINT " Stevens Point Area Public School District (SPAPSD) residents may participate in a community task force charged with developing a long-range facility plan in response to ongoing and projected enrollment decline in the district. The SPAPSD School Board approved…...

The Ledger
bearswire. usatoday. com > story > news > local > 01/20/2026 > lakeland-florida-awards-contract-rodda-contruction-for-long-sought-se7en-wetlands-education-center > 88266256007

Lakeland awards $1. 2 M contract for Se7en Wetlands education center

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (379+ words) (This article was revised to include video.) More than a decade in the making, Lakeland officials are moving forward with the construction of an educational center for Se7en Wetlands Park. City commissioners voted 7-0 to award a $1. 2 million contract to Lakeland-based Rodda…...