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Methodist scholarship combats nursing shortage
9+ min ago (345+ words) OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Methodist College is offering a full-tuition scholarship for students enrolled in its accelerated nursing program as the United States faces a nationwide nursing shortage. The scholarship requires recipients to commit to working at a Methodist Hospital for…...
Single mom seeks higher education thanks to Bellevue University’s housing option
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (487+ words) BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) - In high school, most teenagers are juggling homework and college applications. Ava Rodriguez was learning to manage motherhood. "I had him, he's gorgeous, he's beautiful, he's the best child. After that, I just didn't let it stop…...
Iowa Senate bill would fine schools $1,000 for not sharing vaccine exemption information
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (230+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - The Iowa Senate passed a law last year requiring all schools and daycares to include information on vaccine exemptions when communicating with students and families about vaccine requirements. A new Senate bill…...
Bellevue, Elkhorn school districts cancel Thursday classes due to weather
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (82+ words) OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two school districts in the Omaha area have canceled class for Thursday ahead of snow chances and cold temps. Bellevue Public Schools and the Lied Activity Center will be closed. OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Two school districts in…...
Southwest Omaha daycare closes abruptly, leaving parents scrambling
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (420+ words) OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Numerous parents in southwest Omaha are scrambling to find babysitters or they're taking off work after a child care center abruptly closed. Families and workers showed up this morning to quite a surprise. A youngster sounds excited…...
UNO program bringing crowds to hurting Omaha businesses
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (413+ words) OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - While streetcar construction empties restaurants, one UNO program is filling them back up, hundreds of students at a time. The University of Nebraska Omaha's Discover with Durango program is focusing all student nights out this semester on…...
Nebraska State Senator proposes mandatory student school board members
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (265+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha senator wants every school board in the state to have at least one high school student member. That would include Omaha Public Schools, which is the only school system in the state that cannot have…...
Retirees punished for helping? New Nebraska bill targets surprise retirement repayments
1+ week, 1+ day ago (215+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) " Whether it's serving as a substitute or a paraprofessional, retired teachers play a vital role in education. But new legislation aims to fix a problem in Nebraska: retirees who help too much, too soon might be required…...
Schools cancel class pictures after online claims surrounding Lifetouch, Jeffrey Epstein
1+ week, 1+ day ago (383+ words) Black led the company in 2019, when funds managed by Apollo bought Lifetouch's parent company, Shutterfly. The $2.7 billion deal closed in September 2019 " a month after Epstein's death by suicide behind bars as he awaited trial over allegations from federal prosecutors that…...
Iowa lawmakers miss school funding deadline as budget debate continues
1+ week, 3+ day ago (345+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Iowa lawmakers missed their first deadline Thursday to agree on school funding levels for the 2026 school year, leaving districts uncertain about their budgets as the legislative session continues. Under Iowa law, lawmakers…...