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South Carolina families, providers struggle to stay afloat without critical child care vouchers
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (511+ words) Months after affordable child care subsidies were frozen without the promise of a stable replacement, dozens of children are being taken out of programs they grew up enrolled in, while providers face the risk of closure. Families across the state…...
Pentagon to cut ties with Columbia, Yale, Brown and others Hegseth accuses of 'wokeness"
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (486+ words) The Pentagon will forbid members of the military from attending Columbia, Yale, Brown and other universities starting next school year amid a campaign to cut ties with institutions that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called "factories of anti-American resentment." Hegseth announced…...
North Carolina elementary school evacuated due to gas line break
14+ hour, 8+ min ago (60+ words) North Carolina elementary school evacuated due to gas line break'WYFF News 4 Search location by ZIP code North Carolina elementary school evacuated due to gas line break Blue Ridge Elementary School in Yancey County, North Carolina, was evacuated Friday due to…...
South Carolina bill to display Ten Commandments in classrooms advances
15+ hour, 13+ min ago (126+ words) A bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every South Carolina public school classroom is moving forward after passing a second reading in the State House largely along party lines. The bill, House Bill 4762, would require the text…...
Upstate school district employee fired following her arrest, district says
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (143+ words) Upstate school district employee fired following her arrest, district says'WYFF News 4 A school district employee in Laurens County, South Carolina, has been fired following her arrest for cruelty to children Laurens police said Teresa Nicole Hill was charged on Feb…...
Department of Education hands off more of its responsibilities to other US agencies
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (532+ words) The Education Department is handing over more of its programs and grants to other federal agencies, announcing a pair of new agreements Monday that move the Trump administration closer to its goal of shutting down the department. Under one interagency…...
Disturbing video reveals alleged hazing at University of Iowa fraternity
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (116+ words) A disturbing new video from the University of Iowa Campus Police shows an alleged hazing incident at the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity house in November 2024, leading to its suspension until 2029. The footage reveals 56 male pledges blindfolded in the basement. First…...
Teacher killed in ICE pursuit remembered for contagious smile, joy she brought to students
1+ week, 1+ day ago (482+ words) "It was extremely difficult to tell 5- and 6-year-olds that the teacher they love will not be returning." A school community in Savannah, Georgia, is grieving the loss of Dr. Linda Davis, a special education teacher remembered for her joy, compassion,…...
Furman University students research the Rev. Jesse Jackson's ties to Greenville
1+ week, 1+ day ago (444+ words) The news of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's passing went far beyond media headlines and into the classrooms at Furman University. A group of students began researching his life, his ties to Greenville, and even the university itself. For some Furman…...
Transportation Department says more than 550 driving schools must close over safety failures
1+ week, 2+ day ago (352+ words) More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students and had other safety issues, the federal Transportation Department announced Wednesday. Related video…...