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Parents were trying to find alternative options for them. Whether or not they are succeeding is an open question. The second thing we have learned about this is kids who are participating in the Voucher Program are do we know better than average then the kids that would have done had they stayed in the publicschool to the extent we are able to tell. There are to the statistics involved in that. More to be that i would really like. My professional judgment says they are doing no better or worse t...

President obama and our great leader, tom vilsack has an opportunity to share with us visions for were going in the second term. It seems like a sequester come to sequester come to sequester and that certainly does weigh heavily on our shoulders, but nevertheless come were applied rumor going to do some incredibly great things in the second turned and im sure hes very excited to share that with you. I also want to recognize that we have a lot of young people in the audience from the Outlook Foru...

Forum Student Diversity program , now in its seventh year. 20 undergraduates, and for the first time, 10 graduate students, are here to gain insights into food and agriculture. So be sure to seek them out during the breaks. If you see them in the sessions , congratulate them for being here. Mentor them a little over the course of a couple days. That would be great. I know how important these young people are, because i have an alumnus of this program, johnnie jones, who works in my office. These...

A drought watch in 8 Pennsylvania counties, including Northampton, Bucks and Montgomery, has been lifted, according to the state DEP. 

Gov. Jared Polis begins his sixth year in office next week as the new legislative session is set to begin on Jan. 10. In the new session, the Colorado governor said he plans to continue working on affordable housing, public safety and education.

DENVER — The Colorado Department of Natural Resources and the Colorado Department of Agriculture would like to congratulate the Colorado River Drought Task Force, who voted recently to recommend a number of drought mitigation concepts...

Our state Legislature outlined a path for Colorado to take bold moves to address the aridification within our state. The Colorado River Drought Task Force, created by the new law, has been discussing ...

Wet and at times wild weather from a passing tropical storm drenched Lancaster County over the weekend, boosting the county’s September rainfall total to nearly 6 inches.

Drought declarations are not just based on rain. They also consider soil moisture, stream flow, and groundwater, which tends to lag behind rain.

HELENA - After three years and wide-ranging input from hundreds of Montanans across the state, plus an interagency Drought Task Force, the draft Montana Drought