School enrollment has declined statewide in Connecticut. State education data shows between 2018 and 2023, statewide enrollment was down more than 17,000 students. Almost 15,000 kids left during the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic. .
Indiana is among states dealing with an attorney shortage crisis and its potential impact on the criminal justice system. As states grapple with the shortage, Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush is building a special panel of experts in search of solutions. Christiana Ochoa, dean of the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University, is one of the voices on the panel. .
Montana environmental groups have filed suit against the U.S. Forest Service to stop a large logging project in the Bitterroot National Forest. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies contended the project threatens species habitat and clean water. .
American 15-year-olds rank 28th in the developed world for math skills on international assessments, and now a new study aims to find out why many teenagers are turned off by math. Researchers from the nonprofit YouthTruth polled 90,000 students and found only 57% consider it important to learn math. Jennifer de Forest, director of organizational learning for YouthTruth, noted students value a good relationship with their teacher. .
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