Senior and older-adult groups are frustrated by cuts to services in New York s budget proposal. This includes cuts to home-care programs and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program. It comes a year after Gov. .
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A report released this month by the Network for Public Education ranked Illinois an "A" grade for its overall support of public schools. One organization gives credit to state legislators who worked to end the state s "Invest in Kids" voucher program. The findings in "Public Schooling in America" claimed there were 240 new private schools in 2022-2023, and 30 of them had enrolled 25 or fewer students. .
LGBTQ advocates in North Dakota have joined a nationwide coalition demanding accountability over the death of a non-binary teen from Oklahoma. And there are calls to promote solidarity for other gender-nonconforming students. Last month, 16-year-old Nex Benedict - who had experienced bullying - died the day after an altercation in a school bathroom. .
A month from today, thousands of eclipse-chasers will travel to Texas for a dimming of the sun. And one city is making the most of the rare event. Kerrville - population 25,000 - will dismiss kids from school to attend a festival in the city park, hear speakers from NASA, and enjoy live music and children s programming. .