BVSD continues opposition to school funding formula overhaul As changes are made to a bill that would overhaul the state’s school funding formula — and school districts and education groups flip their stances in response — Boulder Valley Superintendent Rob ... 05/3/2024 - 6:25 pm | View Link
Education Spotlight: Texas school districts grapple with budget challenges amid lack of state funding Bryan Independent School District (Bryan ISD), like many others across the state, is feeling the pinch. Superintendent Ginger Carrabine emphasized the need for adequate funding to meet the demands of ... 05/2/2024 - 9:19 pm | View Link
NJ lawmakers float idea of maximum funding cuts for schools As officials consider ways to revamp the state's school funding formula, a proposed law aims to ensure that school districts are never delivered an unsustainable blow in funding cuts in a given year. 04/29/2024 - 7:22 am | View Link
School funding rallies call for more money in Pa schools while attacking school vouchers Calls for more funding in Pennsylvania public schools are getting louder, as officials, teachers, staff and union members rally against school vouchers. 04/26/2024 - 11:27 am | View Link
Schools are getting more money, but facing steep budget cuts? The numbers explain why The Vice-President of the Iowa City School Board told Iowa's News Now they are cutting $7 million from their budget. Another $2.5 million planning to be cut ne ... 04/25/2024 - 10:46 am | View Link
A new Lincoln Project spot takes aim at what’s allegedly inside Donald Trump’s pants. Via Florida Politics:
“We know Donald ‘Von ShitzInPants’ Trump will hate that this commercial is going to be seen by all his top donors this weekend as they do Apprentice-style tryouts with potential Vice Presidential picks,” said Rick Wilson, Lincoln Project co-founder.
There's a bill on Ron DeSantis’ desk that, if he signs it, would end the state’s support of renewable and clean energy and keep Florida reliant on fossil fuels. Via the Sun-Sentinel:
If signed, the law would reverse 16 years of state policy, finishing the work started by former Gov. Rick Scott and undoing Gov.
“Top officials for former President Donald Trump’s campaign believe they can flip Democratic strongholds Minnesota and Virginia into his column in November, they told donors behind closed doors at a Republican National Committee retreat Saturday,” NBC News reports.
“Brandishing internal surveys, pollster Tony Fabrizio and senior advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita delivered a set of presentations that focused on finances, messaging and the political map… Fabrizio’s numbers, posted on a slide shared with NBC News, showed Trump ahead of President Joe Biden by small margins in the key swing states from 2020 — including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia.”
Peter Baker: “It has become the topic of the season at Washington dinner parties and receptions. Where would you go if it really happens?”
“Portugal, says a former member of Congress. Australia, says a former agency director. Canada, says a Biden administration official. France, says a liberal columnist. Poland, says a former investigator.”
“They’re joking.
Narcissists always see boundaries as a challenge, and former President Donald Trump went there in front of a private Republican National Committee donor event at Mar-a-Lago, likening the Biden administration to the Gestapo, the secret police force of Nazi Germany. Trump also called Jack Smith a "fucking asshole" and lobbed insults at prosecutors.
Things got a little awkward when Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan asked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem about the false claim in her book where she said she met with North Korea's dictator, Kim Jong Un. She told of her meeting that never took place that Kim underestimated her, "having no clue about my experience staring down little tyrants (I'd been a children's pastor, after all)." That lie falls in line with her claim of being an "alpha-female" compared to Nikki Haley.