NYC schools panel, once a rubber stamp, flexes political muscle in debate over AI, school closures

Panel members said some or all of the administration-backed proposals were on track to be voted down, though Mayor Mamdani ...
Government Technology

NYC Schools Advisory Panel Exerts Influence Over School Closures

The Panel for Educational Policy, which some have considered a rubber stamp for each mayor's agenda, is evolving away from ...
Altoona Mirror

Pennsylvania House panel OKs transportation bills

A House committee approved two bills Monday designed to help municipalities meet transportation needs. The Transportation Committee voted unanimously for an amended House Bill 2266, sponsored by state ...

‘The clock is ticking’: New York municipalities struggle to meet deadline to remove lead pipes

Municipalities statewide face a looming 2037 federal deadline to replace all lead-contaminated water lines, a process ...
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CHED should not touch General Education subjects

THE Commission on Higher Education (CHED) must have learned its lesson too late. In its rush to reduce the college General ...

Invasive mussels wreak havoc across US. Feds are desperate for a fix.

The mussels can wreak havoc on waterways. A new contest offers thousands of dollars for ideas to stop the spread.

U.S. House spares rotisserie chickens from SNAP eligible food rules

Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet got a farm bill amendment passed to allow families to purchase rotisserie chickens with SNAP ...

That Time an Underwater Mountain Nearly Took Out a Nuclear Sub

In 2005, the USS San Francisco slammed full speed into a massive mountain under the Pacific. How the stricken vessel narrowly ...

Bystander Hit in Secret Service-Involved Shooting

National Mall Shooting: Secret Service agents on Monday exchanged gunfire with a man near the Washington Monument, hitting a ...