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Texas Awards $20M Grants to Train 7,400 Students
Greg Abbott
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced 84 Jobs and Education for Texans grants totaling more than $20 million to help schools equip career-training programs expected to serve over 7,400 students in their first year. North Texas awards include funding for welding training at Collin College and Tarrant County College, alongside grants for a range of other high-demand careers statewide.
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High School Used $10K Grant To Hand Out ‘Chest Binders’ At Local Pride Parade, Stock Library With LGBTQ Books
Centennial High School
— Jun 12, 2024
A New Mexico high school used $10,000 in grant funds to purchase “chest binders” and pro-LGBTQ books for its library, emails show. Centennial High School received the grant from a pro-LGBT nonprofit, It Gets Better, to…
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EXCLUSIVE: School Violence Prevention Fund Being Used To ‘Welcome’ Violent Immigrant Children
Reporting
— Jan 21, 2026
A $1 million federal grant created to curb school violence after the 2018 Parkland school shooting is now being used to create a more welcoming environment for an “influx” of violent immigrant children — and the…
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19 Students Hospitalized After Louisiana School Bus Crash
Louisiana State Police
— Sep 12, 2026
A Grant Parish school bus crash on Highway 71 north of Montgomery involved 21 students, with 19 hospitalized and two airlifted to a trauma center; authorities reported no confirmed fatalities and Louisiana State Police are leading the investigation, while the school district thanked first responders and urged privacy for those affected.
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The school district did right thanking the responders first after 19 students ended up in hospitals.
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Pope Leo XIV Discharged From Hospital After Surgery, Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Spencer Lombardo · 3 min · 4h
Oregon Under Fire For Grant Program That Won’t Give Money To Schools With Too Many White Kids
United States Department of Education
— May 29, 2026
Two nonprofits are demanding an investigation into Oregon’s allegedly anti-white education grants. Defending Education and Do No Harm (DNH) filed a joint complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for…
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AP Top 25 College Football Teams
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College football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.
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Appeals Court Blocks Trump Admin Shutdown Of School Grants Tied To Race, Gender Activism
Donald John Trump
— Dec 5, 2025
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that blocks the Trump administration from canceling mental health grants that the Department of Education (ED) said “promote divisive ideologies based on…
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Biden-Harris Admin Allocated Nearly $1 Million To Deploy ‘Antiracist’ Counselors To Red State Public Schools
United States Department of Education
— Oct 8, 2024
The Department of Education awarded a grant to the University of Missouri System in 2023 that funded the deployment of 64 “antiracist” counselors to the state’s public schools, records show. Through the Partnership for…
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CASEY RYAN: Accreditors Wield Power To End DEI In Schools
Opinion
— Jun 14, 2025
Accreditors wield significant power in determining if universities can receive federal funding or even grant recognized degrees. Institutions of higher learning must follow the guidance and standards set in place by…
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Pennsylvania Town Grants Teen New ATV After He Helps Out with Snowfall
Reporting
— Feb 3, 2022
Cohen Stahl of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, has made a name for himself for being a good Samaritan in his community. While plenty of teenagers are busy with their social lives, school and sports, 14-year-old Cohen is…
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Books
Happiness fuels success instead of following it
Shawn Achor’s 2010 Harvard-rooted positive-psychology case shows managers, post-goal strivers, and people after setbacks why mood is a performance lever worth building on purpose.
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University At Odds With Trump Admin Takes Out $300,000,000 Loan
Donald John Trump
— Apr 17, 2025
Brown University took out a $300,000,000 loan shortly after the Trump administration froze $510 million in grants to the school. The loan was issued by an undisclosed lender on April 11, about a week after the…
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump HHS Yanks $60,000,000 In Federal Funding From Harvard
Donald John Trump
— May 20, 2025
The Department of Health and Human Services has canceled another $60 million in grants to Harvard University in the latest strike by the Trump administration against the Ivy League school. The termination of $60 million…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Judge Orders School To Reinstate Teacher Suspended for Refusing To Use Transgender Pronouns
Reporting
— Jun 8, 2021
A judge ruled Tuesday that a Virginia teacher must be reinstated after he was suspended for refusing to address transgender students by their preferred pronouns. Judge James Plowman Jr. granted Tanner Cross’s request…
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Harvard Immediately Faces Billions In Losses After Refusing Trump Administration’s Demands To Address Antisemitism
first presidency of Donald Trump
— Apr 15, 2025
The Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism revoked over $2 billion in grants to Harvard University Monday hours after the school rejected the administration’s demands to tackle antisemitism. In a public statement…
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Three Million Children to Receive Free School Meals
Health
— Aug 31, 2026
Across the articles, governments are expanding and supporting free school meals and related programs to ease back-to-school costs and improve child nutrition, with wide participation and local sourcing highlighted in New York. The UK is rolling out universal-credit–based free meals, breakfast clubs, and childcare support, while U.S. districts like Colorado are increasing meal participation despite higher costs, aided by grants to preserve meal quality and supply, all as part of broader efforts to reduce hunger and financial strain on families.
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2026 Is The Gasoline Price Election, Not The Data Center Election
David Blackmon · 5 min · 5h
Ivy League University Takes Out Additional $500 Million Loan Due To Federal ‘Uncertainty’
Donald John Trump
— Jul 29, 2025
Brown University took out its second multi-million-dollar loan four months after the Trump administration pulled $510 million in federal grants from the school for allegedly continuing to use illegal diversity, equity…
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Support Trump vs Support Democrats
Yourlist
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Every executive order, court fight, and agency purge just adds another tally mark to the same permanent scoreboard.
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Yale’s COVID-19 Saliva Test Used in NBA Gets FDA OK for Emergency Use
Reporting
— Aug 16, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Saturday granted emergency use authorization to Yale School of Public Health’s saliva test to detect COVID-19, after a trial on National Basketball Association players and staff…
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Biden’s Education Department Spent Over $100,000,000 On DEI, Antiracist Social Workers For K-12 Schools
United States Department of Education
— Mar 19, 2025
The Department of Education under the Biden administration spent over $100 million on grants to universities meant to train K-12 social workers in critical race theory, social justice and diversity, equity and inclusion…
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Pennsylvania weighs federal school-choice tax credits
Politics
— Aug 14, 2026
A federal Education Freedom Tax Credit program would provide up to a $1,700 credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations, with more than 30 states opting in or planning to, while Pennsylvania weighs participation; supporters say it opens private funding and student opportunities, though opponents warn it could divert resources from traditional public schools. Public awareness remains low despite broad support, as the program affects families from homeschooling to those receiving scholarships, with real-life stories illustrating the impact and ongoing political debates around school choice.
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Federal Data Flags 500 Colleges’ Loan Nonpayment
United States Department of Education
— Sep 16, 2026
Federal data show about 500 colleges where at least 40% of recent loan borrowers aren’t repaying, a pattern concentrated in for-profit schools amid calls for greater accountability and potential revenue cuts for underperformers. At the same time, the nonprofit sector is expanding its role by providing substantial liquidity, grants, and free access programs to stabilize higher-ed financing, highlighting a debate over value and oversight in the for-profit sector.
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US Military Reportedly Low On Critical ‘Bunker Buster’ Munition
The Department of War is running low on a critical munition as President Donald Trump weighs next steps in Iran, according to an Oct. 15 report.
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Biden DOJ Poured Over $100,000,000 Into ‘Restorative Justice,’ DEI Efforts For K-12 Students, New Report Finds
Joe Biden
— Jan 2, 2025
The Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Joe Biden awarded K-12 schools $100,113,942 in grants aimed at increasing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts since 2021, a new report says. The DOJ divvied up…
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Trump Unveils Multibillion Critical Minerals Push
Donald John Trump
— Aug 7, 2026
President Trump unveiled a coordinated package totaling over $180 million in grants to expand mining education and workforce programs, backed by $100 million from the Department of Energy and more than $80 million from the military to three universities, including the Colorado School of Mines, the South Dakota School of Mines, and Johns Hopkins University, to build a domestic critical minerals talent pool. The move, announced at a State Department roundtable, aims to strengthen U.S. supply chains for critical minerals and reduce reliance on China, as part of a broader push to boost mining innovation and manufacturing resilience.
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