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NYC subway chief Andy Byford resigns after 2 years
NEW YORK (AP) — The man who earned the unlikely nickname “Train Daddy” as chief of New York City’s beleaguered transit agency announced Thursday that he was taking himself out of service, resigning after two years of trying to improve the Big Apple’s often frustrating subway and bus systems.
Major Idaho education groups oppose school choice legislation
The Idaho Education Association, Idaho Association of School Administrators, and Idaho School Boards Association held a press conference Monday at the Capitol to voice opposition to any proposed legislation that would allow state funds to go toward private tuition or homeschooling.
Education groups oppose school choice legislation
The Idaho Education Association, Idaho Association of School Administrators, and Idaho School Boards Association held a press conference Monday at the Capitol to voice opposition to any proposed legislation that would allow state funds to go toward private tuition or homeschooling.
Education News - Jan. 21, 2025
Awards and academic honors related to students in Bonner and Boundary counties.
Macy's puts up strong third quarter numbers, raises profit outlook and top end of full-year revenue
Macy's third-quarter sales declined as consumers remain cautious on their spending, but the results and its adjusted profit both topped Wall Street's expectations.
FVCC honors nursing graduates at pinning ceremony
Flathead Valley Community College’s nursing program will honor its current classes of 10 Associate of Science in Nursing graduates and eight practical nursing graduates during a traditional pinning ceremony Friday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m.
Higher interest rates free up housing, make financing difficult
MOSES LAKE — The good news is, the housing shortage that made finding a home so difficult a couple of years ago appears to have passed. The bad news is, it’s getting harder to buy the homes that are on the market.
OPINION: Consider the alternative
Winston Churchill is credited with saying “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” Successful politicians know that politics and politicians are imperfect.
Fair starts next week, get your tickets now
The 2021 Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo opens Aug. 18 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in Kalispell with a theme of “Montana’s Best Traditions.” The fair will feature a performance by country star Chris Janson on Aug. 18, three nights of Ram PRCA Rodeo, and a Big Air Bash motorcycle stunt show. Tickets for the concert and all other grandstand events are now available for purchase at the fair office and online at www.nwmtfair.com.
‘Dog-whistle’ politics once again at work
If you were to credit a single individual with defeating Hitler, it wouldn’t be a statesman or a general. It would be a British mathematician – Alan Turing.
Loan relief granted to former for-profit college students
The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates’ success in finding jobs.
AP FACT CHECK: Biden overstates UAW support of electric cars
DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden glossed over important details and oversimplified the facts in his boast about support from the United Auto Workers union for his effort to
AP FACT CHECK: Biden overstates UAW support of electric cars
DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden glossed over important details and oversimplified the facts in his boast about support from the United Auto Workers union for his effort to
AP FACT CHECK: Biden overstates UAW support of electric cars
DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden glossed over important details and oversimplified the facts in his boast about support from the United Auto Workers union for his effort to
AP FACT CHECK: Biden overstates UAW support of electric cars
DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden glossed over important details and oversimplified the facts in his boast about support from the United Auto Workers union for his effort to
Valkyries dynamic duo helped lead soccer team to new heights
Bigfork’s Brette Guenzler and Scout Nadeau have spent a lot of time on the soccer pitch together since they began playing together in elementary school, but this season the dynamic duo and their teammates stood somewhere no Valkyrie soccer player had ever been before - the Class A state semi-finals.
MLSD board passes '22-23 budget
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District will operate with a budget of about $196.36 million for the 2022-23 school year. Moses Lake School Board members approved the budget on a unanimous vote and with no discussion at the regular meeting Thursday. In Washington, basic school support funds from the state are allocated based on the number of students in school. However, because district officials don’t know how many students will actually enroll until school starts, school budgets throughout the state are based on a projection. In a July budget presentation, MLSD Director of Finance Stefanie Lowry said the projection for 2021-22 was higher than the actual enrollment. “We were a little bit short of our projection, and that was an impact of about $75,000 to $80,000 in apportionment,” Lowry said...
MALLOY: Critchfield ponders ‘new culture’ for education
Debbie Critchfield of Oakley, the Republican candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, isn’t running against the two-term incumbent that she defeated in May’s primary election. But she makes it clear that, if elected, it will not be business as usual in Idaho’s Department of Education. Critchfield is telling voters – especially Republican educators who jumped ship and voted for Democratic candidates in the last three elections for state superintendent – that they can feel comfortable with the GOP candidate this time around.
Passage of major climate legislation is victory for future generations
Those hoping to preserve a livable world for ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren can find much to celebrate in the climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
The stay-at-home dad: In celebration of the do-it-all mom
In case these stay-at-home dad columns haven’t made it clear already: I’m hardly the expert when it comes to effective parenting.