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(The Center Square) – Only two states are better than Mississippi in teacher freedom, a report from the Heritage Foundation says The Education Freedom Report Card put Mississippi 17th overall, and No. 3 behind Florida and Arizona in teacher freedom. “A solid 47% of teachers in the state found their way to the classroom through…

(The Center Square) – Increased food stamp requirements from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are set to affect over 130,000 Nevadans. With one in six Nevadans on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, tightened eligibility starting Jan. 31, 2026 could pose some difficult questions for the state’s most vulnerable. “We are absolutely anticipating an  increase in need,”…

(The Center Square) – As young people face increasing mental health challenges, the University of North Carolina System is ramping up a suicide prevention training program for future principals and teachers. The Mental Health First Aid initiative will train 420 K-12 educators this academic year, the university says. “This it not something they are taught…

(The Center Square) – Private equity ownership of hospitals across the United States leads to declining patient care and drained community resources, a new report warns. Peter Pitts, former Associate FDA Commissioner and president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, released “Barbarians at the Hospital Gates: Private Equity and its Impact on…

(The Center Square) – Despite a Trump administration executive order defunding gender ideology in public education, Los Angeles Unified School District materials instruct elementary children how to be transgender activists, warn parents that failing to support “gender-affirming care” could endanger their children, and the district allows students to socially transition at school without parental notification,…

(The Center Square) – The University of Colorado Boulder is now ranked fifth in the nation for free speech. That’s according to the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s “2026 College Free Speech Rankings” report. Though it’s the same rating as last year, the university has been consistently trending upward in its ratings over the past…

(The Center Square) – Hope remains 125 years after the Great Storm of 1900 decimated Galveston Island. On Sept. 8, 1900, a massive hurricane tore through Galveston, creating an estimated $30 million worth of damages at the time. The last wind speed measured 100 miles an hour before instruments were blown away. The tide reached roughly 16…

(The Center Square) – Tax relief and continued reduction of tax-supported debt are leading praises of the Legislature from an independent nonpartisan taxpayer research institute in Florida. The Taxpayers’ Guide to Florida’s FY2025-26 State Budget, produced by Florida TaxWatch, highlights moves in a $114.8 billion spending plan for education, human services, the environment, transportation and…

(The Center Square) – The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system welcomes help from the state of North Carolina as it works to improves its trouble financial situation, a school system spokeswoman told The Center Square. The school district, the state’s fourth largest and among the nation’s 100 most populous, still owes the state $3.4 million for…

(The Center Square) – Not a single Michigan city made a recent list of fastest-growing metropolitan areas. From 2019 to 2024, cities in Florida, South Carolina and Utah saw the largest population increase by percentage. This is according to a recent report from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, which analyzed data from the U.S. Bureau…