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Associated Press
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Bill of Rights Institute Launches Comprehensive Free Civics Curriculum for American Schools
With 40 lessons, Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment helps students explore representative government, civil society and civic virtues. 'With Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment, students everywhere can develop the knowledge and skills they need for lives of productive, principled citizenship.' — David J. Bobb, Ph.D., President & CEO ARLINGTON, VA, UNITED STATES, May 7, 2025 / / -- For more than 25 years, the Bill of Rights Institute has worked to ensure all students receive a quality civic and history education. Now, classrooms across America will have access to a new comprehensive civics curriculum – offered at no cost to educators and schools. The Bill of Rights Institute announced today the launch of its new civics curriculum, Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment. A national leader in the publication of open educational resources (OER), the Bill of Rights Institute offers more than 6,000 classroom resources and supports a network of more than 80,000 teachers who reach 8 million students per year. With Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment, the Institute is offering its most comprehensive civics curriculum to date. Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment offers 7 units and 40 lessons, and examines the relationships between civil society, our government, and citizens. Students explore the structure of American government alongside key concepts like self-governance, founding principles like liberty, justice, and equality, and civic virtues. The curriculum was pilot tested with classroom teachers and offers multiple engaging resources, including primary sources, point/counterpoint debates, informative videos, essays, case studies, and more. Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment also marks the Bill of Rights Institute's entry into game-based learning, with a series of interactives and tabletop games designed to increase student learning, comprehension, and knowledge retention. Bill of Rights Institute President and CEO David J. Bobb, Ph.D., said that Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment gives teachers an immediate new tool to increase civic learning, without having to rely on cost-prohibitive textbooks. 'We believe all students should have access to a quality civic education, regardless of ZIP Code or school budget,' Bobb said. 'With Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment, students everywhere can develop the knowledge and skills they need for lives of productive, principled citizenship.' The Bill of Rights Institute is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that teaches civics and history through market-leading curricula and educational programs for teachers and students. To learn more about Bill of Rights Institute programs and resources, visit . Kevin Hart Bill of Rights Institute +1 202-674-1237 email us here Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
23 states seeking to block Trump funding freeze ask judge to enforce restraining order
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The nearly two dozen state attorneys general suing the Trump administration over his federal funding freeze are calling on a Rhode Island judge to enforce an already-imposed restraining order, saying the president is actively flaunting the court's decision. Rhode Island U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell last week granted a temporary restraining order to block President Donald Trump's freeze of Congress-approved funds across the country, and he extended the order on Thursday. RELATED: RI federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's funding freeze But 23 Democratic state attorneys general who filed the restraining order said the Trump administration continues to deny entities access to funds. And they're now asking McConnell to order the administration 'immediately to take every step necessary to effectuate the order, including clearing any administrative, operational, or technical hurdles to implementation,' according to the motion. 'As long as this administration continues to break the law, we will continue our fight to uphold it,' R.I. Attorney General Neronha said in a statement. 'These lingering funding pauses are not coincidental. So let me be as crystal clear as Judge McConnell's order: we're not interested in playing these games, especially when it comes to funding programs that Americans rely on to survive and thrive.' The motion comes as congressional leaders, state agencies and federally supported nonprofits report having issues accessing funds they were granted before Trump became president. The R.I. Office of Energy Resources confirmed Friday the agency hasn't been able to access $125 million in federal funds awarded to the state through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The money is supposed to go toward clean-energy rebates, solar programs, utility infrastructure and electric-charging satiations. 'OER is working with the governor's office and the attorney general's office to resolve this issue in light of the temporary restraining order,' OER spokesperson Robert Beadle said in a statement. On Thursday, Rhode Island Rep. Seth Magaziner posted on social media: 'I am hearing from community health centers all across Rhode Island that their federal funding has been cut off today.' Rhode Island Health Care Association president and CEO Elena Nicolella confirmed the state's eight community health centers 'have experienced challenges drawing down their federal grant funds over the last week.' State attorneys general argued in court documents the Trump administration hasn't been disbursing funds through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, along with the inflation Reduction Act, which were passed by Congress to bolster funding for climate and and infrastructure projects. 'Federal grantor agencies have replied to state agency inquiries with receipt-acknowledging non-answers or not replied at all — and often meetings with agency grant offices remain cancelled,' the attorneys wrote in the motion. In Washington, a financial and operation director at the University of Washington International Training and Education Center for Health reported not receiving funds for ongoing projects, including programs to prevent HIV transmission. 'I-TECH staff and faculty were shocked and surprised to receive these stop-work orders, which appeared to conflict' with the judge's order, wrote the director in an affidavit. Neronha said a Brown University project researching dementia care was scheduled for a review to renew the funding with the National Institutes of Health. But on the day of the review, NIH canceled the meeting, he added. Trump officials initially ordered the funding freeze through a memo to federal agencies, saying it was necessary to ensure all American spending aligned with the president's policy goals. The administration later rescinded the memo amid widespread confusion and pushback, but only offered vague guidance as to whether funding would continue to flow. This states' legal action was initially filed by states attorney generals in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, California, New York, Illinois, and New Jersey. It was later joined by Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. The states' top prosecutors said Friday they are not seeking any sanctions at this time. McConnell is also considering whether to order a preliminary injunction in the matter, which would create a more permanent legal block to freezing federal funds. Both were expected to file motions on that matter Friday. 'I think we share the plaintiffs' desire for expedition and resolution of the preliminary injunction motion,' said Daniel Schwei, an attorney representing the Trump administration, during a hearing on Thursday. Eli Sherman (esherman@ is a Target 12 investigative reporter for 12 News. Connect with him on Twitter and on Facebook. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Billions in federal funds still inaccessible, says emergency motion filed in R.I. federal court
Since Jan 27, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources has been blocked from accessing $125 million in federal grants for various energy efficiency and renewable energy incentives, including Solar for All initiatives. (Photo by Getty images) Twelve days and two separate federal court orders later, state agencies and their beneficiaries are still not able to access billions of dollars in critical federal grants and aid. Which is why 23 Democratic attorneys general suing President Donald Trump and his administration are asking for a federal judge in Rhode Island to intervene. The 21-page motion filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island late Friday afternoon asks Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. for emergency, immediate enforcement of his existing order blocking a federal funding freeze. McConnell issued the temporary restraining order on Jan. 31, preventing Trump and other federal cabinet heads from blocking access to funds until further notice. But across the country, state governments, including Rhode Island, remain locked out of payment systems and other portals controlling billions of federal funding, the AGs wrote in their latest filing. 'There has been an ever-changing kaleidoscope of federal financial assistance that has been suspended, deleted, in transit, under review, and more since entry of the Order,' the filing states. 'These conditions persist today.' Lawsuits multiply against Trump barrage of orders as Democrats struggle to fight back The AGs filing continues, 'while it is imaginable that a certain amount of machinery would need to be re-tooled in order to undo the breadth of the Federal Funding Freeze, there is no world in which these scattershot outages, which as of this writing impact billions of dollars in federal funding across the Plaintiff States, can constitute compliance with this Court's Order.' In court documents submitted Feb. 3, Daniel Schwei, the U.S. Department of Justice attorney representing the Trump administration, wrote that the administration did not interpret the temporary restraining order to apply to Trump's executive orders or to federal agencies not named in the lawsuit. Schwei also indicated federal funds allocated through Biden-era programs under the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Improvement and Jobs Act were not subject to the court order. This has put key environmental, research, health care and infrastructure programs at risk, as the AGs write in their latest request for emergency enforcement. In Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) has been unable to access $125 million in federal grants for various energy efficiency and renewable energy incentives, some of which were frozen starting Jan. 27, according to a supplemental, 78-page document submitted Friday. As of Wednesday, OER has not heard back on its Jan. 28 email regarding the suspending funding for solar incentives, the AGs wrote. Robert Beadle, a spokesperson for OER, confirmed the frozen funds in an email Friday evening. 'OER is working with the Governor's Office and the Attorney General's Office to resolve this issue in light of the Temporary Restraining Order,' Beadle said. Meanwhile, Brown University has experienced 'near immediate disruptions' to its research projects, including a canceled review of $71 million in National Institutes of Health funding for dementia research, according to court documents. 'As long as this Administration continues to break the law, we will continue our fight to uphold it,' Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, who is co-leading the lawsuit, said in a statement Friday. 'Let me be as crystal clear as Judge McConnell's order: we're not interested in playing these games, especially when it comes to funding programs that Americans rely on to survive and thrive.' McConnell has given the DOJ team representing the Trump administration until Sunday to respond, according to court documents. McConnell has separately scheduled a hearing in federal court in Providence on Feb. 21 to hear arguments on the AGs' request for a longer term and more broad-sweeping block on a funding freeze. On Monday, a federal judge in D.C. issued a temporary restraining order blocking the funding freeze in response to a separate lawsuit filed by nonprofit and business groups. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
Zawya
06-02-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Oando's Expansion in Africa's Energy Sector to Take Center Stage at Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025 in Paris
Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive Officer will speak at the Invest in African Energy 2025 Forum in Paris this May. As one of Africa's largest indigenous energy companies, Oando is experiencing significant growth, driven by its landmark acquisition of Eni's Nigerian subsidiary last year and its recent expansion into Angola. In August 2024, Oando finalized the acquisition of a 100% shareholding in the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) from Eni for $783 million. This strategic move increased Oando's participating interests in OMLs 60, 61, 62 and 63 from 20% to 40%, effectively doubling the company's total reserves to approximately one billion barrels of oil equivalent. With plans to scale production to 100,000 barrels per day by 2028, the acquisition solidifies Oando's position as a key player in Nigeria's upstream sector. IAE 2025 ( is an exclusive forum designed to facilitate investment between African energy markets and global investors. Taking place May 13-14, 2025 in Paris, the event offers delegates two days of intensive engagement with industry experts, project developers, investors and policymakers. For more information, please visit To sponsor or participate as a delegate, please contact sales@ Oando continues to strengthen its presence across Africa with a significant milestone in Angola. Through its upstream subsidiary, Oando Energy Resources (OER), the company has been awarded operatorship of Block KON 13 in the onshore Kwanza Basin. Following a competitive bidding process organized by Angola's National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels, OER now holds a 45% participating interest and will lead the block's development in partnership with Effimax and Sonangol. Strategically located in the prolific Kwanza Basin, Block KON 13 offers substantial exploration potential in both pre-salt and post-salt plays, with estimated prospective resources ranging between 770 million and 1.1 billion barrels of oil. Two exploration wells previously drilled to a depth of 3,000 meters have indicated the presence of oil and gas across various intervals. In addition to expanding its asset base, Oando is integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its drilling operations to enhance efficiency and decision-making. By leveraging AI, the company aims to optimize resource utilization and improve performance in upcoming projects. This initiative reflects Oando's commitment to adopting innovative technologies to maintain its leadership in the energy sector. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Energy Capital&Power.
