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Washington Post
6 days ago
- Health
- Washington Post
Schools brace for potential cuts to special education funding
Special-education advocates and some public school districts are bracing for potential budget constraints as they prepare for the $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts the president signed into law last month. The billions that public schools get each year in reimbursements from Medicaid for services such as counseling and speech therapy are at risk, advocates warn.
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Illinois launches tool to help students facing trauma
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The state of Illinois has unveiled a new tool to help children facing trauma. The compares different risk factors a student could face. It factors in statistics like a certain school district's access to health care, the graduation rate, and food insecurity. Knowing what specifically the children of a community need can let leaders prepare them for a better future. 'School districts across the state are impacted by the trauma that that students face in home or in their communities on a daily basis,' Illinois State Superintendent of Education Dr. Tony Sanders said. 'And this is just one more tool to help not just school districts, but also policymakers make decisions that are in the best interest of those children.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
EverDriven Achieves 18% Growth as Demand for Alternative Student Transportation Surges
Expansion into 36 states, record-breaking ride volumes, and new safety innovations highlight a year of purposeful scale and student impact DENVER, July 15, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EverDriven, the leader in Alternative Student Transportation, today announced strong year-over-year growth, including an 18% year-over-year increase in school district partnerships, expansion into three new states, and a single-day record of 15,051 completed rides. Between May 31, 2024, and May 31, 2025, EverDriven safely transported 32,641 students across 2,076,445 trips and 33,663,023 miles. This includes 17,154 students experiencing housing instability and 10,535 students with special needs. On April 29, 2025, EverDriven set a new benchmark by completing 15,051 rides in a single day. "Our growth is a reflection of the trust school districts place in us to safely deliver their most vulnerable students to school each day," said Mitch Bowling, CEO of EverDriven. "Through a combination of human-led, technology-powered service, we're continuously raising the bar for what modern student transportation can and should be." As the company's footprint expanded to 36 states—including new entries into Idaho, New Mexico, and Minnesota—EverDriven continued to invest in technologies that improve accountability and student safety. Over the past year, 1,279 vehicles across 69 school districts in 14 states were equipped with its AI-powered Camera Solution, improving visibility, accountability, and safety. In tandem, more than 5,300 drivers and monitors completed EverDriven's new English proficiency training program to strengthen communication and service delivery. These efforts reflect a broader commitment to operational excellence. According to EverDriven's 2025 Safety and Operations Report, which covers the period from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, 99.6% of trips were completed with no reported concerns. Keeping pace with regulatory change, EverDriven was the first alternative transportation provider to achieve full compliance with California Senate Bill 88. Since May 2024, the company has implemented updated inspection protocols, enhanced driver monitoring systems, and expanded accessibility features to better support students with a wide range of needs. "Delivering safe, reliable service at scale doesn't happen by accident. It takes constant review, rigorous standards, and a team committed to getting it right every day," said Adam Warner, Head of Safety at EverDriven. "Districts trust us with their most vulnerable students—and we take that responsibility seriously. Our safety practices are built to scale without compromise, so families and administrators can count on consistent, high-quality transportation day after day." To learn more about EverDriven and how its solutions support student transportation, visit About EverDriven With nearly 700 school district contracts and over 31,806 students served last year alone, EverDriven is the leader in safe and technology-enabled Alternative Student Transportation. Leveraging proprietary routing technology and customized transportation services, the company has been instrumental in addressing driver shortages, helping reduce chronic absenteeism, accommodating varying bell times, and serving unique student needs related to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, special needs, ESSA, hard-to-serve trips, and out-of-district placements. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Ashley Haga, Marketing Director at EverDrivenahaga@ 擷取數據時發生錯誤 登入存取你的投資組合 擷取數據時發生錯誤 擷取數據時發生錯誤 擷取數據時發生錯誤 擷取數據時發生錯誤
Fox News
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Federal appeals court throws roadblock at Trump's education reform agenda
A federal appeals court refused to grant the U.S. Department of Education's (DOE) request to put a temporary halt on a district judge's preliminary injunction last week, preventing the Trump administration from moving ahead with plans to dismantle the department. Washington, D.C., and two states previously requested the court to halt the announced DOE and Trump administration's planned Reduction in Force (RIF) of half of the remaining employees at the DOE, as well as the closure of the department. The dismantling was announced on March 11, 2025, and two days later, the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump and others were sued in the District of Massachusetts. Following suit, five labor organizations and two school districts did the same. The plaintiffs requested the court for an injunction against the transfer of certain functions out of the Department, which Trump announced on March 21. The District Court merged the two cases, and after reviewing the factual findings, issued an order to place a stop on the president's actions. The Trump administration appealed the decision and requested a temporary stop to the district court's order, but on Wednesday that request was denied. "What is at stake in this case, the District Court found, was whether a nearly half-century-old cabinet department would be permitted to carry out its statutorily assigned functions or prevented from doing so by a mass termination of employees aimed at implementing the effective closure of that department," the court of appeals wrote. "Given the extensive findings made by the District Court and the absence of any contrary evidence having been submitted by the appellants, we conclude that the appellants' stay motion does not warrant our interfering with the ordinary course of appellate adjudication in the face of what the record indicates would be the apparent consequences of our doing so. The appellants' motion for a stay is denied." Republican senators, in April, introduced the "Returning Education to Our States Act" after Trump signed an Executive Order to close the DOE in March. If passed, the bill would redirect portions of the department to other federal agencies, such as the Departments of Interior, Treasury, Health and Human Services, Labor, Defense, Justice and State. "The Department of Education was created to collect education data and advise state and local organizations on best practices," Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, told Fox News Digital at the time. "Since then, it has grown into an oversized bureaucracy that dictates one-size-fits-all policies, standards and practices for students across the nation." The bill came amid widespread support among Republicans to eliminate the agency, including the current sitting Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, who detailed her "vision for eliminating the Department of Education" in a Fox News op-ed. McMahon and Rounds recently held a meeting where the "Returning Education to Our States Act" was discussed. In addition to eliminating the agency, the legislation would also make key changes to education compliance requirements, making it so that schools would no longer be required to administer standardized tests to identify struggling schools (CSI and TSI). The bill would also allow schools more autonomy to set teacher certification standards and professional development plans. The executive order issued by President Donald Trump directs the department to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities," but it takes an act of Congress to formally abolish the department. The Republican-led bill could potentially accompany President Donald Trump's executive order and campaign promise to reshape the American education system as it heads to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for debate.
