1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (339+ words) State Representative David Steffen wants Wisconsin's youngest students learning without screens at all. The Howard Republican announced plans this week to introduce legislation banning tablets and computers from classrooms serving pre-kindergarten through second grade, with narrow exceptions carved out for…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (147+ words) The debate over BDS — which aims to put economic pressure on Israel by barring purchases of Israeli products and suspending trade agreements — has played out on college campuses. A Congressional Budget Office estimate addresses the bill's potential effects on federal…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (226+ words) The $31.2 million comes from the state's 4 percent surtax on residents earning more than $1 million annually, and it will support both direct-to-family vouchers and contracted seats. Budget analysts have quantified just how large that gap is. MassBudget estimated in an April…...