PODCAST: Lamont wants to make pre-K free for some CT families. What’s in the way?
WSHU sits down with CT Mirror’s Laura Tillman to discuss her story about the push for 'universal pre-K' in Connecticut.
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School funding 101: Understanding how we pay for Ohio’s public education
State lawmakers are debating how much taxpayer money to give to school districts over the next two years. What you need to ...
Why Paying Attention to Your 401(k) Fees Can Save You Over Time
Lowering fees on your 401(k) plan can save you money over the years of your investment, protecting your contributions and ...
Bigger Social Security Checks Are Arriving in April
Payments to eligible retired public sector employees will increase starting in April due to the Social Security Fairness Act ...
Woman Ordered Takeout When Her Friend’s Food-Delivery App Didn’t Work — and Now They Refuse to Pay Her Back
A woman said in a post on the U.K.-based forum Mumsnet that her friend is refusing to pay her back after she ordered takeout ...
Childcare crisis: Low pay has early childcare workers searching for other jobs
Child advocates say we are in a childcare crisis, as recent data shows thousands of Pennsylvania classrooms are closed ...
The Colorado Sun3d
Colorado lawmakers finalize budget proposal. Here’s what they cut to close $1.2B gap — and what they didn’t.
The cuts will enable the state to absorb the rising costs of Medicaid and fully fund K-12 for another year. But they didn’t ...
Everything You Should Know About Tax Form 1099-K
A 1099-K form is issued by credit card companies and third-party settlement organizations (TPSOs) — think payment apps and ...
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Blueprint should give Maryland schools more money. So why are their budgets in crisis?
Three years in, the Blueprint has become synonymous with budget cuts, leaving school leaders reconsidering how they spend ...
A bill to cap class sizes in Oregon has widespread teacher support. But it could also mean less attention for students who need the most help
The proposal could radically reshape learning conditions for high-needs students, especially in larger districts with schools ...
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GHURA to hire 40 staffers to run $500M disaster grant program, deputy gets $23K pay bump
Commissioners on Tuesday passed resolutions authorizing the extra hires and officially designating Esteves the grant manager, with extra pay, for the $500 million in Community Development Block ...
You Lost Your Job. Should You Dip Into Your 401(k) or Seek Family Support?
The advantage to getting the money you need out of a 401 (k) is it’s your plan, in your name, and you are free to do with it what you wish. No one has to know you are short on cash and tapping your ...