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Out of control burn pit fire leads to multiple structures destroyed

LAWTON, Iowa (KTIV) - Firefighters say a fire started in a burn pit and spread to two buildings near Lawton, Iowa, on Sunday, Feb. 8. According to firefighters, a fire originated in a burn pit before ...
The New York Times

Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons

Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia. President Trump meeting with President ...
csis.org

Unstable Coins: Stablecoin Regulation, Market Structure Legislation, and U.S. Security Risks

The United States spent the 2010s incrementally upgrading bank-based magnetic-stripe cards with chips. Meanwhile, China leapfrogged the legacy card-based system by rolling out digital wallets and ...
Traverse City Record-Eagle

Chain of Lakes level control structure under scrutiny

TRAVERSE CITY — Grand Traverse County commissioners want answers about the Chain of Lakes and the work that’s needed on the dams that control their levels. So they voted unanimously this week to seek ...
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Trump officials loosen strings on federal education money for Iowa

DENISON, Iowa (KTIV/Iowa Capital Dispatch)— U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced Wednesday in Denison that Iowa was the first state approved for a Returning Education to the States ...
Education Week

Zohran Mamdani Reverses Course on Mayoral Control Over NYC Schools

As he named a new schools chancellor Wednesday, the day before becoming New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani reversed course on a key but controversial campaign promise: to end mayoral control of the ...
Inside Higher Ed

A Call for More Collaboration in the Transfer Ecosystem

During National Transfer Student Week, I had the opportunity to present my dissertation findings. I was eager to share insights and connect with others doing similar work. Yet my excitement quickly ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

A Planned Shake-Up at Montclair State U. Raises a Question: What Is a Department for?

Montclair State University’s controversial plans to restructure its academic departments into interdisciplinary schools elevates a debate about college bureaucracy and disciplinary coherence that ...
The Diplomat

Purges and Power: Is China Quietly Rebalancing Its Command Structure?

In this July 5, 2017 file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a press conference after a meeting with the German chancellor in Berlin. In July 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping was ...
Tampa Bay Times

Florida school board member rejects state pressure to control speech

Jeffrey S. Solochek is an education reporter covering K-12 education policy and schools. Reach him at jsolochek@tampabay.com. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times ...
The New York Times

Should the Mayor Control N.Y.C. Schools? Mamdani and Cuomo Don’t Agree.

Zohran Mamdani and the teachers’ union have called for changes in mayoral control. Andrew M. Cuomo and some education leaders say that would be a grave mistake. By Troy Closson It is an eight-word ...