Chronic Absenteeism Rates at Schools Still Way Above Pre-COVID Levels

As high school seniors across the country line up to receive their diplomas this month, public school leaders look ahead to the continued fight against chronic absenteeism so students can graduate on time. The attendance problem reached a crisis level—a national average of about 31 percent in the 2021–2022 academic year—when students in most states

House Passes $883 Billion Annual Defense Bill With Culture War Amendments

The final tally of the vote on the National Defense Authorization Act was 217–199 with six Democrats voting in favor and three Republicans voting against. The House of Representatives on June 14 passed its annual defense policy bill with GOP-approved culture war amendments that are certain to put the House on a collision course with

Marco Rubio defends Trump remarks on immigrants “poisoning the blood” of U.S.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a possible vice presidential pick for former President Donald Trump, defended Trump’s previous remarks on immigrants “poisoning the blood of our country” in a Spanish-language interview Wednesday with Telemundo.  “I think he speaks that way and in that manner,” Rubio said in Spanish, with an English-language translation provided by the network,