[Opinion] Chicago Teachers Union got last-second funding from the Biden EPA

Chicago Teachers Union got last-second funding from the Biden EPA

Just days before then-President-elect Donald Trump was set to take office, President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency wired $100,000 to an arm of the Chicago Teachers Union to train public school children in environmental advocacy. The payment, which the EPA…

JIM LONG: Teachers Unions’ Worst Nightmare Could Come True

The Educational Choice for Children Act is a second chance for Illinois’ low-income students to thrive in a school better suited to their needs.

JIM LONG: Teachers Unions’ Worst Nightmare Could Come True - News Talk Florida

Jim Long For most Illinois students, learning ability is limited by their ZIP code far more than their academic capabilities. But for a short stint between 2017 and 2023, thousands of low-income students had a new opportunity. The Invest in Kids tax credit scholarship program awarded over 40,000 scholarships to low-income students, helping them gain access to educational scholarships that empowered them to reach their full potential in schools b…

The Stakes: EPA suspends North Richmond grant for a second time, putting $19 million project in limbo

“The Stakes” is a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders affecting Californians and their communities.  Sometime since Friday, when Contra Costa County officials last checked on an anticipated grant for North Richmond, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suspended the promised $19 million, marking the second time the grant has been put on hold since… The post The Stakes: EPA suspends North Richmond grant for a second time, putti…