Governor Greg Abbott today announced the selection of 13 members to serve on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s (THECB) working group, created under his directive to develop a statewide framework for establishing three-year bachelor’s degree pathways. “Texas students deserve a clear and affordable pathway to high-paying jobs,” said Governor Abbott. “This working group will […]

Today, Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order establishing the Team Kentucky Medical Debt Relief Program, which will provide relief to more than 130,000 Kentuckians from $250 million in medical debt. “Medical debt isn’t a choice – it’s what people are faced with after a serious accident, cancer diagnosis and more. Relieving this debt is […]

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of State (State) opened foreign funding investigations into Duke University (Duke) and the University of North Dakota (UND) after reviews of university records indicated the submission of incomplete, inaccurate, and untimely disclosures. Both Duke and UND are research institutions that have received significant taxpayer […]

In observance of Constitution Day on September 17th and following America’s historic 250th anniversary of independence, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon today issued a Dear Colleague Letter to all education leaders and teachers, urging them to strengthen civic learning and provide routine opportunities for students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The call to […]

St. Kitts and Nevis today, September 16, observes National Heroes Day, honouring five distinguished figures whose contributions have played a significant role in the Federation’s political, social and economic development. The annual observance coincides with the birthday of the late Right Excellent Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, who became the country’s first National Hero when the […]

Internal Inconsistency in the 15 September 2026 Judgments Omnibus (Morley J) National Heroes Day in St Kitts and Nevis celebrates the country’s struggle for self-government and independence, and the specific individuals credited with leading that struggle and who pushed the islands from colonial rule toward self-determination, culminating in independence in 1983. Seen against that, the […]