Santa Cruz County students made small gains in math and English language arts in California standardized testing this year, but scores remain below statewide averages and pre-pandemic levels.

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When Hawaiʻi elementary students are tested on division, multiplication and fractions — the fundamentals of math — about half ...

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ANN ARBOR, MI – Twelve candidates are vying for five open seats in two raises for Ann Arbor Public Schools’ Board of Education this election. The slate of candidates on the Nov. 3 General Election ...

A speaker addresses the press on economic policy, with President Trump in the background, amidst ongoing discussions about the administration's impact on liberty and ...

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has moved to reshape the central bank's communications and secure a unanimous interest rate increase 127 days into his tenure, but his effort to shrink the Fed's $6.7 ...

After much anticipation, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the benchmark overnight federal funds rate by a quarter point, bringing the target ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered a carefully calibrated show of support for Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh following the central bank’s quarter-point rate hike. Appearing on CNBC’s “Squawk ...

Forward Kevin Hayes is hanging up his skates after scoring 446 points across 12 NHL seasons with five teams. The retirement announcement was made Monday by the Kontinental Hockey League following ...

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Interest rates are back on the rise. On Sept. 16, the Federal Reserve voted unanimously to hike the federal funds rate by 0.25%. Markets fell the day the rate hike was announced. "In a set of ...