Hiba Ahmad

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National leaders rally to support public education in East St. Louis

4 weeks ago | bnd.com | Hiba Ahmad

National Education Association President Becky Pringle speaks to a crowd at East St. Louis Senior High School about federal budget cuts to education under the current presidential administration during a town hall meeting hosted by Public Education Alliance May 29 in East St. Louis, Illinois.
National leaders rally to support public education in East St. Louis

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hiba Ahmad

National education leaders, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, and local educators from the East St. Louis School District 189 held a town hall on Thursday to rally in support of protecting public schools. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and National Education Association President Becky Pringle slammed the Trump administration’s decision to withhold the last of pandemic-era federal funding to states.
FEMA officials will survey St. Louis storm damage to determine major disaster declaration

1 month ago | kbia.org | Will Bauer |Lacretia Wimbley |Hiba Ahmad

Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency will survey and assess the damage caused by an EF3 tornado in the St. Louis region and other parts of Missouri, beginning on Wednesday. When the survey is complete, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said on Monday that his office will ask for a major disaster declaration from President Donald Trump, which would unlock more federal assistance. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley called on the government to speed up its process.
Three St. Louis-area schools receive Missouri Gold Star School awards

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Hiba Ahmad

NowTranscript: MAGA Senator Shockingly Admits GOP Screwing Trump VotersAs a leading Trump ally tells the truth about the big House GOP spending bill, a top health care reporter explains how badly it will shaft MAGA …14 hours agoBear watch continues: Kansas Citians looking out for black bear wandering aroundThe black bear has been seen wandering in multiple locations around Kansas City.
St. Louis Public Schools Parent University gives caregivers a chance to learn with students

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Hiba Ahmad

NowHealthcare still runs on technology from 1876. AI will change that It is hard to believe that in 2025, we are still dialing to schedule doctor appointments, get referrals, refill prescriptions, confirm office hours and addresses, and handle many other healthcare tasks. In fact, I created Zocdoc …
A Missouri town commemorates the tragic history of the Philippine Village 'human zoo'

2 months ago | kcur.org | Hiba Ahmad

A new historical marker in Clayton will now commemorate the violence of the Philippine Village during the 1904 World's Fair. The village, which spanned nearly 40 acres of the modern-day Wydown-Skinker and DeMun neighborhoods, was once the site of a "human zoo" where nearly 1,200 Filipino and Indigenous people were displayed for fair visitors. The people were subject to exploitation from the visitors and fairground keepers, according to Janna Añonuevo Langholz.
Metro-east school districts face uncertainty with Trump's education cuts

Mar 26, 2025 | bnd.com | Madison Lammert |Hiba Ahmad

An empty special education classroom at Harmony Intermediate on Aug. 16, 2023. Harmony-Emge District 175, like other districts in the metro-east, is grappling with Illinois' teacher shortage. Belleville News-Democrat After President Donald Trump signed an anticipated executive order to further dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, educators on both sides of the Mississippi River question what's coming next.
SIUE will start layoffs, cuts this spring to address $10.3 million deficit

Mar 3, 2025 | nprillinois.org | Will Bauer |Hiba Ahmad

To combat a $10.3 million deficit, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will turn to layoffs and drop academic programs later this spring to cut costs, a university spokeswoman said Friday. “We have made important budgetary adjustments in recent years and are committed to making additional changes to ensure that the institution’s excellence continues,” SIUE spokeswoman Nicole Franklin said in a statement.
SIUE will start layoffs, cuts this spring to address $10.3 million deficit

Mar 2, 2025 | yahoo.com | Will Bauer |Hiba Ahmad

To combat a $10.3 million deficit, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will turn to layoffs and drop academic programs later this spring to cut costs, a university spokeswoman said Friday. “We have made important budgetary adjustments in recent years and are committed to making additional changes to ensure that the institution’s excellence continues,” SIUE spokeswoman Nicole Franklin said in a statement.
SIUE will start layoffs, cuts this spring to address $10.3 million deficit

Mar 1, 2025 | bnd.com | Will Bauer |Hiba Ahmad

File: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students walk past the campus' cougar statue. The university plans to layoff employees and drop academic programs to cut costs. News-Democrat file photo To combat a $10.3 million deficit, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will turn to layoffs and drop academic programs later this spring to cut costs, a university spokeswoman said Friday.