NASHVILLE, TN - A former student is suing a school system after he says he graduated with a 3.4 GPA but is unable to read or even spell his own name.
The student, who is referred to as “William A.” in the lawsuit, did not receive a “compensatory education” from the Clarksville Montgomery County School System, according to a ruling by the judge.
“William A. is dyslexic and graduated from high school with a 3.4 grade-point average. Yet even then he could not read. The school now challenges an order that it provides him with compensatory education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. We affirm the order,” the ruling states.
In 2023, the parents of the student said that the school system failed to provide their son with a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
In the complaint filed on Aug. 25, 2023, it stated that in June of 2023, Judge Phillip Hilliard awarded a substantial compensatory education to William A. due to the school system’s long-standing denial of FAPE. Click here to read more.
LOS ANGELES—Federal authorities in Los Angeles arrested two alleged leaders of a criminal organization suspected of smuggling 20,000 people from Guatemala to the United States and charging each person as much as $18,000 to get them into the country.
Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul, known as “Turko,” and his lieutenant, Cristobal Mejia-Chaj, were taken into custody Friday. They have each pleaded not guilty to multiple charges related to smuggling illegal immigrants across the border over five years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
A federal judge ordered the men, who themselves are in the country illegally, jailed without bond until their trial in April.
The indictment names Renoj-Matul as the head of one of the largest human smuggling organizations in the United States, a vast ring operating for at least a dozen years that primarily transported people to the United States from Guatemala. Click here to read more.
CHICAGO, IL - Illinois ability to keep its residents is third from the bottom. Only California and New York have more people moving to other states.
Illinois’ population grew last year, according to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. But it was thanks to a massive influx of international migrants, not because the state was drawing in people from other states.
Previous trends of Illinoisans choosing to move to other states continue to hold in Illinois. The state is pushing more of its own residents to other places in the country than virtually any other state, ranking 48th in losses from domestic migration.
When comparing all 50 states’ 2024 domestic migration figures, Illinois’ loss of 56,235 is only beaten by California, losing 239,575, and New York, losing 120,917. Even when considering population size, Illinois ranks 46th in domestic migration with only Alaska, California, New York and Hawaii losing residents to other states at a faster rate. Click here to read more.
BOISE, ID - Support for greater educational freedom is moving west as lawmakers in Idaho and Wyoming increase funding for school choice, including designating funding for pre-K education.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a $50 million Parental Choice Tax Credit program into law Thursday aimed at expanding schooling options in the state. Meanwhile, the Wyoming State Legislature passed a universal school choice bill that now sits on the Republican governor’s desk awaiting his signature.
The Idaho legislation provides a refundable tax credit for parents of up to $5,000 per K-12 student. In combination with increased funding for K-12 public education and Idaho’s LAUNCH career readiness program, this legislation makes Idaho the first state to offer education freedom from kindergarten to career, according to Little. Click here to read more.
HOUSTON, TX- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said vaccination is a personal decision that can protect individuals and communities.
Kennedy wrote an opinion piece for Fox News Sunday.
The comments he made in the piece come as a measles outbreak is happening in Texas and eight other states.
As of last Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reported 164 cases of measles. Click here to read more.
