A Chinese national who entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico in 2023 has been identified as the driver who caused a crash on I-40 earlier this month that resulted in the death of a 31-year old woman, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced.
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When most people hear that my siblings and I graduated high school years ahead of normal, scored high on state-standardized tests, and attended top colleges and universities, they generally assume our schooling was extremely strict, long, and arduous.
Our schooling was challenging, but it was never impossible. In fact, I realized only years later how shocking it was that I never recall spending more than two hours a day on schoolwork until high school. Even then, I hardly ever worked on homework during evenings or weekends. Thus, it boggles my mind how teachers find work for children as young as six or seven years old to do from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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As national education spending per pupil rises, student enrollment is dropping and test scores across the United States are falling, which raises concern over how effectively taxpayer dollars are being used in public schools.
Since 2002, K-12 public school spending has increased by more than 35%, yet enrollment has dropped 2.1%, which is over a million students over the past five years. Student achievement has also declined, with only one-third of students nationwide scoring at or above the proficient level on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in reading, according to the National Assessment Governing Board.Â
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Tennessee has the 26th-highest median salary for H-1B workers, according to a new report.
Manifest, an immigration law firm, released a report examining the wages of H-1B visa workers in each state.
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Budget watchdogs are sounding the alarm as the U.S. hit an unfortunate fiscal milestone in fiscal year 2025: government spending on debt interest payments alone topped $1 trillion this year.
The federal government added roughly $1.8 trillion to the now $38 trillion national debt in fiscal year 2025. While net interest on the debt totaled $970 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the federal government’s net interest payments exceeded $1 trillion for the first time.
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Decades of affirmative action and cultural hostility toward masculinity is reshaping American institutions, accelerating social and demographic decline, and raising urgent questions about the long-term stability of Western civilization.
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State Senator Bill Powers (R-Clarksville) filed legislation last week that would require school districts and charter schools to monitor and track “early warning signs” expressed by students at their schools, and to submit lists of observed behaviors and responses from the administration.
Senate Bill (SB) 1487, submitted by Powers on December 16, defines “early warning signs” as, “evidence of safety, health, or behavioral issues exhibited by a student and includes, but is not limited to, indicators of a student engaging in or being the victim of harassment, intimidation, bullying, or cyberbullying; making or receiving threats of violence; and exhibiting signs of substance abuse, mental health issues, self-harm, or suicidal ideation.”
Senate Bill (SB) 1487, submitted by Powers on December 16, defines “early warning signs” as, “evidence of safety, health, or behavioral issues exhibited by a student and includes, but is not limited to, indicators of a student engaging in or being the victim of harassment, intimidation, bullying, or cyberbullying; making or receiving threats of violence; and exhibiting signs of substance abuse, mental health issues, self-harm, or suicidal ideation.”