The Union Democrat

'Beyond Gold' lecture series explores anti-Chinese sentiment in early California

Chinese immigrants who came to the Gold Rush often faced mob-fueled, government-sponsored, newspaper-backed discrimination, ...

Here's why Rutgers is erasing DEI language from its website

Rutgers faculty members are calling for transparency as the university has removed DEI language and sunsetted long standing ...

AI startups are filling San Francisco with cryptic billboards aimed at insiders

The ads mark a broader change in how young tech companies present themselves. Instead of courting consumers, they're ...

Judge blocks RFK Jr.’s move to restrict federal funding for minors’ gender-affirming care

The ruling from the bench came in a case led by Oregon and a coalition of 20 other states and the District of Columbia.
Messenger-Inquirer

Texas accepts some Islamic schools into voucher program after lawsuits

Texas has allowed several Islamic private schools into its new voucher program after families and school operators sued the state for religious discrimination. Earlier this week, a federal judge exten ...
guardonline.com

Judge orders Texas to extend school voucher deadline in response to lawsuit from Islamic schools

A federal judge has ordered Texas to extend its private school voucher application deadline after the state blocked Islamic schools from the program. The judge ruled Tuesday to move the ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Adult Migrant English Program fails to teach practical language skills, educators say

Teachers at a community centre in Melbourne are calling for improvements to the program, saying many of their students have not been taught practical, conversational skills under the federally funded ...
Houston Public Media

Muslim parents, private schools sue Texas over exclusion of Islamic institutions in voucher program

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock answers a question during a Republican candidate forum the Civic Center in Canton on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. Four Muslim parents and three private schools have ...
San Antonio Current

Texas hit with second federal suit over exclusion of Muslim schools from voucher program

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Yahoo

Islamic school exclusion from Texas voucher program is 'religious gerrymandering,' lawsuit alleges

A Muslim parent has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the exclusion of Islamic schools from Texas' school voucher program is discrimitory. The parent claims acting comptroller Kelly Hancock is blocking ...
AOL

Islamic school exclusion from Texas voucher program is 'religious gerrymandering,' lawsuit alleges

Kelly Hancock, acting Texas comptroller of public accounts, speaks during a Get Out The Vote rally with Texas Governor Greg Abbott, not pictured, at Cypress Trail Hideout in Cypress, Texas, US, on ...
San Antonio Current

Muslim parent sues Texas over exclusion of Islamic private schools in voucher program

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