Local
The U.S. Department of Education is ending a $3.9 million grant to the College of St. Scholastica earlier than they had planned. Instead of cutting it off in 2027 they are going to cut it off in December 2025. The grant supported putting therapy students in regional schools to help address mental health. An estimated 5,000 students in northeastern MN may be affected.

(Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minnesota’s school population is expected to decline by 5%, affecting school funding in the future. More families are choosing private or homeschooling, while people of color are becoming a growing part of the student body. Debates over funding nonpublic schools are still happening at the Capitol.

(Source: The Minnesota Star Tribune)

National
Congressional Republicans have been using an obscure law to roll back regulations which were set during the Biden era. Regulations regarding companies and their toxic pollution output was one of the notable regulations that had been rolled back.

(Source: The New York Times)

Warren Buffet announced earlier this week that he plans to step down as the head of Berkshire signifying an end to an era.

(Source: The New York Times

International

With intense violence across Syria talks for peace and moving forward with the newly instated government have come up. However, talks have been slowed due to some Druse, a religious minority in traditional red-topped white hats, believing that these pro-government attacks have been targeting minorities such as themselves.

(Source: The New York Times)