Nebraska Board of Education approves literacy plan that implements science of reading strategies
A new literacy plan approved by the Nebraska State Board of Education Friday is focused on leveraging science of reading ...
Nebraska Legislature holds hearing for Stand with Women Act
A committee hearing at the Nebraska State Capitol was held for Legislative Bill 89, known as the “Stand with Women Act.” ...
New song includes nearly 200 Nebraska shoutouts, puts Lincoln group on map
Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska" is by a guy not even from the state — and about a murderer. A Lincoln songwriter and his band ...
Year-round standard time, daylight saving time bills both advance from Nebraska committee
Lawmakers are closer to ending the twice-a-year switching of clocks but still must decide: year-round standard time or ...
The GOP keeps failing to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state. Now it might ask voters to do it
Republicans in the GOP-dominated state of Nebraska face yet another likely defeat on a bill to reverse the state’s unusual ...
Students, teachers endorse bill to ban cellphones during Nebraska school days
Students, teachers and state officials largely testified in favor of a proposal that would prohibit student use of cellphones ...
Nebraska Revenue Committee hears testimony on third school voucher bill attempt
At a revenue committee hearing Thursday, Lincoln residents Jean McGuire spoke against the proposed bill. She says relatives who send their children to private schools have expressed to her their ...
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Lincoln police chief joins Omaha in saying immigration enforcement is not their role
They and Lincoln Police Chief Michon Morrow have similar view: They say their priority is public trust and safety. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) OMAHA — Police chiefs in Nebraska’s two ...
Bill proposes changes to school safety requirements in Nebraska
If there’s a fire, tornado, or other safety threat, Nebraska students practice. It’s required by state law to do these drills ...