East St. Louis School District loses federal grant funding after judge’s ruling ^31.2%

STLPR - By Hiba Ahmad - 6/29/2026, 5:12 PM

Appeal to Emotion 20.7% - Negativity Bias 13.6% - Appeal to Authority 12.4%

The East St. Louis School District 189 will run out of funding from the federal Full-Service Community Schools grant by the end of the week after a judge denied a preliminary injunction on Friday. Afterschool for Children and Teens Now Illinois, a nonprofit that administers the grant, sued the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary... more

Parents rally to save nearly 250 NYC after-school programs facing cancellation ^55.9%

Gothamist - By Jessica Gould - 6/15/2026, 7:40 PM

Negativity Bias 30.5% - Appeal to Emotion 27.4% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 16%

Parents and politicians are scrambling to restore nearly 250 popular after-school programs after the city announced a shift to new operators. The free programs run by Manhattan Youth, Imani House, Hudson Guild and others include sports, arts, chess, academics, and more, and have operated at public schools for years. City Council members... more

California’s First Millennial Lawmaker Ian Calderon Makes His Case for Governor ^0%

KQED - By Marisa Lagos, Scott Shafer - 2/20/2026, 12:35 AM

Former Los Angeles Assemblyman Ian Calderon made history in 2012, becoming the first millennial elected to the California State Assembly at age 27. He stepped away from politics in 2020 to focus on his growing family, and now at age 40 he is running for governor. He joins Marisa to frame his pitch to voters, casting himself as part of a... more

Judge temporarily blocks federal plan to freeze $1 billion in Illinois child care subsidies ^88.8%

St. Louis Public Radio - By Katie Grawitch - 2/9/2026, 9:31 PM

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue providing child care subsidies and social services funding in Illinois and four other Democratic-led states. The preliminary injunction, issued Friday, temporarily protects more than $10 billion in funding for Illinois, California, Colorado, Minnesota and... more