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Hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts to federal health care spending, passed last month as part of President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” could mean that, over the next 10 years, millions more Americans will be left without health insurance of any kind.

The elementary school’s staff told the student not to come back to class without a “mental health evaluation,” district officials reported, based on a complaint from the student’s family.

The Trump administration has vowed to lift more desegregation plans from the 1960s. Civil rights activists say it would leave families with little recourse when they face discrimination.

Louisiana lawmakers are asking Congress to bring back a federal program that helped schools buy food from local farms.

While last fall’s $50 million deficit was a surprise, district officials have told charter leaders to plan for lower-than-usual funding again next school year.

Defying New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the New Orleans City Council voted on Thursday (April 10) to dedicate $10 million to New Orleans public schools — partly fulfilling the terms of a legal settlement that Cantrell rejected.

The move seems likely to face a challenge from Mayor LaToya Cantrell, who pushed back on the proposed November agreement because she didn’t believe that the city budget could shoulder the costs, she said.

Creating the proposed district could deal a blow to East Baton Rouge Parish schools, sapping students and public funding.

The board approved the plan at its meeting Thursday. Officials warn closing the remaining $25 million gap will be more challenging.

The City of New Orleans won't have to pay a $90 million settlement to its school board, though it does have to honor the first payment, a judge ruled on Wednesday.