Iowa's new private school scholarship program will cost the state $127,939,695, which is $20 million more than the original $107 million projection, due to higher than expected enrollment of 16,757 students using taxpayer dollars for private school tuition. The additional funding will come from the general fund, impacting the state's available revenue from income, corporate, and sales taxes. School funding in Iowa is determined by certified enrollment totals, providing a baseline for state spending on education and influencing legislative decisions.
Tiffany & Co. has collaborated with Beyoncé on a limited-edition collection called Return to Tiffany x Beyoncé. The collection, inspired by Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour, reinterprets the iconic heart tag motif of the Return to Tiffany line. All profits from the collection will benefit the About Love Scholarship program, which supports students in the arts and creative fields at historically Black colleges and universities. The collection coincides with the one-year anniversary of Tiffany Atrium, the jeweler's social impact platform. The collection debuts on Tiffany.com in the U.S. on Saturday.
Pennsylvania is closer to finalizing its budget after Attorney General Josh Shapiro reversed his support for a controversial scholarship program, causing anger among Republicans.
Cori Keller, Miss Metro, has been crowned as the new Miss Arkansas and will represent the state in the Miss America competition. She is a graduate of Arkansas State and currently works at an advertising firm in Little Rock while also reporting on the sidelines for ESPN. Keller has been working towards this honor for many years and has a passion for helping food insecure children through her initiative called Everyday Kids, Everyday Food. The Miss Arkansas Scholarship Program has been providing scholarships for young women since 1932 and has awarded over $1 million in scholarships in the last five years alone.
