BMW to integrate Huawei smart-connect system into its China-made cars in 2026
AstraZeneca to buy EsoBiotec for up to $1 billion
UBS keeps lid on CEO Ermotti's pay in 2024 amid tussle on regulation
Congo president meets US lawmaker amid talk of mineral deal
Brands ditch South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun over dating scandal
Trump to attend Kennedy Center for board meeting, as its new chair
These dedicated runners have done every LA Marathon for nearly 4 decades
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Zoe Saldaña wins first Oscar, sweeping awards season as best supporting actress in ‘Emilia Pérez’
Zoe Saldaña has earned her first Academy Award for best supporting actress
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‘Flow’ wins animated feature Academy Award, delivering Latvia its first Oscar
“Flow,″ a wordless cat parable, has won the Oscar for animated feature at Sunday’s 97th Academy Awards
Education|Political|US
As Trump's deadline to eliminate DEI nears, few schools openly rush to make changes
Schools and colleges across the U.S. face a Friday deadline to end diversity programs or risk having their federal money pulled by the Trump administration, yet few are openly rushing to make changes
Economy|Education|Political|US
House Republicans mull taxes on scholarships and changes to student loan programs
As Republicans in Congress look for ways to slash spending, some legislators are floating new taxes on college scholarships, an end to student loan repayment plans and a big hike in taxes on university endowments
Education|Political|US
Despite chaos over Trump White House's funding pause, FAFSA forms and student loans still available
A temporary freeze imposed briefly this week by the White House on federal grants and loans left many students wondering about the impact to the FAFSA form used to apply for financial aid
Education|Political|Sports
Title IX memo throws wrench in plans for schools to pay NIL money directly to athletes
The U.S. Department of Education says plans for colleges to pay athletes directly for their name, image and likeness deals would run afoul of Title IX
Education|Lifestyle|News
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn't discrimination
A Black high school student in Texas has been punished with an in-school suspension over his hairstyle for over two weeks, his mother said
Education|Health|Lifestyle
Sex education classes often don't include LGBTQ+ students. New restrictions could make it worse
Many LGBTQ+ students say they have not felt represented in sex education classes
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ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low
High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test
Education|Lifestyle|News|US
Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program
A Black student who spent more than a month on in-school suspension over his dreadlocks has been told he will be removed from his Texas high school and sent to a disciplinary alternative education program on Thursday
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Black student disciplined over hairstyle hopes to 'start being a kid again'
For more than a month, Darryl George, a Black high school student in Texas, spent each school day sitting by himself in punishment over his hairstyle
Education|News|US
Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyle
A Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension for refusing to change his hairstyle, renewing a monthslong standoff over a dress code policy the teen’s family calls discriminatory
Education|News|Opinion
College Board revises AP Black studies class set to launch in 2024
The College Board has released an updated framework for its new Advanced Placement African American Studies course, which officially launches next academic year
Education|News
Texas high school Black student suspended over hair likely won't return to his class anytime soon
A Texas high school Black student has been disciplined for months for refusing to change his hairstyle
Education|Health|News
Many kids are still skipping kindergarten. Since the pandemic, some parents don't see the point
The number of kindergartners in public school plunged during the COVID-19 pandemic
Crime|Lifestyle|News|Opinion|US|World
Finding meaning in George Floyd’s death through protest art left at his murder site
For months after George Floyd was killed by police in May 2020, people from around the world traveled to the site of his murder in Minneapolis and left signs, paintings and poems to memorialize the man whose death reignited a movement against systemic racism
Education|Lifestyle
How did hair become part of school dress codes? Some students see vestiges of racism
For as long as schools have policed hairstyles as part of their dress codes, some students have seen the rules as attempts to deny their cultural and religious identities
Australia|Entertainment
Not a toddler, not a parent, but still love 'Bluey'? You're not alone
Viewers don't have to be young or a parent to appreciate the Australian kids' television program “Bluey,” as this week’s release of a special episode proved
Economy|Education|Lifestyle|Opinion
California is rolling out free preschool. That hasn't solved challenges around child care
Investments in public preschool have helped many parents through a child care crisis, in which quality options for early learners are often scarce and unaffordable
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Even with school choice, some Black families find options lacking decades after Brown v. Board
The 1954 Brown v
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After Trump's appearance, the nation's largest gathering of Black journalists gets back to business
The National Association of Black Journalists conference is back to business as usual after former President Donald Trump’s contentious interview
Education|Health
Got cold symptoms? Here's when kids should take a sick day from school
School attendance tanked during the pandemic and has only started to recover
Education|Opinion
Black students are still kicked out of school at higher rates despite reforms
In the decade since Black Lives Matter, a spotlight has shined on inequity in education outcomes and, in particular, how exclusionary discipline disproportionately affects Black children
Education|News|Opinion|US
Why Black students are still disciplined at higher rates: Takeaways from AP's report
Racial disparities in how schools discipline students received new attention at the outset of a national reckoning with racial injustice, but the results of reform efforts have been slow to materialize
Crime|Education|News|US
How to talk with kids about school shootings and other traumatic events
The U.S. is dealing with another school shooting: Two students and two teachers were killed at a school in Georgia
