Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Years after Parkland massacre, tour freshens violence for group of House lawmakers

A second group of U.S. House lawmakers toured the building where Parkland high school students were massacred in 2018

Years after Parkland massacre, tour freshens violence for group of House lawmakers
Education

'Time warp' takes students to Native American past to search for solutions for the future

Rather than have students memorize names and dates, this history curriculum invites students to grapple with real-life issues faced by people from the past.

'Time warp' takes students to Native American past to search for solutions for the future
Education|News|Political

Democrats who swept Moms For Liberty off school board fight superintendent's $700,000 exit deal

A Pennsylvania school board that's banned books, Pride flags and transgender athletes has awarded their superintendent a $700,000 severance package before power changes hands next month

Democrats who swept Moms For Liberty off school board fight superintendent's $700,000 exit deal
Education|Entertainment|News|World

A stampede during a music festival in southern India university has killed at least 4 students

News reports in India say that at least four students have died and 60 others have been injured in a stampede during a music festival at a university in southern India

A stampede during a music festival in southern India university has killed at least 4 students
Business|Education|News

Schools in Portland, Oregon, reach tentative deal with teachers union after nearly month-long strike

Oregon’s largest school district says it has reached a tentative agreement with its teachers union and its roughly 45,000 students will be back in class on Monday after more than three weeks

Schools in Portland, Oregon, reach tentative deal with teachers union after nearly month-long strike
Education|News

Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools

Nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees

Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools
Education

Why are bullies so mean? A youth psychology expert explains what's behind their harmful behavior

No matter your age, if you’re being bullied − there’s help out there.

Why are bullies so mean? A youth psychology expert explains what's behind their harmful behavior
Education|Sports

USC up to 6th for best ranking in AP women's poll in 29 years; South Carolina still unanimous No. 1

Southern Cal has its best ranking in 29 years in The Associated Press women's basketball poll, moving up to No. 6

USC up to 6th for best ranking in AP women's poll in 29 years; South Carolina still unanimous No. 1
Education

Philly parents worry about kids' digital media use but see some benefits, too

Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 17 Philadelphia parents about how their family uses digital media. Here they offer tips to promote healthy, balanced media habits for kids.

Philly parents worry about kids' digital media use but see some benefits, too
Education

Writing instructors are less afraid of students cheating with ChatGPT than you might think

A survey about college writing instructors’ fears and anxieties about AI demonstrates that student cheating isn’t their only concern. And in fact, many have embraced it as a teaching tool.

Writing instructors are less afraid of students cheating with ChatGPT than you might think
Education

Gentle parenting can be really hard on parents, new research suggests

The gentle parenting movement has exploded in popularity on social media. But is it good for kids or parents?

Gentle parenting can be really hard on parents, new research suggests
Education

There’s a financial literacy gender gap − and older women are eager for education that meets their needs

Only a small fraction of women have received any financial education at all.

There’s a financial literacy gender gap − and older women are eager for education that meets their needs
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A new study says about half of Nicaragua's population wants to emigrate

A new study says that about half of Nicaragua's population of 6.2 million want to leave their homeland because of a mix of economic decline and repression from President Daniel Ortega's government

A new study says about half of Nicaragua's population wants to emigrate
Education

These programs make college possible for students with developmental disabilities

Inclusive postsecondary education programs help students with intellectual disabilities make friends and become independent adults.

These programs make college possible for students with developmental disabilities
Education

'Wonka' movie holds remnants of novel's racist past

The original storyline for Road Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” contained some stunning parallels to the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

'Wonka' movie holds remnants of novel's racist past
Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Health|News|Technology

Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy

As schools across the U.S. grapple with the student mental health crisis, the use of telehealth therapy for students has skyrocketed

Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy
Education|News|Science

Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers

Teachers are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update science education standards to incorporate teaching about genocide, eugenics and the Holocaust

Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers
Education

Here’s what happened when I taught a fly-fishing course in the waterways of New Orleans

Students learned not just a practical outdoor skill, but how to explain what they were learning to curious observers.

Here’s what happened when I taught a fly-fishing course in the waterways of New Orleans
Education

Philadelphia reduces school-based arrests by 91% since 2013 – researchers explain the effects of keeping kids out of the legal system

Drexel researchers evaluated a 2014 program implemented by Kevin Bethel when he was deputy police commissioner that led to fewer arrests of students in schools.

Philadelphia reduces school-based arrests by 91% since 2013 – researchers explain the effects of keeping kids out of the legal system
Economy|Education|News

A deer broke into a New Jersey elementary school. Its escape was caught on police bodycams

A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend

A deer broke into a New Jersey elementary school. Its escape was caught on police bodycams
Education|News

Handcuffed and sent to the ER – for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids to the hospital

Last year, children were handcuffed and sent to a hospital emergency room for a psychiatric evaluation at least 117 times from schools in Wicomico County, on Maryland's Eastern Shore

Handcuffed and sent to the ER – for misbehavior: Schools are sending more kids to the hospital
Education|News|Political

Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus

The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they are taking steps to combat antisemitism — and Islamophobia — on campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war

Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus
Education|News|World

Taliban’s abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says

A rights group says the Taliban’s education policies are harming boys as well as girls in Afghanistan

Taliban’s abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says
Education|News

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

College Board revises AP Black studies class set to launch in 2024
Education

Book explores how colleges seek to increase racial diversity without relying on race in college admissions

The author of a new book on affirmative action in higher education discusses how colleges might still be able to become more diverse now that affirmative action has been banned.

Book explores how colleges seek to increase racial diversity without relying on race in college admissions

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