Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Last swing: Birmingham-Southern's baseball team keeping closing school's spirt alive in World Series

Birmingham-Southern is going down swinging

Last swing: Birmingham-Southern's baseball team keeping closing school's spirt alive in World Series
Education

Degree attainment rates are increasing for US Latinos but pay disparities remain

U.S. Census data shows the number of Latinos acquiring degrees has steadily increased over the last two decades

Degree attainment rates are increasing for US Latinos but pay disparities remain
Education|Political|Sports

Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say

A new federal regulation protecting the rights of transgender students has prompted lawsuits from Republican states that say it would require them to allow transgender athletes to compete on school teams

Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say
Education|News

Barred from combat, women working as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains helped D-Day succeed

The history of the D-Day invasion that changed the course of World War II is often told through the stories of the men who fought and died when the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944

Barred from combat, women working as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains helped D-Day succeed
Education|News|Political

Police arrest 80 at Israel-Hamas war protest at UC Santa Cruz, school says

A spokesperson for the University of California, Santa Cruz, says approximately 80 people have been arrested at a pro-Palestinian demonstration that has been blocking the main campus entrance for days

Police arrest 80 at Israel-Hamas war protest at UC Santa Cruz, school says
Education|News|Political

Egypt extends crackdown on Gaza activism with student arrests

Egypt has detained several students who were trying to promote pro-Palestinian boycotts and solidarity campaigns, the latest sign that it does not want to leave space

Egypt extends crackdown on Gaza activism with student arrests
Education

Internships are linked to better employment outcomes for college graduates – but there aren’t enough for students who want them

Internships significantly boost a college graduate’s chances of getting a job, but securing an internship is a challenge, new research shows.

Internships are linked to better employment outcomes for college graduates – but there aren’t enough for students who want them
Education|News

UVA to pay $9 million related to shooting that killed 3 football players, wounded 2 students

The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement related to a 2022 campus shooting that killed three football players and wounded two students

UVA to pay $9 million related to shooting that killed 3 football players, wounded 2 students
Education

Most US students are recovering from pandemic-era setbacks, but millions are making up little ground

America’s schools have just started making progress toward getting students back on track after they fell behind by historic margins during the pandemic

Most US students are recovering from pandemic-era setbacks, but millions are making up little ground
Education|Entertainment

Unusual mix of possible candidates line up for Chicago's first school board elections this fall

The nation’s third-largest city is preparing for its first school board elections and the slate of potential candidates includes progressive activists, an afterschool squash program leader and a Grammy-winning rapper

Unusual mix of possible candidates line up for Chicago's first school board elections this fall
Education|Lifestyle

Muslim schools caught up in France's fight against Islamism

Last year, Sihame Denguir enrolled her teenage son and daughter in France's largest Muslim

Muslim schools caught up in France's fight against Islamism
Education|News|World

A French child's view of D-Day - upheaval, bombs and chewing gum

Marie-Therese Legallois was seven and sitting in school when her teacher suddenly told her class that Allied troops had landed a few miles away on the

A French child's view of D-Day - upheaval, bombs and chewing gum
Education

Perception of campus police is more negative among students from minority groups

Prior encounters with police didn’t negatively affect student views of campus police, but perceptions varied among students from different ethnic and racial groups and LGBTQ+ students.

Perception of campus police is more negative among students from minority groups
Education

School boards, long locally focused and nonpartisan, get dragged into the national political culture wars

A tradition of nonpartisanship on locally elected school boards is changing, following a national shift toward divisive political partisanship.

School boards, long locally focused and nonpartisan, get dragged into the national political culture wars
Education|News|World

French children hail D-Day veterans as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversary events

French schoolchildren have greeted dozens of U.S. World War II veterans with a big poster saying ‘’thank you'' as they arrived on Monday in Normandy

French children hail D-Day veterans as heroes as they arrive in Normandy for anniversary events
Education|Opinion|World

Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due

More than 8 million people of color served with the Allies but little is known of their sacrifices

Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of color who never got their due
Education|Sports

Penn State found 'friction' between coach James Franklin, team doctor; could not determine violation

An internal review by Penn State in 2019 found evidence of “friction” between football coach James Franklin and a now-former team doctor

Penn State found 'friction' between coach James Franklin, team doctor; could not determine violation
Education|Opinion

New Orleans valedictorian lived in a homeless shelter as he rose to the top of his class

Elijah Hogan came through a senior year of high school in a homeless shelter to make it to the top of his class

New Orleans valedictorian lived in a homeless shelter as he rose to the top of his class
Education|Lifestyle

Palestinian children dream of school in Gaza water queues

Thirteen-year-old Palestinian Hadeel Madi has many dreams, she said, and worked hard at school so she could study abroad.

Palestinian children dream of school in Gaza water queues
Education

An American flag, a pencil sharpener − and the 10 Commandments: Louisiana’s law to mandate biblical displays in classrooms is the latest to push limits of religion in public schools

The Supreme Court’s approach toward religion in schools has been shifting, creating uncertainty about legislation such as Louisiana’s.

An American flag, a pencil sharpener − and the 10 Commandments: Louisiana’s law to mandate biblical displays in classrooms is the latest to push limits of religion in public schools
Economy|Education|Environment|Health|News|World

The UN says global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023. Developing countries are hard hit

The United Nations is reporting that global public debt rose to a record $97 trillion last year, with developing countries owing roughly one-third of that – crimping their ability to pay for basic government services like health care, education and climate action

The UN says global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023. Developing countries are hard hit
Education|News

Columbia University settles lawsuit over campus safety amid protests

Columbia University will provide safety escorts and take other steps to protect its students, to settle a lawsuit claiming its campus had become unsafe during

Columbia University settles lawsuit over campus safety amid protests
Education

Columbia University and a Jewish student agree on a settlement that imposes more safety measures

Columbia University has agreed to take additional steps to make its students feel secure on campus

Columbia University and a Jewish student agree on a settlement that imposes more safety measures
Education|Lifestyle|Opinion

In their own words: What young people wish they'd known about social media

Kids constantly hear about the downsides of social media from the adults in their lives, often in the form of dire warnings and commands

In their own words: What young people wish they'd known about social media
Education|Health|Lifestyle|Opinion

Life as a teen without social media isn't easy. These families are navigating adolescence offline

The damaging consequences of social media are increasingly well documented, so some parents are trying to raise their children with restrictions or blanket bans on social media use

Life as a teen without social media isn't easy. These families are navigating adolescence offline

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