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

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Canadian-led team finds ship that polar explorer Shackleton died on

A team of divers in Atlantic Canada has found the Quest, the ship on which renowned polar explorer Ernest Shackleton died in 1922, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society said on

Canadian-led team finds ship that polar explorer Shackleton died on
Education|News|Political|World

1,000 days have passed since the Taliban barred girls from secondary education, the UN says

A thousand days have passed since girls in Afghanistan were banned from attending secondary schools

1,000 days have passed since the Taliban barred girls from secondary education, the UN says
Education|Opinion

Newtown High graduates told to honor 20 classmates killed as first-graders 'today and every day'

It was an emotional graduation ceremony for high school seniors in Newtown, Connecticut

Newtown High graduates told to honor 20 classmates killed as first-graders 'today and every day'
Education|News|Political

Cal State LA president says pro-Palestinian protesters no longer welcome after building takeover

The president of California State University, Los Angeles, says demonstrators protesting Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza are no longer welcome on campus after some of them occupied and trashed a building while she was inside

Cal State LA president says pro-Palestinian protesters no longer welcome after building takeover
Education

At age 50, National History Day keeps pushing students to seek difficult truths through research

Middle and high school students across the United States are taking ownership of their history educations through a nonprofit that encourages young people to rigorously examine the past

At age 50, National History Day keeps pushing students to seek difficult truths through research
Education

Double take: 23 sets of twins graduate from a single Massachusetts middle school

Twenty-three sets of twins have graduated from a Massachusetts middle school, making up about 10% of the eighth-grade class

Double take: 23 sets of twins graduate from a single Massachusetts middle school
Education|Opinion|Political

California Senate approves ban on requiring schools to notify parents of child's pronoun change

The California Senate has approved a bill that would ban school districts from requiring teachers to notify parents if their child asks to go by a new pronoun at school

California Senate approves ban on requiring schools to notify parents of child's pronoun change
Education|News|Political

US judge blocks Biden protections for LGBT students in four states

A federal judge in Louisiana on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing in four states a new rule that protects LGBT students from

US judge blocks Biden protections for LGBT students in four states
Education|Environment|News|Opinion

Report finds Colorado was built on $1.7 trillion of land expropriated from tribal nations

A report published by a Native American-led nonprofit examines in detail the dispossession of Indigenous homelands in Colorado, quantifies the value of the land and resources taken and outlines the state education system’s omission of that history in its curriculum

Report finds Colorado was built on $1.7 trillion of land expropriated from tribal nations
Economy|Education

Florida A&M, a dubious donor and $237M: The transformative HBCU gift that wasn’t what it seemed

It would have been the largest-ever private gift to a historically Black college or university: $237 million — far beyond Florida A&M University's endowment

Florida A&M, a dubious donor and $237M: The transformative HBCU gift that wasn’t what it seemed
Education

School interventions offer best shot at reducing youth violence

Kids most likely to wind up in the ER due to violence often have common early childhood experiences. Can schools use this information to prevent future injuries?

School interventions offer best shot at reducing youth violence
Business|Education

Here’s what to know about a stalled $237M donation to Florida A&M

It would have been the largest-ever private gift to a historically Black college or university: $237 million — far beyond Florida A&M University’s endowment

Here’s what to know about a stalled $237M donation to Florida A&M
Education|News

Six years after US mass shooting, demolition starts on Parkland school building

More than six years after a gunman massacred 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in one of the worst U.S. school

Six years after US mass shooting, demolition starts on Parkland school building
Education|Opinion|Political

Biden administration loses bid to revive legal protections for LGBTQ students

A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected a bid by President Joe Biden's administration to revive its directive that schools allow transgender students to use bathrooms and

Biden administration loses bid to revive legal protections for LGBTQ students
Business|Economy|Education|Health

Novo Nordisk CEO to testify in US Senate hearing on high cost of Ozempic, Wegovy

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions said on Friday that Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jorgensen has agreed to testify voluntarily in a hearing focusing on U.S. prices for

Novo Nordisk CEO to testify in US Senate hearing on high cost of Ozempic, Wegovy
Education

California schools hold graduation ceremonies without disruption over Gaza war

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and other institutions in the state conducted graduation ceremonies on Friday without the disruption of protests over

California schools hold graduation ceremonies without disruption over Gaza war
Education|Health|Opinion|Political

A few midwives seek to uphold Native Hawaiian birth traditions. Would a state law jeopardize them?

A group of midwives who focus on traditional Native Hawaiian birth practices are trying to block a Hawaii law that requires midwives to obtain licenses

A few midwives seek to uphold Native Hawaiian birth traditions. Would a state law jeopardize them?
Education|Opinion|Political

Biden's Title IX law expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students is dealt another setback

The Biden administration’s effort to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students has hit another roadblock

Biden's Title IX law expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students is dealt another setback
Education|Political

Biden protections for LGBT students blocked in six more states

A federal judge in Kentucky on Monday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from implementing new protections for LGBT students from discrimination in schools and

Biden protections for LGBT students blocked in six more states
Education|Sports

Les Miles sues LSU, NCAA and College Football Hall of Fame over 37 vacated victories

Former LSU coach Les Miles is suing the university over its decision to vacate 37 of his teams' victories between 2012 and 2015

Les Miles sues LSU, NCAA and College Football Hall of Fame over 37 vacated victories
Education|Opinion|Political

US says two universities fell short in addressing anti-Arab, antisemitic hate

The University of Michigan and the City University of New York have fallen short in addressing recent incidents of anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab and antisemitic

US says two universities fell short in addressing anti-Arab, antisemitic hate
Education|News|Opinion

When violence and trauma visit American places, a complex question follows: Demolish, or press on?

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When violence and trauma visit American places, a complex question follows: Demolish, or press on?
Education

When colleges close, students are left scrambling. Some never go back to school

More colleges around the country have been closing as they cope with steep declines in enrollment

When colleges close, students are left scrambling. Some never go back to school
Education|Health|Political

South Korea orders doctors who joined protracted strike over medical school plan to return to work

South Korean officials issued return-to-work orders for doctors participating in a one-day walkout as part of a protracted strike against a government plan to sharply boost medical school admissions

South Korea orders doctors who joined protracted strike over medical school plan to return to work
Education|Lifestyle|News|Opinion

What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?

Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year.

What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?

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