The GOP’s Outrageous Gun ‘Solutions’
After the devastating elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Republicans are racking their brains to come up with solutions that have nothing to do with guns.
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Business InsiderMarjorie Taylor Greene says children 'should be trained with firearms' to ward off a 'mad man with a gun' in schools
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Biden Administration Agrees to Cancel $6 Billion in Student Loans
The U.S. Department of Education has agreed to forgive roughly $6 billion in student loans for about 200,000 students who say they were defrauded by mostly for-profit schools, many of which are no longer in operation. The agreement is part of a proposed settlement of the legal case Sweet v. Cardona, which began with seven students suing then-Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in 2019. The plaintiffs claimed that the Department of Education was ignoring or improperly rejecting their applications
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‘We should all be ashamed’ that Ky’s Teacher of the Year is leaving the classroom
OpEd: Our society chooses to erase every amazingly wonderful thing about this TEACHER, because of who he loves.
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Trump's Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's book details betrayal, hypocrisy in her fight for school choice
Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' new book "Hostages No More" recounts her uphill fight for school choice and betrayal from union-backed politicians of both parties.
- The Root
Republican Senator Is Ready To Block Free Lunch Funding Over LGBTQ+ Rights
As Democrats in Congress frantically try to save a bill that provides free lunches for needy children before it expires June 30, some Republicans are holding up the measure because they object to federal discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ children included in the program.
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A Texas school district banned hoodies, short dresses, and 'unnatural hair coloring' in dress code meant to train students for the 'future workforce'
More than 4,000 people as of Saturday have signed an online petition — created by a student — to protest the school district's guidelines.
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University President Accused Of Defaming Missouri HBCU By Calling It A 'Regional Institution'
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Sorrow, pain as final Uvalde victim is buried: 'We are basically in a state of undeclared civil war'
It's been one month since a gunman stormed into the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. On Saturday, the last victim was set to be buried.
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Daughter honors immigrant mom at Harvard graduation
Piece by piece, from her graduation robe to her hood, cap and stole, Nataly Morales Villa adorned her mother with her graduation regalia on the steps of the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University. Verónica Morales Villa smiled proudly as she wore the ensemble Nataly had put together. In 2019, Villa received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Georgia, making her the first in her family to receive a bachelor's degree.
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Young Assailants Who Grew Up Participating In Active-Shooter Drills Know What To Expect When Striking
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A linguist weighs in on Ohio State University’s trademark on the word “the”
The Ohio State University has successfully trademarked the word “the.” The ruling is a culmination of the university’s three-year legal campaign, which involved negotiating a settlement with fashion house Marc Jacobs, that had held trademark to the word. Ohio State challenged Marc Jacobs’s trademark to protect its licensing business that generates an average of $12.5 million each year.
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‘Shambolic’ slavery report sparks fury from Cambridge dons
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Epic Charter Schools co-founders arrested on charges of financial crimes
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Graduating Uvalde High School class remembers slain children
Almost 300 high school seniors received their diplomas Friday in Uvalde in the shadow of the massacre of 19 elementary school students and two teachers one month earlier. The 288 red-gowned Uvalde High School seniors sat in 100-degree heat at the school stadium on the one-month anniversary of the mass shootings. Before them were arrayed 21 “Uvalde Strong” placards, representing those killed, as school and student leaders spoke.
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Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley plans to recommend that Boston Public Schools be declared as an “underperforming district.”
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Biden administration proposes canceling $6B in student debt for 200,000 people in settlement
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Black Teen From Alabama is Awarded Over $2 Million in Scholarships
Teenagers typically get a bad rap for their couldn’t-care-less attitudes and for paying more attention to TikTok than geometry, but recently, one Alabama youngster is getting nothing but praise. And by praise, we mean college acceptances and scholarships….lots of them. Rotimi Kukoyi was accepted into over 15 top universities, and has been awarded over $2 million dollars in scholarships.