Letter written by Solomon Coles' father gifted to school
Letter written by Solomon Coles' father gifted to school
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- Native News Online
State-Funded Charter School Says Native 1st-Grader's Traditional Hair Violates Dress Code
A North Carolina Native American family is fighting against a state-funded charter school’s demand that their first-grade boy gets his hair cut. The school system recently changed its dress and grooming code to define a boy wearing his hair in a bun or braids as “faddish.” The Lomboy family are members of the Waccamaw-Siowan Tribe, one of North Carolina’s eight state-recognized tribes.
- WSOC
CMS substitute teacher says she won’t return to school after being attacked by 2 students
The 16- and 17-year-old students were charged with assault and disorderly conduct after they “got aggressive toward a teacher,” CMS said.
- Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer
Letters: Lawmakers should keep their noses out of railroad sale
Letters to the editor.
- Miami Herald
Four college students likely drugged after rideshare driver offers drink, AL cops say
The Auburn University students were using a rideshare to go to an off-campus event, officials said.
- Akron Beacon Journal
Ohio's chilling new pro-ignorance bill a threat that will drive off students
At a time of anticipated growth, attacking education and diversity is a terrible strategy, Lalitha Pamidigantam writes
- Fox News
Two teachers in Virginia county arrested for inappropriate sexual contact with students
Two employees of a Virginia county school district have been arrested and charged with inappropriate contact with students after an investigation was launched last month.
- WSB Cox articles
Videos show Clayton County teacher watching as students fight in her classroom
A dozen videos show students throwing punch after punch as their teacher watches them from her desk.
- The Hill
Bible ban? School district reviewing the religious text after parent’s request
A Utah law passed in 2022 is now being used to challenge dozens of books in schools across the state for material that is considered by some to be inappropriate and even pornographic.
- Fox News
Gov. Sanders claps back at Arkansas school district over teachers filling out White privilege survey
Gov. Sanders said she will not tolerate school districts promoting critical race theory after a teacher survey surfaced at an Arkansas school.
- The Conversation
40 years ago 'A Nation at Risk' warned of a 'rising tide of mediocrity' in US schools – has anything changed?
Academic gains made over the past four decades have begun to erode. Troy Aossey/The Image Bank via Getty ImagesThe National Commission on Excellence in Education’s release of a report titled “A Nation at Risk” in 1983 was a pivotal point in the history of American education. The report used dire language, lamenting that “the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people.” Using Cold War lan
- Idaho Statesman
University of Idaho reports student’s death. He was from Boise
“This has understandably been a difficult year for the Vandal Family, with the loss of several students since the start of the academic year last August.”
- People
Florida Principal Out of a Job After 6th-Graders Viewed Michelangelo's 'David' During Art Lesson
Former Tallahassee Classical School principal Hope Carrasquilla claimed she was asked to resign for not informing parents of a lesson about the marble statue of the Biblical figure depicted nude
- The 74
ACLU: Out-of-School Suspensions Hit Rhode Island’s Students of Color Hardest
Students of color continue to be disproportionately punished when compared to their white counterparts, according to a new report on school suspensions released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island. The report, titled “Still Oversuspended and Underserved: Continuing Disparities in Suspension Rates in Rhode Island,” found that racial disparities remain the same […]
- Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City Regina teacher charged with sexually exploiting student in DeWitt
Cody LaKose was escorted from Regina after being arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a minor student while teaching in DeWitt
- Kansas City Star
Johnson County school district keeps removing books after one mom keeps complaining
“Thank you for taking out this thought-provoking and arousing, X-rated material out of our district,” this parent told school officials recently.
- GOBankingRates
Student Loan Forgiveness: Biden’s ‘Fresh Start’ Plan Deemed $34 Billion Success — How It Benefits Borrowers
President Biden's Fresh Start program has placed $34 billion worth of delinquent or defaulted student loan accounts into "current" status. More: With Student Loan Forgiveness At Risk, Is a 'Forever'...
- Fortune
This teacher just got over $43,000 in student loans forgiven thanks to Biden’s changes to the PSLF program: ‘It’s nice seeing all those zeroes’
The 35-year-old teacher got her loans forgiven using the Public Service Loan Forgiveness temporary waiver.
- Revolt
Ohio student beaten unconscious for not sharing answers to biology quiz
Last week, a student at Shroder High School in Ohio was badly beaten for not giving up the answers to his biology test.
- NextShark
Asian American high school students more likely to feel alienated and invisible, report reveals
A recent study on the experiences of Asian American high school students in Boston has found that they are more likely to feel overlooked and marginalized than other students. The researchers compared survey results from six Boston Public School (BPS) high schools where at least 10% of students were Asian American and found that although Asian American students generally performed well academically, many felt isolated and disconnected socially. The report, “Truth from Youth: The Asian American Experience in BPS High Schools,” was commissioned by the Massachusetts Asian American Educators Association and led by former BPS teacher Go Sasaki and retired education researcher Rosann Tung.