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The stunning transgressions at UNC in recent months are not mere missteps or good faith miscalculations.
- BuzzFeed
The High School Years Are Way Different For People Outside Of The US, And These People Are Telling Us Why
Some people have greater opportunity or greater responsibility than others as teens in school.
- Miami Herald
We asked ChatGPT to write an article about itself. Here’s why the response is worrying
“We need to seriously examine how generative AI is changing how different fields,” a professor from Stanford University said.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
'I felt very unsafe': Gay fathers confronted at Arizona religious school accepting vouchers
Legal experts said there are limited judicial avenues for families that experience gender-related discrimination at religious schools in Arizona.
- Associated Press
Boy who shot teacher allegedly tried to choke another
A 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher constantly cursed at staff and teachers, tried to whip students with his belt and once choked another teacher “until she couldn't breathe,” according to a legal notice filed by an attorney for the wounded teacher. The incidents were described in a notice sent to the Newport News school district by Diane Toscano, an attorney for teacher Abby Zwerner, informing the district that Zwerner intends to sue. The notice of claim, which was obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request, outlines prior behavioral issues the boy had at Richneck Elementary School and troubling interactions he had with teachers and students.
- The 74
Arizona Parents are Using Public Ed $ for Kayaks, Trampolines & SeaWorld Tickets
When former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law last year that lets any family receive public funds for private school or homeschooling, he said he “trusts parents to choose what works best” for their children. Over 46,000 Arizona students now use an education savings account, or ESA, which provides about $7,000 per child annually […]
- Black Enterprise
St. Thomas University College of Law Named the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law
This is HUGE! This will be the first law school in the country named after a practicing Black attorney. The only other law school in the country named for a Black person is named after Attorney Crump's personal hero, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. CONGRATS!
- ABC News
Texas couple charged with dealing fentanyl-laced pills to middle, high school students, 3 of whom died
The Justice Department on Monday charged a Texas couple with dealing pills laced with fentanyl, which it said led to three deaths of three students, according to court documents unsealed on Monday. Luis Eduardo Navarrete, 21, and Magaly Mejia Cano, 29 are charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
- Greenville News
South Carolina athletics exploring billion-dollar Williams-Brice Stadium modernization project
The University of South Carolina issued a Request for Information for a billion-dollar modernization project around football's Williams-Brice Stadium.
- The 74
Conservatives’ Civil Rights Complaints Target Meet-Ups for Students of Color
Growing up in northern Vermont, people who looked like Irian Adii were few and far between. She recalls that her all-white second-grade classmates spread the rumor that the young girl, who has a Black father and white mother, was sick and contagious. “No one would touch what I touched because they thought someone that looked […]
- The 74
Opinion: Principal’s View: How High-Dosage Tutoring Transformed My NYC Middle School
What would you say if I told you there’s a program that could help alleviate two of the most persistent problems in education? Many states, cities and even the federal government are championing high-dosage tutoring as a key strategy in accelerating learning. They aren’t wrong, but they are missing another crucial outcome from this increasingly […]
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Ga. elementary school principal, PE teacher fired for having sex at school, investigation finds
The PE teacher admitted to the affair after she accused him of bugging her office.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Shame on the 14 far-right legislators who voted to shut down Arizona's schools
Despite the best efforts of the Arizona Freedom Caucus, the state House has voted to waive the school spending cap so that schools can remain open.
- Raleigh News and Observer
A Durham group wants Duke students out of neighborhoods. That’s missing the point | Opinion
Durham has a well-documented housing crisis due to quantity and affordability. Forcing the college’s seniors back onto campus is not the solution.
- MarketWatch
‘School meal programs are at a breaking point’: New rules would limit sugar in U.S. school meals for first time, but draw mixed reaction from school advocates
U.S. Agriculture Department officials on Friday proposed new nutrition standards for school meals, including the first limits on added sugars, with a focus on sweetened foods such as cereals, yogurt, flavored milk and breakfast pastries.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Texas lawmakers want to raise teachers’ pay. Will it help keep them in the classroom?
Teachers and school administrators say a pay raise isn’t the only fix.
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Student Loan Forgiveness: Biden Administration Makes It Easier for Those Misled by Schools to Have Debt Erased
With its plan to cancel federal student loan debt for millions of borrowers still hung up in the courts, the Biden administration has set its sights on another way to provide debt relief. This...
- Palm Beach Daily News
Palm Beach County schools propose axing policy references to barriers based on race, LBGTQ
Equity policies, which formalize commitments to LGBTQ+ students and acknowledge systemic inequities, are targets of the state Department of Education.
- The Daily Beast
High Schooler Aghast by N-Word Article in Her Holocaust Class
YouTube: WLNSA Michigan high school student has called out her teacher for passing out racist reading material in a history class that was supposed to be about the Holocaust.The two-page article, obtained by local news outlet WLNS Lansing, contains dozens of references to the N-word in songs and racist passages. While the Mason school district explained the materials were being used to illustrate instances of racism, the student says they were presented without enough context to a classroom full
- NBC News
Gun magazine and ammunition found in 5-year-old student's backpack
A gun magazine and ammunition were found Monday in a 5-year-old student's backpack at an elementary school in Syracuse, New York, officials said.