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LAUSD school board must do more to protect kids like Khimberly Zavaleta

The horrific death of 12-year-old Khimberly Zavaleta at the hands of bullies at Reseda High School is a shocking reminder that our children may not be safe at LAUSD schools.

New York Post - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Nanyang Business School revamps curriculum to prepare students for the AI age

How a new generation of business students is preparing to lead in a world shaped by technology, data and geopolitical change.

Channel NewsAsia - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Manheim Township school board remains silent on superintendent; plans to appoint substitute

Manheim Township School Board President Patrick Grenter said Thursday evening that the board remains on track to appoint a substitute superintendent next week, but he offered no new information on

Lancaster Online - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Democrats ask Pentagon about Iran school strike and role of AI

In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, more than 120 Democratic lawmakers ask whether the Pentagon will investigate the strike as a possible war crime.

NBC News - Top Stories - 16 hours ago

17 States Sue Education Department to Challenge Policy Requiring Colleges to Collect Race Data

The coalition led by Massachusetts argues new survey reporting, intended to ensure that race is no longer a factor in university admissions, is illegal.

Epoch Times - US News - 17 hours ago

Columbia River High School students bound for Ethics Bowl Championship in North Carolina

Columbia River High School students are gearing up for the National High School Ethics Bowl Championship in North Carolina this spring.

The Columbian - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

Questions mount for Hegseth over possible US involvement in strike on Iranian school

Democrats have written to ask the defence secretary whether the US was responsible, but he says the issue is being investigated.

BBC News - Top Stories - 19 hours ago

Evidence points to US role in deadly Iran school attack

A US military investigation reportedly finds that a misguided US strike hit an elementary school in Minab, Iran, killing more than 150, most of them children. The Trump administration has so far denied any responsibility.

Deutsche Welle - World - 19 hours ago

Education Ministry postpones semester exams for schools in Qatar

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced the postponement of the mid term second semester exams for the academic year 202...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 21 hours ago

Outdated Intel Likely Led US to Carry Out Deadly Strike on Iranian Elementary School, Sources Say -- Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran...

Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U.S military investigation into the incident.

Military.com - Top Stories - 22 hours ago

U.S. must admit responsibility for deadly airstrike on Iranian school if at fault, says Republican -- News

A Republican senator says the U.S. must not pretend Iran school strike didn't happen, and admit to the mistake if in fact the U.S. military was responsible for the attack.

CBC News - World - 23 hours ago

School closures could be averted as deal reached between union and ministers

The Educational Institute of Scotland said if Cosla agrees to the deal then industrial action could be avoided.

Evening Standard - Politics - 1 day ago

US struck girls' school in Iran killing 170, preliminary inquiry finds

Pentagon probe has concluded American Tomahawk missile hit girls’ school in Iran, according to the New York Times

Evening Standard - World - 1 day ago

US probe finds American forces behind strike on Iranian elementary school

A preliminary U.S. military investigation found that American forces were responsible for a deadly strike on an elementary school in Iran in late February...

Daily Sabah - World - 1 day ago

Amnesty: Minab school strike an absolute violation of international law by the U.S.

Tehran — Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International and former UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, delivered one of the strongest public assessments to date regarding the February 28 strike on a girls’ school in Minab in southern Iran in the wake of the joint U.S.-Israeli military aggression.

Tehran Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

US investigates fatal air strike on Iranian girls' school

U.S. officials say they are investigating a strike that hit an Iranian elementary school last week, raising questions about targeting and intelligence for Operation Epic Fury.

Christian Science Monitor - US News - 1 day ago

Job fair March 19 at Wor-Wic Community College

SALISBURY — The public is invited to attend a free job fair offered by the career services office at Wor-Wic Community College on Thursday, March 19, from 2 to 5 p.m., in Guerrieri Hall at the …

Bay to Bay News - Business - 2 days ago

'Realities of war': UK minister refuses to call US massacre at Iranian school a war crime

Sarah Sackman criticised 'those who target civilians, in particular the Iranian regime' but did not single out US atrocities

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Zara McDermott joins campaigners urging education on violence against women

The former Love Island star attended a protest outside Parliament as part of the Refuge charity’s Home Is Where the Hurt Is campaign.

Evening Standard - Entertainment - 2 days ago

Wicklow woman returns to the haulage industry with the launch of a CPC training school

A Wicklow woman with over 20 years of experience in the haulage industry has recently launched her own CPC training school for lorry and truck drivers.

Independent.ie - Business - 2 days ago

DODEA students to see fewer 4-day weekends next school year

Changes to DODEA’s calendar for next year include elimination of four-day weekends and a shorter school year.

Stars and Stripes - Top Stories - 3 days ago

Skelton: Promising free college tuition is good politics -- and a good idea

Promising free college tuition is obvious politics -- and a good idea

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 3 days ago

Stormont Education Minister 'sympathetic' to social media ban

Paul Givan said he supports the concerns behind such a ban but questioned how it could be enforced.

Evening Standard - Technology - 4 days ago

Why AI in education still needs human judgement -- m read

Explore the crucial role of human judgment in AI-driven education systems. As AI tools become prevalent in UAE classrooms, ensuring fairness and transparency is vital. Discover why educators must balance technology with empathy and understanding.

Gulf News - Opinion - 5 days ago

What We Know About the Strike on an Iranian Girls' School

It’s still unclear who was responsible for a missile strike on a southern Iran school that left at least 175 dead, many of them children.

New York Magazine - Politics - 6 days ago

Toxic vapors linger beneath a shuttered Watts scrap yard, threatening a nearby high school and other neighbors

S&W Atlas Iron & Metal was shuttered last year. But it was recently discovered that there may still be toxic material underneath the site that is seeping into the surrounding Watts neighborhood, including nearby Jordan High School.

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 7 days ago

46 teams compete in WCM-Q's global high school research contest

Forty-six teams of ambitious high school students from Qatar, the US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Jordan, and Bahrain took part in the latest instalment of

Albawaba - Business - 11 days ago

How to Educate a Child Long Before School Begins

True education begins not in the classroom, but in the home—where a child’s senses, imagination, and love of truth are first awakened.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 13 days ago

Taylor: School protests should be held outside of class time

Students in Delaware need every minute of every school day in class, so they can learn to read and do math at grade level.

Bay to Bay News - Opinion - 14 days ago

College majors with the highest earnings potential and lowest jobless rates -- A college degree still provides an edge when it comes to finding a good job, but a person's major may be just as important to career stability, research suggests.

A college degree still provides an edge when it comes to finding a good job, but a person's major may be just as important to career stability, research suggests.

CBS News - Business - 16 days ago

How largest health-care education company in U.S. is tackling growing jobs gap

Adtalem Global Education changed its name to Covista last week, a move the company says signals its ambitions in addressing the growing health-care worker gap.

CNBC - Health - 1 month ago

Department of Education finds San Jose State violated Title IX regarding transgender volleyball player

The Department of Education warned that San José State risks "imminent enforcement action" if it doesn't voluntarily resolve the Title IX violations by taking action five ways.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 1 month ago

A New Ban On Trans Girls And Women In School Sports Could Lead To "Invasive Examinations" Of Student-Athletes To Prove Their Gender, Advocates Say

The Republican lawmaker who introduced the bill said it would be enforced via student-athletes’ physical exams.

BuzzFeed News - Politics - 3 months ago

Recent college grads are losing their edge in the job market, study shows

The unemployment gap between college and high school graduates has reached its lowest level in decades, according to a new report from the Cleveland Fed.

Fox News - Business - 3 months ago

Students learn skills of restoring vintage cars in one-of-a-kind program at Kansas college

Students interested in restoring classic cars can pursue a unique bachelor's degree in automotive restoration at McPherson College in Kansas.

Fox News - Business - 4 months ago

Trump administration's war on public schools comes to Detroit with unpublicized education chief visit

Linda McMahon, an outspoken supporter of charter schools and civil rights rollbacks, is visiting Renaissance High School

Detroit Metro Times - Top Stories - 6 months ago

Lawsuit accuses Jewish school in Oakland County of using public funds to force educator to teach religion

The Hillel Day School allegedly fired a public school teacher after she raised questions about separation of church and state

Detroit Metro Times - US News - 6 months ago

Despite Trump's Win, School Vouchers Were Again Rejected by Majorities of Voters

In several Republican-led states, popular sentiment on the voucher issue has been overridden by the efforts of special interest groups and powerful governors who have enacted sweeping voucher programs that often benefit affluent families.

ProPublica - Politics - 8 months ago

Texas Lawmakers Push to Enforce Election Transparency Law After Newsrooms Found School Districts Failed to Comply

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found nearly three dozen school districts were missing required campaign finance reports online. Now lawmakers are pushing to impose steep penalties on local governments that fail to abide by the law.

ProPublica - Politics - 9 months ago

How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn

In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven conservatives successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational materials that teach children about diversity.

ProPublica - Politics - 11 months ago

CBC Kids News - How acting in my school musical made me a braver person - January 10, 2024

Rasleen Buttar tells the story of how she auditioned for her school musical and got the lead, giving her confidence to try new things.

CBC News - Opinion - 1 year ago