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'May need a few dollars for cricket please': Private school head resigns after texts to parents

Parents at Newcastle Grammar School claim the former head of primary texted them after hours requesting money to pay for groceries, bills, travel and personal loans.

Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Top school hit with official call for federal probe claiming it hid illegal DEI effort

America First Legal accuses Washington University of violating civil rights law through diversity programs that allegedly prioritize certain racial groups.

Fox News - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

The peril of Mamdani and Weaver's communist college kids' NYC field trip

Zohran Mamdani and his cadre engage in chest-pounding about their intentions to "seize the means of production" while living off their parents. Their problem: socialism has never succeeded.

New York Post - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Irish News -- Ex-principal jailed for stealing €100,000 school had set aside for new building gets one-month teaching ban

A teacher who was jailed for stealing over €100,000 from the school where he was a principal has been suspended by his regulatory body from working as a te...

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Turkish minority school attacked in Greece's Western Thrace region

A Turkish minority school in Greece’s Western Thrace region was targeted in an attack that drew strong condemnation from minority organizations, which...

Daily Sabah - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Health Ministry shares healthy tips for students ahead of school return in Qatar

Doha, Qatar:As students prepare to return to school, the Ministry of Public Health has shared key health tips to support students well being and acad...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 1 day ago

School closures: Who decides and what rights do parents have?

Below is a guide to school closures, including how decisions are made, and any rights parents have if their child’s school is closed.

Evening Standard - Politics - 1 day ago

Stranger Things star says school mates 'don't care' that she was in the show

Nell Fisher, 14, made her debut in the fifth and final series as Holly Wheeler.

Evening Standard - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Harvard president criticizes faculty activism, claims university bringing objectivity back to classroom

Harvard president criticizes faculty activism in classrooms, saying it creates fear among students to speak freely on controversial issues and topics.

Fox News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

UAE issues stamps to mark AI becoming a school subject -- m read

This initiative marks a significant step in aligning education with the country's digital transformation goals, preparing students for a tech-driven future

Gulf News - Technology - 1 day ago

Trump's dramatic show of force is an old-school move – and a risky one

Thanks to the president, it’s now harder for the United States to argue to Russia and China that they should steer clear of their neighbours.

Sydney Morning Herald - Opinion - 2 days ago

A Corner One-Bedroom in a Former School for $899,000

Plus a Murray Hill one-bedroom near Bryant Park with more than one bathroom and plenty of built-ins.

New York Magazine - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Israeli Education Ministry invested millions in AI conference that no one will attend

Sources Familiar With the Details Told Haaretz That a Special Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Planned by the Ministry for February, Was Barely Publicized Due to Fears of International Criticism, and That That Even Educators in Israel, Who Are the Main Target Audience, Are Completely Unaware of Its Existence

Haaretz - Science - 4 days ago

Spiritual education and progress -- Childlike receptivity enables us to learn about and experience spiritual, harmonious reality.

Childlike receptivity enables us to learn about and experience spiritual, harmonious reality.

Christian Science Monitor - Opinion - 12 days ago

Former Harvard Medical School morgue manager jailed for sale of body parts

Judge sentences Harvard Medical School morgue manager for stealing organs and various body parts for sale to others.

Aljazeera - Science - 21 days ago

Pickett: Planning life after school isn't easy

Many high school seniors are now focusing on what they will do once they graduate — or how they don’t at all know what is to come.

Bay to Bay News - Opinion - 23 days 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 - 29 days 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 - 1 month ago

Battle Ground to again run a school levy on Feb. 10 ballot

The Battle Ground school district will make a third attempt to pass a replacement levy.

The Columbian - Politics - 1 month 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 - 2 months ago

Digital education in Chiapas: A lever for a better future for young girls

The future of these girls depends on creating a space where women can fulfill their dreams, share their knowledge, and shape the future of Mexico.

Global Voices - Technology - 2 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 - 3 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 - 4 months ago

Investing in Public Education Will Strengthen the U.S.

The U.S. is a global powerhouse. Public education is one of the main reasons why

Scientific American - Opinion - 4 months ago

Harvard physicist says massive interstellar object could be alien probe on 'reconnaissance mission'

Massive interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, larger than Manhattan, shows unusual glow pattern and planetary alignment that Harvard physicist calls potentially technological.

Fox News - Science - 4 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 - 6 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 - 7 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 - 9 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