🌎 Discussion: Education

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As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies

The stakes have gone up for students protesting the war in Gaza as U.S. colleges roll out new security measures and protest guidelines this fall in hopes of avoiding disruptions like last spring’s pro-Palestinian demonstrations, which led to some 3,200 arrests.

apnews.com

 

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[Lily Adler]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

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Nebraska's top election official might try to remove a ballot measure to repeal school funding law

The Nebraska Supreme Court is weighing whether voters get to determine if taxpayer money can be used for private school tuition.

apnews.com

 

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Michigan AG closes probe into MSU's handling of Larry Nassar scandal

"It was surprising to me that we did not find anything that was incriminating," Michigan AG Dana Nessel said.

www.newsweek.com

 

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US consumer watchdog finds that school lunch fees are taking a toll on parents

The U.S. consumer watchdog has found that low-income families typically pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees when paying for school lunches electronically

abcnews.go.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

In an Unprecedented Move, Ohio Is Funding the Construction of Private Religious Schools

The state is giving millions in taxpayer dollars directly to private schools to help them renovate and expand their campuses. It may be the next frontier in the push to increase the use of school vouchers, proponents say.

www.propublica.org

 

[blueharvest]

Not-so-great expectations: Students are reading fewer books in English class

In many English classrooms across America, assignments to read full-length novels are becoming less common.

apnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Not-so-great expectations: Students are reading fewer books in English class

In many English classrooms across America, assignments to read full-length novels are becoming less common.

apnews.com

We don't have the attention span any more.

 

[blueharvest]

In an unprecedented move, Ohio is funding the construction of private religious schools • Ohio Capital Journal

The state of Ohio is giving millions of dollars in taxpayer money to private, religious schools to help them build new buildings and expand their campuses, which is nearly unprecedented in modern U.S. history.

ohiocapitaljournal.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[squeekness]

Can't have it both ways.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Lawmakers demand an end to ‘sham’ transaction fees that are adding to the cost of school lunches

Payment processors collect more than $100 million a year in fees from school meals, with lower-income families getting hit the hardest, according to a report from July.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Ah yes PragerU the originators of terms like involuntary migration for the Trail of Tears and the Slave Trade.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Mayor of Atlantic City and his wife are indicted for allegedly beating their daughter

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La’Quetta, the city’s superintendent of schools, have been indicted on child endangerment and other charges for allegedly beating their teenage daughter on numerous occasions.

apnews.com

The indictment of the Smalls came less than a week after the principal of Atlantic City High School was indicted in a case stemming from the same incidents.

Constance Days-Chapman was indicted on official misconduct, child endangerment and other charges for allegedly failing to report the alleged abuse of the Smalls’ daughter to state child welfare authorities as required by law and school district policy.

Days-Chapman is a close friend of the Smalls; La’Quetta Smalls is her boss.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[blueharvest]

Elite US universities rake in millions from big oil donations, research finds

Student-led analyses raise concerns of conflict of interest at six universities, including Princeton, Columbia and Cornell

www.theguardian.com

 

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Why unpaid US school lunch debt can prompt a call to child welfare services

Around the US, policies empower school staff to view an unpaid food tab as proof of possible abuse

www.theguardian.com

 

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Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl elected head of state library agency’s board

The Alabama Public Library Service has found itself at the center of one of the state's culture war battles.

www.al.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

‘Emphasize abstinence’ in sex ed, Florida tells schools, skip lessons on contraception

Florida has told school districts around the state that they may not teach teenagers about contraception, show them pictures depicting human reproductive anatomy or discuss topics such as sexual consent and domestic violence, according to district officials and an advocate for comprehensive...

www.yahoo.com

 

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Springfield children 'fearful' amid dozens of bomb threats after false migrant rumors

“They’re scared to go to school. They’re unsure of what’s going on,” one parent said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

US public schools banned 10,000 books in most recent academic year

Survey by PEN America suggests bans nearly tripled nationwide from previous year’s figure

www.theguardian.com