Education
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Sharp drop of pro-Palestinian protests, encampments on colleges campuses after tighter rules: Report
Some of the stricter rules include locking campus gates and tougher punishments.
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University of Maryland to offer 'Intro to Fat Studies' course focusing on link to being black
Curriculum looks at “fatness as intersectional,” particularly highlighting “the relationship between fatness and blackness,” according to the course description.
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Texas Education Board allows Bible-based curriculum in elementary schools
The rule, which was approved in a 8-7 vote, follows the efforts of Texas's neighboring states of Louisiana and Oklahoma to incorporate more religion in public school settings. The new rule does not require that Texas elementary schools use Bible-based curriculum, but the schools will receive additional state funding if they do.
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'That's not the black class': Atlanta mom fights Jim Crow 2.0 at daughter's school
Kila and Jason Posey charge they were subjected to retaliation from public school administrators for resisting racially segregated classrooms.
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Educators sue Missouri school district for CRT training, telling them to vote for socialists
The school district violated the educators' First Amendment rights, said Kimberly Hermann, chief counsel for Southeastern Legal Foundation.
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School board recall attempts spike amid concerns about COVID closures, critical race theory
California is a hotbed of recall efforts due to resisted school reopening, while conservatives flipped Rapid City, South Dakota's board.
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After success of police body cams, parents campaign for cameras to monitor teacher lessons
New movement born in Springfield, Mo., could have national implications as protests grow against critical race theory.
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Black parents accuse Atlanta of retaliation after they fought segregation of classrooms
Assistant principal admitted black children were stuck with a worse teacher to keep them together in school.
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Virginia teacher resigns at school board meeting, citing 'politicized agendas'
'I quit your policies, I quit your training, and I quit being a cog in a machine that tells me to push highly politicized agendas to our most vulnerable constituents – children,' said the fifth grade teacher
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Oregon progressives lower academic expectations for minority students in name of 'equity'
Last month, Democratic Gov. Kate Brown quietly signed a bill suspending high school graduation proficiency standards in reading, writing, and math.
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DeSantis secret weapon in mask battle with school districts: the purse strings
Rather than withhold school funding, enforcement policy would target paychecks of decision-makers defying mask-mandate ban.
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Founder of Time's Up legal foundation resigns following alleged effort to discredit Cuomo victim
Roberta Kaplan's ties to Cuomo administration efforts to silence and retaliate against accusers came to light in the N.Y. AG report.
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Target attracts workers by paying their college tuition; debt-free
Target plans to cover the cost for those in programs related to its business including IT, computer science and business management.