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Education
Daniel Morcombe tragedy 15 years on: Why his parents are smiling again
who.com.au - Stephen Downie
The 13-year-old wanted to get a haircut and buy Christmas presents for his family. He never made it there. Daniel was abducted and murdered by Brett …
Social Studies
79 Teacher Fellowships for Travel about Social Studies!!!
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Teaching Traveling: Want a GIANT list of teacher fellowships, grants, scholarships, and summer professional development seminars for social studies …
Indian Expressadded this to Indian Express
Mental Health
Part of curriculum prepared by Apni Shala: BMC to appoint counsellors in over 1,500 civic schools
indianexpress.com
BY SANJANA BHALERAO THE father of 11-year-old Santosh, who studies at a municipal primary school in Kurla, is thankful to the ‘Personality Perform …
Pittsburgh, PA
4th grade PSSA exam results - Pittsburgh Business Times
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By Ethan Lott – Research Director, Pittsburgh Business Times Dec 7, 2018, 8:01am EST Do you know how public school district students statewide …
Republic of Ireland
Parents to vote on patron bodies for 12 new primary schools
irishtimes.com - Carl O'Brien
Parents will on Monday be invited to vote for their preferred patron bodies to run 12 new primary schools which will be established next year in …
Cape Town
Victim of farewell dance tragedy buried
iol.co.za - Chevon Booysen
Rizaam “Zaampie” Jacobs, 41, was one of two men shot dead in a drive-by shooting outside Barron’s Estate where they hosted farewell dance
Sound of Music
NYC High School Known for ‘Fame’ Bans Nazi Symbols From ‘The Sound of Music’
haaretz.com - JTA
“The Sound of Music” is about a singing family that defies the Nazi takeover of Austria. But one New York City principal believes Nazi symbols and …
Methadone
Ex-heroin addicts on methadone endure lives of stigma and isolation, new report finds
independent.ie - Eilish O'Regan
The dominant experience of being a methadone user was one of stigma, with many attempting to conceal their methadone use for fear of being …
Pennsylvania
In Pa., four current or former private school leaders among top 30 nationally in earnings
post-gazette.com - By Bill Schackner
When Kenneth W. Starr relinquished Baylor University’s presidency a couple years back, his campus faced highly-publicized accusations over its …
U.S. Government
EDMC schools witness biggest drop in student enrolment in 5 years
thehindu.com - Sidharth Ravi
The number of students in East Delhi Municipal Corporation’s primary schools saw the biggest drop in the last five years, with 38,424 fewer students …
New York Post
Opinion
De Blasio doesn’t care what parents think about his elite-school-quota plans
New York Post - By Post Editorial Board
Deputy Chancellor Josh Wallack last week became the highest-ranking Department of Education official to face the public about the DOE’s plans for …
Bill de Blasio
Rise & Shine: Amid revelations about child lead exposure, de Blasio expands testing
chalkbeat.org - By Alex Zimmerman
Good morning! It might seem obvious to suggest that suspensions have negative effects on student performance — especially since suspensions are linked …
News (South Africa)
Learners to receive counselling following matric dance shooting
sabreakingnews.co.za - Chanice Jennike
The Western Cape Education Department confirmed that learners at a school in Mitchell’s Plain will receive counselling following a shooting incident …
Title IX
CU Boulder campus, system collecting feedback on proposed Title IX changes
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Betsy DeVos speaks during her confirmation hearing for Secretary of Education before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on …
LGBTQI
Girls' Sports Get 'Grossly Unequal Treatment' in Hawaii, Lawsuit Says
advocate.com - www.advocate.com
The state of Hawaii is violating federal law by discriminating against girls in athletics, a new class action lawsuit contends. The American Civil …
New York State
Board of Regents eyes budget for New York schools
chalkbeat.org - By Reema Amin
New York’s education policymakers, gathering in Albany this week, are expected to decide how much money they will request for school funding from the …
NPR
Education
Exclusive: Ed Department To Erase Debts Of Teachers, Fix Troubled Grant Program
NPR - Chris Arnold , Cory Turner
For public school teacher Kaitlyn McCollum, even simple acts like washing dishes or taking a shower can fill her with dread. "It will just hit me like a ton of bricks," McCollum says. " 'Oh my God, I all
New York Post
New York City
‘Prom killer’ principal ran up $114K deficit at school
New York Post - By Susan Edelman
An ex-NYC principal branded “the prom killer” ran up a $114,000 deficit at her school, failed to document many expenses and padded her paychecks with …
Wales
Teachers punched, students stabbed and classrooms set on fire: Inside the violent incidents that have left schools on edge
dailymail.co.uk - Charlie Coë For Daily Mail Australia
A classroom was lit on fire, a teacher punched in the back and a student stabbed as schoolyard violence surged in one Australian state this year. The …
The Washington Post
Education
Can students pray in public schools? Can teachers say ‘Merry Christmas’? What the law allows -- and forbids.
The Washington Post
A few years ago I published a piece about what teachers and students can and cannot legally do in public schools when it comes to religion — and with the holiday season upon us, I am doing it again (with
Education
Ohio Senate passes bill mandating students learn cursive by end of 5th grade
thehill.com - Aris Folley
The Ohio Senate passed a bill this week that would require each student in the state to be able to write in cursive by the end of the fifth grade. The …
Associated Press
Education
State sets lottery for 41 nonpublic school scholarships
Associated Press - FOR SATURDAY
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Education is holding a lottery next week for parents who would like to claim state money to send children with disabilities to nonpublic schools. The
NPR
Education
School Where Student With Autism Died Violated State Regulations, Officials Say
NPR - Cat Schuknecht
A school in California where a student on the autism spectrum died last week after being physically restrained violated several state regulations, according to findings from a preliminary investigation
New Mexico
Loosen the grip of teacher unions on policy
abqjournal.com - Alan Hill / Albuquerque Resident
Allowing unions to have a hand in undoing what has proven to be successful is not the way forward
New York Post
New York City
Some NYC schools using controversial ‘credit recovery’ to boost grad rates
New York Post - By Susan Edelman and Anthony Izaguirre
More than 100 NYC high schools have enrolled students in “credit recovery” — a scheme increasingly criticized as a shoddy way to raise graduation …
CBC Newsadded this to Arts & Entertainment
Entertainment (Canada)
Retelling a classic in 2018: The debate over To Kill a Mockingbird
cbc.ca - Tashauna Reid
"If we want to use that novel to teach anti-racism, to teach empowerment of black youth in particular, even to teach the history of racial …
NPR
Special Education
Chicago's Charter Schools Go On Strike, Troubled For-Profit College Closes Campuses
NPR - Jeffrey Pierre , Anya Kamenetz
Charter school teachers strike in Chicago The nation's first charter school teacher strike started Tuesday as over 500 teachers walked out of 15 schools to demand better pay, smaller classes and better
Rhode Island
Editorial: Where's the sense of urgency?
providencejournal.com - www.providencejournal.com
Gov. Gina Raimondo is sending the wrong signals about public education in Rhode Island. She was nowhere to be seen when the state released execrable …
Independent Journal Review
Trump Administration
Medical, Legal Professionals Sign on to Petition Urging Trump Admin to Uphold 'Scientific Definition of Sex'
Independent Journal Review
A long list of medical and legal professionals signed onto a petition urging administration officials to maintain the scientific definition of sex …
New Zealand
The Adventure World of Graeme Dingle - Episode Five | Television
nzonscreen.com - www.nzonscreen.com
This early 80s series aimed to introduce and encourage young Kiwis into the outdoors. Fronted by legendary climber Graeme Dingle, and based at …