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☆ A Brooklyn School Pioneers New Ways to Teach Children With Disabilities
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Troy Closson | Jackie Molloy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Brooklyn pilot began in 2017 and is distinct from other city offerings for students with disabilities, although it is modeled on a similar program for students with autism. Two teachers lead a class, which includes a small group of general education students and about four children who follow special education plans for those with intellectual disabilities. A team of paraprofessionals and about a dozen in-house therapists work alongside them. The environment is not necessarily appropriate for all children, but even those in special education-only classrooms are invited to join other students through other means. Pupils who are nonverbal might use their adaptive speech devices to lead morning announcements, for example.

Persons: Srikala, ”, ‘ Who’s Organizations: Brooklyn, Teachers College

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban TikTok in the state, effective Jan. 1. The TikTok users argue the state seeks to "exercise powers over national security that Montana does not have and to ban speech Montana may not suppress." The suit adds users believe the law violates their First Amendment rights. "Montana can no more ban its residents from viewing or posting to TikTok than it could ban the Wall Street Journal because of who owns it or the ideas it publishes," the lawsuit said. TikTok has faced growing calls from U.S. lawmakers and state officials to ban the app nationwide over concerns about potential Chinese government influence over the platform.

☆ Fijiana Drua brush aside adversity to retain Super W title
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, May 6 (Reuters) - Fijiana Drua put aside a season of adversity to retain the Super W title with a 38-30 victory over the Queensland Reds in the final of the sixth edition of the Australian elite women's competition in Townsville on Saturday. While last year they topped the regular season standings, this year the Drua finished fourth and had to beat the four-times champion New South Wales Waratahs in the semi-finals to reach the final. On Saturday, tries from Drua number eight Sereima Leweniqila and winger Adita Miliana early in the second half broke open what had been a tight game. Hooker Tiarna Molloy and replacement winger Sam Curtis scored tries to make the scoreline more respectable but the Reds were unable to escape a fourth loss in the five Super W finals. "What an epic battle that was tonight, we'll definitely be back next year," said Queensland captain and Olympic Sevens champion Shannon Parry.

☆ In Berkeley, a Library Protest Is a Fight for Anthropology in an A.I. Age
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Tim Arango | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Charles Hirschkind, the chair of the anthropology department, said that the university had reduced the number of graduate students it accepts into the anthropology since 2004 by a little more than half, reflecting, he said, the department’s “weaker financial situation” and the rise in costs to support graduate students. “When we’re talking about budgetary restraints, we are also talking about priorities and where one decides to invest,” he said. And the occupation of the library, to some, is reminiscent of an earlier activist era at Berkeley. Worried that the university is trying to run out the clock until summer break and then dismantle the library, the students say they will stay as long as it takes. “They can give us the library tomorrow,” Mr. Molloy said, “and we’ll all be happy to go home.”

☆ Authorities find chain saw, dismembered couple and ‘signs of extreme trauma’ in Pennsylvania home
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Pennsylvania woman was accused of shooting her parents in their heads and dismembering their bodies with a chain saw, authorities said Wednesday. Beck appeared in court Wednesday for a preliminary arraignment and was ordered held without bail, criminal court records show. Police investigate the scene of a double homicide in Abington Township, Pa., on Wednesday. Inside, officers found Verity Beck, who also lived there, and the victims' bodies, according to the statement. Authorities found at least three guns inside the home that belonged to Verity Beck, NBC Philadelphia reported, citing a criminal complaint.

☆ Hilton Boutique Brand to Make Debut on Broadway, as Times Square Revives
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-12 | by ( Kate King | Photographs Jackie Molloy For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has tapped a major development project in Manhattan’s Times Square to debut a boutique hotel brand, another sign the entertainment district is bouncing back after languishing for much of the pandemic. The hotel, which will be the first under the new Tempo by Hilton flag, will feature 661 rooms when it opens next year. It is part of TSX Broadway, a $2.5 billion, 550,000-square-foot tower located next to Times Square’s red bleachers and the TKTS discount-tickets booth.

Property ReportThe biggest landlord of the city street renowned for bespoke tailoring wants to demolish two buildings and redevelop the site as a mixed-use complex, relocating several tailors and in some cases requiring them to move off the row altogether.

☆ Proms Can Be Painful. Pride Prom Is Different.
▼ + stars: | 2019-06-22 | by ( Jackie Molloy | Aaron Randle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“It’s so fulfilling being here, seeing this,” said Savy Dunlevy, a 23-year-old gender nonconforming audio engineer. Sporting a tapered bob cut and blue blazer, Savy stood last Thursday on the back terrace of House of Yes, the cavernous warehouse-turned-disco in Bushwick, and thought on the awkwardness of an earlier prom . You’re going to be okay.’”Savy and hundreds of others had gathered in Bushwick for “Pride Prom,” a revisionist soiree thrown on June 13 by the dating app Hinge in celebration of World Pride 2019. The 21-and-over celebration served the dual purpose of raising money for It Gets Better, the L.G.B.T.Q. youth suicide prevention nonprofit, and affording community members a chance to relive a possibly painful moment of self suppression.

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