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☆ How a bad year for college financial aid is shaping these students' futures
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

However, with a sticker price of nearly $80,000 per year, including tuition, fees, and room and board, Montiel-García, like many college hopefuls, needed financial aid to bring the cost down. Because of problems with the new form, financial aid award letters were delayed and some high school seniors, like Montiel-García, had trouble applying for any aid at all. In previous years, financial aid award letters were sent out at about the same time as admission letters, meaning students had several weeks to compare offers ahead of National College Decision Day, the deadline for most admitted students to decide on a college. Because of the extensive delays this year, some students won't get their final financial aid award letter until the end of August, the U.S. Department of Education said in a recent update. The high school graduate from Riverdale Park, Maryland, secured enough additional funding from the Maryland College Aid Processing System to afford his top choice school: Towson University.

Persons: Ramon Montiel, García Ramon Montiel, Montiel, García, —, NCAN, Laura Ipsen, Eric Greenberg, Andrea Garcia, Garcia, Emory doesn't, Mark Kantrowitz, Greenberg, mani Murphy, Murphy Organizations: KIPP, Denver Leadership Academy, Colorado ., KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy, Wheaton College, Federal Student Aid, Wheaton, University of Colorado, National College, Greenberg Educational Group, U.S . Department of Education, Emory University, Education Department, Riverdale, Maryland College, Towson University Locations: García, Colorado, Massachusetts, U.S, Montiel, Denver, New York, Atlanta, Ky, Riverdale Park , Maryland, Towson

☆ NJ school officials were aware of a 'culture of violence' among students before Adriana Kuch committed suicide: lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

That culture included "physical assaults and attacks by students of students," the lawsuit says. The teen's family says school district officials "knew or should have known" that attacks within their schools, specifically Central Regional High School, "were being recorded and posted to various social media sites by other students, contrary to School Board policy." AdvertisementThe lawsuit, which names the Central Board of Education, the Central Regional High School's principal and other school officials as defendants, alleges negligence and accuses them of failing to protect Kuch. "It is the defendants' job to provide a safe and secure environment for the students at Central Regional High School," Kuch family attorney William Krais said in a statement. "It's clear this school has a serious bullying problem that none of the school administrators care to admit or address.

Persons: —, Adriana Kuch, Kuch, William Krais, Krais, catastrophically, Adriana, Michelle CarneyRay, Yoder, CarneyRay, Michael Kuch Organizations: Service, New, Business, of, New Jersey's, Regional High School, Central Regional High School, Board, Central Board of Education, Central Regional, Regional School, Educational Locations: New Jersey, Superior, of New Jersey, New

☆ Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government's top-secret Manhattan Project. The mission calls for modernizing the arsenal with droves of new workers producing plutonium cores — key components for nuclear weapons. James Owen, the associate lab director for weapons engineering, has spent more than 25 years working in the nuclear weapons program. Alexandra Martinez, 40, grew up in nearby Chimayo and is the latest in her family to work at Los Alamos. The film put the spotlight on Los Alamos and its history, prompting more people to visit over the summer.

Persons: James Owen, Owen, Alamosans, Greg Mello, Alexandra Martinez, chuckles, Martinez, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan's, Oppenheimer, watchdogs, What's Organizations: U.S, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Associated Press, Los Alamos Study, Alamos, PF, Manhattan, —, Trinity Test, Independent Locations: Alamos, Manhattan, New Mexico, Albuquerque, Los Alamos, Peñasco, Taos County, Chimayo, selfies

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project. The community is facing growing pains again, 80 years later, as Los Alamos National Laboratory takes part in the nation's most ambitious nuclear weapons effort since World War II. The mission calls for modernizing the arsenal with droves of new workers producing plutonium cores — key components for nuclear weapons. Alexandra Martinez, 40, grew up in nearby Chimayo and is the latest in her family to work at Los Alamos. Some of the hand-written notes touch on the complicated legacy left by the creation of nuclear weapons.

Persons: James Owen, Owen, Alamosans, ” Greg Mello, Alexandra Martinez, chuckles, ”, Martinez, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s “ Oppenheimer, watchdogs, “ What's Organizations: ALAMOS, U.S, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Associated Press, Los Alamos Study, Alamos, PF, Manhattan, —, Trinity Test, Independent Locations: N.M, Los Alamos, Manhattan, New Mexico, Albuquerque, Alamos, Peñasco, Taos County, Chimayo, selfies

☆ LGBTQ+ rights: New Jersey's attorney general filed civil rights complaints against three school districts alleging discrimination against LGBTQ+ students
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Polo Sandoval | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Just days after three New Jersey public school systems simultaneously enacted policies requiring educators to notify parents of changes in their children’s gender identity, the state is pursuing legal action. New Jersey State Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced the complaints against the Middletown Township, Marlboro Township and Manalapan-Englishtown Regional boards of education, all in Monmouth County. When contacted by phone on Friday, a representative of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District declined to comment on the matter. CNN has reached out to the Middletown Township Public School District. In May, state officials also filed a civil rights complaint after similar changes were enacted at the Hanover Township Board of Education.

Persons: CNN —, Matthew Platkin, ”, Platkin, Marc H, Zitomer, “, ” Zitomer, Valentina Mendez, Mendez, We’re Organizations: CNN, New, New Jersey Superior Court, Englishtown Regional School, Public School District, Marlboro Townhip Board of Education, Marlboro Public School, “, Marlboro, of Education Locations: Jersey, New Jersey, Middletown Township, Marlboro Township, Manalapan, Monmouth County, Middletown, Marlboro, Hanover Township

CNN —The suspect in the leak of classified Pentagon documents posted on social media has been charged under the Espionage Act with unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information and unauthorized removal of classified information and defense materials. According to charging documents, Teixeira held a top secret security clearance and allegedly began posting information about the documents online around December 2022, and photos of documents in January. Investigators narrowed in on the potential members of the chat group with evidence collected following the discovery of the classified documents online. Four Discord users active in a different Discord chatroom where the documents later appeared told CNN the documents began circulating on Thug Shaker. Several former high school classmates of Teixeira’s told CNN Thursday that he had a fascination with the military, guns and war.

☆ After wasting thousands of taxpayer dollars, one Massachusetts school finally turns off its lights — left on for over a year
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Massachusetts school finally can turn off its lights, which have been on since August 2021 due to a technical glitch. "We are very much aware this is costing taxpayers a significant amount of money," a school official told NBC. Reflex Lighting, the company contracted to fix the lights, arrived at the school this week to reprogram the faulty system and begin turning off the lights, NBC Boston reported. Part of the issue was that ownership of the software company changed several times after the initial installation, according to NBC. "And yes, there will be a remote override switch so this won't happen again," Paul Mustone, president of Reflex Lighting, told NBC.

☆ A Massachusetts high school hasn't been able to turn off the lights for more than a year and a half, costing taxpayers thousands
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"We are very much aware this is costing taxpayers a significant amount of money," a school official told NBC. Approximately 7,000 lights inside Minnechaug Regional High School have remained on since August 24, 2021, when the software operating the lighting system failed, NBC News reported. Part of the issue was that ownership of the software company changed several times after the initial installation, according to NBC. But the new owner, Reflex Lighting, said it couldn't send contractors until the following year due to the pandemic. "And yes, there will be a remote override switch so this won't happen again," Paul Mustone, president of Reflex Lighting, told NBC.

☆ Russian teachers have reportedly been asked to give up a part of their salaries and donate it to Russian soldiers invading Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian teachers have been asked to give part of their salaries to soldiers invading Ukraine. A teacher at one of the schools told Important Stories they were given flyers to apply to donate. The teacher told Important Stories that only 50% of the staff at their school applied to donate to the soldiers. Russian soldiers, meanwhile, have been fleeing villages disguised as locals amid Ukraine's surprise counteroffensive in its Kharkiv region, The Washington Post and Financial Times reported Sunday. "Now the practice will expand," he told Important Stories, "because there isn't much money in the budget."

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