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☆ How CNN readers feel about the outcome of the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

CNN —We asked you how you were feeling about the outcome of the election. …” – Ashley in Florida“I feel scared. I’m scared for my trans friends who will find it harder to get their medications. I feel betrayed by the women who voted for him.” – Laura in New York“As a 30-something woman, I’m scared. I’m scared about how many of us turned a blind eye to the misogyny, racism, and hatred of the man.

Persons: CNN —, Jason Lancaster, Trump, ” – Clifford Wayne Irwin Jr, Donald Trump, Harris, ”, Matthew Trovato, Phoenix “ I’m, ” – Matt, …, I’ve, – DaMarcus, Michael Petry, ” – Cameron McClellan, Cassie, ” – Sharon, Kamala, Robin Bridgewater, Texas, ” – Sandra, I’m, ” – Cecilia, … I’m, ” – Marcelino, … She’s, She’s, ” – Ashley, I’ll, I’d, Katie, Jeff Lenhart, … ” – Cara, Colorado, ” – Grayson, ” – Lea, it’s, Mary Clifton, Laura, ” – Meigs, ” – Danny Lopez, ” – Daniel Baca, Sherri Emmons, ” – Andrew Dunlay, ” – Christina, won’t, Tim M, ” – Marcella Anderson, ” – Michael Farris, Rachel Pearl, fearfully, – Visha Rao, ’, can’t, ” – Delaney, Amy, who’ve, ” – Kaylen Garcia, ” – Helen Engle, ” – Sophia Organizations: CNN, Biden, Army, West Virginia “, Trump, Democratic, Republican, America, Immigrants, Cuyahoga Falls , Ohio “ Locations: Anchorage , Alaska “, America, Phoenix, New Jersey, Ocean Springs , Mississippi, – DaMarcus Powell, Biloxi , Mississippi, West Virginia, Beka, Virginia, …, Chapel Hill , North Carolina, Ohio “, Europe, Austin, Michigan, Tennessee, Portland , Oregon, Florida, Connecticut, Iowa, Dubuque , Iowa, Pennsylvania, Colorado “, Texas, Texas “, Salt Lake City , Utah, New York, Orlando, Orlando , Florida, South America, Glendale , Arizona, Maine, Tucson , Arizona, United States of America, Los Angeles, Trump’s America, Cuyahoga Falls , Ohio, Cuyahoga Falls , Ohio “ America, LA, Saratoga , California, Napa , California, Minnesota, Brockton , Massachusetts, Chicago

“We take this type of targeting very seriously.”The FBI said it “is aware of the offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals around the country and is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter,” according to a statement Thursday. At least some appear to have been sent through TextNow in what the company believes “is a widespread, coordinated attack,” it told CNN on Friday. Texts addressed recipients by nameScreenshots of the texts shared with CNN and appearing on social media show the racist messages addressed the recipients by name. Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland said in a statement Thursday that some of its students received the racist texts. CNN affiliates have also reported instances of students receiving the racist texts in South Carolina, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, among other states.

Persons: Derrick Johnson, ” Donald Trump’s, Karoline Leavitt, Orangeburg , South Carolina –, Jessica Rosenworcel, ”, “, Liz Murrill, ” Murrill, Murrill, Cori Faklaris, ” Faklaris, Letitia James, ” Kenneth Gray, Alysa, Arleta McCall, ” McCall, Nimrod, ” Megan Shafer, ‘, ’, Jackie Bradley, WISN, ” Bradley, Bradley, you’re, ” Talaya Jones, Talaya Jones, ” Jones, —, Jim Crow, Johnson, Jones, Tasha Dunham, WCVB, wasn’t, ” Dunham Organizations: CNN, Federal, District of Columbia, NAACP, stoke, Black Colleges, Universities, Hampton University, Fisk University, Claflin University, Federal Communications Commission’s, FBI, Justice Department, & Safety, General’s, Louisiana Bureau, Investigation, University of North, Associated Press, New York, University of New, Montgomery County Public Schools, ”, University of Alabama, Missouri State University, Missouri NAACP, Lower, Lower Merion School District, Milwaukee, WISN Locations: New York, California, Hampton , Virginia, Nashville , Tennessee, Orangeburg , South Carolina, TextNow, Louisiana, Poland, Napoleonville , Louisiana, Washington , DC, Virginia , New Jersey , Illinois, Maryland, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, University of New Haven, Montgomery County, Missouri, South Carolina , Massachusetts , Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Lower Merion, Montgomery County , Pennsylvania, Piscataway , New Jersey, United States, Lodi , California, North Carolina

It was not immediately clear who sent the messages, and there is no complete list of whom they were delivered to. “My initial reaction was probably like disbelief, like I thought it was like a joke,” said Jones, who forwarded the text message to loved ones. The “racist and vile spam text messages” have also spread to Louisiana, Republican state Attorney General Liz Murrill confirmed said Thursday via X. And in Washington, DC, the attorney general’s office also is “aware of racist text messages being sent to residents there, condemning them unequivocally,” spokesperson Gabriel Shoglow-Rubenstein said. If you believe your safety is at risk, please contact local law enforcement,” he said in a statement to CNN.

Persons: ”, Derrick Johnson, ” Donald Trump’s, Karoline Leavitt, TextNow, “, Talaya Jones, Jones, Alysa, Arleta McCall, ” McCall, Liz Murrill, Letitia James, Brown, Sam Burwell, Chloe Smith, Laura Bass, Gabriel Shoglow, Rubenstein, ” TextNow, Alayna Treene, Andy Rose Organizations: CNN, Authorities, NAACP, stoke, & Safety, Federal Communications Commission, FBI, Justice Department, ” University of Alabama, University of Alabama, Republican, Louisiana Bureau, Investigation, ” New York, Montgomery County Public Schools, KHOU, General’s Locations: United States, Alabama, Georgia, Maryland , Michigan , New Jersey , New York, South Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, Nevada, Piscataway , New Jersey, New, Maryland, Montgomery County, Houston, Washington , DC, Hanna

Supporters watch results come in at Howard University on Tuesday night. “You will hear from her tomorrow.”Campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond addresses the gathering at Howard University. The Howard University Gospel Choir performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and “Oh, Happy Day” for a worship element early in the night. Attendees at the Harris election night event at Howard University earlier in the evening. “I’m honored to be a student at Howard University at this time.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Republican Donald Trump, Brandon Bell, “, ”, Ben Eddins, Cedric Richmond, ” Richmond, Shuran Huang, Tiara Martin, Barack Obama, Martin, ” Harris, Wayne A.I, Frederick, Yolanda Robinson, Howard, Trump, specter, Jabari Robinson, Angela Weiss, I’m, ” Robinson, “ I’m, ” Renae Martin, She’s, it’s, Sandra Fields, we’re Organizations: WASHINGTON, Howard University, Republican, Howard, NBC News, Howard University Gospel Choir, NBC News University, Trump, NBC, Getty Locations: United States, Philadelphia, North Carolina, Georgia

Only 22% of parents are "completely confident" in their ability to teach their children the basics of investing, the survey found, and they're looking to their kids' schools for help. All else being equal, 74% of parents said they would move their children to a different school if it offered financial education and investment courses. SIFMA with Wakefield Research polled 1,000 U.S. parents of students in grades K-12. Getting your child hands-on experience with investing is also a smart strategy, advisors say. Hands-on experience also gives children a chance to discuss with parents what investing means to them, she said.

Persons: —, Melanie Mortimer, Lance Robert, Stacy Francis, Francis, Catherine Valega, Roth IRAs, Valega Organizations: SIFMA Foundation, Wakefield Research, Francis Financial, CNBC, Getty Images, Green Bee Advisory Locations: Los Angeles, New York, Getty Images Boston

☆ A lawsuit accuses Bain Capital's PowerSchool of trafficking in student data. The edtech giant says everything it does is legal.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

PowerSchool sells student data without parents' informed consent, a federal lawsuit alleges. Related storiesPowerSchool spokesman Austin Zerbach told BI that no PowerSchool product sells any form of student data. The public disclosures of PowerSchool say the edtech company "may" collect data such as "extracurricular program membership" and "student assessments." AdvertisementTechnology can easily re-identify anonymized student data, said Chad Marlow, senior policy counsel at the ACLU, where he focuses on privacy, surveillance, and technology issues. "No PowerSchool product, including Connected Intelligence P20W, sells any form of student data," the spokesman said.

Persons: PowerSchool, —, It's, Emily Cherkin, Cherkin, Hardeep Gulati, PowerSchools, Austin Zerbach, Zerbach, it's, — they're, Julie Liddell, Chad Marlow, Marlow, Liddell, James Donato, PowerSchool's Bain, The Bain Organizations: Service, Bain Capital, PowerSchool, Technology, ACLU, Data Systems, US, Apple, Vista Equity Partners, Vista Equity, Onex Partners, NYSE, The, KKR, Co, Instructure Holdings, Inc Locations: San Francisco, Seattle, Folsom , California, Boston, Austin , Texas, Salt Lake City

☆ Meet Glean, the enterprise AI search company that's so powerful Sam Altman deemed it a threat to OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Among them are Anthropic, Elon Musk's xAI, OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence, and AI search startup Perplexity. The last of the five rivals, and perhaps the least well-known, is Glean, an enterprise search assistant. Founded in 2019 by Rubrik cofounder and ex-Googler Arvind Jain, Glean helps corporate workers find information across their companies' tools and data. Related Video Sam Altman moves to Microsoft after OpenAI fires him as CEOThe company enables AI search by integrating apps like Slack and Dropbox and powering search across their company's universe of data. AdvertisementBesides enterprise search, Glean also has an AI assistant that generates answers based on search results, such as summarizing the day's Slack messages or synthesizing multiple documents.

Persons: Glean, Jain, —, Sam Altman, Elon Musk's, Ilya Sutskever's, Googler Arvind Jain, Kleiner Perkins, Deedy Das, Larry Page, Das, Bipul Sinha, Rubrik, Mamoon Hamid, Vishwanath, Tony Gentilcore, Piyush Prahladka, …, Arvind, Hamid, Paul, Rajeev Dham, they're, Slack, Altman, It's Organizations: Google, Service, Elon Musk's xAI, DST Global, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia, Microsoft, Sony Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT, Menlo Ventures, IIT Delhi, University of Washington, Akamai Technologies, Technology, YouTube, Kleiner Locations: Jaipur, Indian, IIT Delhi, India, Glean, Seattle

☆ Gen Z turns to TikTok to find the perfect school. Some college students are cashing in.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Gen Zs have found a more authentic resource when researching colleges: college content creators. College content creators give study advice and post snippets of day-to-day school life on TikTok. Helaine ZhaoThe rise of college content creatorsAs of October 29, there were 2.3 million TikTok videos under the hashtag "college life." The popularity of college content on TikTok has introduced a slew of content creators covering their school life. AdvertisementAt the same time, college content can also change how prospective students view a college for the worst, Greg Kaplan, a college advisor, said.

Persons: Zs, —, Ryan Fuhrman's, TikTok, Z, Zers, Helaine Zhao, Zhao, Elise Pham, Pham, Lillian Zhang, UC Berkeley vlogs, Zhang, I've, Lucie Vágnerová, Greg Kaplan, Kaplan, Ryan Fuhrman, Fuhrman, Franklin Antonio, Franklin Antonio Hall — Organizations: Service, New York University, University of California, University of Southern, Google, Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Ultimate Ivy League, University of California Berkeley, UC Berkeley, Big Tech, BKT Education, Kaplan Educational, UCSD, NYU, USC, California State University, Franklin, Franklin Antonio Hall Locations: NYU, University of Southern California, Berkeley, Brooklyn, Fuhrman, San Diego, San Jose, La Jolla

☆ FAFSA rollout is 'on track,' despite remaining unresolved issues, Education Department says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The "phased rollout" of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid is on track for the upcoming academic year, the U.S. Department of Education says. So far, the 2025-26 FAFSA has been available to limited groups of students in a series of beta tests that began on Oct. 1. It will become available to all students and contributors on or before Dec. 1, the Education Department said. As of Oct. 29, the government's FAFSA Issues page lists 22 unresolved issues, down from 25 a few weeks ago, he said. "We've made a lot of progress resolving those issues and we are now seeing more students able to complete their form."

Persons: James Kvaal, Mark Kantrowitz, We've, Kvaal Organizations: Federal Student, U.S . Department of Education, Education Department, Education, CNBC, Finance, Ivy League

☆ I taught college-bound seniors for a decade. Here's what many wanted their parents to know about college admissions.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Alexandra Frost | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Most students want their parents to know that they are stressed about paying for college, too. AdvertisementI was a teacher for 10 years, and many high school students would take refuge in my classroom during lunchtime. AdvertisementKids want to choose their major and don't want parents' inputIt's the first question any new college student gets repeatedly: What's your major?" I watched numerous groups of students choose the same college so they wouldn't be separated. All of this can be more easily achieved if parents and college-bound kids are open to having conversations.

Persons: —, Taylor, it's, I'm, aren't, couldn't Organizations: Service Locations: America

Brown University suspended its chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine after the group led a rally protesting the university's decision not to divest its endowment from certain companies that support Israel. Chapter members were told of the suspension on Oct. 24, the group said, nearly a week after their Oct. 18 protest. Brown Divest Coalition first led a series of protests in April calling for the university’s governing board to divest. While university officials did review a student proposal outlining why the board should divest from 10 companies, it ultimately decided not to do so. The university’s governing body voted against the proposal on Oct. 8, with students organizing a protest in response on Oct. 18.

Persons: Lane Turner, Gazans, ”, Brown, “, ” Brown Organizations: Brown University, Justice, Israel, Haffenreffer Museum, Anthropology, Boston Globe, Getty, Brown, Zionist, Coalition, Temple University, Tufts University, Rutgers University, American University, University of Vermont . Harvard University Locations: Palestine, Providence, R.I, ”

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — One month after Hurricane Helene destroyed mountain towns, swept away homes and upended countless lives here, thousands of Buncombe County’s students returned to school Friday. The district has more than 22,000 students and 45 schools, according to Rob Jackson, the superintendent of Buncombe County Schools. Caleb Freeman, a senior at A.C. Reynolds High School, said he was looking forward to being “around people again” after feeling “pretty lonely and kind of helpless.”Caleb Freeman, senior at A.C. Reynolds High School. Zoe Love, a senior at A.C. Reynolds High School. Students in the marching band at A.C. Reynolds High School practice Thursday.

Persons: Helene, Rob Jackson, Caleb Freeman, ” Caleb Freeman, Freeman, it’s, “, ”, ” Hall, ” “, Zoe Love, I’ve, Love, they’re, we’ve, ” Jackson, Jaime Canton, Liz Tallent, Tallent, Kathy Park, Daniella Silva Organizations: A.C, Reynolds High School, NBC, Rawleigh, football, Jackson Locations: ASHEVILLE, N.C, —, North Carolina, Buncombe, Buncombe County, Asheville, New York

LOS ANGELES — Dueling lawsuits against UCLA each describe a rise in antisemitic and anti-Palestinian bias since protests erupted on campus last year over the Israel-Hamas war. “UCLA has failed to provide Jewish students, faculty, and staff with the protection promised by such policies," the amended complaint says. Both complaints refer to task forces UCLA established to examine antisemitism and Islamophobia on campus. The antisemitism report was released this month, and the one on anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim bias came out in May. Some pro-Israel students and faculty members said they did not feel safe walking to classes, and pro-Palestinian protesters said they were increasingly subjected to violence and suppression.

Persons: counterprotests, “, ”, Graeme Blair, counterprotesters Organizations: UCLA, American Civil Liberties Union of, University of California, Regents, UC, “ UCLA, ”, Israel, Jewish, University, Los Angeles, Police Locations: Israel, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Gaza, Los

☆ 'The million-dollar question of this election': Women's health startups are confronting a shifting legal landscape
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Melia Russell | Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Founders of women's health startups feel doubly invested in this election, one of the closest presidential races of the century. They said another Trump victory creates uncertainty for reproductive health startups, from period trackers to online abortion clinics to embryo banks. For startup Julie, the legal status of emergency contraception is the "million dollar question of this election," said Amanda E/J Morrison. Trump's waffling on reproductive rights has put founders of women's health startups on notice. For some founders of women's health startups, this election is more than a political contest; it has ramifications for their livelihoods.

Persons: Julie, Amanda E, J Morrison, Morrison, Lily, Trump, We're, —, Kamala Harris, Trish Costello, Mika Eddy, Eddy, Samuel Corum, Jane, Roe, Wade, Hey Jane, Carli Sapir, Sapir, Donald Trump, Mark Wilson, Flo, Deena Shakir, Lauren Berson Sugarman, Berson, Alice Zheng, Zheng, Julie's, Dobbs, TikTok influencers, Julie swag, Julie Julie's, It's, Melia Russell, Rebecca Torrence Organizations: Suffolk University, Trump, Getty, Amboy Ventures, White, Lux Capital, Maven, Sciences, Vitra Labs, Investors, Walmart, JAMA, Business Locations: New York, Boston, Texas, California, we're, Roe America, Alabama

☆ Why some families will pay $500,000 for Ivy League admissions consulting: 'It’s worth the investment'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Loop Images | Getty ImagesAt the nation's top schools, including many in the Ivy League, acceptance rates hover near all-time lows. For those willing to pay for a four-year, private college, it should be worthwhile, the sentiment often goes. To get into this elite group of schools, many families look for outside help to get a leg up. The vast majority of students come from New York City private schools with household incomes over $1,500,000 according to Howell's account. However, the wealthiest students hailing form the country's top private schools are primarily competing amongst themselves as schools look to build a diversified class.

Persons: Thomas Howell, Howell, Ivy League — Brown, Hafeez Lakhani, Lakhani, they've, Christopher Rim, Covid, — Organizations: Ivy League, Princeton University, Forum Education, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Yale, University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford, Finance, Navy, Command, Rim, Command Education, Test, Christopher, Education, National Association for College, Counseling, National Bureau of Economic Research Locations: York, Columbia, Princeton, Duke, New York, New York City

☆ Harvard donations dropped nearly 15% amid wealthy alums' vows to cut off support
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Harvard donations are down following a year of campus turmoil. AdvertisementHarvard saw a dip in donations in the most recent fiscal year amid a wave of big-name backers pulling their financial support after fallout from the university's response to the Israel-Hamas war. In fiscal year 2024, which ended June 30, the Ivy League institution brought in just under $1.2 billion in cash gifts, according to a Harvard financial report released Thursday. Some wealthy alumni publicly vowed to suspend donations to Harvard following the university's bungled response to the campus unrest that spread across higher education institutions nationwide last year. Earlier this month, Garber hinted at the coming downturn in donations, telling the university's student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, that the year's commitments were "disappointing" compared to prior years.

Persons: —, Alan Garber, Garber, Ritu Kalra, Kalru, Karlu, Claudine Gay Organizations: Service, Harvard, Ivy League, University, Business, Harvard Crimson, Bloomberg Locations: Israel

St. Olaf College boasted an 87.6% voter turnout rate in 2020, taking home the top prize in the All In Campus Democracy Challenge as the most civically engaged college campus in the country. The small liberal arts college reached that number with help from its “election ambassador program,” and this year, the school is looking to break its own record. “We are all about interpersonal connections,” said junior Roxi Wessel, an election ambassador. Several factors make St. Olaf the highest-voting college in the country, including its nonpartisan approach to the election ambassador program. Jen McAndrew, from Tuft University’s Tisch College of Civic Life, said that while Minnesota makes campus voting accessible, laws in other states are creating more barriers to entry.

Persons: Olaf, ”, Roxi Wessel, there’s, ’, Olaf College, Ken Wolter, ” Wessel, Olaf the, Elijah Sonntag, Minnesotans, We’re, Christopher Chapp, Jen McAndrew, Madeline Altman, “, don’t, ” Sonntag, Chapp, Olaf’s, they’re Organizations: Tufts University, For Democracy, Higher, Olaf College, Olaf, Tisch College of Civic, St Locations: NORTHFIELD, Minn, —, Minnesota, St

☆ Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus rape
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Lahore, Pakistan AP —Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday, as anger spread over an alleged on-campus rape, prompting the government to shut schools, colleges and universities for two days. Tensions have been high on college campuses since reports of the alleged rape in the eastern city of Lahore spread on social media, and protests have broken out in four cities. Thursday’s violence started when hundreds of students demonstrated outside a campus in the city of Rawalpindi in Punjab province. They also arrested a man who is accused of spreading misinformation on social media about the alleged rape and inciting students to violence. But Punjab police on Thursday urged people to share any information about the alleged rape.

Persons: ransacking, Mohammad Afzal, Mauz Ullah, ”, Usman Ghani, don’t, Hasna Cheema, ” Cheema Organizations: Pakistan AP, Police, Wednesday . Police, Punjab Group, Colleges, Federal Investigation Agency, Aurat Foundation, Social Development Organization, Sindh province . Police Locations: Lahore, Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Punjab province, Gujrat, Punjab, Islami, Sindh province

☆ Parents sue their son's school for punishing his AI use, heralding a messy future
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Parents in Massachusetts are suing a school over their son being punished for using AI. AdvertisementThe parents of a Massachusetts teenager are suing his high school, claiming their son was unfairly punished for using AI, as educators grapple with how to handle the widespread use of AI. AdvertisementJennifer and Dale Harris filed the lawsuit last month against Hingham High School, its administrators, and the school district, in which they alleged the defendants imposed "arbitrary and capricious" discipline on their child. Harris said that she would like to see the school "put in place an AI policy that makes sense." Matthew Sag, a professor of law in AI, machine learning, and data science at Emory University Law School, told BI that the school handbook's outlined policy is "hopelessly vague and unfair."

Persons: —, they'd, Ryan Abbott, Jennifer, Dale Harris, Jennifer Harris, WCVB, WCBV, Harris, Matthew Sag, Sag, John Zerilli, Peter Farrell Organizations: Service, Study.com, University of Surrey, Hingham High School, National Honor Society, ACT, Stanford University, Stanford, Business, Artificial Intelligence, Emory University Law School, University of Edinburgh, Oxford Institute for Locations: Massachusetts, Hingham

☆ My wife is the breadwinner, and I'm a stay-at-home dad. I hate when people say I'm less manly because of it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Ryan Crawley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Since my wife is the breadwinner, I'm the stay-at-home dad. AdvertisementMy wife is an OBGYN, and when I first met her, she was making significantly more than me each year. I was an elementary school teacher then and would do my best to help children learn important things — such as reading and respecting others. After all, elementary school teachers aren't known for making big bucks. In addition to the fear, I experienced things (many of them gross) that I had never had before — even as an elementary school teacher.

Persons: —, Ellie, I've, I'm, I'd Organizations: Service

Zelig Williams, 28, was staying with his mother in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, since the summer and had been hosting specialized dance workshops. Zelig Williams’ family, friends and community are holding on to faith that God is with him, she added. “It is a struggle, but they are holding close to the belief that Zelig will return home.”Zelig Williams. The Show.” Jackman posted about Zelig Williams to his Instagram stories over the weekend. “ZELIG, we love you and are praying for your safe return.”Caroline Lewis Jones met Zelig Williams when he was just 11 years old.

Persons: It’s, Tony, “ Hamilton ”, Zelig Williams, Kathy Williams, Mieoki Corbett Jacobs, Corbett Jacobs, ” Corbett Jacobs, ” Zelig Williams, Williams, ” Kathy Williams, ”, Hugh Jackman, ” Jackman, ZELIG WILLIAMS, “, ” Caroline Lewis Jones, Jones, she’s, “ Zelig, ” Jones, Williams ’, he’s Organizations: Columbia, NBC News, Police, Richland County Sheriff’s Department, Columbia Police Department Locations: Columbia , South Carolina, New York City, Wateree , South Carolina, Richland County

The Supreme Court may soon consider two cases that could dismantle limits on how close protesters can be to people at abortion clinics and other health care facilities. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, three abortion clinics have opened in Carbondale. “You can’t have protests on the steps of the Supreme Court,” he said. Neither petition has been scheduled to be discussed by the Supreme Court justices. It also turned away a case involving Alabama’s Supreme Court ruling that threatened access to in vitro fertilization in the state.

Persons: ”, Kristan Hawkins, Melissa Fowler, Roe, Wade, Jennifer Pepper, Andrea Morales, “, Brian Westbrook, Carbondale’s, Nicole Hester, Hill, Dobbs, Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes, ” David Cohen, Biden Organizations: Life, National Abortion Federation, Midwest, Choices, Reproductive, NBC News, Detroit City Council, Coalition, Thomas More Society, NBC, Reproductive Health, USA, Jackson, Health Organization, Carbondale, Englewood Mayor, Drexel University Kline School of Law, Alabama’s Locations: Carbondale, Illinois, Roe, Carbondale's, Hill v . Colorado, Colorado, Carbondale , Illinois, New Jersey, Englewood, Westchester , New York, Texas

☆ How a nonprofit is using mentoring to mitigate college enrollment gaps for first-generation students
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Take the case of high school students without post-secondary role models to inspire them. For first-generation students and students of color in underserved communities, the hurdles have mounted as schools and students navigate complications with financial aid forms and the removal of race-conscious admissions. Since then, the organization has helped 42,000 underserved high school students achieve their goals through mentorship. Starting in students' junior year of high school, mentor pairs participate in weekly online sessions and monthly in-person meetings. Up to 40% of low-income students don't enroll in college the fall after high school graduation despite being accepted.

Persons: Heather D, Wathington, iMentor, aren't, Heather McKenzie, mentees, it's Organizations: Technology, Insider Studios Locations: New York City, iMentor

☆ The top 10 party universities in the US, ranked
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Priyanka Rajput | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Wall Street Journal, in collaboration with College Pulse, ranked the best party schools in the US. The Journal ranked schools based on student and alumni data about the party culture on campus. 1 party school in the US for 2025. AdvertisementEvery year, The Wall Street Journal publishes a list of the best party schools in the US as part of its annual best colleges list. Here's a closer look at the best party schools that made the list.

Persons: —, University of Miami —, Here's Organizations: Street, The, Tulane University, University of Dayton, Service, University of Miami, Texas State University, Round, Hampton University Locations: Lake Osceola, Coral Gables , Florida, San Marcos, Round Rock , Texas, New Orleans, Ohio

☆ I was paralyzed from the chest down by a school shooter at 15. I chose to forgive him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Missy Jenkins Smith was shot at the age of 15 in the school shooting at Heath High School. She chose to forgive the shooter, refusing to let anger dictate the rest of her life. It was a cold morning on December 1st when I got to school after nearly a week off celebrating Thanksgiving. Before the day started, a group of us gathered in the lobby of the school to pray. It was a completely safe school — some would say the safest school of all the high schools in our area.

Persons: Missy Jenkins Smith, —, everyone's, Michael, Nicole, Mandy, Jessica, Jessica wasn't, Kayce, I've Organizations: Heath High School, Service

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