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☆ On the one hill with mobile signal, Ukrainian kids build makeshift classroom
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Vitalii Hnidyi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Vitalii HnidyiHONTARIVKA, Ukraine, Jan 24 (Reuters) - At the only place in their village where they could find a strong mobile internet signal - a windswept hill on the barren steppe - Ukrainian fifth-grader Mykola Dziuba and his friends have built makeshift tent to serve as a remote classroom. "We sit here for around two or three hours, sometimes just for an hour," said Dziuba as the wind rattled the rickety structure. He said they collected the materials - plastic sheeting, wooden poles, bricks and sand - from around their homes. In the shadow of a water tower on a low hill they discovered the mobile coverage was good enough for a stable internet connection. Repeated Russian missile strikes on critical infrastructure since last October have also plunged large parts of the country into periodic power outages.

☆ Check out the exclusive pitch deck that school-to-student matching startup Schola used to raise $10 million in funding
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Schola is an online guide and marketplace for students to match with different PK-12 schools. Students can learn about and even apply to various public, private, and charter schools on the platform. Schola has launched in all 50 states and just raised $10 million in Series A funding. Schools can simultaneously use the platform as a way to increase their enrollment reach, and can pay for different-tiered recruitment campaigns or data analytic tools. Check out the 12-slide pitch deck that edtech startup Schola used to raise $10 million in Series A funding:

☆ The US relied on a secret force of Japanese-Americans to win World War II in the Pacific — while their families were locked up at home
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Katie Sanders | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Japanese-American Nisei soldiers at US Army Military Intelligence Service language school. Not many people know that we had Japanese-Americans fighting the Pacific war. The very first Japanese language school was started by the Army a months before Pearl Harbor. A US Army Nisei soldier gives water to a child in Okinawa. US Army Nisei soldiers interrogating a Japanese prisoner of war.

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☆ The 'Secure 2.0' retirement legislation leaves a 'huge problem untouched,' labor economist warns. How these changes could help
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Sporrer/Rupp | Image Source | Getty ImagesParticipation in workplace retirement plans may soon be expanded, thanks to new efforts from lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Secure 2.0 would require certain employers with retirement plans to automatically enroll eligible workers in those plans. Create a universal retirement planFor starters, we should abandon the hope that employers will cover everyone with retirement plans, according to Ghilarducci. "A universal access plan is one in which everyone, regardless of what their employer does, is in a retirement plan," Ghilarducci said. The idea is included in the Retirement Savings for Americans Act, which would establish portable tax-advantaged retirement savings accounts for workers.

☆ A Texas superintendent ordered school librarians to remove LGBTQ books. Now the federal government is investigating.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Mike Hixenbaugh | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

The U.S. Education Department’s civil rights enforcement arm has launched an investigation into a North Texas school district whose superintendent was secretly recorded ordering librarians to remove LGBTQ-themed library books. The comments, combined with the district’s subsequent decision to remove dozens of library books pending a review, fostered a “pervasively hostile” environment for LGBTQ students, the ACLU wrote in its complaint. Last year, voters in Granbury elected a pair of school board members who campaigned against LGBTQ-affirming school curricula and library books. “These comments, combined with the book removals, really send a message to LGBTQ students in the districts that: ‘You don’t belong here. Lou Whiting, a student at Granbury High School, becomes emotional after speaking against the removal of LGBTQ books at a Granbury school board meeting in March.

☆ School Boards With New Conservative Majorities Make Changes, Including Firing Superintendents
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Ben Chapman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The new school board in Sarasota, Fla., moved to fire Superintendent Brennan Asplen during its first meeting. Conservatives who won school board elections with campaigns vowing to change what students learn about race, sex and gender—or who opposed Covid protocols—have acted swiftly since November, replacing superintendents and overhauling policies at their first public meetings. Conservative activists and organizations made a concerted effort to win control of local school boards in many parts of the U.S. during the midterm elections, citing issues such as declining academic performance, increased disciplinary problems among students, masking policies and the teaching of critical race theory and other topics that provoke debate.

The UK government has promised to overhaul the youth gender care system, after it was deemed inadequate by England’s regulator of health and social care. They described a deeply flawed system that is now hobbled by a toxic political climate around gender care. The letter said a decision would be made at some point from early 2022 on whether the child “is likely to meet the access criteria” for gender care. The family has received no NHS gender care or mental health support since the referral, she said. These recommended supporting “identity exploration” and mental health treatment as the first steps to ensure that any psychological issues are addressed.

☆ Morocco vs. France World Cup 2022 game highlights globalization
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Tony Karon | Tony Karon Is The Editorial Lead Of Al Jazeera'S Aj | Channel. Also An Associate Professor At The New School In New York | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The iconic image of the 2022 World Cup may well be Morocco’s Sofiane Boufal dancing with his mum after his team’s brilliant upset victory over Portugal in the quarterfinals. Boufal and his mother — like the majority of Morocco’s players and coaches — live in European cities, part of that continent’s vast marginalized and embattled migrant underclass. Morocco’s prowess as the first African team to make the semifinals of the World Cup brings us ever closer to fulfilling soccer icon Pelé’s prophecy. Indeed, this was the first World Cup in which all five African teams were coached by African coaches, rather than by European journeymen. The team's strategy suggests its coach has rewritten the playbook that long recommended African teams play pessimistic defensive football, hoping for a lucky break.

☆ ‘Living in despair and hopelessness’: A lack of affordable housing can put people’s health at risk
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Renuka Rayasam Fred Clasen-Kelly Kaiser Health News | Renuka Rayasam | Fred Clasen-Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

She suspected the gray and brown splotches spreading through the apartment were mold and had caused her son’s illness. A nationwide affordable housing crisis has wreaked havoc on the lives of low-income families, like Joseph’s, who are close to the brink. Housing instability — such as having trouble paying rent, living in crowded conditions, or moving frequently — can have negative consequences on health, according to the federal Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. And there is no county in the country where a minimum-wage worker could afford a two-bedroom rental home, according to an August report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. A few months after leaving the apartment, Joseph and her two children moved in with her sister in Orlando, Florida, with their remaining possessions — a car and some clothes.

☆ Marsai Martin and Omari Harwick play to win in ‘Fantasy Football’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The new film “Fantasy Football” capitalizes on some of its stars natural talent. Marsai Martin channels lots of girl-boss energy playing Callie Coleman, a tech-savvy young woman whose father’s long career in the NFL lands him with the Atlanta Falcons team. (Martin, 18, set a Guinness World Record in 2020 as the youngest Hollywood executive producer to work on a major production.) Marsai Martin as Callie Coleman and Omari Hardwick as Bobby Coleman in "Fantasy Football." “We respect each other and we brought out the best in each other.”“Fantasy Football” debuts Friday on Paramount+.

☆ Arun Majumdar's mom cooked over a coal stove on the floor, and now he's the first leader of Stanford's new climate school — here is his story
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Building a successful climate school that both educates people and scales up technological solutions in its accelerator arm requires thinking beyond the bubble of Silicon Valley. Majumdar's understanding of the importance of a global perspective for the climate school is also personally informed. He was also a professor, did research, and worked at Google for a stint before eventually getting the opportunity to lead the launch of the Stanford climate school. The lessons he learned at ARPA-E are helping form the foundation for the accelerator arm at the Stanford climate school. Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Photo courtesy Cat Clifford, CNBCSo far, the sustainability school at Stanford seems to be popular with students.

☆ Texas town approves plans for new building to replace school shooting site
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Tyler Clifford | Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nov 17 (Reuters) - The Uvalde school board in Texas has approved plans to replace Robb Elementary School months after the town decided to demolish the building where a teenaged gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in May. The school district did not immediately respond to a request for further details. Board members also agreed to install an interim leader of the school district's police department. In the past, he worked with Patterson at another Texas school district. Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw said the response was "an abject failure," adding that officers at the scene lacked sufficient training.

Ron DeSantis, who won re-election in a landslide Tuesday, threw his political weight behind 30 school board candidates this election cycle. In Florida, because school board races are nonpartisan, if candidates capture at least 50% of the vote in the primary, they don’t need to compete in the November elections. That stands in contrast to the results for the Florida Democratic Party, which supported 30 school board candidates, only nine of whom won seats this year. Riding a wave of conservative parent anger, Republicans in several states targeted school board races, with mixed results. However, GOP candidates running against progressive ideas captured seats on the State Board of Education, which sets curriculum standards.

☆ Miami Beach adopts ordinance banning hairstyle discrimination
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Florida's Miami Beach adopted an ordinance Wednesday banning race-based hair discrimination in housing, employment and access to public services and facilities. The Miami Beach City Commission voted unanimously to prohibit discriminatory practices "based on the texture or style of a person's hair," the city said in a news release Wednesday. “It’s unacceptable in 2022 that Black Americans and other minorities still face discrimination based on something so trivial as whether or not they have textured or curly hair,” Miami Beach Vice Mayor Alex Fernandez said in a statement. “This serves to protect cultural identity and not have to worry about sacrificing who you are in Miami Beach.”The city's human rights ordinance had already prohibited discrimination based on a number of characteristics, including weight and height. Miami Beach City did not immediately respond to an overnight request for comment.

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday confirmed a nationwide shortage of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication Adderall, more than two months after some pharmacies reported difficulties filling prescriptions. The shortage affects the immediate-release form of Adderall, a stimulant that helps manage ADHD symptoms. Dougherty added that Teva expects “intermittent delays through end of year.”The supply from the other Adderall manufacturers isn’t enough to meet the need, the FDA said. The shortage has hit pharmacies differentlySome pharmacies have been having trouble filling Adderall prescriptions since the summer. In May, Walmart and CVS announced they would stop filling prescriptions for controlled substances from telehealth startups such as Cerebral and Done Health, which prescribe stimulants and gained footing during the pandemic.

☆ Uvalde school district superintendent will resign after outrage over response to school massacre
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

UVALDE, Texas — Uvalde’s school district superintendent announced Monday he plans to resign by the end of the academic year, following months of community outrage over the handling of the United States’ deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade. The Uvalde school board voted unanimously Monday evening to begin the search for Harrell’s successor. The Uvalde school board did not respond to requests for a copy of Harrell’s statement. The superintendent’s announcement comes a week after school district officials suspended the entire school police force. In July, the Uvalde school board called a special meeting to hear from parents.

☆ Pennsylvania school district created culture of anti-LGBTQ discrimination, complaint alleges
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Zachary Schermele | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a federal complaint Thursday alleging one of the largest school districts in the state has created a widespread culture of discrimination toward LGBTQ students, particularly those who are transgender and nonbinary. The lawyers interviewed dozens of LGBTQ students and their parents, as well as current and former teachers and staff. The bullying forced some of them to miss school, and in 2019, a former transgender student attempted suicide, according to the complaint. Serving more than 18,000 students, Central Bucks drew national attention in 2021 as debates over pandemic policies gave way to larger culture-war clashes in the community. Amid a surge in anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and policy in school boards across the country, Walczak said, the alleged circumstances at Central Bucks are not an isolated situation.

☆ Professor Nina Khrushcheva on Nord Stream pipeline damage: It doesn't look like the Russian fingerprint
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailProfessor Nina Khrushcheva on Nord Stream pipeline damage: It doesn't look like the Russian fingerprintHenning Gloystein, The Eurasia Group director of energy, climate and resources & Nina Khruscheva, professor of international affairs at New York's New School, join 'The Exchange' to discuss damage to the Nord Stream pipeline.

☆ Poland’s Schools Welcome Ukraine’s Children
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Tamar Jacoby | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Principal Magdalena Mazur had prepared a special welcome for the 80 Ukrainian students who showed up on the first day of class at Primary School No. Shy first-graders and rowdy pre-teens, they were invited in small groups into a dedicated classroom where they found a table piled high with new school supplies. “Take a backpack,” Ms. Mazur urged. Welcome to our school. We’re so glad to see you.”Seven months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 5 million refugees have passed through Poland.

☆ I made sure to have perfect attendance at work, and it backfired. Here's why I'll prioritize self-care going forward.
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-18 | by ( Ryan Fan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

I show up for work every day and have been praised for it. Before yesterday, I had almost perfect attendance at work in my two and a half years of teaching. Having perfect work attendance might seem like a baseline expectationBut you're not in my line of work as an educator. You can see how it's difficult to show up for work every day when reality can be that grim. There's a very valid reason for that pressureWhen teachers don't show up and there's no substitute to cover, school leaders have a big conundrum: Who's going to cover that class?

☆ Promoția 2021: absolvirea online a bursierilor finanțați de UE odată cu încheierea unui an extraordinar de către Școala Europeană a Parteneriatului Estic
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +12 min

Promoția 2021: absolvirea online a bursierilor finanțați de UE odată cu încheierea unui an extraordinar de către Școala Europeană a Parteneriatului Estic22 IUNIE, TBILISI – programul Școlii Europene a Parteneriatului Estic (PaE) marchează cu mândrie absolvirea celei de-a doua promoții de elevi din cele șase țări ale PaE printr-o ceremonie virtuală găzduită de New School – Școala Internațională din Georgia. Subsecretarul General și Directorul Executiv al UNOPS, Grete Faremo a declarat: “Succesul vostru de astăzi este o dovadă a muncii voastre asidui, a rezilienței și a ingeniozității. Proiectul sporește oportunitățile educaționale și de ocupare ale elevilor, încurajând cooperarea, înțelegerea multiculturală, toleranța și valorile fundamentale și promovând o mai bună înțelegere a UE și a angajamentului acesteia în regiune. С 2018 года – начала стипендиальной программы – 105 школьников из различных городов шести стран Восточного партнерства смогли поступить на полностью финансируемую ЕС двухлетнюю образовательную программу. Флагманский проект «Европейская школа Восточного партнерства» – часть программы «Восточное партнерство – 20 результатов к 2020 году».

Persons: . Lawrence Meredith, Grete, Lawrence MEREDITH, Grete Faremo, UNOPS, Михеил Чхенкели, Лоуренс Мередит, Грете Фаремо, Амина Ротарь, Амина Organizations: Școala Europeană, Estic, Parteneriatului Estic, Educației, Științei, Europeană, Universitatea din, UE, Uniunea Europeană, Uniunii Europene, Ministerul Educației, Organizația Internațională, ИЮНЬ, Европейская школа, Новая школа, Международная школа, Восточный соседство, Европейская комиссия, Управление, ООН по обслуживание проектов (ЮНОПС), Школа Восточного партнерства, ньюйоркский университет, СМИ, ООН, Европейская школа Восточного партнерства, ЮНОПС, Министерство образования и науки, Международный бакалавриат Locations: TBILISI, New School, Georgia, Studenților, Georgiei, Mikheil, Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Belarus, Republica Moldova, Ucraina, Europa, Statele Unite, natale, Spania, Țările de Jos, Ungaria, Italia, Belgia, Estonia, Emiratele Arabe Unite, Qatar, Turcia, Canada, Chișinău, Universitatea din New York, Abu Dhabi, Europa de Est, Europei, PaE, UE, ТБИЛИСИ, Восточное партнерство, Грузия, Европейский союз, Испания, Нидерландов, Венгрия, Италия, Бельгия, Эстония, Объединенные Арабские Эмираты, Катар, Турция, США, Канада, Кишинев, Европа, Абу Даби, ЕС, Европейский Союз, Азербайджан, Армения, Беларусь, Молдова, Украина

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