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Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Teachers and science advocates are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update standards to incorporate teaching about genocide, eugenics and the Holocaust into middle school science education. They argue that teachers need more training before introducing such...
Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy
Trouble with playground bullies started for Maria Ishoo’s daughter in elementary school. Girls ganged up, calling her “fat” and “ugly.” Boys tripped and pushed her. The California mother watched her typically bubbly second-grader retreat into her bedroom and spend afternoons curled up in...
New York's College of Saint Rose will close in May 2024 amid financial woes
NEW YORK (AP) — The College of Saint Rose, a century-old Roman Catholic College in Albany, New York, will close in May 2024 after years of financial struggles, college officials announced Friday. “It is with a heavy heart that the Board decided to close the college at the end of...
North Dakota State extends new scholarship brought amid worries about Minnesota tuition program
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota State University announced Wednesday that it’s extending a new scholarship brought about due to neighboring Minnesota's program to cover tuition for income-eligible residents, beginning next year. North Dakota higher education leaders are...
Ohio bill to ban diversity training requirements in higher education stalls in GOP House
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A GOP-sponsored bill that would ban nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements at Ohio’s public colleges and universities and bar public universities from taking stances on “controversial” topics doesn't have the votes to move forward in the Legislature,...
Opponents want judge to declare Montana drag reading ban unconstitutional without requiring a trial
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A group of people, organizations and businesses opposed to a law that restricts drag performances and bans drag reading events at public schools and libraries asked a federal judge to declare Montana's law unconstitutional without requiring a trial. ...
Three teenagers injured in knife attack at a high school in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A teenage student attacked classmates with a knife at a high school in northeastern Poland and injured three of them on Wednesday, police said. The attack took place during lessons at the high school in the town of Kadzidlo, local police spokeswoman Katarzyna...
LGBTQ+ rights group sues over Iowa law banning school library books, gender identity discussion
Several families are suing to stop Iowa's new law that bans books from school libraries, forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues and forces educators in some cases to out the gender identity of students to their parents. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and Lambda Legal...
A mom chose an off-the-grid school for safety from COVID. No one protected her kid from the teacher
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — When Raynesha Cummings enrolled her three teenagers in a private school, she hoped to keep them safe from COVID-19. It was small, with no frills — there was just one teacher and the school didn’t serve lunch — but it worked for her family, at least initially. ...
Tennessee governor unveils push for statewide school voucher expansion, no income limitations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday backed a plan to expand beyond a three-county school voucher program for low-income kids by offering public money for private schooling statewide, regardless of family income. The initiative will need the approval of the...
