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US higher education advocates welcome federal support for Hispanic-serving institutions
Higher education advocates in Latino communities say they are optimistic about a new federal effort to support hundreds of local colleges and universities. Hispanic-serving institutions, or HSIs, which are not-for-profit schools with a full-time equivalent undergraduate student...
Kenyan officials remove bodies as they try to confirm the death toll from a school dormitory fire
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Officials began removing the bodies of children who burned to death in a school dormitory in central Kenya on Saturday as they tried to account for dozens of boys who are still missing. Journalists were moved to wait outside the school compound as a team that...
How to pick the best preschool or child care center for your child
Preschool options are growing with the expansion of early learning programs, giving families in some parts of the U.S. a dizzying array of choices. Some states, like Colorado and New Mexico, are funneling state money into existing private preschools or child care centers. Others,...
Florida high school football player dies after collapsing during game
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Panhandle high school football player has died after collapsing during a game, officials said. Port St. Joe High School wide receiver Chance Gainer collapsed during Friday night's game at Liberty High School. The 18-year-old senior was rushed to...
Gaza enters its 2nd school year without schooling. The cost could be heavy for kids' futures
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — This week, when they would normally be going back to school, the Qudeh family’s children stumbled with armfuls of rubble they collected from a destroyed building to sell for use in building graves in the cemetery that is now their home in southern Gaza. ...
As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies
University of Southern California law student Elizabeth Howell-Egan isn’t allowed on campus because of her role in last spring’s anti-war protests, but she is keeping up her activism. She and like-minded students are holding online sessions on the Israel-Hamas war and passing...
1 student dead after shooting in a Maryland high school dispute, police say
JOPPA, Md. (AP) — A student at a Maryland high school died after being shot by another student during an altercation on Friday in a school bathroom, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler said. Warren Curtis Grant, 15, died after the shooting at Joppatowne High School, the sheriff said...
A dormitory fire in Kenya kills 18 students and injures 27. Dozens are unaccounted for
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya has killed 18 students and 27 others have been hospitalized, with 70 children unaccounted for, the country’s deputy president said Friday. President William Ruto declared three days of mourning during which flags will...
How to talk with kids about school shootings and other traumatic events
Mass shootings have effects on communities that are felt long after the day's tragedy. School shootings in particular can have physical, emotional and behavioral effects on kids — even if the shooting occurred on the other side of the country. Exposure to school shootings, even if...
What we know so far about the victims of the Apalachee school shooting in Georgia
WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A 14-year-old Georgia high school student has been charged as an adult with using an assault-style rifle to kill two students and two teachers in the hallway outside his algebra classroom, according to authorities. The shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder,...
