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Alaska lawmakers fail to override the governor's education package veto

Mar. 18, 2024 21:36 PM EDT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers on Monday failed to override Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of an education package, just weeks after the bill that sought to boost spending on public schools overwhelmingly passed the Legislature. Monday's vote during a joint session of...

Parents of Michigan school shooting victims say more investigation is needed

Mar. 18, 2024 18:52 PM EDT

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of four students killed at a Michigan school called on Monday for a state investigation of all aspects of the 2021 mass shooting, saying the convictions of a teenager and his parents are not enough to close the book. The parents also want a change...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Mar. 18, 2024 15:16 PM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 14 The Washington Post on a step toward lower, more transparent Medicare payments As if to prove that every rule has an exception, the usually dysfunctional Republican-majority House...

South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave

Mar. 17, 2024 22:22 PM EDT

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan is closing all schools starting Monday in preparation for an extreme heat wave expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45 degrees...

Victims of Catholic nuns rely on each other after being overlooked in the clergy sex abuse crisis

Mar. 16, 2024 20:46 PM EDT

On Wednesdays, the support group meets over Zoom. The members talk about their lives, their religious families and their old parochial schools. But mostly, they are there to talk about the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Catholic nuns. The topic deserves more attention,...

After the pandemic, young Chinese again want to study abroad, just not so much in the US

Mar. 16, 2024 10:39 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the Chinese city of Shanghai, two young women seeking an education abroad have both decided against going to the United States, a destination of choice for decades that may be losing its shine. For Helen Dong, a 22-year-old senior studying advertising, it was...

Fasting at school? More Muslim students in the US are getting support during Ramadan

Mar. 16, 2024 08:04 AM EDT

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — While Muslim students remain a rarity in many U.S. school districts, they are a major presence in some communities, prompting public schools to be more attentive to their needs during the holy month of Ramadan when dawn-to-sundown fasting is a duty of Islam. ...

University of Maryland lifts suspension on most fraternities and sororities amid hazing probe

Mar. 15, 2024 21:06 PM EDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The University of Maryland has lifted its suspension of most fraternities and sororities after an investigation into hazing and alcohol-related activities, the university said Friday, though five chapters will remain under investigation and continue to be subject to limited...

GOP Kentucky House votes to defund diversity, equity and inclusion offices at public universities

Mar. 15, 2024 19:29 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House voted Friday to choke off funding for diversity, equity and inclusion offices at public universities following an impassioned debate that had a GOP lawmaker dismissing DEI efforts as a failure and Democrats defending them as pillars of support for students...

Alaska governor vetoes education package lawmakers overwhelmingly passed

Mar. 15, 2024 17:10 PM EDT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Friday that he's moving on to other issues after vetoing an education package overwhelmingly passed by lawmakers. The Legislature plans to meet to consider a veto override next week. Dunleavy, a Republican and former educator,...