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Mexican government puts grammatical 'errors' into textbooks
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president on Monday defended the apparent insertion of what teachers have long considered grammatical errors into school textbooks. Copies of the new textbooks posted on social media show them using words like “dijistes,” long considered an...
Wisconsin school bans Miley, Dolly duet from class concert
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Administrators at a Wisconsin elementary school stopped a first-grade class from performing a Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song "could be perceived as controversial." Students at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha...
Mass school shootings kill 175 from Columbine to Nashville
Mass shooters have killed hundreds of people throughout U.S. history in realms like stores, theaters and workplaces, but it is in schools and colleges where the carnage reverberates perhaps most keenly — places filled with children of tender ages, older students aspiring to new heights and the...
Teenager fatally stabs teacher, wounds five people in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) — A 13-year-old student in Brazil’s biggest city fatally stabbed a 71-year-old teacher and wounded three teachers and two fellow students Monday in a knife attack at a public school, state officials said. The five wounded victims from the Thomazia Montoro school in...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Austin American-Statesman. March 24, 2023. Editorial: The GOP should leave Texas cities alone For decades, Texas conservatives clamored for local government control as they resisted what they called the big government of heavy-handed state and federal policies. Those...
Teachers press school safety in wake of Denver shooting
DENVER (AP) — Colorado teachers flooded into the state Capitol Friday to press for better protections for students and school staff after a 17-year-old Denver student shot two administrators, fled to the mountains and killed himself. Roughly 1,500 teachers and their supporters...
After Denver school shooting, an outcry erupts over security
DENVER (AP) — Outraged Denver students and parents demanded better school security and pushed for tighter firearm controls Thursday, a day after a 17-year-old student shot and wounded two administrators at a city high school beset with violence. More than 1,000 students rallied at...
Georgia budget may cut university funds, boost scholarships
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate passed a budget on Thursday that cuts $87 million from teaching at the state’s public universities, money connected to a dispute with the House over hospital permits and funding. The Senate and House face a deadline of next Wednesday, the last...
Kentucky governor signs student discipline bill into law
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill aimed at defusing classroom disruptions was signed into law Thursday by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who said it would allow school administrators to intervene before situations escalate. The Democratic governor told reporters that the bill seeks to...
Holocaust survivor shares on TikTok to educate young people
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman is a TikTok star at age 85, thanks to her 17-year-old grandson. In the family living room in Morristown, New Jersey, he records short videos of his grandmother reminiscing about life in 1944 and 1945 when she was a 6-year-old...
