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Maine teacher prep programs call foul after getting F’s for how they teach reading
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (1664+ words) Three of Maine's public universities received failing grades in 2023 for one of the most critical things they do: prepare future educators to teach kids how to read. The National Council on Teacher Quality, a think tank based in Washington D.C., found…...
Visores de realidad virtual son “máquinas de esperanza” en prisiones de California
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (529+ words) Fui a Tailandia, viejo! record" Smith con una sonrisa, describiendo la primera vez que us" un dispositivo de realidad virtual y fue transportado a los exuberantes paisajes y bulliciosos mercados del sudeste asi'tico. Una organizaci"n sin fines de lucro…...
Trial begins for Stanford students for occupying offices in pro-Palestinian protest
3+ day, 48+ min ago (338+ words) Authorities initially arrested and charged 12 people after demonstrators barricaded themselves inside the president and provost's offices for several hours on June 5, 2024, the last day of spring classes at the university in California's Silicon Valley. One defendant, a 21-year-old man, pleaded…...
California schools chief caught off guard by Newsom’s plan to pare down the future scope of his job
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (477+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom gives his State of the State address at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool) State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said he was blindsided by…...
Escuelas de Minneapolis ofrecerán clases remotas ante redadas migratorias
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (108+ words) MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, EE.UU. (AP) " El sistema escolar de Minneapolis ofrecer" a las familias la opci'n de clases remotas durante un mes en medio de las redadas en la ciudad de parte de las autoridades migratorias federales, inform' el distrito....
Minneapolis schools will offer remote learning amid federal immigration enforcement
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (115+ words) The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month amid federal immigration enforcement in the city. The district provided the update in emails to teachers obtained by The Associated Press. This move comes as…...
Minneapolis school system offers remote learning amid ICE crackdown
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (245+ words) The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month amid federal immigration enforcement in the city. The district provided the update late Thursday in an email to teachers obtained by The Associated Press. This…...
Hiring likely stayed modest in December, capping a year of weak job growth
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (758+ words) December's jobs report, to be released Friday, is likely to show that employers added a modest 55,000 jobs, economists forecast. That figure would be below November's 64,000 but an improvement after the economy lost jobs in October. The unemployment rate is expected…...
Tennessee university reinstates professor fired for Charlie Kirk post and settles for $500k
4+ day, 38+ min ago (218+ words) Austin Peay spokesperson Brian Dunn said Darren Michael returned to his position as a tenured faculty member at the public university in Clarksville effective Dec. 30. A copy of the settlement agreement obtained through a public records request includes a $500,000 payment…...
Newsom’s K-12 school proposal would shift more power to governor, Board of Education
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (566+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday proposed paring down the responsibilities of California's elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction and shifting more power to the State Board of Education. "California can no longer postpone reforms that have been recommended regularly for…...