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Jewish faculty at Penn move to block feds from getting lists of Jewish campus orgs
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (404+ words) PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) " Jewish faculty and student employees at the University of Pennsylvania have asked to intervene in a lawsuit, in which the Trump administration is seeking lists of campus Jewish organizations, their members and faculty who teach Jewish studies....
St. Louis Public Schools lose full accreditation
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (322+ words) ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Missouri's State Board of Education votes to lower St. Louis Public Schools accreditation. Only one board member voted against the move and AFT Local 420 tells K-M-O-X, DESE ignored their own determination that accreditation would be frozen in…...
Frisco ISD lifts schools from 'secure status"
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (142+ words) Frisco ISD says investigators have determined a threat sent to several campuses Monday morning was "non-credible," and schools have been lifted from "secure status." Monday morning, Frisco Police said several campuses received threatening emails. Frisco ISD said all schools went…...
Minneapolis schools offer remote learning as tensions rise over federal immigration enforcement
4+ day, 41+ min ago (858+ words) Under the temporary plan, teachers will simultaneously deliver lessons from their classrooms to students in the classroom and at home, similar to the way many did during the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration enforcement in cities across the U.S. has led to dips…...
Buffalo Public Schools outlines 'Plan B' to not closing schools
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (407+ words) Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - After talks of closing a pair of schools - D'Youville Porter School PS 3 and Early Childhood Center PS 90 - come the end of the school year, Buffalo Public Schools superintendent Dr. Pascal Mubenga is recommending that no schools will be…...
Roxborough High School vandalized with racist, antisemitic graffiti
1+ week, 1+ day ago (324+ words) PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) " Philadelphia police are investigating after Roxborough High School was vandalized on Saturday night with antisemitic remarks and images, including swastikas, and incorrectly spelled racist epithets. Police found a red Rust-Oleum can at the nearby Gorgas Recreation Center,…...
Heartfelt Documentary Spotlights The Children SOAR, Inc.'s Battle for At-Risk Kids
1+ week, 4+ day ago (148+ words) A compelling new documentary released by The Children SOAR, Inc. brings attention to the struggles of children in Atlanta's marginalized neighborhoods and the transformative power of mentorship and education in helping them rise above adversity. LINK TO FULL DOCUMENTARY HERE....
National Guard Bureau’s at-risk youth program graduates largest class
1+ week, 6+ day ago (453+ words) Seventy-five cadets from the Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy graduated from its 22-week residential phase of the program, marking the largest class size in the program's history. The Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy (KSCA) is designed to give challenged teens a second…...
A St. Paul firefighter is being laid to rest Monday, just days after graduating from the department's training academy
2+ week, 1+ day ago (231+ words) A St. Paul firefighter is being laid to rest Monday, just days after graduating from the department's training academy. 52-year old Timothy Bertz died last week of what they are calling a serious medical event at his home. An official…...
Lawmakers urge Education Department to add nursing to 'professional' programs list amid uproar
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (468+ words) The Trump administration's list of professional programs includes medicine, law and theology but leaves out nursing and some other fields that industry groups had asked to be included. The "professional" label would allow students to borrow larger amounts of federal…...