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Transportation Department shuts more than 550 driving schools over safety violations
53+ min ago (386+ words) The federal Transportation Department plans to shut down more than 550 commercial driving schools that train truck and bus drivers after investigators found widespread safety violations. Officials said the schools employed unqualified instructors, inadequately tested students and failed to meet other…...
A Kenyan school like no other may be an African education blueprint
57+ min ago (670+ words) At a special school in Kenya, the classrooms look like few others. Instead of standing and lecturing at Rare Gem Talent School, teachers use hands-on lessons focused on sights, sounds, and feelings designed for a unique type of learner: students…...
More than 50 blindfolded fraternity hopefuls found in Iowa basement
2+ hour ago (118+ words) This is the moment police found more than 50 half-naked, blindfolded fraternity pledges standing in a dirty basement during an alleged hazing ritual. Hazing is a criminal misdemeanor in Iowa, defined as any reckless or dangerous act that risks the health…...
Transportation Department says more than 550 driving schools should close over safety failures
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (342+ words) More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students and had other safety issues, the federal Transportation Department planned to announce Wednesday....
New Wetherspoons pub to open on university campus
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (126+ words) New Wetherspoons pub to open on university campus - The UK's first university-owned Wetherspoons pub, named the Sir Ronald Wates, is scheduled to open in May at the University of Surrey's Guildford campus. - This new establishment will be managed by the…...
First-of-its-kind Wetherspoon pub weeks away from opening
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (362+ words) The UK's first university-owned Wetherspoons pub is set to open in May. Named the Sir Ronald Wates, the new bar will be located on the University of Surrey's Guildford campus. Unlike existing Wetherspoons at Newcastle (Luther's Bar) and Hull (Sanctuary…...
Stirling becomes third university to face threat of strikes amid cuts row
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (773+ words) The University of Stirling has become the third university this week to face the threat of strikes after lecturers backed industrial action in a row about job cuts and compulsory redundancies. University and College Union (UCU) members at the university…...
Students launch legal action against universities over Covid-hit studies
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (11+ words) Students launch legal action against universities over Covid-hit studies'The Independent...
CPS contacted as parents express concern over TPUSA school event
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (498+ words) A parent named Nancy said that she was concerned that teenagers could be "susceptible to influence" at the TPUSA event A Turning Point USA event for Maryland high schoolers was reported to child protective services after parents expressed "serious concern…...
The accents in US and Europe that Americans find the sexiest - and most off-putting
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (380+ words) A new poll for language learning platform Babbel produced top 10 accent rankings for America and Europe Americans from Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Arkansas have a head start in the dating game " because their accent, Southern American…...