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This professor said he'll give an extra credit once his student walks on water; she got creative! Check how funny the video is! Full credit to maya7a7a7a on TikTok
The teenager accused of stabbing two staff members at a suburban Halifax high school earlier this week has opted to remain in jail, at least for now. The teen, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, made a brief video appearance in Nova Scotia Youth Court on Thursday morning. He is facing 11 charges, including two of attempted murder. The appearance was supposed to be for a bail hearing, but his legal aid lawyer informed the court that the 15-year-old was waiving his right to the hear
Banin Arjmand never shies away from a challenge. The 20-year-old refugee made a treacherous journey out of Afghanistan with her parents and classmates after the Taliban seized control in August 2021. Now living in Saskatoon, she's finishing her high school diploma at Nutana Collegiate and working part-time at Fuddruckers to help support herself and her parents, who aren't working. Looking to her future, she didn't think she could afford university tuition. So when a teacher suggested that she ap
“Parents deserve an opportunity to put their kids in the best place they can find.” -- Senate bill sponsor Corey Simon, R-Tallahassee
The nordic country topped the rankings with a score that was "significantly ahead of all other countries," according to the World Happiness Report.
Yukon NDP Leader Kate White says the territorial government needs to bring in a policy on how to deal with student-on-student sexual violence in schools. In the Legislative Assembly Wednesday, White told the story of a now-former high school student who was sexually assaulted by a peer. The student was left to find support by herself, White alleged, while attending the same school as her abuser. "When she reached out to me, she just said she didn't want anyone else to go through this," White tol
A 17-year-old student was found dead in the Colorado woods after being accused of shooting and wounding two administrators at his Denver high school where students and parents were already fed up over recent violence and a lack of action by officials, authorities said Thursday. The shooting occurred Wednesday morning at East High School, not far from downtown, while two administrators searched Austin Lyle for weapons, a daily requirement because of the boy’s behavioral issues, authorities said.
The Auburn University students were using a rideshare to go to an off-campus event, officials said.
“Victory is in the classroom,” was a mantra of the late Fayette County Superintendent Manny Caulk. Students unveiled their mural honoring him Thursday.
A parent called the lesson ‘pornographic’
Republicans in Iowa, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas and beyond want to outlaw DEI practices in higher education. Some worry about the consequences.
Police are looking for the 17-year-old suspected shooter accused of opening fire inside his high school.
A hunger strike started by a group of McMaster University students on Monday is taking a toll on their bodies, but they are determined to continue until the university takes action, a member of the group said Thursday. The students want the university to reverse the decision to install four natural gas-powered generators on Cootes Drive in Hamilton. Navin Garg, one of the students with the McMaster Divestment Project who is striking, said they abstained from food since 11 a.m. on Monday. "I thin
A proposed Florida Board of Education rule could expand restrictions on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity. "For grades 4 through 12, instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity is prohibited unless such instruction is either expressly required by state academic standards … or is part of a reproductive health course or health lesson for which a student's parent has the option to have his or her student not attend," according to the proposed rule. This rule would build up on the Parental Rights in Education law Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed in March 2022.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, the first of several states expected to enact such bans this year amid a flood of bills nationwide targeting the trans community. The bill signed by the Republican governor makes Arkansas the fourth state to place such restrictions at public schools, and it comes as bills in Idaho and Iowa also await their governor's signature.
A Missouri grade school that was shut down last year amid concerns of possible radioactive contamination will not reopen, the school district said Thursday. Jana Elementary School, in the St. Louis County town of Florissant, closed in October after a private study indicated the presence of contamination in classrooms, the playground and elsewhere. The study was funded by lawyers whose clients were suing over radioactive waste in Coldwater Creek, which runs near the school.
James Patterson doesn't understand why "Maximum Ride" series was targeted by Florida schools: "There’s nothing in that book that should scare anyone."
United in their opposition, House Democrats challenged Republican claims that the bill would reduce discrimination and argued that a comprehensive history education should make students uncomfortable. Eighteen others have already limited how teachers can discuss racism and sexism in the classroom. Gaston County Republican Rep. John Torbett said the proposal, which now heads to the Senate, will prohibit schools from endorsing controversial concepts, including that one race or sex is inherently superior.
Here’s a closer look at the laws and guidance that Illinois school districts look to as they write and enforce policies about bathroom access.
The coroner's office announced Thursday morning that a body was identified as the 17-year-old suspect in a shooting at Denver's East High School.
Hyejeong Shin is accused of using false documents to start as a student in January