At Florida school, teacher autonomy leads to classroom excellence
Teachers at a Florida public school say the creativity they are allowed in the classroom is why their students excel on the state's standardized tests. (AP Video: Cody Jackson)
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CNNHe’s been accepted to 122 colleges with $5.3 million in scholarships. His choice came down to his love of music
Helms Ategeka, a high school senior in Oakland, California, received admissions to 122 colleges and universities. With almost too many choices, he and his father had to work through their differences about which school he should choose.
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Here's How Different The Japanese Elementary School System Is Compared To The US, As Told From Someone Who's Experienced Both
I still dream of the school lunch.
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Teachers Are Sharing Just How Much The Pandemic Changed Their Jobs
"I am no longer just a teacher. I am now a social worker, therapist, guidance counselor, parent, etc. all while trying to get kids to care about whatever topic we're covering."
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Columbia University president hit with no-confidence vote from faculty group over handling of pro-Palestinian campus protests
Pro-Palestinian encampments have been cleared from more US college campuses as school officials have called in law enforcement in recent weeks to quell mounting demonstrations over the institutions’ ties to Israel amid its military action in Gaza. Here are the latest developments:
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UCLA faculty reject censure and no confidence resolutions against chancellor after attack on pro-Palestinian encampment
The UCLA Academic Senate rejected censuring and making a no confidence statement against university Chancellor Gene Block amid mounting criticism of his handling of a campus pro-Palestinian encampment that was violently attacked by counterprotesters.
- Global News
Universities' and colleges’ growing deficits, layoffs concern unions across country
As some Canadian colleges and universities face daunting deficits and decisions on where to cut spending, a critical examination of the sector's viability is emerging. Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., was the latest to project a staggering deficit this week. In a post on its website Wednesday, the institution said it's projecting a nearly $36-million deficit in its next operating year. It referenced factors like an "ongoing tuition freeze for Ontario students'' and "a decrease in international student enrollment" for the figure. As Neetu Garcha reports, the moves have unions raising questions about ongoing cuts at institutions across the country.
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19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested for trying to occupy UPenn building
The University of Pennsylvania police arrested 19 pro-Palestinian protesters Friday night after they allegedly tried to occupy a campus building, the school said. The university's police department said the protesters, the majority of whom were not students, attempted to get into Fisher-Bennett Hall when campus officers and officers from the Philadelphia Police Department intervened. Officers were seen scuffling with protesters and several people were taken away in handcuffs.
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A college puts the 'cat' into 'education' by giving Max an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree
A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of litter-ature” on Max the cat, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students' graduation on Saturday. Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honoring the feline not for his mousing or napping, but for his friendliness. “Max the Cat has been an affectionate member of the Castleton family for years,” the school said in a Facebook post.
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Did colleges give away the store in deals with student protesters?
Colleges that used police force to end their recent on-campus student protests are facing criticism for their handling of the situation, but so are the small handful that cut deals to end the demonstrations. The few universities that successfully negotiated to end the pro-Palestinian encampments — among them Northwestern, Brown, Rutgers and Johns Hopkins —…
- Miami Herald
Florida threatens to revoke Muslim school’s vouchers over imam’s remarks
“In Florida, we will not tolerate calls for genocide,” a Florida education official said in response to the Muslim prayer leader’s comment about Jewish people.
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UC officials charge that academic workers' strike over pro-Palestinian protests is illegal
The union representing UC academic workers said Friday that its members at UC Santa Cruz would go on strike Monday over alleged worker rights and free speech violations.
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Sonoma State president Mike Lee supported Israel divestment, boycott. Now he’s retiring
The former Sacramento State professor was put on administrative leave for a message he sent students about Israel.
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Mason High School student killed in wrong-way crash on I-71, district says
A Mason High School student is dead after a crash that shut down all southbound lanes on I-71 for hours, the district said in a letter to families. Ohio State Highway Patrol said the person was 17 years old.
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A Lakota student's feather plume was cut off her cap during commencement at a New Mexico high school
A Lakota student's traditional feather plume was cut off her graduation cap during her high school commencement ceremony this week in northwestern New Mexico. It was during the national anthem Monday night when Farmington High School faculty members approached the student, Genesis White Bull, and confiscated her cap, the Tri-City Record reported. The top of it had been decorated with traditional beadwork and an aópazan — Lakota for plume.
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A divided Morehouse College braces for Biden’s arrival
Deep divisions and apprehension on the campus of Morehouse College have presented President Joe Biden with a delicate balancing act this weekend as he prepares to deliver the commencement address at the historically Black college.
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As summer arrives and universities strike deals with students, campus protests taper off
The tumult on college campuses is abating. Could it return in the summer or fall?
- LA Times
UCLA Academic Senate rejects censure and 'no confidence' vote on Chancellor Gene Block
UCLA Academic Senate voted against censuring Chancellor Gene Block or saying it had 'no confidence' in his leadership
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House panel accuses Harvard of suppressing antisemitism group’s findings
The House Education and the Workforce Committee released a report Friday it says shows Harvard University’s lack of action against antisemitism, accusing the top university of suppressing its own antisemitism taskforce’s recommendations. Harvard’s Antisemitism Advisory Group (AAG) was created after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and laid out numerous recommendations to the school…
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CSUS ‘always has security’ at graduation, but isn’t expecting protest-related interruptions
Gaza cease-fire graduation demonstrations prove less eventful than campus protests. Will the trend continue at Sacramento State?
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6 Penn students among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during attempt to occupy building
A half-dozen University of Pennsylvania students were among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during an attempt to occupy a school building, university police said Saturday. Members of Penn Students Against the Occupation of Palestine announced the action Friday at the school’s Fisher-Bennett Hall, urging supporters to bring “flags, pots, pans, noise-makers, megaphones” and other items, the University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety said in a news release.