School District of Indian River County looks to transform two elementary schools
School District of Indian River County looks to transform two elementary schools
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CBCSupreme Court rules Ontario public school boards are subject to Charter of Rights
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that public school boards in Ontario are an arm of government and cannot "disavow their constitutional obligations" under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, regardless of the terms in a collective agreement.The court delivered the ruling after hearing a case involving two public school teachers in Ontario who alleged their rights under section eight of the Charter — which protects them from "unreasonable search or seizure" — were violated by their school
- BuzzFeed
This Parent Is Speaking Out After Their Children Were Outed By Their School. Here's What They Wish More Parents Understood
"They’d all put my children in danger — and the school had done nothing to make us aware."
- Global News
Canada-wide school food program in the works
The federal Liberals are delivering on an election campaign promise, committing $1 billion over five years to fund a new national school food program. Brent Mansfield, a member of the Coalition for Healthy School Food and an edible education teacher joins us to talk about why the move is long overdue.
- Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Columbus community pools in jeopardy of not opening this summer. More delays announced
Additional delays were announced for local Columbus pools which have been closed for past few years. A presentation given on Tuesday before City Council explained why.
- Raleigh News and Observer
‘3-semester university’: Fayetteville State banks on free summer school to keep students
“It’s not just fall, spring. It’s fall, spring and summer,” the university’s chancellor said.
- GOBankingRates
Suze Orman Says To Be Careful in Choosing One Popular Life Path That Could Leave You Poor
In spite of a strong economy with record-low unemployment, persistent inflation and recent tech layoffs leave many workers concerned about the future. Some recent college grads may be wondering if...
- Idaho Statesman
Biden just erased my student loan debt. If it’s a campaign ploy, I’m all for it | Opinion
It was done without celebration or fanfare ... almost like it was orchestrated in the shadows. | Opinion
- Charlotte Observer
How NC charter school with GOP backers, ‘classical’ education could skip state approvals
The 2024 application period closed in April. But the Mooresville charter school’s inclusion in the N.C. House budget could let it open in August.
- USA TODAY
Jay Z makes a final push on failing public schools, backing school vouchers
Jay Z's company is funding training sessions to support school choice.
- The Canadian Press
Pedestrian dies after bus carrying elementary school pupils crashes in B.C. Interior
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. — A pedestrian is dead after a bus carrying elementary school students crashed and ran off a highway in British Columbia's central Interior.
- KCCI - Des Moines Videos
Iowa Board of Education approves controversial education bill
Iowa Board of Education approves controversial education bill
- CBC
Update to guidelines on supporting gender-diverse N.S. students still in limbo
The Nova Scotia government says it's still working on new guidance for public educators about gender-diversity in schools. But after more than a year, that work has yet to yield any changes.Large numbers of 2SLGBTQ+ students at Nova Scotia public schools report being the targets of hate, feeling unsafe or threatened and struggling with mental-health problems.NDP MLA Lisa Lachance said the prolonged process of updating the guidelines is concerning."When we have a vulnerable population that we kno
- CBC
B.C. coroner's inquest recommends changes to strip search policy
A B.C. Coroners Service inquest is recommending police change how they conduct strip searches after the death of a 23-year-old woman. Jaime Diane Hope died of a methamphetamine overdose in a police holding cell on April 14, 2019, after being arrested by RCMP in Dawson Creek, about 1,190 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.The inquest into Hope's death ended Friday at the Dawson Creek Law Courts. Coroner's inquests are mandatory in B.C. when a person dies while detained or in police custody. In a v
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Princess Kate's family photo for Prince William's birthday has royal fans saying the same thing
Prince William turned 42 on Friday and to mark the occasion, a joyous family photo taken by Kate Middleton was released – and fans all had the same opinion when it came to the image
- HuffPost
Lily Allen Just Got Seriously Real About Her And David Harbour’s Sex Life, And Said He 'Quite Often Asks For Things' In The Bedroom That She Won’t Do
Allen also shared the reason why she decided to reveal that she’d had intercourse with female sex workers during a “very, very promiscuous and experimental” phase of her life.
- The Independent
An 8-year-old girl was sucked into a swimming pool pipe at a Hilton hotel. The management company blamed her parents
On March 23, Aliyah Lynette Jaico, 8, and her family were enjoying an afternoon of swimming at a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel when she disappeared.
- HuffPost
Prankster Coaxes CNN-Hating Donald Trump Fan Into Making Hilariously Awkward Admission
“All right. There you have it,” said The Good Liars comedian Jason Selvig after the MAGA voter dropped the bombshell confession and then silently turned away.
- The Hill
Clarence Thomas is sole dissenter in Supreme Court decision on guns
Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the Supreme Court’s leading conservatives, found himself standing alone when the court handed down a major gun decision Friday. Thomas broke with his eight colleagues, who all voted to uphold a federal gun ban for people under domestic violence restraining orders, a decision that handed a win to the Biden…
- The Independent
Miami newspaper runs pro-Trump political ad filled with racial slurs
The full-page ad ran on the back cover and included the n-word
- CBC
Edmonton man gets life sentence, 15 years parole ineligibility in killing of 7-year-old girl
WARNING: This story contains graphic details of violence.The Edmonton man who murdered seven-year-old Bella Desrosiers in front of her mother and little sister will be ineligible for parole for 15 years.Friday's sentencing comes more than four years after David Moss, in a state of psychosis, stabbed the young girl and dragged her from her bedroom while her mother, Melissa Francis, was tucking her into bed.Moss was found guilty of second-degree murder last year for the May 18, 2020, killing.Court