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BuzzFeedI Did Two Summers Of Elementary School In Tokyo. Here's How It Differed From The States
I still dream of the school lunch.
- BuzzFeed
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."
- CNN
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:
- The Canadian Press
President tells Gaza protesters that University of B.C. must remain neutral
VANCOUVER — The president of the University of British Columbia has told pro-Palestinian protesters that the school must remain neutral on the Gaza conflict. Benoit-Antoine Bacon says in response to demands by the organizers of a protest encampment on the Vancouver campus that professors and students hold a broad range of opinions and the university can't "presume to speak for everyone." Bacon says if the university took a position, it would undermine the rights of people who hold different view
- PA Media: UK News
Chancellor suggests ‘sustainable rise’ in foreign students would be welcome
Ministers have come under pressure to cut international student numbers as part of efforts to reduce net immigration.
- Associated Press
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.
- The Canadian Press
''Illegal, destructive, dangerous': UVic president cites complaints about encampment
VICTORIA — The president of the University of Victoria says a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on its campus is drawing an increasing number of complaints about harassment and intimidation, but also illegal and "dangerous" activities. Kevin Hall outlined the university's concerns in a statement on Wednesday, saying they included what he described as rising acts of vandalism, spreading misinformation and the unauthorized use of buildings at after-hours times. Police in Saanich say they arrested
- Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
What’s it like to learn from a Teacher of the Year? See inside Columbus winner’s classroom
Her students and principal explain why they agree with the Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation’s selection.
- CBC
Fredericton police make arrest after altercation between students
Fredericton police made an arrest Thursday after what they're calling an altercation between two female high school students that was recorded on video and shared online. The Anglophone West School District said in a statement Thursday the incident occurred over lunch hour on April 30 between the Leo Hayes High School students."A 16-year-old female from Fredericton was taken into custody following a reported altercation between two female youth on Cliffe Street," police said in a statement Frida
- CNN
Morehouse College might halt graduation ‘on the spot’ if there are disruptions when President Biden speaks
Morehouse College President David A. Thomas said Thursday he would shut down commencement ceremonies “on the spot” rather than allow police to remove student protesters in zip ties during President Joe Biden’s graduation speech.
- 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.
- LA Times
Pro-Palestinian group takes over UC Berkeley building; university calls it 'crime scene'
Despite UC Berkeley striking a deal with pro-Palestinian protesters this week, a group later took over an campus building. Twelve were arrested when police moved in to clear the building.
- The Canadian Press
Repeal of a dead law to use public funds for private school tuition won't be on Nebraska's ballot
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A measure to repeal a now-defunct law passed last year that would use public money to fund private school tuition has been pulled from Nebraska’s November ballot, the secretary of state announced Thursday. Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen said he's pulling from the ballot a measure to repeal the law that would have allowed corporations and individuals to divert millions of dollars in state income taxes they owed to nonprofit organizations that would award private school t
- LA Times
Congress investigating UCLA over treatment of Jewish students amid pro-Palestinian protests
A congressional education committee is calling on the school to turn over documents regarding an 'inadequate response to antisemitism' amid violent clashes on campus.
- Associated Press
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.
- USA TODAY
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?
- United Press International
University of California student workers authorize strikes over Gaza protest response
Thousands of UAW student workers at the University of California voted to authorize a strike that could start Friday.
- Sacramento Bee
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?
- The Hill
Columbia faculty group passes no-confidence measure on school’s president
Columbia University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences approved a vote of no confidence Thursday against university President Minouche Shafik over her handling of the recent pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The vote, organized by the school’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), won with a 65 percent majority, though it has no…
- ABC News
47 people arrested at UC Irvine after police, sheriff called in over protest
Tensions at the University of California, Irvine campus escalated Wednesday as a group of several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters entered a lecture hall and surrounded the building, according to school officials. The Irvine Police Department and the Orange County Sheriff's Department were called to the scene after the university called for mutual aid from local law enforcement agencies, UC Irvine said in an emergency update. Authorities were seen putting protesters in zip-ties and escorting them away from the main protest area.