education
The U.S. Department of Education has jeopardized access to financial aid for millions of college students and their families—all because it failed to create a functional online form. In what is possibly the largest web-based government fumble since the rollout of HealthCare.gov in 2013, the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online form has been a glitch-filled fiasco, infuriating families and universities alike. Students seeking federal loans and grants must use the FAFSA form, but it's also essential for those who don't intend to take federal money, since the vast major...
Reason
An elementary school teacher in California will not be charged with any crime after she was found to be drunk in the classroom because teaching under the influence is not a crime, officials said. Wendy Munson, 57, a second-grade teacher at Nuestro Elementary School, north of Sacramento, was originally arrested on Oct. 2, 2023, on suspicion of DUI and child endangerment, according to the Sutter County District Attorney's Office. After a "lengthy investigation," it could not be established that Munson had driven to school while intoxicated, as opposed to drinking at the school, the DA said in a ...
Knewz
An elementary school teacher in California will not be charged with any crime after she was found to be drunk in the classroom because teaching under the influence is not a crime, officials said. Wendy Munson, 57, a second-grade teacher at Nuestro Elementary School, north of Sacramento, was originally arrested on Oct. 2, 2023, on suspicion of DUI and child endangerment, according to the Sutter County District Attorney's Office. After a "lengthy investigation," it could not be established that Munson had driven to school while intoxicated, as opposed to drinking at the school, the DA said in a ...
Knewz (UK)
An elementary school teacher in California will not be charged with any crime after she was found to be drunk in the classroom because teaching under the influence is not a crime, officials said. Wendy Munson, 57, a second-grade teacher at Nuestro Elementary School, north of Sacramento, was originally arrested on Oct. 2, 2023, on suspicion of DUI and child endangerment, according to the Sutter County District Attorney's Office. After a "lengthy investigation," it could not be established that Munson had driven to school while intoxicated, as opposed to drinking at the school, the DA said in a ...
Knewz (CA)
Government-run schools keep failing. It shouldn't surprise us. Monopolies rarely serve customers well. People call them "public schools," but "government-run" is more accurate. After all, charter schools are available to the public. Privately-run supermarkets are open to the public for more hours than "public" schools are. International tests show American kids don't learn as much as kids in other countries. During the pandemic, they did even worse because our teachers unions kept schools closed. It's even worse in my state, New York, where big government and unions thrive. Here, kids' tests s...
Reason
Hong Kong Unison hosts a press briefing on the challenges facing Nepalese youths in the city on June 6, 2024. Photo: Hans Tse/HKFP. Used with permission. This report was written by Hans Tse and originally published in Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) on May 20, 2024. An edited version is published below as part of a content partnership agreement with HKFP. Approximately one in five Nepalese youths in Hong Kong have been sent to Nepal by their parents, with most being made to go against their will, an NGO has said as it highlighted an alarming student dropout rate among the ethnic minority community...
Global Voices
Nearly a year ago, President Joe Biden's sweeping one-time student loan forgiveness plan was struck down by the Supreme Court. That setback, however, hasn't kept the Biden administration from enacting a plan to forgive billions in student loans. In 2022, the Education Department unveiled a new, incredibly generous income-driven repayment (IDR) plan that allows many students to receive federal loan forgiveness more than a decade sooner than other similar programs. Several groups sued to stop the new plan's implementation, but a federal judge ruled last week that all but three suing states didn'...
Reason
Four visiting instructors from a US college have been injured in a stabbing attack in a park in north-eastern China, the university confirmed on Tuesday. Cornell College, which is located in the US state of Iowa, confirmed upon request by dpa that four of its instructors, who are in China as part of a partnership with a Chinese university, were injured "in a serious incident during a daytime visit" to a public park in the north-eastern city of Jilin. "We have been in contact with all four instructors and are assisting them during this time," College President Jonathan Brand said. "There were n...
DPA Breaking News
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday, June 10, announced a settlement agreement with a Tennessee school district following an investigation into race-based harassment and discrimination against Black students. The Justice Department's investigation into Hawkins County Schools under Titles IV and VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 began in March 2023, after Erika Qualls, the mother of a district student, filed a lawsuit alleging race-based bullying. The DOJ reviewed 16 incidents that took place between September 2021 and May 2022, including "a mock 'slave auction' to sell Black students to the...
Knewz
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday, June 10, announced a settlement agreement with a Tennessee school district following an investigation into race-based harassment and discrimination against Black students. The Justice Department's investigation into Hawkins County Schools under Titles IV and VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 began in March 2023, after Erika Qualls, the mother of a district student, filed a lawsuit alleging race-based bullying. The DOJ reviewed 16 incidents that took place between September 2021 and May 2022, including "a mock 'slave auction' to sell Black students to the...
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