Tag Archives: education

'Heroic' Georgia college students on weekend road trip rescue family from sinking car

A group of women traveling on a recent weekend road trip in Georgia can now add “lifesavers” to their résumés. Five students from the University of Georgia are being honored as heroes after they took action during a dramatic turn of events last weekend. Eleanor Cart, Kaitlyn Iannace, Clarke Jones, Jane McArdle and Molly McCollum were traveling from Athens to …

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Gov. Abbott seeks to oust Republican incumbents in primary runoffs to push school choice agenda

EXCLUSIVE – Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, seeks to remove Republican incumbents in the upcoming primary runoff elections to push his school choice agenda. “When it comes to education, parents matter, and families deserve the ability to choose the best education opportunities for their children,” Abbott said in a statement first obtained by Fox News Digital. “Texans spoke loud and clear …

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Alabama lawmakers pass legislation that bans state funding of DEI, restricts teaching 'divisive concepts'

Alabama’s GOP-controlled Legislature passed sweeping legislation that would prohibit state funding of diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public colleges and universities, local boards of education and government agencies, and that would limit teachings on “divisive concepts” at public colleges and universities. The legislation limits teaching “divisive concepts” about race and gender at public colleges and universities and requires transgender …

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Afghanistan's school year begins without 1 million girls barred from education by Taliban

The school year in Afghanistan started Wednesday but without girls whom the Taliban barred from attending classes beyond the sixth grade, making it the only country with restrictions on female education. The U.N. children’s agency says more than 1 million girls are affected by the ban. It also estimates 5 million were out of school before the Taliban takeover due …

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High-school students are making strides in cancer research: ‘Gives me hope'

The future of cancer research is in good hands. Six high-school students in the U.S. are dedicated to making progress toward improving the diagnostics and treatment of the disease. The students were finalists in this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search, which is the country’s oldest and most prestigious science and mathematics competition hosted by the Society for Science in Washington, …

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Suit to prevent removal of controversial Kentucky mural dismissed by judge

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by award-winning writer Wendell Berry and his wife to stop the University of Kentucky from removing a mural that has been the object of protests for its depictions of Black people and Native Americans. But the ruling also protects the artwork. The lawsuit was filed in 2020 after Eli Capilouto, the university president, …

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Missouri teacher who resigned after school found OnlyFans page gets fired from new job

The former Missouri teacher who resigned after school administrators found out about her OnlyFans account has been fired days into a new job. Brianna Coppage’s bosses learned within one workweek that she had an OnlyFans account, and claimed the new community support specialist at Compass Health “violated social media policy,” according to The New York Post. “I lasted five days …

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Kentucky governor slams school choice after legislature paves way for measure with constitutional amendment

Although the Kentucky legislature paved the way for school choice with a Constitutional amendment, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vowed to strike down the amendment when it reaches the November ballot. HB 2, which passed both chambers on March 15th, seeks to clarify the state constitution’s language about education funding. If approved by voters, the bill would add a section to …

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UCLA medical school trains future doctors to be climate activists, leaked docs show

UCLA medical school pushes future doctors to become climate activists, leaked class assignments purport to show. First-year students are reportedly assigned readings in the required course, Structural Racism and Health Equity “SRHE,” which pushes far-left views supporting protesting climate change and abolishing police and prisons. Copies of the documents were sent to medical transparency group Do No Harm and shared …

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Arizona State University professor sues school over DEI training: 'simply racism'

A longtime professor at Arizona State University (ASU) sued the university on Tuesday over a mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) course for faculty, arguing it violates state law. Owen Anderson, a professor of philosophy, religious studies and theology at ASU, is suing the school with the help of the conservative nonprofit the Goldwater Institute, claiming it is in violation …

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