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Jan 31 2020
News
How Black Lives Matter Is Changing What Students Learn During Black History Month
Freshman year can make anyone feel lost, but Seattle teen Janelle Gary felt especially lost when she entered high school in 2015. At home, she watched a wave of gentrification drive change in the historically black Central District neighborhood, and at school, where she was one of the few students of color in an honors history class, she felt as if black perspectives were also in the minority
Time MagazineSep 01 2021
Analysis
9 questions parents have about delta and schools, answered by experts
This fall, millions of families across America are embarking on the most stressful back-to-school season since — well, last year.
It’s not that things aren’t different now. Most notably, we have vaccines available for people 12 and older that dramatically reduce the risk of death and serious illness from the virus. And while large numbers of students started last school year learning
VoxJan 02 2022
Opinion
Vaccine Passports Are Here to Stay. Why Worry?
“Yeah I use the pass. What should I be afraid of?” That’s Jack, a friend who works in state and city politics, responding to a poll I posted on Facebook about digital Covid-19 vaccination passports. “Are you using one? Why’d you download it instead of using the paper card? Do you have any fears about it?”
The responses were untroubled. Using it: mostly yes. “Now that theater is back, [
The InterceptSep 23 2021
News
FDA authorizes Pfizer booster shots for seniors, high-risk people
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Pfizer booster shots for people above the age of 65 or who are at high risk.
In a press release sent to Fox Business, the FDA said it has approved a single booster shot for certain people to be administered at least six months after receiving their first two doses.
These groups include individuals 65 years and older, and
Fox BusinessJan 28 2020
Analysis
Whatever Happened to the Classroom of the Future?
The runaway success of Khan Academy, which launched in 2008, showed the potential of online learning to revolutionize K-12 education. It meant that a great classroom lecture could be experienced by anyone, anywhere. The same year, the legendary business consultant and academic Clayton Christensen—who passed away last week at the age of 67—co-authored Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation
ReasonAug 30 2021
Analysis
Most of the Americans killed in the Kabul bombing were 9/11 babies who never knew a nation at peace
They had signed up to do their part, to heal a country — their own — that had not known a moment of peace in their entire lives. Rylee McCollum wanted to become a history teacher, but only after doing what he could as a Marine to serve his country. Hunter Lopez knew this was what he wanted since he was 11 years old. Ryan Knauss knew it in second grade.
The 13 American service members
Washington PostFeb 23 2018
News
Hawkins: Government Failed to Protect Us, Yet They Don’t Want Us to Protect Ourselves
The government failed to protect students and faculty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, yet government officials respond to the heinous attack by digging in their heels against any suggestion that teachers be armed to defend themselves.
Breitbart NewsMar 29 2019
News
US Court Blocks Trump on Healthcare: 'End-Run' Around Obamacare
A federal judge is striking down the Trump administration's highly touted small-business health insurance plan, calling it an "end run" around consumer protections.
Newsmax (News)Dec 23 2020
News
Top US Gen. Frank McKenzie continues to see 'heightened risk' from Iran
With the anniversary of the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general approaching, there remains a "heightened risk" of an Iranian threat to American interests in the Middle East, the top U.S. general in the Middle East told ABC News in an interview. But Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie also downplayed that a conflict between the U.S. and Iran is more likely.
McKenzie made his
ABC News (Online)Aug 11 2021
News
Senator Rand Paul blasts 'left-wing cretins' at YouTube who blocked him for a WEEK for video saying most over-the-counter masks don't stop COVID spread
YouTube suspended Republican Senator Rand Paul for seven days on Tuesday night for posting a video disputing whether masks stop the spread of COVID.
'Most of the masks you get over the counter don’t work. They don’t prevent infection,' Paul of Kentucky said in the video which has been taken down.
'Trying to shape human behavior isn't the same as following the actual science,
Daily Mail