Patrisse Cullors attends the Viacom Winter TCA 2019 panel in Pasadena, Calif., February 11, 2019. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Viacom) Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors is scheduled to speak at an event this Saturday organized by Los Angeles Unified
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Bhumi Pednekar to speak to Harvard Universitys students about climate conservation
Bhumi Pednekar has always raised her concerns and voice, over protecting nature. She leads the widely recognised social media initiative Climate Warrior. She is a climate change advocate who considers climate conservation the need of the hour. Through her initiative
Stacey Abrams Apologizes for Maskless Photo with Students: It Was a ‘Mistake’
Stacey Abrams speaks to the media in Atlanta, Ga., January 5, 2021. (Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters) Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams issued an apology for appearing maskless in a photo with masked elementary-school students in Decatur, Ga. earlier this week, calling it
An Alabama Building Honors a Klan Leader. Officials Are Adding a Black Student’s Name.
His name has been stripped from structures at other schools in the state, including Troy University, Alabama State University and Jacksonville State University, according to The Montgomery Advertiser, which has re-examined his legacy as governor. “The argument has been made
Connecticut teacher arrested for pulling 12-year-old student’s hair
A teacher was arrested for allegedly pulling the hair of a 12-year-old student during an altercation at a Connecticut magnet school last week, marking the fourth teacher arrested in the district since November, according to reports. Police responded to a
Washington State High School Seniors Rally Hundreds of Students to Protest Mask Mandates: ‘We’re Not Backing Down’
The mask wars have been heating up in school districts across the country in recent weeks, notably in purple Virginia, where Governor Youngkin’s administration has been battling defiant school districts over his recent executive order making masks optional. Even in
Washington, D.C. Becomes First Major City to Impose Vaccine Mandate on Students
Washington, D.C. has imposed a vaccine requirement for indoor activities that will also apply to all K-12 students, including those who attend charter, private and parochial schools. Effective January 15, the order requires that patrons aged twelve and over present
Let Students Think for Themselves
A Princeton dean made a mistake in using her institutional platform to weigh in on a controversial political matter. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE A n academic institution committed to truth-seeking and open inquiry should foster an environment in which students feel
CDC Says Students Exposed to Covid Can Keep Learning In-Person with Regular Testing
Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, testify before a committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/Reuters) The Centers for Disease
Students escape classroom through window
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The video from inside Oxford High School on Tuesday afternoon is chilling: Students cower together in the back of a classroom, hiding as an armed gunman rips through the halls, killing four and injuring seven others. Then, comes a knock
Illinois high school apologizes for students chanting ‘Fire Nagy’
An Illinois high school sent out a letter to parents apologizing for an offensive chant targeting a school parent… Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy. Bears fans want Nagy gone. It seems that Nagy will actually be gone come Thanksgiving
Kindergarten Students in Connecticut Learn about Being Transgender in Line with ‘Social Justice Standards’
(Jupiterimages/Getty Images) Elementary school students in West Hartford, Conn. public schools are being forced to undergo “social emotional learning through an equity lens” as district officials have reportedly told parents they may not opt-out of the curriculum, which aims to
Democrats’ Bill Would Deny For-Profit College Students Extra Aid
Justin Draeger, the president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, said in a statement that the organization was concerned to see the Pell Grant increase limited to certain schools, saying it would “add new complexity to a
Florida’s Largest School District Will Allow Parents to Opt Students Out of Mask-Wearing
A mother walks her daughter on the first day of school amid the coronavirus pandemic at West Tampa Elementary School in Tampa, Fla., August 10, 2021. (Octavio Jones/Reuters) Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida’s largest school district, announced Tuesday that it
White Students Not Allowed at Pennsylvania School District’s Drone Camp
An Evo II drone flies in the Autel booth at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nev., January 8, 2020. (Steve Marcus/Reuters) “This is wrong on so many levels,” one parent wrote on Facebook. A middle school in