As Sean “Diddy” Combs continues to deal with the legal ramifications stemming from his handful of lawsuits, he’s continuing to make negative waves thanks to his East Harlem charter school Capital Preparatory. Oscar Winner, Regina King, Shines As Shirley Chisholm In New Biopic: Our TV Pick Of The Week Off English In a scathing and […]
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Pros and cons of boarding schools
Charles Spencer, the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has described his time at a Northamptonshire boarding school as “an absolutely hellish experience” in a new memoir. The 59-year-old uncle of Prince William recounted being subjected to beatings and sexual assaults at the prestigious boarding school during his childhood in the 1970s, detailing his […]
Read MoreBlack Teacher Goes Viral for Helping to Quiet Crying Children, Does He Deserve a Raise?
If you’ve ever had to tell a young child ‘no,’ then you already know that they can be downright unreasonable when they don’t get their way. And no matter how hard you try to stay calm and reason with them, those little ones can take you there if you let them. ‘Imaginary’ Star DeWanda Wise […]
Read MoreStudents Involved in Snapchat Slave Auction in Big Trouble…and Not Just at School
The spotlight was on a group of 8th graders from a Southwick, Mass. school after they were exposed for an online mock slave auction incident that led parents into outrage. Now, they’re facing a bigger punishment. ‘Imaginary’ Star DeWanda Wise On The Joys & Challenges of Making Her New Horror Film Off English Six juveniles […]
Read MoreGOP Candidate Who Called for Obama’s Execution Proceeds to Double Down
“If so-called reasons of national security can be used to arbitrarily suppress excellent companies from other countries, then there is no fairness and justice at all,” Wang said Thursday. “When someone sees a good thing another person has and tries to take it for themselves, this is entirely the logic of a bandit.” Mnuchin is […]
Read MoreJonathan Kozol Is Still Fighting for Equal Schools With His Last Book
There are certain motifs in Jonathan Kozol’s half-century of writing about America’s failure to adequately educate poor Black and Hispanic children, which began with “Death at an Early Age,” a blistering account of his year teaching in the Boston Public Schools. Decrepit school buildings with rancid bathrooms and leaking ceilings. Students stultified by scripted curriculums […]
Read MoreStudents report mixed responses from lawmakers in education discussions
JUNEAU — Delegates sent to Juneau by the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District to lobby the Alaska Legislature for more state funding and other education priorities voiced mixed thoughts when reporting on the trip to the school board last week. Some members of KPBSD’s six-person cohort said their advocacy was met with resistance by some […]
Read MoreSchool board bets on state funding increase, issues teacher contracts
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District last Thursday sent out 110 more teacher contracts following approval by the school board during a special meeting. The contracts are for the district’s non-tenured teachers and for teachers who will become tenured if they return for the following school year. The March 7 meeting came two days after […]
Read MoreBorough, state at odds over best path forward for Kachemak Selo school
Eight years after the state gave the Kenai Peninsula Borough money to replace a school in the remote community of Kachemak Selo, the future of the project remains in limbo. The borough and state have gone back and forth over the best way to build a new school for the village, located at the head […]
Read MoreChapman principal Heidi Stokes receives educator of the year award
Chapman principal Heidi Stokes received the 2024 Community Educator of the Year Award during Anchor Point’s Snow Rondi event at the end of February. The award was made by vote from Anchor Point residents to the Chamber of Commerce. Eric Pederson, director of elementary education for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, provided feedback on […]
Read MoreNAACP Advises Black Student-Athletes to Keep Their Talents Away From Florida Universities
Look what you’ve done, Gov. Ron DeSantis. Nearly a week after the Florida governor got his wish and the entire diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program at the University of Florida (UF) was eliminated, the NAACP has had enough. Oscar-Winning ‘American Fiction’ Writer Cord Jefferson On The Challenge of Getting His Movie Made Off English […]
Read MoreStudy Finds No Increase In Stress Among High School Students Who Participated In Anti-Racism Program
NewsOne Featured Video Source: Jeffry Myers / Getty Here’s a question: What if conservatives are lying about the negative impact learning about racism in class has on their children? What if white parents are really just projecting their own racial resentment onto their children when they’re filling the school board room meetings to complain about […]
Read MoreFlorida teachers can ‘say gay’ under settlement
What happened Florida reached a settlement Monday with civil rights groups that challenged a controversial 2022 sex education law dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by its critics. The settlement, filed in federal court, keeps the law in place but clarified it “restricts only classroom instruction” on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity,” not discussion of those topics. […]
Read MoreWho Needs Paper? Many Students Embrace the All-Digital SAT.
The Scantron bubbles were gone. So were the page-long passages and the pressure to speed-read them. No. 2 pencils? Optional, and only for taking notes. On Saturday, students in America took the newest version of the SAT, which was shorter, faster — and most notably, all online. Some exams were briefly mired by technical glitches, […]
Read MoreWhat will happen if VAT is added to school fees?
The introduction of VAT on private school fees has been on the Labour Party’s agenda since they published their 2019 manifesto. If they come to power at the general election later this year, it is very likely they will introduce the 20 per cent tax. With parents already feeling the pinch from rapidly rising costs […]
Read MoreThe Week Independent Schools Guide, Spring/Summer 2024
With spring finally on its way, we are delighted to present the latest issue of The Week Independent Schools Guide. For this publication, we have been delving into artificial intelligence (AI) in education. A huge change is taking place in the education landscape because of AI, not least the launch of generative AI tools such […]
Read MoreIntelligence service: how schools are managing AI
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. Since ChatGPT launched in November 2022, it seems a day hasn’t gone by without a shouty headline about robots taking over our jobs and schools. While much of the press has been predictably negative with lurid stories about cheating and plagiarism, it has pinpointed the potential artificial intelligence (AI) has to […]
Read MoreA Mystery Behind The Fatal Shooting of A BlackTeen Who Never Made it To School
About 1, 125 people die by gun violence in Louisiana every year, according to Everytown, an organization tracking gun violence in the U.S. One of the latest shootings claimed the life of an 18-year-old boy as he was getting off the school bus. ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ Star Folake Olowofoyeku Sings Queen’s“Bohemian Rhapsody”, Reveals Funniest Castmate […]
Read MoreA Mystery Behind The Fatal Shooting of A Black Teen Who Never Made it To School
About 1, 125 people die by gun violence in Louisiana every year, according to Everytown, an organization tracking gun violence in the U.S. One of the latest shootings claimed the life of an 18-year-old boy as he was getting off the school bus. ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ Star Folake Olowofoyeku Sings Queen’s“Bohemian Rhapsody”, Reveals Funniest Castmate […]
Read MoreHow Learning Black History Can Create Understanding And Empathy Needed To Bridge Racial, Political Divides
NewsOne Featured Video Source: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images / Getty On the day of the Super Bowl, Matt Gaetz, a Republican member of Congress from Florida, publicly announced that he would not watch one of the most popular sporting events in America. The reason for his boycott? “They’re desecrating America’s national […]
Read MoreBjorkman bill would pay bonuses to nationally certified teachers
JUNEAU — Alaska’s K-12 teachers who are certified with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards would be eligible for an annual $5,000 bonus under legislation voted out of the Senate Education Committee last week. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, would add Alaska to the list of states that compensate teachers in […]
Read MoreBill seeking to bump use of Alaska Performance Scholarship clears the House with unanimous support
JUNEAU — Alaska’s graduating high school seniors could receive more state scholarship money and would be told more often about the opportunity to apply under a bill passed in the House that makes significant changes to the Alaska Performance Scholarship. That money is awarded to high-performing high school graduates to help pay for postsecondary education […]
Read MoreKPBSD revises proposed graduation adornment policy
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland on Monday clarified a policy being considered by the school board regarding student regalia at school graduations to ensure that it does not restrict how students adorn their commencement attire. School board members on Monday considered revisions to a policy first introduced by the district last month. […]
Read MoreThe Internet Is Losing Its Mind Over This “Toe Lick” School Fundraiser
A viral video of students at Deer Creek High School in Oklahoma licking toes is causing quite the stir online. The video appears to show children doing push-ups as they kiss and lick feet — and the internet is losing its mind over it. Small Town Horror Story: The Shopping Cart Killer Off English Advertisement […]
Read MoreDeSantis Got a Slew of DEI Experts Fired at University of Florida
ORANGE CITY, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2024/02/06: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaks during a press conference at Blue Springs State Park in Orange City. During his remarks, DeSantis highlighted the state’s successful efforts to protect Florida’s manatees and improve water quality. (Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA (Getty Images) No part of the country has been hit harder […]
Read MoreBen Sasse Is DeSantis Hatchet Man as UF Fires All DEI Staff
Over the course of Friday’s hearing, Trump’s legal team argued for an August 12 start date for the trial, even while claiming that going to trial before the presidential election would be “unfair” and tenuous because of the other cases stacked against him. They claimed that federal prosecutors’ proposed start date of July 8—which would […]
Read MoreMississippi HBCU Alumni Appeal To Lawmakers Over New Bill To Shut Down State’s Public Colleges
NewsOne Featured Video Source: Facebook.com/JacksonStateU Alumni association leaders from three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Mississippi named in a new bill that would shut down multiple public colleges in the state are appealing to lawmakers to reconsider the proposed legislation. In a letter to state legislators obtained by NewsOne, alumni from Alcorn State […]
Read MoreKanye West Is Not Happy Again, And This Time It’s About His Kids Being in a ‘Fake School’
Photo: Jacopo M. Raule/Getty Images For Balenciaga (Getty Images) If there’s one thing Kanye West is consistently going to do, it’s call out his ex-wife Kim Kardashian on social media. Ye seemingly doesn’t understand the idea of handling things privately, so he naturally makes it a public issue whenever he has an issue. You Know […]
Read MoreHBCU Security: South Carolina State University Adding Gun-Sniffing Dog Weeks After Campus Shooting
NewsOne Featured Video Source: SC State University/Facebook.com A historically Black college (HBCU) in South Carolina is taking steps to beef up its campus security weeks after a shooting in an academic building left a student facing charges of attempted murder. South Carolina State University is making a significant investment in keeping its community safe by […]
Read MoreSuspect Identified Atlanta High School Shooting
Updated as of 2/28/2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET The suspect sought in connection to a high school shooting in Atlanta that left four students injured earlier this month has been identified as a 14-year-old boy. Kenya Moore: Abandoned At Birth To Real Housewives of Atlanta | My Family Story Off English The Atlanta Police Department […]
Read MoreSmartphones face bans in US schools
You can take their smartphones, but you’ll never take their freedom. James Madison High School in Houston was locked down earlier this month after students “stormed out of their classrooms” to protest a new ban on cellphones in school, the New York Post said. The student body had been in an “uproar” over rules that […]
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