Tag: Education
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Metaverse App Lets Kids Access Disturbing Virtual Strip Clubs
A new research has discovered that children may visit disturbing virtual strip clubs in the metaverse, where they are contacted by adults.
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Anyone, Not Only Teachers, Would Be Eligible For Temporary Teaching Permits Under New Tennessee Bill
The Tennessee General Assembly is considering a measure that would enable the state’s Department of Education commissioner to grant temporary permits to anybody who wants to teach most subjects, not only qualified instructors.
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Chinese Tutoring Companies Lose Millions Amid China’s Crackdown On Educational Technology
U.S.-listed Chinese Tutoring Companies reported heavy losses after Beijing banned for-profit tutoring for most school-age children, showing the large financial toll of the crackdown on the industry last summer…
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The Department Of Education Has Erased $415 Million In Student Loan Debt For 16,000 Borrowers
The Department of Education said this week that almost 16,000 borrowers who were allegedly deceived by for-profit colleges will have $415 million in federal student loans cancelled.
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Italy Allocates €30 Billion To Education And Research As Part Of Its Economic Recovery Plan
During a visit to the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (Infn) in Gran Sasso on Wednesday, Prime Minister Mario Draghi revealed that the national recovery and resilience plan will spend more than €30 billion in education and research.
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Virginia School Apologizes For The Library’s ‘Stuff Some Adults Don’t Want You to Read’ Sign
A Virginia high school apologized for placing a sign in its library that stated “Stuff Some Adults Don’t Want You to Read,” as a number of schools and towns debate whether or not to educate or prohibit books about sexual orientation and race.
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School Districts Who Violated The No-Mask Mandate Would Lose $200 million, Per The Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, is endorsing a contentious proposal to take $200 million in education funds away from counties that disobeyed his executive order banning mask requirements in schools last year.
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The Philadelphia School District Is Buying Electric School Buses, With Intentions To Replace Its Diesel Fleet In Ten Years
As the Philadelphia School District begins the process of greening its transportation fleet, electric school buses will soon be seen on city streets.
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High School Students Teach Italian To Migrants In Senigallia
In Italy, high school students will teach Italian in a foreigner’s school in Senigallia as part of a school-work project.
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In Michigan, A New Bill Supports Teachings On Native American Boarding Schools
A proposed bill would amend Michigan’s school code to “strongly encourage” lessons on Native American boarding schools in Michigan classrooms.