Tag: Politics
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New Virginia Governor Youngkin To End School Mask Mandates
Glenn Youngkin signed 11 executive orders, ending school mask mandates and barring the teaching of critical race theory.
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‘Terrified’ British Council Teachers Still In Hiding In Afghanistan
Over 100 Afghans who worked for the British Council as teachers in Afghanistan’s Helmand province are still in hiding and remain “terrified”
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Covid: Half Of France’s Schools Expected To Close As Teachers Strike
Three-quarters of teachers are likely to walk out in protest against Covid measures in education sector
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Chicago teacher battling cancer refuses to stop in-person classes: ‘I miss my students’
A Chicago schoolteacher showed up to his empty classroom, despite battling cancer and a union vote to not return to in-person learning amid surging COVID-19 cases.
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Wife and Former Teacher of French President Macron plans to sue over false claims she is transgender
The wife and former teacher of French President Emmanuel Macron is launching legal proceedings over the spread of false claims that she is a transgender woman who was born a man, her lawyer has said.
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China signs deal to build 1,000 Schools in Iraq
Iraq has awarded contracts to two Chinese companies to build 1,000 schools at a cost of nearly $1.9 billion, a local news agency reported on Monday.
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France To Jail School Bullies
A lower court of the French Parliament on Wednesday approved a draft law that would make school bullying a criminal offense punishable by up to three years in prison, following bullying tragedies in France that have in some cases resulted in the deaths of children. The proposed law was supported by Emmanuel Macron’s education minister, Jean-Michel Blanquer.…
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A California school ousted a history teacher who told her students that Trump is still president
A history teacher in California has been removed from her job after a recording surfaced of her telling students that the government “has way too much power” and allegedly saying Donald Trump is still president. The story begins when parent Sarah Silikula says her eighth grade son recorded the seven-minute exchange on his phone on Oct. 18. He further described how he…