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Maryland school faces scrutiny over ignored records request on anti-Israel walkout
WASHINGTON (TND) — A school district in Maryland faces mounting questions and criticism after ignoring reportedly a public records request from the Maryland Jewish Alliance and parental rights organization Parents Defending Education. The request was about an anti-Israel student walkout at a high school and comes as some parents...
Howard University severs ties with Sean 'Diddy' Combs, ending his $1 million pledge
Howard University on Friday said it was severing ties with music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs as a result of video depicting his assault on ex-girlfriend Cassie in 2016. The Howard University Board of Trustees moved to disband a scholarship in Combs’ name, terminate a 2016 “gift agreement” in which Combs pledged $1 million through his foundation, and accept the return of his honorary degree, conferred in 2014, according to a school statement.
Baltimore Ravens, Montgomery County high schools team-up for flag football
GERMANTOWN, Md. (DC News Now)–More girls will take to the field in the fall to play football. Seneca Valley High School hosted a couple of hundred of players for a skills camp. They will make up the teams that will compete in the first season of girls high school football in all 25 Montgomery County […]
Schools fear job cuts as emergency pandemic funding runs out
(The Hill) — The education industry is bracing for potential job cuts and reduced raises as a major batch of coronavirus pandemic funding is set to dry up. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) grants, which will end in September, have been used to assist students with the mental health and test score problems that came with COVID-19, including adding positions from counselors to reading specialists.
The breakdown of college and country
The dreadful events that have afflicted colleges this spring are symptoms of a mortal disease, contracted long ago and metastasizing now. If it is not cured, it means destruction, not only for colleges, but for the societies that need them. The disease is mortal because it affects the central purpose of college. The word college […]
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