Friday, November 22

Education

Amid mounting concerns over the safety of students in public schools, another disturbing case of alleged sexual misconduct has come to light. For Klein ISD in the Houston metro area, the accusation marks the fifth instance of a district employee purportedly engaging in sexual misconduct this academic year. Isidoro Guerrero has worked as an agricultural […]

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Since 2012, U.S. universities have received over $12 billion in funds from foreign governments, at least according to publicly disclosed sums. According to the documentary Covert Cash by the Clarion Project, some U.S. universities are under investigation after allegedly failing to report funding they received from foreign governments. Since 2012, Qatar has sent a disclosed $2.9 […]

Most newly hired teachers at Dallas ISD this school year were uncertified. Uncertified teachers working at Texas schools hold bachelor’s degrees in fields other than education and have passed a criminal background check; however, they do not hold certification by the State Board for Educator Certification. Such teachers have not completed teacher coursework, do not […]

Two students from Northwest ISD were arrested Wednesday after parents alerted officials about a document containing threats toward students and teachers. The district was alerted by a parent who raised concerns after “an online document detailing a planned attack on students and staff” was discovered, according to a statement from Northwest ISD, WFAA reported. Shared […]

A 15-year-old student named Olukayode Olusola from Government Secondary School, Omu Aran, Kwara State, achieved a score of 95 in the Mathematics section of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Olusola's total score in the examination was 362, positioning him as one of the top candidates with high scores, as reported by the Vanguard. Olusola, […]

The Biden administration has forgiven an additional $6.1 billion in student loan debt. According to a May 1 press release from the White House, President Joe Biden forgave the debt of borrowers who went to The Art Institutes, a former private system of art schools that used to have campuses operating in parts of the United States. […]

AUSTIN — Anti-Israel agitators at The University of Texas at Austin announced a list of ‘campus demands’ on the second day of protests on campus. The “planned peaceful action” was originally scheduled only for April 24; however, concerned faculty called for a second gathering on April 25 following the events of the previous day, which […]

A substitute theater teacher in Texas has been suspended and will not be invited back to work after students say they were made to do a puppet show performance depicting a mass shooting. The substitute from Johnson High School in Buda, part of Hays Consolidated Independent School District (Hays CISD), reportedly tasked students with performing […]

AUSTIN, TX — Texas state troopers and Austin police shut down an anti-Israel protest held on campus at the University of Texas at Austin Wednesday that resulted in over a dozen arrests. Hundreds of students and faculty walked out of class at 11:40 a.m., marching through the campus to the South Lawn. The agitators were […]

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