Mainland social media has been appalled by surveillance footage of a 14-year-old boy assaulting a 7-year-old girl in the lift of their residential building. The boy was put under administrative detention by the police in eastern China’s Jiangxi province after the footage was published online and triggered public fury. The teenager, surnamed Liu, followed the…
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. It appears “capitalist roaders” are gaining some sway in President Xi Jinping’s China, where a controversial policy…
Homeschoolers work on projects at LBJ Library. Photo credit: LBJ Library. By DAVID BOYLE The Alaska State Board of Education passed a resolution last month on the use of cell phones in school classrooms. The board stated that cell phones in the classroom interfere with students’ ability to maintain attention and engagement in classrooms. That would…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – It’s been over a month since dozens of school threats put several schools across East Tennessee on lockdown, leading to arrests across the region. As Knox County leaders told parents to have conversations with their kids to prevent further threats, they were also working on a way to continue being proactive….
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) – Cellphones are everywhere nowadays. But state leaders in Mississippi are considering legislation that will limit their use in schools. “It’s not in any way an exception for when you’re in the classroom,” Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said. “That’s when you really learn, not off green dots on the screen.”…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – On Monday, an online survey by Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) closed after hundreds of people gave their input on changing the district’s current cell phone and personal device policy. SMSD put out a ThoughtExchange where people could share their feedback on student use of personal technology devices. SMSD shared…
“They’re incredible things – and that’s why they’re so dangerous.” I’ve gone back to school for the day, and the principal is talking to me. It’s a familiar but nostalgic experience; the sixth form girls passing by seem almost exactly like me – just five years younger. In 2019, I finished my 14 years of…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – The Shawnee Mission School District is considering following neighboring district and banning cell phones in classrooms. Before it takes any action, it wants to hear from families with students in the district. The district provided a link to an online survey. The survey is for families with children in the…
A male teacher at the elite St Mary’s Canossian College in Hong Kong has been arrested after a hidden camera was discovered in a school toilet, the Post has learned. Sources said on Monday night that the teacher had admitted committing the crime and was arrested on the evening of October 7 at the Catholic…
Google has said it plans to appeal, and that its search engine has won users through its quality | (Photo: Shutterstock) 4 min read Last Updated : Oct 09 2024 | 11:02 AM IST The US said on Tuesday it may ask a judge to force Alphabet’s Google to divest parts of its business,…